I'm looking at purchasing a tv sometime in the future. What's really out
there as in the way of technology? Thanks.

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Re: TVs
By: The Millionaire to All on Mon Mar 26 2012 15:54:10

I'm looking at purchasing a tv sometime in the future. What's really out there as in the way of technology? Thanks.

I think there's some cool stuff going on with TVs - and some things that are still in development.

One cool thing I found out about last year was Google TV, which is basically a software package available in some set-top boxes that brings some Android-style Internet connectivity features to your TV (such as reading email, browsing the web, watching Netflix and other streaming services, and streaming music from online sources & media services, and even games). I've heard that some TVs
will come integrated with Google TV so you won't need a separate set-top box (and perhaps some are already shipping).

Another cool thing that just hit the market recently is Intel Wireless Display (WiDi for short). WiDi is a technology that lets you wirelessly output your PC video to a TV. You need a compatible PC (which may just mean buying an expansion card to broadcast your PC video & audio) and a set-top box. I've heard that there will be a couple of TV manufacturers making TVs with a WiDi receiver built-in so you don't need a separate set-top box.

Google TV:
http://www.google.com/tv/
Intel Wireless Display:
http://intel.ly/qUQycN

I have a blu-ray player with Google TV, but I think it might be cool to have Google TV built into the TV so that a separate set-top box wouldn't be needed for Google TV.

Nightfox

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Re: TVs
By: The Millionaire to All on Mon Mar 26 2012 15:54:10

I'm looking at purchasing a tv sometime in the future. What's really out there as in the way of technology? Thanks.

$ The Millionaire $
Park Avenue Place
Surrey, B.C., Canada Û  Û

I would get a roku and hook it to your current tv... also there is the new
hdmi format coming out that well let you control settop boxs with your tv's remote and not need 7 remote on your coffie table



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Re: TVs
By: The Millionaire to All on Mon Mar 26 2012 03:54 pm

I'm looking at purchasing a tv sometime in the future. What's really out there as in the way of technology? Thanks.

Not out there, as I'm usually on the trailing edge, but I have a nice LG flat screen. It's got 2 HDMI, component video and cable outputs. HD ready. I plugged it into my rooftop antenna and was able to get 83 HD channels!


I have a Comcast DVR and a last gen Apple TV. It's got Netflix, which rocks for $7.99/month. I jailbroke it and run XMBC to watch movies stored on a Windows file share on my network.

I'm considering getting rid of cable TV and going with terrestrial HD TV, Netflix and XMBC.

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Re: TVs
By: Poindexter Fortran to The Millionaire on Tue Mar 27 2012 05:07 pm

Re: TVs
By: The Millionaire to All on Mon Mar 26 2012 03:54 pm

I'm looking at purchasing a tv sometime in the future. What's really out there as in the way of technology? Thanks.

Not out there, as I'm usually on the trailing edge, but I have a nice LG fla screen. It's got 2 HDMI, component video and cable outputs. HD ready. I plug it into my rooftop antenna and was able to get 83 HD channels!

I have a Comcast DVR and a last gen Apple TV. It's got Netflix, which rocks $7.99/month. I jailbroke it and run XMBC to watch movies stored on a Windows file share on my network.

I'm considering getting rid of cable TV and going with terrestrial HD TV, Netflix and XMBC.

i have a wdtv i use at work and i LOVE it. i catch up on all the tv shows i've missed when on my lunch break[s].

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