Samsung Tv Tv Le37D5880K2Kxxq

[Theseeker123]

TV LE37D5880K2KXXQ
Good morning everybody!!
I`ve had trouble extending the above TV to adding internet channels to it, by connecting the a wireless adaptor from my modem which is situated 50 feet away, upstairs, with the TV, which is why I cannot add an ethernet cable. Despite a long-running discussion with the tech. dept of Samsung and eventually with the CEO`s office, the tech. dept. said originally the adaptor mentioned in the manual (on the TV) would do the job. The Chairman`s office said they were not available for the reason being the TV is too old. (5 years is too old?)Between them they said to try 6 different links (at various times), none of which had what I required, (Currys included, who Samsung recommended) also could not help. I`ve been recommended adaptors ranging in price from £70+ to £8, but the sites which allow comments by customers have reports saying " rubbish" and "don`t waste your money" etc. .

So has anyone got the same TV, and managed to buy the correct adaptor?

[TheChair]

I believe that model has an ethernet port, in which case you can connect it to your router using the mains wiring withe something like this:
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[Hopkirk]

Not the same problem, but this might help.

I have a similar Samsung, though it is not a smart TV.

I use a Chromecast to display iPlayer and the like.

After moving house it was struggling to connect, and I realised the Chromecast was in the shadow behind the TV with the router a way away but in front. By getting an extender cable and dropping the Chromecast below the TV it cured the problem.

[Theseeker123]

Thanks for the advice Chairman. Although the TV itself does not mention it is a "smart" TV, Samsung Tech Dept. assure me it is! I`ll buy this as you suggest, providing you agree with the "Tech. Dept." (who do not seem to be sure about the product they sell, or the CEO`s office)!!! The set`s menu states "connection by adaptor required" and the set has an ethernet port.

As you`ve probably gathered, I`m not as up to speed with this sort of thing as I need to be!

[TheChair]

//providing you agree with the "Tech. Dept." //
Well, I can't honestly say that I do agree with them!
It's seems to be implied by the fact that there is an Ethernet port, but that's not very confidence-inspiring. In your position I'd be more likely to use a smart device such as a Kodi box, or an Amazon or Google Chromecast attachment, connected via HDMI