NetCast (later Smart TV, then Legacy Platform) is a Smart TV platform based on Linux, built by LG Electronics that was preinstalled on their smart TVs between 2009 and 2014. LG has signed partnerships with various companies to provide services on the TV. It includes YouTube, AccuWeather, Orange Mobile, Maxdome, CinemaNow, Netflix and more apps that can be downloaded from the internet. LG has combined local and global services to provide the most relevant content. In 2011, LG added the LG Apps Store to the platform.[1] It allowed users to install applications which were not previously included on their TVs. The platform was succeeded by WebOS.
History
editNetCast, or NetCast Entertainment Access, was announced by LG at CES 2009.[2][3] At launch, it gave users access to Netflix, YouTube and Yahoo! Widgets. Later, support for Vudu has also been added.[4]
In 2010, LG introduced the LG Magic Remote, which is a TV remote designed to be used with their Smart TV system.[5] The motion-controlled remote allowed users to move it in the air to control a mouse cursor, similar to the Nintendo Wii. The technology for the remote was provided by Hillcrest Labs, and is still used today.
NetCast was rebranded to Smart TV in 2011,[6] which was shown first at CES.[7] In 2011, the company Marmalade Technologies added NetCast support to their Marmalade SDK.[8]
TechRadar considered it "just plain disappointing" in a 2010 review.[9] In a 2011 review, they noted that NetCast was first a mere placeholder with only three services, but noted that more apps had been added via a firmware update. [7]
The OpenLGTV project has added homebrew widgets to the NetCast platform.[10]
The software logged the filenames that were accessed and uploaded them to servers of LG.[11]
NetCast and Smart TV were replaced by the WebOS platform in 2014. Starting in 2015, all smart TVs by LG were based on webOS.[12]
See also
edit- Orsay (operating system) - the direct competitor to NetCast made by Samsung used in its Internet@TV and Smart TV lines from 2009 to 2014 before being replaced by Tizen in 2015
References
edit- ^ Chen, Brian X. "Google Who? LG Launches App Platform for TVs". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ Davies, Chris (2009-01-07). "CES 2009: LG NetCast On LCD & Plasma HDTVs For YouTube, Netflix & Yahoo!". SlashGear. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "LG Launches Netflix Enabled HDTV". Audioholics Home Theater, HDTV, Receivers, Speakers, Blu-ray Reviews and News. 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "Vudu now live on LG NetCast HDTVs". CNET. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "LG's best plasma adds Wii-like remote control". CNET. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "Internet-Connected TV Apps System Renamed to "Smart TV" by LG". Gizmodo. September 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ a b February 2011, Jamie Carter 03 (3 February 2011). "Best internet TV platforms compared". TechRadar. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Sawers, Paul (2011-09-08). "Marmalade creates native SDK for LG Smart TV - TNW UK". The Next Web. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ^ "LG 47LX6900 review". TechRadar. Archived from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Hacking LG's Netcast". Hackaday. 26 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ Goodin, Dan (2013-11-19). "Smart TV from LG phones home with user's viewing habits, USB file names". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "LG's webOS Review". Tweakers. Archived from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
External links
edit- NetCast platform specifications Archived 2021-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
- NetCast platform specifications table at the Wayback Machine (archived June 28, 2019)
