A/V Talk - Uncensored

[#] Fri Oct 12 2012 18:22:41 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored

Yes, because you might use it to select a channel that's showing something with rounded corners, so you have to cover the Apple patent license.

[#] Fri Feb 15 2013 20:31:51 EST from generica @ Uncensored

Netflix finally offers me enough value that I'd consider paying for it.
(streaming service)

[#] Mon Feb 18 2013 10:00:44 EST from Freakdog @ Dog Pound BBS II

Fri Feb 15 2013 08:31:51 PM EST from generica @ Uncensored

Netflix finally offers me enough value that I'd consider paying for it.
(streaming service)

I'm thinking of canning my subscription. The limited range of selection is starting to bug me a little.

[#] Thu Feb 21 2013 03:10:24 EST from generica @ Uncensored

They have more than I have on my hard drive, and that's all I use right now (no cable). OTA HD works pretty well too.

[#] Fri Feb 22 2013 23:18:33 EST from wizard of aahz @ Uncensored

Actually netflix has been improving their streaming offerings.

[#] Sat Feb 23 2013 17:33:41 EST from fireball @ Uncensored

Well when they lost their contract with, Stars was it? They lost a pretty good bit of content.

[#] Tue Feb 26 2013 03:47:34 EST from generica @ Uncensored

The CA netflix streaming is wayyyy different than the US one, too, it turns out. Lots Less.

[#] Thu Apr 18 2013 20:32:25 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored

So what's the most versatile internet-to-tv hookup these days? Roku? Apple handcuff TV? Google TV? Roll your own on a Pi?

[#] Fri Apr 19 2013 11:26:15 EDT from dothebart @ Uncensored

Thu Apr 18 2013 20:32:25 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored

So what's the most versatile internet-to-tv hookup these days? Roku? Apple handcuff TV? Google TV? Roll your own on a Pi?

XBMC is clearly the answer.

the newer pi with 512MB ram is probably a cheap and well explored option.

however, just booting a pi-bootimage on the cubieboard did not work. (which has 1g Ram but uses the same SOC - A10 all winner)

I didn't bother to look at the boot of the PI image (which works on one of the older PIs with 256 MBRam) via the serial console.

One main difference between pi and cubie board which might be pro-pi is that the pi also has a FBas chinch plug for elderly TV, the cubieboard just a HDMI port.

If you care, I could have a look at whats going wrong with the xbmc boot image on the cubie board.

[#] Sat Apr 20 2013 13:47:40 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored

I happen to have one of those "elderly" TV's ... a 32" CRT, standard definition.

I also have a 40" LCD with a 720p screen and an older computer built into it, and no, it doesn't seem to work with an external source. I wonder if XBMC can be made to boot on that.

[#] Sat Apr 20 2013 20:32:18 EDT from fleeb @ Uncensored

I have a Roku. It's hackable, as I understand, although honestly, I don't watch enough television to make it worthwhile.

[#] Sat Apr 20 2013 20:33:31 EDT from zooer @ Uncensored

I have an Roku box also, but I canceled my netflix subscrition and stopped using it. I remember reading about
hacks for it.

[#] Sat Apr 20 2013 20:48:20 EDT from fleeb @ Uncensored

Well, underneath its shiny surface, Linux lurks.

[#] Mon May 06 2013 22:06:12 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar @ Uncensored

All I really want is to play YouTube (and maybe my own local media) on the living room tv. If I want to pay for a movie I've already got access to PPV.

These days my attention span is too short for movies.