Level 61
Operating systems are hugely different on computes and TV's (from brand to brand), as well as browsers so you have to code them accordingly.
Mar 9, 2020
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Level 1
HTML U.I for Smart TV
Hello newbie here. I just want to ask about the HTML u.i for Smart TV. I just wonder if your design would be different from computer in smart t.v. Because when I check in my computer, my website's design is okay. When I access in smart tv browser, it something different. Just like my html5 videos looping, it display the videos in my computer browser, but in smart tv, no videos is playing. It is my first time to do this system. Sorry if I had a hard time explaining my question, but I just want to ask because I had no idea about this.
Level 1
Will html5 code would also work on tv?
Level 1
Will you recommend what best for the responsive design for all devices including tv?
Level 61
The company that my ex-colleagues worked for used VueJS + TailwindCSS for that job. It was laggy as hell in the beginning, but they've managed to fix almost everything. Now the only remaining bug is when you return to the app, sometimes it can not establish a connection, and you have to exit the app and start it again.
Level 1
It would be tricky sir and still I need to learn that and long long way to go until it would be responsive. The problem also on my TV is the browser which is Opera and it is already outdated so I think some of the codes would not be working. I cannot update that browser also to the latest one and the latest for the Opera is Vewd. Anyway, it is a challenge to design a responsive U.I.
Level 61
I thought that the browser was only for laptop/desktop computers. For TV and mobile devices, you can create a dedicated app. No need to try to make it work in Opera for TV. That seems like a massive waste of time.
Level 1
Yeah there is a browser especially in smart tv. So if you did a dedicated app for that, how it would install on tv? I also agree on you that it would be a waste of time making it work on opera for tv.
Level 61
Every larger TV manufacturer has either it's own app store, or it is using something that provides such a feature to it. I guess that it all comes down to publishing an app to it, and after they approve it (if there is QA), then you are all set.
Level 1
Unfortunately the TV that there bought is not latest one. Its browser is not the latest. It doesn't have the app store on it.
Level 61
That smart TV does not feel smart at all :D
Level 1
I idea that the browser changed into handiest for computer/laptop computer systems. For TV and cellular gadgets, you could create a committed app reviews. No want to try and make it work in Opera for TV. That seems like a massive waste of time.
Level 80
@bosspogs It might help us if you told us what smart TV you have. As @bugsysha says, most smart TV makers how their own app store and therefore SDKs for building apps for their operating system.
You don’t want to be trying to make a web application work on a TV; you instead want to build a dedicated app for the TV. The reason being, websites are usually accessed on desktop or handheld devices with gigabytes of RAM and performant graphics cards. TVs don’t have these capabilities; they’re much less powerful. So giving its built-in web browser a load of CSS or JavaScript to parse and render is not going to be very performant.
Level 1
Thanks for that sir. Now I understand more. Maybe it would be best if I connect the PC to TV through HDMI.
Level 80
@bosspogs No. Like I said a month ago, it would help if you told us what TV you’re trying to develop on, and follow their guides for creating web apps.
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