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[…]service called Vimeo that is similar to YouTube. You can also watch movie trailers for free and there is a Wall Street Week app with videos as well. Apple TV launched with just a handful of channels, but now they have almost four pages filled with apps for you to explore: If you want a selection of top movies and TV to watch, you’ll have to either subscribe to Netflix or purchase shows and movies from the iTunes store (top-release moves are around $4.99, compared to $3.99 on Amazon). If you don’t already have purchased movies on iTunes, then Amazon with Roku […]
[…]same location! UPDATE: Some months after writing this article, I re-tested the Tablo Dual Lite and the AirTV 2 tuners, and this time Tablo found more channels. It’s possible that Tablo’s firmware was updated to bring in more channels. Watching Live TV The Sling app offers some good free streaming content in addition to your broadcast TV channels. I found their free channels similar to Pluto TV’s. I was stoked to be able to watch The Walking Dead on one of these channels. The channel guide is what you would expect with each row being a different channel and the […]
[…]the recording format is proprietary. Among the many cheap tuner boxes with recording, I recommend the Homeworx DVR Digital Converter: Homeworx Pros Homeworx Cons PlayOn – Requires Subscription, Records Internet Video, Not Live TV This service (not a hardware box) lets you movies and shows from Internet streaming services, as opposed to broadcast TV. For example, say you want to record a TV episode from Hulu, or a movie from Netflix or Disney+. PlayOn lets you do this. Cost starts at $39.99 for 350 cloud recordings or unlimited recordings to your computer. You install the software on your computer and choose from channels […]
[…]down from the upper right corner. Once you see the Control Center, tap the Screen Mirroring button and then select your Apple TV. If you don’t see your Apple TV in the Control Center, try power cycling your Apple TV. If still nothing, check the troubleshooting guide at the end of this article. Note that you will might have to adjust the zoom setting of your TV if you want it to fill the whole screen. This sacrifices some resolution, but it’s not that bad at all on most sites I checked (much better than old SD-quality TV still). On my Sony […]
[…]looking for into the remote mic instead of having to select each letter with the remote control and the Roku will find out which streaming services it is on, i.e., Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc. Amazon Fire TV also has this feature. Note, the Roku Express and Premiere models do not have remotes with built-in voice search microphone. But, if you don’t have a model with voice search, you can use the Roku app on your phone to and speak your commands into the app instead of the remote. Roku gives search results without playing favorites to particular streaming services, while Amazon heavily emphasizes Amazon […]
[…]LA service. Watch NFL Games on the Mobile App For Free You can download the NFL App for iOS and Android, and watch live local and primetime games on your phone for free! For more information on watching the NFL on mobile devices, check this article: How to Watch NFL Games on Android. Watch the NFL, NCAA Basketball, and PGA Golf on Paramount Plus You can watch the NFL, NCAA Basketball, and other sports on CBS’s streaming service, Paramount Plus. Plans start at $4.99/month with limited commercials (as of this writing). Note that the sporting events on Paramount Plus are […]
[…]few minutes so I left to do something else and came back later. Next was the channel scan process, and then the channel guide download process. Again – these take a while. After that, I was up and running watching live TV! Overall, it was a very painless setup process, on iPhone, at least! Watching and Recording TV on iPhone/iPad I like the simplicity of the new Tablo app. It has three modes: Library, which shows your recorded shows, Home, which shows suggested shows, and Live, which shows the channel guide. The 14-day channel guide is simple and well-designed. I […]
[…]blown away at some of the features Samsung packed into it. Here are some surprising things (good and bad) that my Samsung (and many other manufacturers’ modern TVs) can do. 1. Get more broadcast TV channels (using your antenna) The first thing I did when I got my new TV set up was to see how many broadcast TV channels it could pick up compared to my old Sony when using my indoor antenna. To my surprise, it got more channels than my Sony, which previously had the best reception out of the tuners I had tested. After scanning four […]
[…]Tivo service account. This seemed like it would be pain, but luckily TiVo support answered quickly and they were able to get me set up. The TiVo iPhone App Next, I installed the TiVo app on my iPhone. When I tried to log in, I would get either a Sign In Error or a spinner that would go on forever.? Inexplicably, when I tried logging in the next day I was able to get in with no problem. Perhaps the phone needed rebooting? The channel guide on the app is very similar to the TV version. However, when you click […]
[…]app or Android app). That’s how Tablo (network-connected versions, not HDMI versions), AirTV 2, and the HDHomeRun DVRs work. You can watch broadcast TV from one antenna on all of your TVs! 2. Getting More Channels Due to Better Antenna Placement Using one of the DVRs I mentioned above also gives you a lot more flexibility on where you can put your antenna without having to run a lot of coax cable in your home. For example, you could stick your antenna in your attic and attach it to a Roku one foot away. Otherwise, you’d have to run a […]
[…]Subscriptions Many pay services offer free trials. I tried Hulu for a month and binged-watched “The Handmaid’s Tale”, which was amazing. There were also some good original movies like “Becoming Bond” and “City of Gold”. After I bought a new Mac laptop, I got Apple TV+ free for three months, so we enjoyed two seasons of Ted Lasso for free. If you have AT&T for your cell phone service, you get HBO Max for free. Some T-Mobile plans include Netflix for free. I also did this with YouTube Premium to watch the entire first season of “Cobra Kai”, which was […]
[…]you actually get will depend on your exact location, type of antenna, height of your antenna, and other factors. Press the button below and enter your zip code. Wait a few seconds, and it will show you how many potential free TV channels are available in your area. You should be able to get most of the green and yellow channels using a good indoor antenna. Click on the station’s call letters to see what direction the signal is coming from on the map to help you orient your antenna. THE RESULTS OF THE STATION FINDER ARE BASED ON THE FCC […]
[…]TV (Dish) is actually pretty cheap for the first year (about $40 per month, as of this writing), and then it goes up like crazy after the first year. But, you can get at least one year of cheaper TV, then cancel when the price goes up. By then, there may be other options. Consider a Cheap Flat Screen TV I know this whole article is about what to do if you have an old tube TV, but the cost of modern flat LCD/plasma TV’s are so low that you might want to consider it. You can get a 32″ […]
[…]Network-Connected Tablo was easy to set up. I plugged in power, an antenna, and a hard drive and then started the Wi-Fi setup process. I used an iPad to connect to Tablo’s Wi-Fi network, then entered my home Wi-Fi name and password (note I had to use my non-5GHz network). I also had to do two firmware updates, but that wasn’t difficult. After that, I let the Tablo scan for broadcast TV signals. I used a ten-year-old USB hard drive I had lying around, and Tablo worked just fine with it. So for me, the hard drive was virtually “free”. […]
[…]discovering free and cheap ways to watch TV is a good thing, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. In 2017, the average American spent almost four hours a day watching television! That’s a HUGE amount of time to spend staring at a TV screen! What could you accomplish with that time? When you look back on your life, will you wish you did something else with that time? Giving Up TV for Lent This year, Lent runs from Wednesday, March 2nd to Thursday, April 14th, 2022. That’s 40 days x 4 hours = 160 hours that […]
[…]get solid reception for all of the stations in my area at the same time. In one position, PBS and the upper channels would be good, but the lower ones would be flaky. In another position, the lower channels would be good, but the upper ones would be bad. If you’ve done your own antenna experiments, you know what I’m talking about. I was getting desperate, even considering an outdoor antenna, when I tried something crazy: putting the antenna on the inside of my front door. This gave a tremendous improvement in reception! My front door is further out than my […]
[…]just search for the name of the show. I love the old Discovery Channel “Wings” documentaries and there are tons of full episodes available on YouTube! There are many other military documentaries to choose from. Fan Commentary Whatever your interest, you’ll find someone with a YouTube channel willing to talk about it. For me, that’s Star Wars or Star Trek. Oh, and I’ve been into videos that talk about the Marvel Avengers lately. Stand Up Comedy YouTube is a great source of full-length free standup comedy concert shows. I mean, really good ones! These are full-length and professionally-produced, not bootlegs. […]
[…]at 1080p as well. When I’m viewing my TV from my couch, I can’t really notice the difference. And there’s still a lot of content out there that is not 4K. Definitely do not pay for an 8K TV at this point unless you really have money to burn. There’s not that much 8K content out there yet. While I spent a bit extra to get a higher-quality QLED display (about $700), I’m so glad I didn’t spend twice that or even $2000 for a “better” quality screen at the same size. It just isn’t worth it. 2. If you’re […]
[…]you can rewind and fast-forward live TV (within the limits of when you started watching that show and the current time). On the Recast, you can jump head in 30-second increments or back in 10-second increments using the directional buttons. If you use the FF and Rewind buttons, you can seek. You’ll see a small preview window that updates every second or so, along with a time counter showing the time stamp of where you’re seeking to. So, you won’t see the main image speed up or go in reverse when seeking, but the little preview window helps you figure […]
[…]own one of these “displays”, you can buy a TV tuner separately. Here’s my full review of the Homeworx Digital Converter Box, one that I recommend. The other bummer is that now you’ll have yet another remote control in your pile of remotes on your coffee table. That’s why having the tuner integrated into the TV is so much better. But if you want broadcast TV DVR capabilities and are willing to spend more money, then you can go with a Tablo. It has the tuner built-in, so no need for a separate tuner box. What If You Don’t Need a […]
