Re: Cutting the Cable
!@#%^%. I did not know that. THANK YOU! On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 8:26 AM, Cameron Childress camer...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 3:35 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: It's a year, not a month. It was a typo. I settled on the Apple TV. Tip #1 for AppleTV... Hold down the center button till all the icons wiggle and you can move the apps around. Some of the apps are pretty stupid and some you will use all the time. Every now and then your TV will update and your ordering will get bumped by new apps, but it's easy enough to move them again. -Cameron ... ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373288 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Cutting the Cable
On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: I did not know that. You're welcome :) I said the same thing when someone showed that to me. I'd had it for about a year before I knew I could do that. -Cameron ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373289 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Cutting the Cable
On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 3:35 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: It's a year, not a month. It was a typo. I settled on the Apple TV. Tip #1 for AppleTV... Hold down the center button till all the icons wiggle and you can move the apps around. Some of the apps are pretty stupid and some you will use all the time. Every now and then your TV will update and your ordering will get bumped by new apps, but it's easy enough to move them again. -Cameron ... ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373283 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
RE: Cutting the Cable
1500.00? How much do you pay for cable and internet? You can save some money, but 1500 a month?Up until recently, I didn't have cable. I just watched Netflix and Amazon Prime via my Roku device on my TV and the online apps on my computer and tablet/phone. You can also stream video via playon with the Roku device and your computer...so if you have DVD's or other videos on your computer, you can view them via the playon app on the Roku device. I have used it a little bit and performance seemed ok. You are installing the playon server software on your computer and the Roku app is the client, so the network is all internal. Hulu is another option. I never really got into the Hulu stuff as much as I did Netflix and Amazon...but some people swear by it. I love my Roku device. Get the $99 one...it has more features and you can even play games on it. It only works with HDMI capable TV's. Unfortunately, the place I am in the middle of moving to only has Comcast (grr)...so I have cable again...I had to drop my ATT internet account. I figured if I was going to sell my soul...I may as well go whole hog LOL. Eric -Original Message- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:sor...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 12:44 PM To: cf-community Subject: Cutting the Cable Howdy all, I know some of you on this list have made the switch from cable/satellite television to just online, and I am getting ready to leave cable except for internet. I discovered that I can save over $1,500.00 a month. My question is what device to get? I have a PS3 for Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have Google Chromecast, but I am not impressed with the quality. The sound keeps cutting out. I am looking at a Roku or Apple TV device. What are you all using and can you give me some comments? I am also checking the inter webs and making comparisons. Thanks Bruce ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373280 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
RE: Cutting the Cable
OK...that makes more sense LOL -Original Message- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:sor...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 12:52 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Cutting the Cable Shit, thatââ¬â¢s a year, not month. Hahahahahaha On Mar 2, 2015, at 1:43 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy all, I know some of you on this list have made the switch from cable/satellite television to just online, and I am getting ready to leave cable except for internet. I discovered that I can save over $1,500.00 a month. My question is what device to get? I have a PS3 for Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have Google Chromecast, but I am not impressed with the quality. The sound keeps cutting out. I am looking at a Roku or Apple TV device. What are you all using and can you give me some comments? I am also checking the inter webs and making comparisons. Thanks Bruce ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373281 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Cutting the Cable
It's a year, not a month. It was a typo. I settled on the Apple TV. Sent from my iPhone 6+ On Mar 2, 2015, at 3:33 PM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: 1500.00? How much do you pay for cable and internet? You can save some money, but 1500 a month?Up until recently, I didn't have cable. I just watched Netflix and Amazon Prime via my Roku device on my TV and the online apps on my computer and tablet/phone. You can also stream video via playon with the Roku device and your computer...so if you have DVD's or other videos on your computer, you can view them via the playon app on the Roku device. I have used it a little bit and performance seemed ok. You are installing the playon server software on your computer and the Roku app is the client, so the network is all internal. Hulu is another option. I never really got into the Hulu stuff as much as I did Netflix and Amazon...but some people swear by it. I love my Roku device. Get the $99 one...it has more features and you can even play games on it. It only works with HDMI capable TV's. Unfortunately, the place I am in the middle of moving to only has Comcast (grr)...so I have cable again...I had to drop my ATT internet account. I figured if I was going to sell my soul...I may as well go whole hog LOL. Eric -Original Message- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:sor...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 12:44 PM To: cf-community Subject: Cutting the Cable Howdy all, I know some of you on this list have made the switch from cable/satellite television to just online, and I am getting ready to leave cable except for internet. I discovered that I can save over $1,500.00 a month. My question is what device to get? I have a PS3 for Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have Google Chromecast, but I am not impressed with the quality. The sound keeps cutting out. I am looking at a Roku or Apple TV device. What are you all using and can you give me some comments? I am also checking the inter webs and making comparisons. Thanks Bruce ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373282 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Cutting the Cable
1500 a year? On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:51 PM, LRS Scout lrssc...@gmail.com wrote: If you have chromecast or all-share or a smart tv they often allow mirroring. I'm looking on craigs list for a samsung smart tv right now because my phone will mirror out of the box. On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:48 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com wrote: I use a Blu-Ray player I picked up for $40 to do my Netflix in my media room - it had optical out and my older Roku box only had rca jacks. I also use the linux boxes on my mythtv system to allow all the other tvs to get Netflix via Chrome running in Kiosk mode. I have Amazon prime, but so far the only thing I have that can do that is the MacBooks since it relies on Silverlight (ugh) On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy all, I know some of you on this list have made the switch from cable/satellite television to just online, and I am getting ready to leave cable except for internet. I discovered that I can save over $1,500.00 a month. My question is what device to get? I have a PS3 for Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have Google Chromecast, but I am not impressed with the quality. The sound keeps cutting out. I am looking at a Roku or Apple TV device. What are you all using and can you give me some comments? I am also checking the inter webs and making comparisons. Thanks Bruce ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373273 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Cutting the Cable
Shit, thatâs a year, not month. Hahahahahaha On Mar 2, 2015, at 1:43 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy all, I know some of you on this list have made the switch from cable/satellite television to just online, and I am getting ready to leave cable except for internet. I discovered that I can save over $1,500.00 a month. My question is what device to get? I have a PS3 for Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have Google Chromecast, but I am not impressed with the quality. The sound keeps cutting out. I am looking at a Roku or Apple TV device. What are you all using and can you give me some comments? I am also checking the inter webs and making comparisons. Thanks Bruce ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373274 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Cutting the Cable
$1500? WTF? (Typo I assume) I have a Roku 3. Works great. I also pirate a ton of stuff, so yeah. On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy all, I know some of you on this list have made the switch from cable/satellite television to just online, and I am getting ready to leave cable except for internet. I discovered that I can save over $1,500.00 a month. My question is what device to get? I have a PS3 for Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have Google Chromecast, but I am not impressed with the quality. The sound keeps cutting out. I am looking at a Roku or Apple TV device. What are you all using and can you give me some comments? I am also checking the inter webs and making comparisons. Thanks Bruce ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373269 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Cutting the Cable
If you have chromecast or all-share or a smart tv they often allow mirroring. I'm looking on craigs list for a samsung smart tv right now because my phone will mirror out of the box. On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:48 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com wrote: I use a Blu-Ray player I picked up for $40 to do my Netflix in my media room - it had optical out and my older Roku box only had rca jacks. I also use the linux boxes on my mythtv system to allow all the other tvs to get Netflix via Chrome running in Kiosk mode. I have Amazon prime, but so far the only thing I have that can do that is the MacBooks since it relies on Silverlight (ugh) On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy all, I know some of you on this list have made the switch from cable/satellite television to just online, and I am getting ready to leave cable except for internet. I discovered that I can save over $1,500.00 a month. My question is what device to get? I have a PS3 for Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have Google Chromecast, but I am not impressed with the quality. The sound keeps cutting out. I am looking at a Roku or Apple TV device. What are you all using and can you give me some comments? I am also checking the inter webs and making comparisons. Thanks Bruce ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373272 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Cutting the Cable
I use a Blu-Ray player I picked up for $40 to do my Netflix in my media room - it had optical out and my older Roku box only had rca jacks. I also use the linux boxes on my mythtv system to allow all the other tvs to get Netflix via Chrome running in Kiosk mode. I have Amazon prime, but so far the only thing I have that can do that is the MacBooks since it relies on Silverlight (ugh) On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy all, I know some of you on this list have made the switch from cable/satellite television to just online, and I am getting ready to leave cable except for internet. I discovered that I can save over $1,500.00 a month. My question is what device to get? I have a PS3 for Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have Google Chromecast, but I am not impressed with the quality. The sound keeps cutting out. I am looking at a Roku or Apple TV device. What are you all using and can you give me some comments? I am also checking the inter webs and making comparisons. Thanks Bruce ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373270 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Cutting the Cable
Not a typo dude. Wowway is pretty pricy. Internet and Cable. Last month my bill was $187.00. And I dont buy PPV movies either. And I dont have a choice since they are the ONLY choice I have in my apartment. On Mar 2, 2015, at 1:46 PM, LRS Scout lrssc...@gmail.com wrote: $1500? WTF? (Typo I assume) I have a Roku 3. Works great. I also pirate a ton of stuff, so yeah. On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy all, I know some of you on this list have made the switch from cable/satellite television to just online, and I am getting ready to leave cable except for internet. I discovered that I can save over $1,500.00 a month. My question is what device to get? I have a PS3 for Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have Google Chromecast, but I am not impressed with the quality. The sound keeps cutting out. I am looking at a Roku or Apple TV device. What are you all using and can you give me some comments? I am also checking the inter webs and making comparisons. Thanks Bruce ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373271 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Cutting the Cable
That's what I'll save, yes. Sent from my iPhone 6+ On Mar 2, 2015, at 1:51 PM, LRS Scout lrssc...@gmail.com wrote: 1500 a year? On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:51 PM, LRS Scout lrssc...@gmail.com wrote: If you have chromecast or all-share or a smart tv they often allow mirroring. I'm looking on craigs list for a samsung smart tv right now because my phone will mirror out of the box. On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:48 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com wrote: I use a Blu-Ray player I picked up for $40 to do my Netflix in my media room - it had optical out and my older Roku box only had rca jacks. I also use the linux boxes on my mythtv system to allow all the other tvs to get Netflix via Chrome running in Kiosk mode. I have Amazon prime, but so far the only thing I have that can do that is the MacBooks since it relies on Silverlight (ugh) On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy all, I know some of you on this list have made the switch from cable/satellite television to just online, and I am getting ready to leave cable except for internet. I discovered that I can save over $1,500.00 a month. My question is what device to get? I have a PS3 for Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have Google Chromecast, but I am not impressed with the quality. The sound keeps cutting out. I am looking at a Roku or Apple TV device. What are you all using and can you give me some comments? I am also checking the inter webs and making comparisons. Thanks Bruce ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373275 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Cutting the Cable
I got a chrome cast a few years back as a gift and still have yet to use it. Most of my TVâs are pretty old. The only hi-def thing I own is my projector in the media room. Since my TVâs are all old, theyâre also dumb-tvs On the upside, MythTV supports apple mirroring so I do that quite often On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 12:51 PM, LRS Scout lrssc...@gmail.com wrote: If you have chromecast or all-share or a smart tv they often allow mirroring. I'm looking on craigs list for a samsung smart tv right now because my phone will mirror out of the box. On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:48 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com wrote: I use a Blu-Ray player I picked up for $40 to do my Netflix in my media room - it had optical out and my older Roku box only had rca jacks. I also use the linux boxes on my mythtv system to allow all the other tvs to get Netflix via Chrome running in Kiosk mode. I have Amazon prime, but so far the only thing I have that can do that is the MacBooks since it relies on Silverlight (ugh) On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy all, I know some of you on this list have made the switch from cable/satellite television to just online, and I am getting ready to leave cable except for internet. I discovered that I can save over $1,500.00 a month. My question is what device to get? I have a PS3 for Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have Google Chromecast, but I am not impressed with the quality. The sound keeps cutting out. I am looking at a Roku or Apple TV device. What are you all using and can you give me some comments? I am also checking the inter webs and making comparisons. Thanks Bruce ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373277 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Cutting the Cable
lol On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:51 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: Shit, thatâs a year, not month. Hahahahahaha On Mar 2, 2015, at 1:43 PM, Bruce Sorge sor...@gmail.com wrote: Howdy all, I know some of you on this list have made the switch from cable/satellite television to just online, and I am getting ready to leave cable except for internet. I discovered that I can save over $1,500.00 a month. My question is what device to get? I have a PS3 for Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have Google Chromecast, but I am not impressed with the quality. The sound keeps cutting out. I am looking at a Roku or Apple TV device. What are you all using and can you give me some comments? I am also checking the inter webs and making comparisons. Thanks Bruce ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373276 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Cutting the Cable
On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: My question is what device to get? I have a PS3 for Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have Google Chromecast, but I am not impressed with the quality. The sound keeps cutting out. I am looking at a Roku or Apple TV device. What are you all using and can you give me some comments? I am also checking the inter webs and making comparisons. If you have lots of products in the Apple ecosystem then an AppleTV is worth it. Otherwise you might get more out of a Roku (and I see you already have a Chromecast). We also have Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Hulu. We rent a few shows directly from iTunes and occasionally rent a movie from iTunes too. It's still mega-cheap compared to paying Comcast for 99 TV shows about towing cars and meter maids. I would also check out Plex (https://plex.tv/) for streaming any content you may have locally on a server someplace. If you are into downloading stuff that will be the esiest way to get it to all your devices. Samsung TV has a player app for Plex, there is also a player for iPhone and Roku but not one for AppleTV (AFAIK). -Cameron ... ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373278 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Cutting the Cable
I have a MacBook Pro, iPhone and iPad as well as an AirPort Extreme. Apple TV might be what I need. I do like the idea of a smart tv though. Sent from my iPhone 6+ On Mar 2, 2015, at 2:45 PM, Cameron Childress camer...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: My question is what device to get? I have a PS3 for Netflix and Amazon Prime. I have Google Chromecast, but I am not impressed with the quality. The sound keeps cutting out. I am looking at a Roku or Apple TV device. What are you all using and can you give me some comments? I am also checking the inter webs and making comparisons. If you have lots of products in the Apple ecosystem then an AppleTV is worth it. Otherwise you might get more out of a Roku (and I see you already have a Chromecast). We also have Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Hulu. We rent a few shows directly from iTunes and occasionally rent a movie from iTunes too. It's still mega-cheap compared to paying Comcast for 99 TV shows about towing cars and meter maids. I would also check out Plex (https://plex.tv/) for streaming any content you may have locally on a server someplace. If you are into downloading stuff that will be the esiest way to get it to all your devices. Samsung TV has a player app for Plex, there is also a player for iPhone and Roku but not one for AppleTV (AFAIK). -Cameron ... ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:373279 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
