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I highly recommend downloading the HULU desktop application if you hook up your computer to the TV. It is remote control friendly, so you don’t need to hook up a keyboard to watch videos. Also note that there is an application for google and youtube videos.
Use this website to scroll data. Great for broadcasting text over video stream.
Splitcam to share your video. How to guide.
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With the Playstation 3 firmware update (1.80) from Sony not only gave us HDTV owners great new resolution-scaling options, but they slipped in support for media servers as well! Here are a couple of options for setting up a DLNA-compliant media server.
PC
Microsoft’s Windows Media Player 11 and Simplecenter are two options. With Simplecenter you don’t need WMP11. Both require that you already have your Playstation 3 connected to your home network as well as your PC. Sony’s help for network configuration is here.
Using Windows Media Player 11 as the server
Open Windows Media Player 11
From the toolbar, select Library then Media Sharing
Check “Share my media”
On the PS3 -- Under Video, Photos or Music, select “Scan for media server”
Go back to the PC, and you should see a pop up showing an unknown device trying to connect.
Allow the device, and everything should work.
Using Simplecenter as the server
Download Simplecenter from http://www.simplecenter.com/
Install -- If you only want the basic version, just click next when it asks you to create an account.
Select your shared media folders and let it scan.
Click next one last time.
Check your PS3 and your media server should now be visible.
Other Windows Notes
Nero MediaHome is considerd to be the most feature-rich server
Buffalo also provides UPNP solution with its external network hard drive.
Mac
Allegro Media Server
TwonkyMedia
Elgato Eyeconnect
Comprehensive list of known DLNA-Compliant and UPnP media server applications
Mac OSX
Windows
Linux
Notes
Some of these apps are known to handle things like trans-coding and specific X-Box or PS3 features better than others.
For help deciding which software to use, read How to choose a DLNA Media Server for Windows, Mac OS X or Linux
More info can be found here: Leo laporte
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Paulyanez -- My Media Player -- Desktop application using Adobe Air.
Video Player using Hulu Service
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Here are great links for finding instant watch videos on netflix:
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My ROKU box has arrived, 3 days l
ater via fedx. This is an amazing device. I was up in running in about 5 minutes. I hooked up the ROKU to my tv with my existing HDMI cable (not supplied), and the only other cable was the power cord for the ROKU box. After inserting the two AAA batteries (included) in to the remote, I was up and running. My TV showed me that I was using 480p video mode when I plugged in the ROKU. The first thing I noticed was that there wasn’t any power on/off switch or button on the remote. It just turned on.
The hardest part was using the remote control to enter my wep key for my wireless internet connection, which was 16 digits long. The setup screen had the keyboard and num pad setup as buttons, and you would use the arrows and the select key on the remote to enter your code. Once connected, I was asked to log into the netflix website and enter an access code that was displayed on the ROKU screen. As soon as I hit the enter key on the netflix site, all of my queued videos started to populate the ROKU screen. I clicked on the first video just to see it working. After my selection, a status bar appeared, and indicated it was testing for video quality. It started up with 2 out of 4. I immediatly thought I was going to be disappointed, as I have read that 2 is low quality. About 25 seconds later, the video began to play. The video was watchable, but the pixels were noticable. I decided to reposition the box, and upgrade the software. After the upgrade, it reset itself, and in less then 30 seconds, I was back at the main menu, able to choose another movie to watch. I chose another movie, and this time I was presented with 3 out of four for the video quality. It was a big improvement. I watched for about 10 minutes, and decided to pause the movie. The movie I choose was in 4:3 mode, and it had the letterbox bars on the side of the video. I went into the setup menu and selected 4:3. I went back to the movie, and did a resume. About 15 seconds later, I got a 4 out of 4 for the video quality, and It resumed playback. This was very impressive, as it filled the screen without the letterbox, and it looked like I was watching the movie from my DVD player.
The only thing holding it back is lack of content. It would be great if it would stream music and video from either a web site or from my multimedia server, similar to there ROKU 1000 unit. To top it off, add a hard drive and include a web browser and you would have the ultimate multimedia solution. ROKU has made this an open source project, so both the hardware and software specs are available for all to see. There is talk about adding other sources of video such as Hulu and Youtube. For the price / performance, this is a great alternative to cable TV. $8.99 a month for the Netflix service, and a one time $100 purchase of the ROKU box. You just a DSL connection or better to the internet. Dial up will not cut it.
Here is a great link for finding instant watch videos on netflix:
Video Player using Hulu Service
This is a great TV Player using adobe air and using Hulu Service. It does have limited commercials, but it also supports HD and CC
8x Blu-ray USB 2.0 burner coming from Buffalo
Buffalo has announced that it is releasing the first-ever Blu-ray burners with the ability to record at 8X speeds.
The company has an external and internal 8X drive, dubbed the BR-816U2 and BR-816FBS and each will be able to write dual-layer BD50s at the new speed meaning in theory all 50GB can be filled up in 15 minutes. Rewritable BD can be written at 2x while CDs and DVDs can write at max speeds.
The external drive has a USB 2.0 interface as well as a eSATA connector providing the same bandwidth as if the drive were attached internally.
Each of the drives comes with Cyberlink software for playback, authoring and burning of Blu-ray content.
The drives will hit Japan in August for the equivalent of $382 USD(for the internal) and $435 for the external.
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HAVA for Microsoft Media Center MCE
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The PC client for HAVA Wireless HD and Platinum HD offers a seamless Media Center plug-in that enables users to watch live TV on their Media Center PC without requiring a TV Tuner card installed in the PC or even having a TV connection any room you wish to enjoy the Media Center experience. That’s right, watch live TV on multiple Media Center PC’s simultaneously using your existing home Ethernet or wireless (802.11a/g) network and create a virtual TV Tuner environment that provides true home media freedom by taking Media Center to any room in house or outside on the deck. Of course all of the Media Center TV features like scheduled recording, pause, fast forward and rewind of live TV are all enabled when using the HAVA Media Center plug-in.
Easy Setup
Simply connect HAVA up to any video source including HD of course, and launch Media Center. It really is that simple!
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