Underrated Purchases Thread 2K16
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So I cut the cable tv and phone service from my provider (Cablevision/Optimum)
I think I pay $60-ish dollars for the internet (60 mbps) plus whatever the taxes are.
I also signed up for HBO Now which runs $15 a month.
Plus Netflix (streaming only) at $8 a month.
Almost any HDTV is going to have a built in tuner, so even if you just plugged the tv to the wall, you'll get channels 2-20 (or so) for free. And they come in HD! (I watched CBS and Fox football games that way).
You'll be a little bit screwed on sports that show on ESPN and other cable networks because while a lot of them have apps or websites that let you stream, they only do it for people who are cable tv subscribers.
So even though I still have Optimum for my internet...if I try to log into WatchESPN, it detects that tv isn't part of my subscription so it won't let me watch games. I've found a bit of a work-around on this though. If I open up the WatchESPN app on my phone and log in (I have a friend who has Optimum tv and let's me sign in with her account and PW)....and I stream it to the tv via the phone (meaning I turn off the wifi)...I can get the games. The downside is that then I'm using my phone's data. BUT...as soon as the game is streaming, I just turn on the wifi on the phone...then stream it to the chromecast, and I can watch games on my tv.
Sorry if that was complicated.
Then again, that's just me rambling. When you have a chromecast you would install the app on your phone, or tablet. But you'd also have it on your laptop/computer. And anything that's on your screen in the Google Chrome browser can be streamed to the chromecast. It's like if you connected an HDMI cable from your computer to the tv. Except with the Chromecast you're doing it wirelessly. So let's say I found a stream of a boxing match or football game or movie or youtube video and I'm watching it in the Google Chrome browser.....I can send that to the Chromecast and it'll appear on my tv.
I hope this helps a little. There are other people who can answer your questions or explain things a lot more clearly than I can.
Chromecast isn't the only way to do that stuff though @BLAZO da GAWD
Roku and Amazon Fire TV do the same thing. And they have separate remote controls (or sometimes their own tv boxes) so you're not working off an app. And those might be simpler or better options.
Roku and Amazon Fire TV do the same thing. And they have separate remote controls (or sometimes their own tv boxes) so you're not working off an app. And those might be simpler or better options.
Son tells NO liesthese joints are unbelievable. Nothing better then raw, but if you ain't bout that preggo/infection life ain't nothing like these
fukk those condoms I broke a whole 3 pack in less than 20 minutes after I heard the last one break I just kept going and pulled out.
They do feel pretty good though.
BLAZO da GAWD
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I could use my parents' cable information for WatchESPN, no? That's what I do when I watch on the app via my phone throughout the day when I'm out and about.So I cut the cable tv and phone service from my provider (Cablevision/Optimum)
I think I pay $60-ish dollars for the internet (60 mbps) plus whatever the taxes are.
I also signed up for HBO Now which runs $15 a month.
Plus Netflix (streaming only) at $8 a month.
Almost any HDTV is going to have a built in tuner, so even if you just plugged the tv to the wall, you'll get channels 2-20 (or so) for free. And they come in HD! (I watched CBS and Fox football games that way).
You'll be a little bit screwed on sports that show on ESPN and other cable networks because while a lot of them have apps or websites that let you stream, they only do it for people who are cable tv subscribers.
So even though I still have Optimum for my internet...if I try to log into WatchESPN, it detects that tv isn't part of my subscription so it won't let me watch games. I've found a bit of a work-around on this though. If I open up the WatchESPN app on my phone and log in (I have a friend who has Optimum tv and let's me sign in with her account and PW)....and I stream it to the tv via the phone (meaning I turn off the wifi)...I can get the games. The downside is that then I'm using my phone's data. BUT...as soon as the game is streaming, I just turn on the wifi on the phone...then stream it to the chromecast, and I can watch games on my tv.
Sorry if that was complicated.
Then again, that's just me rambling. When you have a chromecast you would install the app on your phone, or tablet. But you'd also have it on your laptop/computer. And anything that's on your screen in the Google Chrome browser can be streamed to the chromecast. It's like if you connected an HDMI cable from your computer to the tv. Except with the Chromecast you're doing it wirelessly. So let's say I found a stream of a boxing match or football game or movie or youtube video and I'm watching it in the Google Chrome browser.....I can send that to the Chromecast and it'll appear on my tv.
I hope this helps a little. There are other people who can answer your questions or explain things a lot more clearly than I can.
Nah broham she had some stupid tight gushy. I guess I just got a bad batch.
I'm going to wait until next week to get checked out this happened 2 weeks ago.
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$299.00
Priceless tho... The gift that don't stop giving
Legal Reasons of Course....http://m.sears.com/search=msr900 magnetic stripe credit card reader writer msr206
$299.00
Priceless tho... The gift that don't stop giving
stay blessed up, breh
Yes.
And if your parents' tv package includes HBO or Showtime, you can also sign into HBO Go (which is a bit different than HBO Now) and also Showtime Anytime using their cable information (their Optimum, Time Warner, etc.. login and password)
Again, since my friend has the Optimum Triple Play and has Showtime and HBO, I was able to use her account info to log into Showtime Anytime and watch shows like Ray Donovan, Shameless, etc..
And once you're logged into those things, you can send those apps to your chromecast and tv
link bruh?oh, underrated purchases. this soap:
got a nikka feeling like a new god
Been searching and can't find this anywhere
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Call me Dad
i've had these since christmas and didn't know i could use these on my pc... what else can i use these for?
I was just planning to use this on my PS4 but it works flawlessly on PC and the range and sound is pretty damn good
you mean wireless right? i know they come with a cord