The only reference to using a PC was as an option to download an update file that would then be transfered to the TV via USB thumb drive. Grandma would freak-out if she had to download a utility from the internet to allow her computer is be accessed by a TV set. Another consideration is that TV sets are not supposed to require computer science majors for setup they are supposed to be setup by owners who have relatively little technical knowledge. This is because Samsung SMART TV sets are powerful computers in their own right. Quite frankly, it would have been somewhat surprising if I had. Nowhere in the 303 page manual did I find a reference to a PC-based utility that is required enable the TV's ability to access anything. I have gone through darned near every page in the owners manual including every page related to Smart Hub and AllShare�.
