Tv
05 November 2013, 05:11 PM
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Tv
How many people actually watch anything on tv nowadays? After my mrs told me a young girl at her work doesn't have a TV I've been thinking what do we watch?
I watch moto gp once every couple of weeks and the season ends soon. Surely I could did this online streaming? Football lately is boring the **** out of me and I haven't missed sky sports or the f1 channel this season at all.
Honestly my tv hasn't changed channel from the peppa pig channel for several days now.
I watch moto gp once every couple of weeks and the season ends soon. Surely I could did this online streaming? Football lately is boring the **** out of me and I haven't missed sky sports or the f1 channel this season at all.
Honestly my tv hasn't changed channel from the peppa pig channel for several days now.
05 November 2013, 05:35 PM
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A mate of mine hasn't had a tv for years. He watches anything he's interested in on his pc.
He does get a bit of stick for it but looking at the almost endless stream of complete and utter ****e, particularly on Saturday nights I can't say I blame him!!
He does get a bit of stick for it but looking at the almost endless stream of complete and utter ****e, particularly on Saturday nights I can't say I blame him!!
05 November 2013, 06:56 PM
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It's a strange situation because you are basically right I suppose but I'd still rather have a TV even though there's nothing that I must watch on it.
For example, right now I'm watching 'nothing to declare' on sky living HD. There's no way I would bother logging onto a computer/tablet to steam/download the episodes. I don't need to watch it but it's mild entertainment while I wait for the dinner to cook. I guess you could call it casual TV watching. Most of the programs I watch are just random programs that I'll casually watch and there's no series that I follow, but I'd still rather have the TV on in the background than no TV at all.
For example, right now I'm watching 'nothing to declare' on sky living HD. There's no way I would bother logging onto a computer/tablet to steam/download the episodes. I don't need to watch it but it's mild entertainment while I wait for the dinner to cook. I guess you could call it casual TV watching. Most of the programs I watch are just random programs that I'll casually watch and there's no series that I follow, but I'd still rather have the TV on in the background than no TV at all.
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05 November 2013, 07:10 PM
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i watch..........
the walking dead series
revolution series
top gear
dragons den
cake boss
wheeler dealers
then a mixture of gangster programs,special one offs etc and also things like monsters inside me and other related shows
i do not watch ****e like eastenders,x factor,britains got talent,big brother etc as i think its utter bollocks,how anybody can sit and watch the x-factor and really think that they are watching pure talent is beyond me
my mrs watches all of that crap......................shes a ****
the walking dead series
revolution series
top gear
dragons den
cake boss
wheeler dealers
then a mixture of gangster programs,special one offs etc and also things like monsters inside me and other related shows
i do not watch ****e like eastenders,x factor,britains got talent,big brother etc as i think its utter bollocks,how anybody can sit and watch the x-factor and really think that they are watching pure talent is beyond me
my mrs watches all of that crap......................shes a ****
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05 November 2013, 08:35 PM
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Only good thing about X Factor is when they have all the village idiots on the auditions.
They have cut down on them now.
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06 November 2013, 09:40 AM
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I work fairly unsocial hours and most of what I watch is recorded or I'll watch a dvd.
06 November 2013, 09:48 AM
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Thats what torrents were invented for, I only have a big TV so I can use it to plug my laptops HDMI port into.
I have a TV licence because I assume i have the "ability" to watch tv, so might still require one
I have a TV licence because I assume i have the "ability" to watch tv, so might still require one
06 November 2013, 10:15 AM
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Been thinking about this myself, but I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to this sort of stuff. I usually download on to a usb and play it through my xbox. Problem is, not everything plays via xbox, but plays fine on laptop. Am I right in thinking I just need a HDMI cable running from the laptop to the plasma? Does the sound come from the pc or TV??
06 November 2013, 10:28 AM
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It will be better quality than watching from a usb mate, will run at the maximum quality you can ouput or the video is recorded in etc as far as I am aware a usb wont be able to out put "HD"
06 November 2013, 10:33 AM
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10ft-3m-HD...item27da1dde1a is this the right cable mate? I've been looking on fleabay and some say it doesn't support sound? Sorry for the questions mate, like I say, I'm a little green with the stuff..
06 November 2013, 10:43 AM
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USB is a data interface, not a media one like HDMI. The quality from USB is whatever the source video is recorded in.
06 November 2013, 10:53 AM
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06 November 2013, 11:04 AM
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It seems alot of them dont offer this capability, i spent ages looking for one when i bought a laptop with a hdmi port.
I dont think VGA leads do sound, I cant say as I havent used one before!
this looks like what you need?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HD-VGA-wit...item3a859b2625
I dont think VGA leads do sound, I cant say as I havent used one before!
this looks like what you need?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HD-VGA-wit...item3a859b2625
06 November 2013, 11:05 AM
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It seems alot of them dont offer this capability, i spent ages looking for one when i bought a laptop with a hdmi port.
I dont think VGA leads do sound, I cant say as I havent used one before!
this looks like what you need?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HD-VGA-wit...item3a859b2625
I dont think VGA leads do sound, I cant say as I havent used one before!
this looks like what you need?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HD-VGA-wit...item3a859b2625
06 November 2013, 12:00 PM
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completely agree, the mrs likes to watch x factor (I go to the pub while it is on) Over 2hrs of programme, and at least an hour is adverts! Means they have to put less content on and spend less money on programmes while the british public again idlelly sit back and let it happen
