It's easy. And you can do it so that the computer screen is dark & the movie is only seen on the TV screen. I find it distracting if both screens are going.
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Question of the Day, Wednesday September 7, 2016
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Found the port on the laptop. So easy...must move tv and look on the back now.
Do you have an HDMI cable that you will plug into the computer & the TV? 'Cos you are going to need one.
no, i wouldn't buy a smart tv -- not worth the extra cost. and yes, the privacy issues would really bother me -- i'd change the settings. heck, i have serious privacy concerns about google -- aka, The Evil Empire, it's pretty much everywhere and in everything these days.
We were recently looking at TVs for my aunt, and I think all of them are smart now. My mom said "she needs one that gets Netflix", and all the boxes had the Netflix logo (among others). They didn't cost any more than regular TVs. . .I think :tongue2:. If there are no regular TVs then I guess I can't price them, lol.
I don't have home internet yet (it isn't easy to find internet for rural addresses :/), just my phone, and I don't have enough data for watching shows/movies. But it would be nice to watch internet shows on my TV when I do find a reasonable internet provider.
I don't have home internet yet (it isn't easy to find internet for rural addresses :/), just my phone, and I don't have enough data for watching shows/movies. But it would be nice to watch internet shows on my TV when I do find a reasonable internet provider.
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Well, i won't be making any changes till I get moved, sometimes toward the end of this month, so I have time to get cables and such.
Better than being concerned about privacy issues.
Better than being concerned about privacy issues.
I had also heard this. I occasionally use speech recognition on my smart phone for Google searches (which Google keeps track of, anyway), but the place where it would be really useful (but doesn't work
) is in making phone calls. I see no point in spending extra money for a "Smart" television, and am extremely doubtful about smart cars, and the internet of things in general. Black hat and gray hat hackers have already demonstrated an ability to take over smart cars, which is extremely worrisome, for everyone on the road.
What I would love, if only it were available, would be a television with RealD 3d ability.
Regarding cameras, if you ever use your laptop or smart phone while naked (I do, occasionally) you should put a bit of frosted or opaque tape over the front camera lens. Hackers have been known to capture an image from these cameras, even if you think you're off-line. These are high tech peeping toms, and it's wise to take precautions. And do not say, "Oh, well, it's not as if I'm that attractive." This isn't about that, any more than rape is.
And if you want to do internet searches without being tracked by Google, use https://duckduckgo.com. (I have it set as my home page on Firefox.) You can also set DuckDuckGo as your go-to search engine. They never track, and keep no records on their users. Plus which, their searches yield fewer false positives than Google, so there's less s*** to wade through.
Margret
What I would love, if only it were available, would be a television with RealD 3d ability.
Regarding cameras, if you ever use your laptop or smart phone while naked (I do, occasionally) you should put a bit of frosted or opaque tape over the front camera lens. Hackers have been known to capture an image from these cameras, even if you think you're off-line. These are high tech peeping toms, and it's wise to take precautions. And do not say, "Oh, well, it's not as if I'm that attractive." This isn't about that, any more than rape is.
And if you want to do internet searches without being tracked by Google, use https://duckduckgo.com. (I have it set as my home page on Firefox.) You can also set DuckDuckGo as your go-to search engine. They never track, and keep no records on their users. Plus which, their searches yield fewer false positives than Google, so there's less s*** to wade through.
Margret
