Zlinedavid
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20 minutes ago, milehiiu said:
Yeah. I have two smart tv's. One is a 4KHDTV. And frankly, I get a better picture when I go through Roku than the smart app on the tv, outside of a Roku. I also have a Chromecast Ultra hooked up to that tv, along with a Roku. And have to say the Roku outperforms the Chromecast. As long as Roku is doing the great job they currently are doing...I highly doubt I will ever buy another non Roku smart tv. Making sure is is a TCL.
Drroogh.... a Roku smart tv is the way I would go... as my son has already done. The TCL Roku is a fabulous TV.... at an unbelieveably affordable cost.
How is the Roku connected compared to the TV itself? Both wifi, both hardwired or split?
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Roku is a device, not a streaming service. Think of it as an internet-connected cable box. It plugs in to your TV, which displays the programming sent to it. Hulu is a subscription service you can access through a Roku device.
There are TVs now that have the Roku hardware integrated, so you don't need the separate device.
You could use a cell phone as a connection to the Roku if your phone was able to be used as a wifi hot spot.
That said, "smart tvs" skip the Roku step entirely and have the Hulu/Netflix/Amazon/etc software pre-loaded so you don't need a separate device, just an internet connection.
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14 minutes ago, Drroogh said:
In England I was on my laptop, tried two different VPN services ExpressVPN and TORVPN, every US location I tried was blocked. Even a couple of the somewhat secret servers. But like I said when I went to the ESPN site they let me sign on using my HULU account and I was able to watch the game on ESPN.
Shared logins like that often don't do a full authentication. Just simple password verification through the "host" service. Any additional blocks/verifications are still on the secondary site's end.
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6 minutes ago, Drroogh said:
Not sure about YouTube but I know HULU is VERY aggressive about blocking VPN servers. Found that out much to my dismay when I tried to connect while I was in England. Luckily ESPN was not so aggressive!
Will Hulu let you stream via browser on a tablet, or do they force everything to the app?
Never tried spoofing an IP, but assuming it's possible on a rooted device.
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Just now, Drroogh said:
Sorry, but Android is also Google! Not going there!
Can't access your personal information if theres none on the device, and it can't assess your location.
Oh, VPN. Forgot the VPN.
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3 minutes ago, Drroogh said:
It all depends on your particular situation and what is available to you. For Zline cutting the cord makes no sense, for me where the ONLY DSL was actually slower than my cell service, going cellular makes sense. In terms of streaming, again it depends on your needs and inclinations, for instance I refuse to use YouTube because it is owned by Google. I actually read the Google Terms and Conditions and avoid them like the plague!! Short answer there is no one size fits all answer!
Separate Android line/device for streaming. Rooted. Location services disabled. Spoof GPS locator installed. Set geocoordinates to Manitoba or Barbados.
Google account name: random character string. Name: "Bob **ckyougoogle"
YouTube app disabled. Firefox browser. Adblock Plus.
Enjoy YouTube.
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I'll normally jump in on tech discussions, but this is something I've never investigated. The city I live in actually has cable tv/internet available as a part of our utilities. I get 100-some odd channels, plus HBO for about $45 a month, and after the first 12 months, no contract. No BTN, but I wind up listening to the TuneIn radio stream more often than not anyway.
To me, not worth the hassle for $45 a month. If it was $150-200 a month just for the TV portion like I've seen, then yes, absolutely.
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6 hours ago, NotIThatLives said:
What is he doing?
Applying to Duke
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http://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/26352507
Jeremy Lamb's rediculous game winning buzzer beater. Unreal.
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7 minutes ago, rico said:
Go to the rental shop.
Yeah, but that costs money...lol. Half the reason I do all this stuff myself is because I'm a cheap bastard.
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58 minutes ago, rico said:
I set myself up for that one, didn't I? LOL
Damn. I need to borrow one. 😂
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7 minutes ago, rico said:
Name a tool, I probably have it.
Concrete wet saw?
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I'm a card carrying member of this club too. I'll attempt anything aside from roofing. Repair wise in the last year, I've replaced an air conditioning capacitor, replaced a leaking water heater expansion tank, painted 80% of the interior of my house, replaced a garage door, and converted all of our exterior Christmas decorations to LED.
Currently, I'm in the middle of building a new fireplace housing (electric) /mantle/built in bookshelves for my living room, then installing hardwood flooring. In the past few years, I've added/redone nearly every window/door casing in my house with 4" craftsman-style molding, done board and batten style wainscoting in the kitchen, installed over 1000 feet of Cat6 network cable to every room (phones and tablets are quite literally the only things on WiFi), laid a short rustic stone walkway, and built custom cabinetry/enclosure for the laundry room.
A) Saves a crap load of money.
B) There's a satisfaction in doing a job yourself, both in figuring out the problem, and knowing it's (in most cases...lol) done right.
C) Most importantly, gives me leverage to buy new/upgrade power tools. "Of course I can install that flooring, honey. In fact, with that table saw *cough* thatI'vebeenaskingforforthelast3years *cough*, I'd get it done in a lot less time...."
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9 minutes ago, FW_Hoosier said:
Heady play by Zeller, lol
Luke or Tyler probably pulled that same trick on him when he was 7. Been waiting a long time to pay that one back.
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7 minutes ago, CauseThatsMyDJ said:
EJ adds to the Celtics recent struggles.
A) I think he hit one of those from New Hampshire.
B) Lord that's a sweet looking shot.
C) All these years later and EJ is still decieving as to how quick he really is.
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3 hours ago, dwtaylor1055 said:
I knew Wesley Mathews took pride in his defense, energy and leadership, but he's on another level then what I thought. I think he's our best defender for positions 1-3 hands down and that's including Vic in the fold(please don't shoot me for making this statement). Also his leadership is already starting to show, multiple times last night Thad(our glue guy) had multiple bad calls against him and was beyond upset with the refs and Wes was right there to calm him down, talk to him in the moment and continue to praise him for his effort on KAT. He may be 31 or 32, however I would LOVE for the Pacers to bring him back next season on a 2 or 3 year deal. He provides good solid defense, leadership, energy and is a very respectable 3pt shooter. I do not think Vic will be ready by start of the season, I think he won't be back into the starting lineup until sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I think Vic plays and is very limited off of the bench until then. Gimme this group for next season and I would be estatic:
I've always liked Matthews' game. Not a specialist in anything, but solid all around.
I think once Vic is near full strength, Matthews would be a hell of a 6th man. Certainly capable as a 2 guard, and has the size and defensive chops to handle being a SF as well (think Kobe in his last few seasons).
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DWade banks in a last second 3 to sink the Warriors.
http://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/26098766
Good for him. If they don't make the playoffs, at least he has one final highlight moment from his last season.
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On 2/25/2019 at 11:12 PM, KoB2011 said:
Cousins got a tech tonight that may be worse than the Duncan laughing on the bench tech. Hornets player lost his shoe, it was sitting right in the middle of the play and easily could have resulted in a turned ankle, so he tossed it off bounds and got a tech.
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7 minutes ago, 5fouls said:
Thomas Bryant can extremely close to accidently punching an official celebrating a block tonight against the Pacers. If I can find a link, I'll post.
Not exactly a guy you want to take a punch from, intentionally or unintentionally.
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2 hours ago, Hoosierhoopster said:
The funny thing with the Knicks is how incredibly bad their front office has been.
i wonder if all the talk about KD and Kyrie to the Knicks over the summer has any legs.
They gave up on Porzingis, and building through the draft, to free up space for 2 max level players to go with drafting. If they land KD (i’m Skeptical but who knows with KD), they will get back in the hunt quickly. But if they don’t, and can’t fill those spots with elite stars, the dumpster fire will continue in full burn.
As a Mavs fan, I'm grateful for their ineptitude. Worst case, we cleared cap space and got rid of a player who didn't want to be there. Best case, weve got our own Eastern Bloc forming.
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26 minutes ago, milehiiu said:
Just finished my slopper. It was very enjoyable. Just to clarify, the green chile is made with pork. That I then pour over an open face cheeseburger. If you do not want to make your own green chili.... there are many sold in grocery stores, that you can use. We used one tonight that my wife made. MMMMMM !
Pork Chile Verde, cheeseburger....throw some bacon on that and it might be enough to actually kill a vegan. 😂
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17 minutes ago, IU Scott said:
Probably wherever the NBA thinks he is the best fit since they only care about the big markets.
Which is, of course, why the Knicks have been a train wreck for nearly 2 decades now.
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8 minutes ago, milehiiu said:
Yes. I have seen it. Plus this one :
Shouldn't that be the White Castlerole?
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On 2/14/2019 at 9:06 AM, Steubenhoosier said:
I have never had this, but have a manager whose family swears by it.
Every Thanksgiving, he buys about a dozen White Castles and his wife makes their stuffing from them. Several key ingredients are there--meat ( I think) bread, onions. She just adds celery and spices, puts it all in a food processor, and voila. There adult kids request it every year, and won't eat anything else.
The recipe is out there on the net, for those who want to give it a shot.
That sounds even more delicious than a dozen White Castles at 3AM after a dozen or two cheap beers.
I cut the cable. Now I need help.
in Colonial Crester's Corner
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I have both a Roku3 and a RokuTV, sales pitch not needed...lol.
Was asking about your particular connection because wifi will degrade resolution faster (exponentially faster) than ethernet, as will the length of the cable connecting the Roku to the TV. If the Ultra directly connects, all the better.
The fact that you notice a difference in the resolution between the Roku and the internal app is interesting. Never did a side by side comparison.
I go slightly overboard when it comes to my home network (and by slightly overboard, I mean using a nuclear missile to kill a mosquito levels). 4 TVs in my house, none use wifi. I have one dedicated coax in to my modem, one directly to the living room TiVo, and one going to an amplified splitter to serve the other 3 TVs. Network wise, I have Cat6 cable drops in every room all connected back to a gigabit switch. My old router is basically reduced to being a wireless access point. Only things that connect via wifi are phones/tablets,and occasionally laptops.
I have zero bandwidth issues, needless to say.. Lol.