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How can I use Google Analytics to detect users viewing my website on a TV?
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I want to see in Google Analytics whether or not people are viewing my website on a TV, such as with a smart TV or other device connected to their TV.
These are the only ways to do this that I have found so far:
Operating system: Google TV, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox
Browser: Nintendo Browser, Playstation 3
Are there other data points that I can reliably use to segment these users?
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I would go with the solution from Oren, as TVs are still in this period of time not very popular for browsing in most cases I wouldn't bet on Google Analytics integrating any more data for this.
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Browser Size is a good one for extrapolating devices, that can be more helpful than a list of smartphone brands or video game systems and other tv browsers.
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