Samsung Smart TV wireless connection to router? Advice?

Hi
I have been searching, but not much luck yet. I have heard many horror stories about hooking up your tv to your network, but it seems it would be as safe? Is it?
Forgot, I mean to connect to Amazon Prime Videos and stuff like that.

I mean I can use mac filtering for one. It does WPA Personal also.

Anyway, any thoughts on this subject?

Thanks very much

PF

They are watching you:

Your Samsung SmartTV Is Spying on You, Basically - The Daily Beast

My Samsung TV is connected to my home network - so I can watch Netflix and Amazon Prime on it (with its built-in apps). My Vizo TV is also connected the same way. My home network router has a firewall so its safe (as safe as the other computers on my network). Also the Samsung (probably Vizo too) has a setup section for "network security/firewall" but I just leave mine at the default settings.

Thanks

Are they wireless or hard wired?

mikeytg said:

They are watching you:

Your Samsung SmartTV Is Spying on You, Basically - The Daily Beast

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Yeah, I read that already. My smart tv does not have voice commands and does not have a camera so..........I guess that's good.
The reason I "worry" a bit is because staying connected to Amazon or wherever for 2 hours straight is quite different than just surfing the web and stopping to buy something for 5 minutes or read.

pathfinder68 said:

Thanks

Are they wireless or hard wired?

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I have my Vizo TV connected wirelessly, and my Samsung connected by hard wire (CAT5e). Of course "wired" is preferred if you have a choice.

CountryBumkin said:

pathfinder68 said:

Thanks

Are they wireless or hard wired?

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I have my Vizo TV connected wirelessly, and my Samsung connected by hard wire (CAT5e). Of course "wired" is preferred if you have a choice.

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I wish it were a choice but it isn't. Thanks for the help

My son's Samsung Smart TV is connected through a switch to our router. Wireless can be iffy if you do not have a strong enough signal for it, where it sits.

pathfinder68 said:

I wish it were a choice but it isn't. Thanks for the help

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You can use the Ethernet over Power units, if unable to pull Cat-5e or Cat 6. If there is Coax for CATV, you can use MoCA adapters for networking.