I just installed some Smart TVs in a weekly rental unit. Will the renters be able to log on and off to their personal accounts, or have I opened Pandora's box ?
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posted by lobstah
on Jun 9, 2013 -
4 answers
Help me find non-boring media that wraps you in a warm (or fierce) blanket of compassion or simply leaves you with a sense of gentle warmth, safety, or contentment?
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posted by zeek321
on Feb 15, 2013 -
57 answers
I just want a 60" screen that just shows the video from the home theater and devices like Roku. Does it exist?
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posted by usermac
on Jan 4, 2013 -
18 answers
I have an older Gateway PC acting as my media center/file server. I have it hooked up to a 42" 720p Samsung Plasma TV via VGA from the on-board connection on the PC. As such, the resolution is not very good: 1024x768 and the picture doesn't really fit on the screen. Can you recommend a cheap video card (under $50) that will let me connect via HDMI and show things at a decent resolution without stretching or cropping the picture? No gaming, just playing video files.
posted by nitsuj
on Aug 24, 2012 -
37 answers
Is there a Readability-like app for video that will send YouTube videos to my Tivo or Apple TV with one or two mouse clicks?
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posted by bondcliff
on Jun 27, 2012 -
7 answers
Where should I go in the Twin Cities to buy an audio-video setup to fit a somewhat specific situation?
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posted by nickmark
on May 24, 2012 -
3 answers
My Blu-Ray player will play AVI, MKV & other video files but it is a little too finicky about which ones it will accept. Is there a more liberal, tolerant, and accepting player on the market?
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posted by anazgnos
on Dec 23, 2011 -
8 answers
I want watch on my TV the videos that are on my computer. HD (720p) format. Video streaming of content not necessary. What is the easiest and cheapest way to go about this?
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posted by zardoz
on Dec 21, 2011 -
25 answers
Best setup for watching web video on TV? I currently have a PS3 which I occasionally use to watch Youtube etc via the TV. I'd like to do this more (especially longer videos) but using the PS3 is annoying for this, and I'd like some way to set up the videos on a laptop or tablet and send them wirelessly to the TV. What are my options?
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posted by crocomancer
on Oct 30, 2011 -
16 answers
What are some good English-language TV shows for toddlers where the characters aren't speaking in overly affected voices?
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posted by holterbarbour
on Aug 18, 2011 -
25 answers
How can I fix audio / video sync issues with an XBOX 360 playing DVDs? The voices and picture are out of sync with each other. Cable is HDMI, and the TV is an LG 32 LH3000.
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posted by Tapioca
on Jun 22, 2011 -
9 answers
How much to charge for video licensing? I've licensed photos before, but never a video so I don't even know an appropriate range. The video in question is a minute and a half YouTube video featuring me and an invention of mine which has some modest interest (100K views).
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posted by Ookseer
on Feb 21, 2011 -
4 answers
Recommendations for good shows and/or podcasts for me? I do not like reality tv, sitcoms or cooker cutter serial dramas i.e. CSI.
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posted by tessalations999
on Feb 18, 2011 -
22 answers
What images or video should we play on our office TV as a pleasant background? Basically, we want a fake window to a nicer world.
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posted by you're a kitty!
on Feb 9, 2011 -
16 answers
Attempting to create an online "television" for a massive online course that would rotate through content created by the course participants. Similar idea to
betamaxmas but will probably include static visual content like Flickr feeds as well. Hoping to not have to build this completely from scratch but coming up blank on all searches. Read on for the dirty details
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posted by genial
on Feb 2, 2011 -
3 answers
What are some great, classic (pre-1975, for the sake of argument) American football games I can watch, online or through Netflix? Assume I haven't seen them and avoid spoiling the outcome, if possible.
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posted by These Premises Are Alarmed
on Jan 31, 2011 -
14 answers
I'm acquiring a plasma HDTV, and I'm looking for cool things to do with it when I'm not watching movies or playing games on it.
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posted by pombe
on Sep 28, 2010 -
9 answers
was NBC's sitcom "Friends" shot on film @30fps? was/is that common practice?
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posted by yosh
on Jul 29, 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
TheGlitz&GlamourOfHollywoodFILTER: I’m part of a small start-up that films celebrity interviews and slaps sponsor’s logos on them. Well, in theory, anyway. Up till now, we haven’t had any sponsors. Now we’ve finally gotten our foot wedged into an advertiser’s door, but we don’t know how much to charge!
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posted by MexicanYenta
on Apr 30, 2010 -
5 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
The easiest way to do this is to tell you what I need: I want someone to be able to work on a laptop and be able to broadcast the video information on the screen wirelessly to more than 1 TV. My question is - how?
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posted by neksys
on Nov 16, 2009 -
13 answers
I have an older SD/HD tube TV: Toshiba 32HF73. When watching SD shows in 4:3, it looks perfect. When watching 16:9 HD shows, it overscans in all directions. It doesn't matter what the source is (TiVo, Xbox360, etc.). The TV's on-screen menus don't seem to have a setting that deals with the issue. Any ideas on what I can do?
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posted by Citrus
on Sep 23, 2009 -
3 answers
I have a bunch of HDTV shows recorded on a HD DVR. How can I make a video compilation without knowing anything about video editing? Complication: Linux household.
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posted by halogen
on Sep 11, 2009 -
5 answers
I'm thinking of shooting and uploading some b-roll for sale to others who might need it, with locations and keywords and all. Is there a marketplace for this?
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posted by bryanjbusch
on Jun 18, 2009 -
4 answers
Are there (legal) ways to copy recorded TV shows from my HD-TV box to my laptop for personal use? Note: This is a technical question, not a legal one - I just don't know where to start.
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posted by vizsla
on Jun 9, 2009 -
5 answers
I would like to buy a card/box to connect post-cable-box (like tivo) to connect to my computer and record whatever is playing on channel 3?
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posted by prodevel
on Apr 25, 2009 -
4 answers
Having recently reformatted my XP PC I'm having a very confusing time accessing media files from it using my ethernet-cabled
Freecom MP 350 MediaPlayer as it can see some of my shared files, but for some reason not all of them and I would greatly appreciate some advice and help!
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posted by timpollard
on Mar 26, 2009 -
4 answers
We have an HP Slimline machine running video with an Nvidia Geforce 6150 SE graphics card. We are wanting to use a VGA->HDMI box to convert the video output of the desktop and connect it to our television:
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posted by ao4047
on Jan 9, 2009 -
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Hi, I'm looking for a way to show my computer's desktop on my large LCD TV so my wife and I can both see it. I have a used an s-video cable (along with an audio cable) from my laptop to the TV, but there are three problems with this method.
1) requires a reboot of my laptop to make it recognize the TV and play to it
2) text is blurry on the TV due to TV's unsuitability for acting as a computer monitor
3) requires the s-video cable to be plugged into the otherwise wirelessly connected laptop
So I'm looking for a solution that will eliminate these problems. Like maybe something that will just play my desktop as a video signal to the TV and not try to make the TV into another monitor of my computer. Also, I'm not looking for HDTV quality, just watchable video (internet quality would be fine.) Thanks!
posted by atm
on Dec 12, 2008 -
18 answers
I want to watch the Knicks this season and beyond. The problem is that I live in the UK for most of the year so I'm looking for a way of getting to see more than just highlights.
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posted by i_cola
on Oct 22, 2008 -
6 answers
Can you recommend an upconverting DVD player with component output that ignores region coding and allows me to perform any action at any time?
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posted by odinsdream
on Sep 24, 2008 -
10 answers
How do I go about channeling video from a computer with just a VGA output to a T.V. that only takes component and composite inputs?
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posted by mahoganyslide
on Sep 9, 2008 -
4 answers
Daily Show clip with John Oliver talking about his previous gaffes covering the Olympics - where can I watch it online?
posted by joshuaconner
on Aug 26, 2008 -
8 answers
Why does TV video appear so different than that which is produced with normal video camcorder?
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posted by torpark
on Jul 27, 2008 -
18 answers
Can Front Row be run in a window, or can videos being played in front row be bookmarked? I hate to have to try to skip back to where i was in a movie or tv show after doing something else...
posted by luriete
on Jul 26, 2008 -
6 answers
Need help finding the right size/price for a tv I only need for videogames, and occasionally movies. Not looking to shell out, don't have a boner for graphics, don't have much space.
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posted by domakesaypat
on Jul 15, 2008 -
13 answers
