im sure it would and you wouldnt even need a cable box
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Thx for this information. Have you tried it as I am curious as to the clarity of the setup?
McGarnagle
Yes.
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I have done it on occasion. Someone can correct me but I think the video reslution of your laptop will be passed to the TV. So if you have a 720p resolution laptop then it will be passed to the TV that way and if your TV is capable of displaying 720p then that is what you'll get on the TV. Same goes if you have a 1080p resolution laptop, it will be passed as 1080p to the TV and the TV will display it that way or downgrade it to whatever is the max resolution that the TV can display.
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meliz112
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I also tried eyestream for the first month of the season and had the same problem with them randomly switching to 80's baseball! It was so confusing. I thought it was a NESN feed issue until I mentioned it to a friend and she thought I was crazy.
I also had issues because the eyestream security certificate was not valid, so my computer thought that it was a spam site every single time I tried to access it. It didn't make me feel secure providing them with my credit card info.
So I switched back to Fubo, which has been OK, but is still missing TBS/TNT.
I'm lucky. A close friend gave me a very nice HD wide screen TV upon moving from Denver back MA.
You should be able to find a servicable to excellent "smart tv" for not much dough. Check Best Buy, Target and Amazon.
It's doable, BMC.
Clarity of the setup depends on your hardware. Shouldn't have any issues getting a 1080p picture with newer equipment and a steady internet connection.
You've got it right. It's all dependent on your hardware but more importantly for streaming is a stable internet connection.
I have a high end PC in my living room and hardwired everything so with the right cables I should be able to stream in 4k when I make the switch from xfinity at the end of the month.
I think it would work but for all the effort I don’t think it’s worth it for me. I don’t have a place to keep my laptop near the tv which is hung on the wall over the fireplace. At that point I just watch on the iPad or cpu.
stungun54
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you could chromecast from your laptop to the tv on the wall. as far as hooking up tv to pc with hdmi that is exactly what i have done for years now. most newer graphics cards have the hdmi output. just need to tweak your settings on the tv maybe to pc input but it may recognize the connection automatically. if not set it to hmi1 or whichever port you used. i use my tv as a pc monitor for tv obviously, surfing, 3d animation work, graphic design you name it even some light pc gaming. works fine, have a regular pc monitor also hooked up for dual screens, can multitask like a mother.... yes a monitor usually has better color quality and fps etc... for high quality digital workflow and pc gaming but my setup works fine for work and play.
I tried it last night and it works great. Someone mentioned to me my smart tv my might have a NIC card connected to it which will enable me to just stream it from the tv which I never would of thought of. I just need to hookup a usb keyboard which will enable to type to watch it directly without using my laptop at all. I think that should work pretty well. It would be a PITA typing from the tv keyboard.
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stungun54
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awesome. yeah the remote keyboard sucks.. i am sure newegg or another online retailer has some small keyboard that will work, maybe even try your tv manufacturer. yup wallyworld and amazon all have them, not sure the quality of course but seem cheap and depends on how often you are punching the keys.. good luck.I tried it last night and it works great. Someone mentioned to me my smart tv my might have a NIC card connected to it which will enable me to just stream it from the tv which I never would of thought of. I just need to hookup a usb keyboard which will enable to type to watch it directly without using my laptop at all. I think that should work pretty well. It would be a PITA typing from the tv keyboard.
Here are some tips based on my experience for what their worth..
I live outside new england but inside the US.
I subscribe to Hulu with the ESPN+/Disney package and watch most games on my smart tv via hulu app. This is my first season watching this way. Have used NHLtv and YTTV in past years.
However, some games are not available on Hulu for various reasons which I do not fully understand. I know that when we play my local market teams (which are more than 8 hours away by car), I cant get them on the hulu app even if the game is in Boston. Last night's leafs game was also not available via hulu app and I didnt find it nationally televised so I dont know why the blackout.
I have recently found what seems to be a good work around...
When you subscribe to Hulu with the ESPN/Disney package, you can access that programming through your hulu app. Alternately, you can also access with same username and password as Hulu, content provided directly through the ESPN app. In cases such as last nights leafs, when I cant see it in hulu, I have had some luck seeing it with the ESPN app. I first tried with the mobile ESPN app and that was fine but there is some sort of cast block on it and it wouldnt let me cast to my smart tv. Then I installed the ESPN app directly to my smart TV and was able to watch the game.
I didnt fool much with the DVR options (if they even exist) in the ESPN app. I find the DVR in Hulu to be clunky whereas the YTTV dvr was pretty good.
I dont get any nesn content other than the game itself. No pregame postgame or intermission shows.
The other thing I like about hulu is that I can change my programming package if I want to. So if a game is coming on TNT for example, I can change my hulu package (for added cost) so I get TNT and then change it back to the lower programming before my monthly bill date. And they pro-rate your cost. So for example, if I change to the full programming package in the middle of my billing cycle, I only pay 50% of the higher cost for that month and if I change it back before it bills, the cost goes back down the following month.
I do struggle to find good solutions for NHLN games. I am running out of email addresses to use for free trials of slingtv.
Hope people find this helpful.
I live outside new england but inside the US.
I subscribe to Hulu with the ESPN+/Disney package and watch most games on my smart tv via hulu app. This is my first season watching this way. Have used NHLtv and YTTV in past years.
However, some games are not available on Hulu for various reasons which I do not fully understand. I know that when we play my local market teams (which are more than 8 hours away by car), I cant get them on the hulu app even if the game is in Boston. Last night's leafs game was also not available via hulu app and I didnt find it nationally televised so I dont know why the blackout.
I have recently found what seems to be a good work around...
When you subscribe to Hulu with the ESPN/Disney package, you can access that programming through your hulu app. Alternately, you can also access with same username and password as Hulu, content provided directly through the ESPN app. In cases such as last nights leafs, when I cant see it in hulu, I have had some luck seeing it with the ESPN app. I first tried with the mobile ESPN app and that was fine but there is some sort of cast block on it and it wouldnt let me cast to my smart tv. Then I installed the ESPN app directly to my smart TV and was able to watch the game.
I didnt fool much with the DVR options (if they even exist) in the ESPN app. I find the DVR in Hulu to be clunky whereas the YTTV dvr was pretty good.
I dont get any nesn content other than the game itself. No pregame postgame or intermission shows.
The other thing I like about hulu is that I can change my programming package if I want to. So if a game is coming on TNT for example, I can change my hulu package (for added cost) so I get TNT and then change it back to the lower programming before my monthly bill date. And they pro-rate your cost. So for example, if I change to the full programming package in the middle of my billing cycle, I only pay 50% of the higher cost for that month and if I change it back before it bills, the cost goes back down the following month.
I do struggle to find good solutions for NHLN games. I am running out of email addresses to use for free trials of slingtv.
Hope people find this helpful.
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I vividly remember my father being angry that NESN had commercials, because prior to NESN, the only “channels” that we paid extra for were HBO and the didn’t have commercials.
Sounds silly now….but in 1981 or 82, it made all the sense in the world.
Does anyone know if Eyestream TV is available in Canada? I looked for the app on my Roku, but could not find it.
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Saxon Eric
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I loaded livestream, but that was not what I was looking for, Eyestream is an app that allows you to watch hundreds of channels, including premium channels for a monthly fee. Thanks anyway though.
Saxon Eric
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So a while back I went from YouTubeTV to XFinity streaming. The family didn't like Fubo or EyeStream. Tonight I ordered the box. I don't want to watch on my ipad and I can't stand the XFinity skipping. It is absurd to me that XFinity can't put out a big boy product, when every other app works on the same LG fairly recent model tvs. It drives me insane that I am back at square 1.
