I'd like to create a great streaming setup for my living room. Exact requirements inside
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posted by nickhb
on Feb 16, 2013 -
8 answers
I have public wi-fi at my new apartment, and am able to stream Netflix just fine via a friend's laptop. I am not sure if there is a way for my Apple TV (2nd gen) to work here. I have googled around and others seemed to be able and others not. Normally when using my home computer or kindle tablet, I have to connect to wi-fi after a given period of time left unattended and then click "connect" from a browser page so perhaps this is why the ATV2 cannot work. Any thoughts?
Thanks and have a good Thanksgiving!
posted by snap_dragon
on Nov 22, 2012 -
7 answers
What channels can I get from a tuner card in NYC using just the antenna? No cable hookup or FIOS or any of that fancy sh*t. I plug the card into the computer, I put the antenna in the window, I activate the relevant programs, and . . . . ?
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posted by jason's_planet
on Sep 13, 2012 -
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Is there a last.fm-esque website for movies? I want something that allows me to keep track of what I've watched (really, any media tracking website)
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posted by apip
on Aug 9, 2012 -
10 answers
What's the cheapest way I can watch live basketball coverage in my one home? I'm in California, and a Charter cable internet customer. Complication: I only want a month of access.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Apr 29, 2012 -
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I had an idea in which I set up a Slingbox on a spare cable box at my parents' house and watch it on the TV at my house, thus eliminating my own need to subscribe to cable. Is this crazy enough to work?
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posted by moviehawk
on Oct 5, 2011 -
4 answers
So I got a fancy new TV for Christmas, thing is, I'm completely TV illiterate. How do I connect my computer to the TV wirelessly?
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posted by MaryDellamorte
on Dec 28, 2010 -
19 answers
I work for a smallish Phone/TV/Internet company. We believe our network is really the best available, and our service is great, but customers are leaving us at a higher rate than we would like. (not "We're doomed!" levels, but still more than we would like). We are trying to think of "outside the box" ideas to retain and potentially add customers.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 28, 2010 -
44 answers
I am going to buy an LED TV with an ethernet connection that says it is netflix, facebook etc compatible. I can run an ethernet cable from my cable modem. Do I need anything else? How do I navigate around? Do I use my remote for selecting movies? Does HULU or VUDU require additional equipment? Any help would be appreciated. Or point me to a website if you know of one. Thanks!
posted by mikedelic
on Dec 17, 2010 -
8 answers
how can I watch BBC's iPlayer in the US? A one-step solution is ideal, without having to install and configure a system-wide proxy (which is the current way I can think of doing it). Some software or plugin custom-setup for iPlayer?
posted by lrodman
on May 8, 2010 -
11 answers
I think I'm ready, I've done the research but I need support. Especially of the people who have done it before me. Will you give me Your best Tip and trick? I have young chIldren and they are going to be ....very troubled.
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posted by pearlybob
on May 3, 2010 -
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Fist incidence of 'crazed killer, internet rantings?' I'm looking for the earliest incident where someone killed another person or persons (using a plane, car, gun, bomb, toothpick, poison, etc) and the media coverage quickly or immediately went to the web for the background, and found it.
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posted by fixedgear
on Mar 5, 2010 -
18 answers
What's the best way to watch live tv (sports mainly) on a PC? My gf's parents have a vacation cabin with only internet access and they want to be able to watch live sports while they are there. What's the best option. Her mother asked me about "Digital TV for PC" but I think it's a scam. They do have full cable at their main home so I was thinking of advising Slingbox. Anything else out there that won't require me installing hardware at their main home?
Thanks!
posted by paulyballs
on Nov 28, 2009 -
9 answers
Is there a Slingbox-like device that will let me send a broadcast TV signal to myself,
including closed captions?
posted by Yakuman
on Jun 23, 2009 -
2 answers
Would the landline telephone system be completely down after a nuclear strike on ~20 U.S. cities?
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posted by wastelands
on Dec 28, 2008 -
9 answers
i am having trouble watching worldondemand.net, streaming internet tv. what is wrong with my laptop setup?
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posted by edtut
on Jun 21, 2008 -
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Is there a good program to monitor progress in various TV shows? I.e. what episode I'm on in shows if watching multiple shows in different seasons irregularly.
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posted by lrodman
on May 6, 2008 -
11 answers
What's the best way to get a .tv domain without paying too much? I already have a hosting account on bluehost.com so I want register the domain and then transfer it to bluehost. Which registrar should I use?
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posted by clockworkjoe
on Apr 10, 2008 -
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TV-over-the-internet-filter: What's a good source for finding TV shows online? Specifically, Ninja Warrior (originally titled Sasuke in Japan)?
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posted by ignignokt
on Nov 4, 2007 -
6 answers
I've noticed that the cable/phone/internet companies are offering bundle packages. What's the best package:
Verizon or Comcast?
posted by doctorschlock
on Jun 6, 2007 -
3 answers
I need help with crafting a multi-dwelling (Condo) solution for TV and/or Internet service
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posted by twiggy
on Apr 30, 2007 -
3 answers
Who are scholars and/or popular authors writing on the impact of the Internet as a communications medium, specifically those talking about how the Internet removes previous time and/or space biases that are inevitably present in other forms of communication technology (telephone, television, radio, etc.)?
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posted by Jaybo
on Nov 1, 2006 -
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