Samsung UN55B7100 55" 120Hz LED HDTV Review

Samsung’s Wireless Adaptor

In our last review of a Samsung TV, I just happened to mention that I had doubts about the viability of their USB Wireless LAN Adaptor. Well, Samsung took that as a thrown gauntlet and dug one up for me to play around with. The price has remained the same at around $105CAD but south of the border (hold onto your hats fellow Canadians); it can be found for under $60.


The adaptor itself is a sleek device that is about double the size of a flash drive and is designed to blend seamlessly into the back of Samsung’s HDTVs. It is compatible with literally every Samsung TV that sports the Internet@TV and DLNA functions.


Installation is actually a breeze. Turn on your TV, plug in the Wireless Adaptor and then follow the on-screen instructions. You will be prompted to choose the wireless network you want to connect to followed by the network ID and password. You’re then off to the races and you’ll have a networked TV as long as the wireless adaptor is plugged in.

To be honest with you, I wasn’t convinced of this little product’s uses, especially considering its somewhat insane price here in Canada. It doesn’t add any functionality to what would come with a wired connection but it allows for all the features I will talk about on the upcoming pages to work without having to worry about another wire running to your cleanly installed HDTV. After a few weeks of running Intenet@TV with it installed, I actually think the adaptor added to the overall value of the TV and I never even touched on the potential it can bring to the table with its wireless network file streaming abilities.

Is this thing really worth its asking price? That really depends on what you want to do with your TV. Since I don’t yet have my wireless network set up for content streaming, its uses were limited but this is one product you will be seeing a full review of in the future. For now, I am going to recommend you try to get it thrown in with the purchase of a TV instead of an overpriced HDMI cable. You may be pleasantly surprised by its uses.