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Localcast for Chromecast / DLNA may do this.
Picking one of those would be a fun project. I really don't need it to "just work" right away, because I've got sneaker net with a USB thumb drive. So one of those might be fun project. And although I didn't really want to use any kind of computer (including a smart phone), your comment about the Android app got me thinking...I DO have an old Android phone that has an HDMI port and I could set it up to do the single duty of streaming local content to that TV.I understand now. There are no apps in the TV. So you're dependent on the device for smarts. What about a mini computer with Linux? Or arduino?.
I think I'll be going off to get a Chromecast device soon. Need to try that out. If it is not all that, it will go upstairs in the bedroom. Then there'll definitely be a Roku in the near future.
Roku is probably more useful if you plan on streaming. I would also try MS wireless display adapter. You have to have a WIDI compliant laptop/computer if you plan on using this and most newer models of computers do. It works well with my W10 Thinkpad T430s and Android Samsung S5.
The SkipMode feature is available only on certain recorded shows; we hope to make it available for the most popular shows on the most popular channels watched by TiVo subscribers. That means you’ll find SkipMode availability on many shows that you record between 4:30 p.m. and midnight (or 12:30 a.m. on major networks) on the most widely-watched channels.
Maybe you have suggestions for the following situation. It sounds like what you've done. I have an extensive iTunes music library on a Windows system. It works well in my office.Now OTA. Was a cable subscriber. Part of that included music channels. Those were sometimes nice and useful. Now I stream using my Roku, using the Roku Media Player. I also have the FREE Plex channel on my Roku. This is much more complicated but it does a better job of picking up iTunes on my PC, video and photos. I looked at some other posts that discussed this. Some were almost 2 years old. Any new things in this area? Oh, I have Pandora, too.
Maybe you have suggestions for the following situation. It sounds like what you've done. I have an extensive iTunes music library on a Windows system. It works well in my office.
I thought it would be simple to stream music from there to Roku. Reading about this last evening, I got nowhere. The instructions I found were very confusing.
1. Do I need to run Roku Media Server on the PC? Is that the only way to do this?
2. What about the Plex channel? Would that require a media server that's compatible?
3. Are there other ways to do this?
Tivo is bringing SkipMode to the older Roamio boxes. On shows where it is available (usually the more popular evening shows) one button and we flash past the commercials to the next segment of the show. Very nice.
Broadcasters challenged Dish Network’s new Hopper DVR features in lawsuits filed in 2012, including one, AutoHop, that automatically skips over ads for subscribers. But ABC and CBS settled their litigation against Dish as they sought to renew carriage agreements.
DW loves HGTV, DIY, Cooking and all that, so we have to keep some sort of TV service in order to promote marital harmony.
We just switched BACK to cable after an unpleasant two years with DirecTV.
Time Warner has a TV/30Mb internet/phone package for $90. That's half what we were paying for DirecTV + internet and phone. We now get basic cable though the house again, more internet speed and international calls included.
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Gone4Good: I've been meaning to ask--in the avatar that you use, which one of you is ER Forum member, Gone4Good?
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We choose iTunes over Amazon because the former still allows us to download programs to our hard drives, something you can no longer do with Amazon. That's useful when wifi blows.
Maybe you have suggestions for the following situation. It sounds like what you've done. I have an extensive iTunes music library on a Windows system. It works well in my office.
I thought it would be simple to stream music from there to Roku. Reading about this last evening, I got nowhere. The instructions I found were very confusing.
1. Do I need to run Roku Media Server on the PC? Is that the only way to do this?
2. What about the Plex channel? Would that require a media server that's compatible?
3. Are there other ways to do this?
NAS may be the way to go to transition my library away from itunes.For 1, you need to enable your PC to be a DLNA server. Search for this based on your operating system. Once you enable this, Roku Media Player will find you PC.
For 2, you need to install a Plex media server on your PC and add Plex as a Roku channel. Then you should be good.
You do not need to do both 1 and 2. I have because I was experimenting. You asked for more ways to do this. Someone suggested a flash drive loaded with tons of music. You could then plug this into your Roku, depending on the type. Didn't try that but I bet it would work.
My router can serve as a DLNA server. So, I plugged a flash drive with music and photos into it's USB port. It worked great.
Some NAS will serve as a Plex media server. Not mine. If yours does, it would be great as you don't need to have a PC on to play music.
I've been reading all these posts for months now and have decided to stay put with Verizon for now. I just heard the other day that some changes are coming later this year with regard to the rental of cable boxes. Don't know the details.
TV is our only form of entertainment as we don't go out to the movies, concerts, stage plays, etc. Just too old to get into that and don't feel like driving into Tampa to see all that. Right now we pay $215/month total bill. Breakdown as follows:
$30 phone, $70 for HD high content TV, $50 for 50/50 internet, $42 for equipment rental, $32 for FIOS Quantum service and $9 for Netflix streaming. Then there is $22 for taxes, surcharges and misc fees. Also, we are getting a $40/month credit for bundle service which expires in May. I think I can continue getting this discount. I know all that is a lot, but we are running five TV's and wife wants to record up to six different shows. That required Quantum. We "budgeted" $2500/year for entertainment and that's about where we are right now.