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EL BROMANCE posted:Pretty much all people are asking is 'hey take this file and just loving play it as is. Don't gently caress with the audio and don't gently caress with the frame rate', not a magical box that cooks you breakfast and blows you too. Your file formats are the edge case.
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bull3964 posted:It's not even just LG that's failing at this now. Even the high end Sony TVs have stopped doing reverse telecine properly with the current firmware. That's a shame, the Sony screens were supposed to be the best for this specific thing Yeah, I've just found settings that work as best as possible for the majority of my watching. I know everything will go through a receiver soon which essentially kills different modes depending on input, so have to just learn to live with any issues. I'm way beyond the nitpicking part of ownership anyway.
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There was once a glorious media player that ticked all the boxes: WDTV Live Pretty sure its software was developed by a goon so there ya go
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pzy posted:There was once a glorious media player that ticked all the boxes: I was so ready to pounce on you for saying "Boxee Box"
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Ah yes, the glorious days of the WDTV Live and Boxee Box. I think I still have a couple Boxee Boxes laying around.
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I wonder if this planned outage is too help prep for a major software release. http://cordcuttersnews.com/roku-making-important-upgrades-planned-temporary-service-outage/
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bull3964 posted:I wonder if this planned outage is too help prep for a major software release. Finally the UI update to 480p
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YoutubeTV now available in my area. What do I need to know about getting a Chromecast so I can stream from my TV? I already have a amazon fire stick, but that's not compatible with youtubeTV as of right now.
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JUST MAKING CHILI posted:YoutubeTV now available in my area. What do I need to know about getting a Chromecast so I can stream from my TV? I already have a amazon fire stick, but that's not compatible with youtubeTV as of right now. Uhm...buy one at stores?
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TheScott2K posted:Uhm...buy one at stores?
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pzy posted:There was once a glorious media player that ticked all the boxes:
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It's worth it to note that the Chromecast Ultra includes the power adapter that has an Ethernet port. So, if you envision wanting to go wired, you may want to go with the upper model (it is still cheaper to go with the normal and buy the adapter later, but you obviously won't get 4k down the line.)
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And that power adapter is $15 by itself direct from Google (I highly recommend it if you're like me and have Ethernet everywhere). By the way, thanks everyone for the Harmony advice. I got it set it up and it's working well. Some kinks here and there, particularly with Home (which I'm using for our way more than I thought) but I like it. The remote is far tinier than I thought it would be but laid out well. Also thanks Bull for the IFTTT advice for the Home for it. Completely necessary.
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PraxxisParadoX posted:Does anyone know if there's a quantifiable difference in quality between HBO delivered through, say, HBO GO vs Amazon Prime vs Sling? Game of Thrones via Sling on my LG B6 (WebOS) has some pretty bad quality problems in dark scenes, and I was wondering if it'd be better via the Amazon app. To answer my own question: Amazon HBO is like night and day compared to Sling. Like, you could actually see what was happening during the night. I think it's because it's using the HBO Go streaming model, as opposed to a cable-like HBO "channel" - the Amazon UI showed individual episodes to watch, and the GoT episode just appeared at 9est.
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Amazon, consistently, has some of the highest quality streams out there. Their back end is very good. I watched American Gods with a Starz sub through Amazon and was blown away by the quality. Really, the only reason why I still have HBO through my cable company is it makes it earlier to share my sub with family members and HBO Go is pretty close to Amazon quality. Any of the other premium channels? Amazon is always going to be my first choice.
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Not exactly the right thread for it, but has there been any more talk about a Vudu app for the Apple TV? It's the one thing I don't like about the Apple TV, because I share a Vudu account with my brother, where we both put all of our digital codes in for movies we own, and we have a massive library now. I know I can AirPlay to the Apple TV, but it would be so much better with an app. Googling just tells me, "It's coming" or whatever, but that's been the line for a while now. edit: And of course, right after I post, I finally find an article with more info. Coming in the fall, apparently.
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https://twitter.com/AlexFarnworth/status/895014499706601473
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Probably the only studio that can pull it off.
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There goes any shot of Disney's movies going on Vudu's Disc to Digital. How long was that Netflix deal supposed to last in the first place?
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Vudu participates with Disney Movies Anywhere, so any movie with a digital copy for like the past 10 years should redeem and be available on Vudu. Hell, I was able to redeem some old rear end iTunes only codes, link the iTunes to DMA, and then have the movie show up in Vudu, Amazon, and Google Play.
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I was just coming here to post that. This sucks only in the fact that everyone wants to come up with their own streaming platform so while we are currently in the Wild West days of cable cutting and streaming it's just loving annoying. Things will settle down and be cool in 25 years or whatever but God drat this is annoying.
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Croatoan posted:I was just coming here to post that. This sucks only in the fact that everyone wants to come up with their own streaming platform so while we are currently in the Wild West days of cable cutting and streaming it's just loving annoying. Things will settle down and be cool in 25 years or whatever but God drat this is annoying.  ", isn't it?
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Does this affect the Marvel Netflix shows or no?
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teagone posted:Does this affect the Marvel Netflix shows or no? Marvel isn't mentioned, neither is Lucasfilm - conspicuously, since Pixar was. Marvel Studios has a separate development deal with Netflix anyway, it's not a pay for pre-produced content, Netflix *is* producing the content. Not to say the Mouse House wouldn't put the hammer down at some point but it's not happening in the near future.
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teagone posted:Does this affect the Marvel Netflix shows or no? Probably yes and no. On the one hand what's already been produced is fine. On the other hand this probably closes the door on anything that's not announced.
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Hey, I have a question about DirecTV Now. It appears to hold an advantage over Sling (which I have now) in that it carries broadcast networks in HD. The only reason I have cable at all right now is so I can watch live sports -- digital antennas apparently get super lovely reception from my apartment, so it's the only way. But it's SD-only, because I don't want to pay Comcast one red cent more than I have to. If I get DirecTV Now, and ditch Sling and basic cable, I save money and theoretically get broadcast networks in HD again. DirecTV Now doesn't have CBS, but apparently that's getting fixed soon??? Everything seems good except I found this while looking at the DirecTV plans.  This would seem to indicate that DirecTV Now comes with NBC on-demand content, but can't stream the channel live. But NBCSN IS available live. Same deal with Fox vs Fox Sports. ABC doesn't appear to have a Sports offshoot, and I dunno if CBS does. I don't have much experience with each network's "sports" offshoot. Can someone tell me what happens if a local NFL game goes out on NBC? Would it also be on NBCSN? If not, if it would be only on the main NBC broadcast, could I use DirecTV Now to see it "on demand" while it's still happening? In either case, what happens if a game is on ABC? Thanks in advance for any help.
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Christ DTVN's 72 hour rewind is worthless. This really doesn't give me good feelings about the upcoming cloud DVR.
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loquacius posted:Hey, I have a question about DirecTV Now. Last year I had PSVue in an area where none of the local channels were live. I was able to use my PSVue login to watch local NFL games through the Fox Sports Go app and the NBCSports app. I was totally out of luck with CBS games. Sports on ABC are generally available through WatchESPN since they're all Disney.
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Just found out about this - it's like less-lovely Crackle: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tubi-tv-watch-movies-tv-shows/id886445756?mt=8 Nice selection of movies and TV shows (and Chromecast support!) if you're into free content
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EugeneJ posted:Just found out about this - it's like less-lovely Crackle: I like that their website link from the app store is just a youtube page with this error: quote:This video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated.
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how is this going to affect the value of my Disney videotapes
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Ein cooler Typ posted:how is this going to affect the value of my Disney videotapes As long as they're black diamond copies they will skyrocket
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All the way from cents into low dollars!
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EL BROMANCE posted:All the way from cents into low dollars! That whole thing drives me nuts. You can tell olds to let their updates install a thousand times and they won't do it. One loving clickbait article about mythically valuable VHS tapes goes up and literally every one of them thinks their clamshell boxed copy of Oliver & Company will pay for their retirement.
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That was always weird to me. I worked at a mom & pop video store and people would shoplift disney clamshells more often than anything else except teenagers stealing porn. Edit: I just remembered what they were doing. Someone told me they made copies of the VHS cassettes and would print labels and sell them at a flea market. Don't know if that's true but yeah. Stealing clamshells was a thing. Croatoan fucked around with this message at 17:30 on Aug 9, 2017 |
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Current setup: HDHomeRun Connect, one PC acting as Plex Pass server and DVR, two TVs with Roku sticks. This setup has not been that reliable, the PC and Rokus operate on WIFI. Not sure if its weather related, but some recordings run like hell and I can hear the fans going full blast when the Rokus are pulling from the server for DVR content. I'm looking for alternative DVR options. Annoyingly, my wife loves Jeopardy, which is broadcast on Fox locally (45069). This means only OTA broadcasts and uploaded /torrent versions are available. I could do an RSS feed to download, but still need Plex to get it to the Roku. I will pick up Sling again for college football season, but their DVR switches to the national feed over Jeopardy (I think). Are there any other options? Looks like there is the Tablo and Tivo Bolt, but I don't want the $200 upfront lifetime cost, sure as hell not paying $15/month for Tivo. One reason for ditching the current setup is Plex does not play well on networks with Access Points, the server gets confused and does not make direct connections, limiting bandwidth to one of the Rokus. giundy fucked around with this message at 03:06 on Aug 11, 2017 |
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Get a tivo roamio ota.
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giundy posted:Current setup: HDHomeRun Connect, one PC acting as Plex Pass server and DVR, two TVs with Roku sticks. Are you using 802.11ac? The Connect is not recommended to be used on anything other 802.11ac networks if going wireless anywhere in the chain since there just isn't enough bandwidth. One thing to remember with 802.11 wireless networking in general is it's a half-duplex medium that uses CTS/CTR for traffic management. The rule of thumb is to divide reported bandwidth by 2 and divide that result by the number of active clients and that's your real available bandwidth for any one client device. That's not *quite* true for streaming situation since the client/server data payloads are asymmetric in terms of payload size. But that general "keep dividing by 2" is good enough since you want to err more on the conservative size when determining bandwidth capabilities. My PC is also my PLEX server and it's wireless as well, but I've got it on an 802.11ac network. All the other devices (Shield TV, ATV 4thGen, HDHR Connect) are using GigE. I have zero issues with OTA DVR with PLEX.
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Anyone in Seattle able to get the Seahawks game on Q13 from any streaming service? Blacked out on DirecTV Now, which really sucks because it's close to impossible to get it OTA downtown. We had to settle for the SD simulcast on 22-2. I seriously don't understand why the rights are negotiated such that you can only watch some of the channel's programming.
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