Movies, Television, Streaming

despite not being happy about their firmware being unable to accept special characters in my wifi-network’s password. Hopefully, they do allow the most basic of special characters to at least keep my wifi somewhat secure. (And then the chore of changing the password on all devices currently connected to it.)

But, that was the least of the quirks…[Read more]

I know they have online material, but haven’t gotten very deep into the catalogs.

See if your library has an online catalog. Most do.

I had donated money to their kickstarter (I think that’s what the documentarians used) but that was also many years ago. They were supposed to send a DVD. That never happened, so I guess the only perk I might see is my name (if that’s listed in the credits).

How did you view it? DVD, streaming, satellite channel?

Hold on just a second here, @ohiobarbarian

I was talking about how things become strictly price. And availability. And why? I can do it better and cheaper, they say. Really?

How many operating systems do you need for your laptop? 10? 50?

That is the part of capitalism that I find egregious. I’m not saying anything about either system,…[Read more]

One reason I like TCM is the knowledgable people who introduce various movies each evening (or morning as with Noir Alley). I end up watching some movies I might have passed by had I only used the movie’s description as a guide.

There is also the Criterion Channel for $11/month. I might look into that one, too.

But, I’m not as big of a media…[Read more]

I’ll probably still use something like a Roku or Firestick anyway, but might go back to look at that other thing I mentioned for a stereo system (basically to allow for adding my music files to a big external drive dedicated to just playing music). In case you’re interested, here’s the…[Read more]

In fact, I recall seeing a graphic not long ago pointing out how all of the streaming services you have to get to match your former satellite/cable service (and viewing wants/needs) add up to the same amount. So, only the method of getting that data changed.

It’s a single board computer so all you have to do is put it in a case, and write the operating system to a micro SD card (which you can do on your PC) then put that card into the Raspberry Pi and turn it on.  The whole setup takes less than an hour, easily.

“demongeek”?

But I’m not technically-inclined enough to A) build one, and B) program one. I can handle a soldering iron well enough to do minor repairs on wires and such, but don’t ask me to work on anything digital unless it’s already built and all I have to do is plug it into a PCIe slot.

I did honestly look into building an stereo system based on the…[Read more]

@satan I have no idea what weird demonic dialect that was.

Build a KODI media center on a Raspberry Pi. That’s what I’m using as my main streamer here in Hell, after my Android TV box up and died (and I refuse to use the idiotic so-called “smart” functions on my Samsung TV)

Sling TV works with KODI, as do Netflix, Amazon, and some of the second tier streaming services like Tubi. In fact Tubi actually…[Read more]

@sffh Seriously, markets are fine. All they are is a medium of exchange. Every society has markets. I have the feeling my definition of socialism is very different from yours. I don’t believe in the government owning everything. Clearly, that doesn’t work.

@ohiobarbarian , do you have any idea just how capitalist this whole topic sounds?

I mean, shit.

I just like having the old tube set up where I turn the fucking thing on and it works.

God, I miss the old days. Hated most of the shit on TV, but never had all this fucking garbage to go thru to get shit programming.

I mean seriously, you are only going to get a small amount of anything worth watching and tons of shit no matter how you hook up…[Read more]

and have been quite happy with it. Current one was all of $30 and gives me what I need.

I also have a Google Chromecast – $30 – which I occasionally use to watch something from a browser (including a mobile phone!) to the TV.