OT, but compared to most of the stuff here, On topic.
Most people who have netflix have cable tv, right?
But can I get it just to watch on the PC, using the internet connection?
Starts at $7.99/month, 96/year.
Are there likely to be other charges for typical series on netflix, or will $100 do it most of the time?
I've heard of one or two series I'd like to watch, although I don't know where I'd find the time.
Yeah, you just need a PC but I would plug it into your TV. Most have a VGA port. If you have a TV new enough not to have VGA, you probably have a PC with an HDMI port.
You can also use Chromecast. That does it wireless and you can still use the computer.
I get NF off my daughter's multi-use subscription. AFAIK there are no "pay-per-view" selections. The monthly charge covers anything unlimited.
As such, it does not have a lot of recent, "first-run" movies or programs. It does have a lot that you wouldn't see on cable TV.
I watch it in bed on an iPad via house WiFi. Can get it on PC via WiFi also.
No, my tv doesn't have VGA and my PC doesn't have HDMI, but your "Yeah" was the important part.
No HDMI in the tv either. I do have HDMI input in the DVDR-HD, but no longer a tv that works on the same floor as the PC. Now the only TV I use is in the kitchen, and it seems to require simultaneous eating.
Thanks, you guys
Maybe she gets stuck paying for all your excesses? "Yes, Dad watches the most expensive things on the web. He's such an oblivet."
I actually do have an Ipad someone gave me that I've never used for anything, although if I'm in bed I might fall asleep and have to watch it again. But I don't have to be in bed and that's still a very good idea. Thanks.
We get it on ours son's account. I have it on a smart TV but also with Comcast cable on 2 dumb TV's can see it as Comcast X1 system has a ap on the remote that allows access. If you find a series you like you can binge the whole season and they have some great series.
You've got me thinking (and that's hard to do).
If you can watch your netflix on your iPad, and if I can too, does that mean I can just use wifi to watch a youtube video on my iPad? And I can try that now without netflix or extra stuff, just to see if I enjoy it?
And somewhere I have notes about it but I have a fairly old ipad. Do they all have wifi?
yes, yes and yes
You don't need cable, you just need internet and you can watch many streaming type service.
Well that sounds great. Knowing this is better than knowing about the original question.
The ipad is buried on my desk, but I will find it. (I might have posted about it before. A friend died and left it behind. His brother who lives abraod gave it to me to get it unlocked. They asked me to get 2 or 3 kinds of paperwork (brother's power of attorney, copy of brother's driver's license) and then didn't look at any of it. I thought I was gettting this unlocked for him, and it was a surprise when I found out he had given it to me.
My Netflix comes in a red mailer big enough to hold a DVD...
If you like that sort of thing there is a shitload of free programming on the PBS web sites (usually attached to the university they associate with).
It is worth digging out an old PC if you have TVs with VGA ports. I have one on every TV I have that isn't "smart". XP and W/7 machines sit out with the trash. You don't need a monitor, you are using the TV.
I have pretty much given up on little bits of plastic for video and music. Everything is either streamed or spinning on a hard drive. Except for throw away TV it is spinning.
I went for a new data plan at the end of last year so I do the FireTV thing. 5 GB a month isn't enough for a lot of streaming video. Cable or DSL isn't an option for me so it's either Verizon wireless or screw around with satellites. China and India might be almost completely wired but not the US...
None of the ones I have do. I do have one that exports HDMI tho.
The companies will wire you if it is worth their while or if mandated. Took us 5 years to get cable as the cable company did not have to give service to less than so many houses per mile and we were also underground. My state rep let them know that he was considering a bill to have the number of houses per mile lowered to include guys like us and rather than be saddled with a new law they gave us service.
When FIOS came out we were one of the first neighborhoods to get it as those of us with bigger houses were more likely to subscribe.
I've got my ipad charged and working, and it connected to the PC wifi without any effort on my part. Whoopee!
I didn't have the best question in mind.
I have a couple movies on my harddrive and I have others on DVDs that I can play in the desktop's DVD drive. Is there a way I can play something on the PC and use Wifi to watch it on the iPad?
I don't know what the local cable company's guidelines are but I pretty much live at the end of the line. I mean the road turns to dirt and eventually comes out about 25 miles downstream. 30 years ago across the road was woods. That's built up but the lot sizes are big so there's not that many houses per mile added. The people who are into TV have DirectTV and are happy with it so there's little incentive to run cable now. About the only TV I watch is Austin City Limits on OTA broadcast. I get three other channels but they aren't worth much.
With REA we'd probably still be waiting for electricity. They built a bridge in the '80s but before that the area was really 'you can't get there from here'.
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