smart media player,couple of questions.

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Ok so here is the situation:

My computer along with the router is in my room and all the way in the living room my pops has his tv (sick at the moment so he spends a lot of time there).

Tv is a Samsung 42' none smart tv,i was thinking of getting him a smart media player so i could hook him up with Netflix or something like that.

Where the tv is located there is an internet cable coming out of the wall so i can hook up the smart media player.

On the side i got my pops a tablet so he could browse the net and watch youtube videos,the only problem is that my router is far away and the wifi signal won't reach the living room where he spends most of his day.

Do smart media players give out wifi? i mean the internet cable goes to the smart media box so i am hoping he can also use that as a way to get wifi signal to his tablet.

If smart media players like this one for example:

https://www.amazon.es/Android-Amlogic-S905X2-Soporte-Distancia/dp/B07L66L42V/ref=sr_1_2?__mk_es_ES=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&keywords=smart+media+player&qid=1636490150&qsid=258-6762421-2471801&refinements=p_36%3A1323857031&rnid=1323854031&s=electronics&sr=1-2&sres=B07L66L42V%2CB07L8RB966%2CB07XP3PB2Y%2CB07G83LWKR%2CB08LZ3ZMZJ%2CB09CL134P3%2CB07QW57RVD%2CB08CMD3V4M%2CB093BWSS5Z%2CB01M30AGYR%2CB09CGGSFZT%2CB09BJFP67H%2CB08CMNLN9J%2CB07G775WP4%2CB0811YBF3G%2CB07R553Q19%2CB08QZZZF9W%2CB07MLFT4YH%2CB08MF2C9N3%2CB07TC43DDD&srpt=STANDALONE_STREAMING_MEDIA_PLAYER

Don't give wifi would i need to change my thinking and also get a router?

Like take the internet cable from the wall hook it up to the router then take another cable from the router to the smart media player then hdmi cable from the smart media player to the tv?

Would appreciate a response on this,pops b-day is coming up and the 3 times a week trip to get Dialysis is leaving a mark on him.

Thanks in advance guys :)

juzmafia

Yup, get a router. Best solution and reliable.

Since you mentioned Netflix then you need to get Netflix certified Android TV device.

In your case, Onn 4K dongle is suitable if you are in US.

Kodi_Fan_Omicron

Only Certified AndroidTV devices can be Netflix TV-Certified, which is a separate certification, the box you shared link for is not AndroidTV and not certified for Netflix.

See the link, some of those devices are available from Amazon in EU:

If your father's TV room has LAN ethernet cable, best solution is get a new router that has Mesh capabilities so you can put a mesh satellite device in his room; the cheapest solution is a WiFi Extender that has LAN ethernet input/output so the LAN will still go to TV and the extender also shares WiFi connection for that room.