Entertainment for free

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Hey folks thought I would try to get some pointers on my situation as it relates to home entertainment. Recently I turned off Directv, cause they pissed me off with refusing to upgrade me some equipment because the equipment that they installed wouldn't actually do what they said it would do. I bought two Roku boxes and initially paid $8 a month to Netflix and $8 to Hulu+. Kept both for a couple of months and then decided they were so similar I cut off Hulu+. Now I am mostly using netflix and watching crackle some too.

My question is this: I have ordered two new laptops for my wife and I, and they both have HDMI outs on them. What I would like to know is what are some free options for streaming from the internet to the TV via HDMI, and I am interested in trying to keep it legal.:tu
I still have the regular Hulu account so I can still stream that to my TV from my laptop.

Thanks for any light you can shed on this for me.

[Bill86]

Hey folks thought I would try to get some pointers on my situation as it relates to home entertainment. Recently I turned off Directv, cause they pissed me off with refusing to upgrade me some equipment because the equipment that they installed wouldn't actually do what they said it would do. I bought two Roku boxes and initially paid $8 a month to Netflix and $8 to Hulu+. Kept both for a couple of months and then decided they were so similar I cut off Hulu+. Now I am mostly using netflix and watching crackle some too.

My question is this: I have ordered two new laptops for my wife and I, and they both have HDMI outs on them. What I would like to know is what are some free options for streaming from the internet to the TV via HDMI, and I am interested in trying to keep it legal.:tu
I still have the regular Hulu account so I can still stream that to my TV from my laptop.

Thanks for any light you can shed on this for me.

You had me ...until that :D

[CoreyD]

tv wise MOST fx,a&E,USA ETC ETC Shows are streamed from their original shows so just hit the major tv sites. Now showtime and HBO sometimes show a few shows for free for pilots and past programs but I think you can get a hbo + or showtime plus and option movies but not sure if you need the tv carrier as well.

[Mattso3000]

Here you go, nice informative article from PC World.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/142702/stream_media_from_your_pc_to_your_hdtv.html
Another option if you like gaming is the PS3, you can access internet directly on the TV with this.

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Here you go, nice informative article from PC World.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/142702/stream_media_from_your_pc_to_your_hdtv.html
Another option if you like gaming is the PS3, you can access internet directly on the TV with this.
preciate that, but it's not the how of it that I need help with just the where part. I see where the networks have quite a bit of old and new stuff.

[Mattso3000]

Copy that, everything I stream I pay for, so can't help you on the free part! Sorry.

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Thanks Matt. I think what I want to do is get MCS to just make a bunch of videos and then upload them to youtube and I'll get lots of entertainment outta that for sure.

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Actually if I could get TV Land streaming I would be all set and wouldn't need much else.

[mmblz]

also google "nowhere tv"

[Kneo]

You may want to look at a boxee. It will play any type of file. Now the free part and legal part may be a little bit tough but you could try torrents private trackers. I use Hulu a lot and download shows to my home server.

[MajorCaptSilly]

Thanks Matt. I think what I want to do is get MCS to just make a bunch of videos and then upload them to youtube and I'll get lots of entertainment outta that for sure.

Hmmmm....You're giving me ideas.....


MCS

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Hmmmm....You're giving me ideas.....


MCS
Awesome.:tu