Not the movie theater, but my big TV in the living room.
Is there any way to watch MRVP on a smart television? I do not like watching videos so much on the computer desk. I would rather sit on my comfy couch and just relax and watch them on the TV sreen.
I am not on a good relationship with this television, so if this is possible, please make the explanation in "for dummies" format.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I thought wargamers did their thing on the big screen TVs, my grandson does. Should work for MR Videos the same way.Mel My Model Railroad http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/ Bakersfield, California I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
I am living off borrowed Internet that is too weak to reach my TV so I can't test what I am about to suggest.
There should be a menu button on your TV that allows you to choose the input, such as cable, HDMI, Roku, Hulu. Your TV should be able to wirelessly connect to your Internet. You will need your router password and the name of your network. You may need the manufacturer's app on your TV, for the Internet, I am not sure about that.
I think, but do not know for sure that there ought to be a browser window, when you select Internet. If that's true, type in the MRVP html address, your user name and password.
Plan B if you have a newer laptop with an HDMI port, connect and HDMI cable from laptop to TV and select HDMI as the TV input. When you play an MRVP video, you will get sound an picture on your TV
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
The multiple confusing systems is why I have had a plan for a long time to build a small form factor PC and hook it to my TV, then I can watch ANY content, since a full blown PC generally has clients for every possible format. But I seldom use my TV, sitting 4 feet from a 27" display is better than the TV anyway. Which is why I have been planning such a PC for years now and still never built it.
The web browser built in to the TV may or may not be able to play the videos - only thing you can do is log on to the site and try it. A PC connected via HDMI absolutely will work and doesn't even need a "smart" TV.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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My SmartTV (Sony something or another, about five years old) has an option to show many internet feeds: Netflix, Hulu, Starz, HBO, ESPN, Amazon Prime, and all the major networks. I don't have cable TV, but I've watched the Super Bowl in HD for years. I can currently get the prime cable channels ala carte, about eight or ten bucks a month apiece, instead of paying a hundred or so a month for a lump-sum Silver or Gold Package.
The Sony also has a YouTube channel feed. I can search and find any YouTube video and watch it in HD (if the source is HD, otherwise LD). A bunch of logos for the above-described channels show up in an array, and it is simply a matter of clicking on one. I don't know any way to explain how all those logos got there . . . they're just there.
Also, there is a way to mirror my laptop screen (or even my SmartPhone display) onto the SmartTV in the living room. I also don't know how to describe the technique in a Mirror Screen for Dummies format. I just push the button that says 'mirror screen'.
Sorry I'm not much help; I just wanted to let you know it is possible (and apparently fairly simple to pull off).
Robert
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My TV is a Philips Smart TV, but it is an old one.
It has "apps" for YouTube, Netflix, and Hulu, but not very many others. I was playing with the options for a while last night, and I cannot figure a way to get an internet browser to work on it, or add additional apps. Using HDMI input from a computer is not a good option.
I think I need to call tech support (my middle daughter).
MRVP needs a Roku channel. We bought our first Roku in '13 and won't use anything else. All 5 tv's in the house have one.
Chuck - Modeling in HO scale and anything narrow gauge
I use the FloBikes app to 'cast to' our large panel TV. Once you open the app on your smart phone, and locate the broadcast or live stream event currently underway (ie, Le Tour de France, or the Tirreno Adriatico, both going on these days), you open the stream or replay, press the little icon for casting, the device asks if you want to cast to Item X, and you agree. Within three seconds the large screen lights up and I'm watching the event.
If MR doesn't have an app that offers this service, perhaps they could look into it...if there's enough of a demand for it.
We just mirror a lot of stuff like that off our phones. Should be a smart option on the smart TV menu.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Depending on the age your TV and your computer you can use the HDMI output on your computer/laptop and plug right into the HDMI input of the TV using an HDMI cable. Use your TV remote to change the input of your TV to HDMI and you should be good to go.
I did this with a 32" LED flat screen TV I had back in 2012 and it worked just fine. No Netflix, Hulu, or Roku - just the laptop and an HDMI cable, with the laptop picking up the internet via wi-fi...
Tom
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Easiest way- A TV with Chromecast or a Chromecast device that plugs in one of your HDMI slots. Open the site with either an android phone in Chrome or in the Chrome browser on your computer- Click on the three dots and cast
I'll second the Chromecast device, I have one, and just tried it with a MRVP video - it works.
The Google Chromecast device is very similar to a Roku, which I also have. Plugs into 110V, and connects to your TV via a (hopefully available) HDMI port. Once set up (very easy), you can "cast" to the TV from your desktop, laptop, phone, whatever. You do need a WiFi router. And I do use the Google Chrome browser - don't know if that makes a difference.
Best Buy has it for about $30.
Ed
I have a Roku on my TV, that's how I play stuff from my server (using Plex). It's how I used to watch stuff from Amazon Prime, but the cable box now can do Amazon directly. It comes with all sorts of apps for different services plus there are lots you can add. Very easy to use.
The casting technique I mentioned earlier is wireless. No HDMI or cables.