Comments for Tech Geek Dad http://www.techgeekdad.com Geek, Gamer, Father Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:48:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Comment on Netflix plans to move DVD service into Qwikster by Qwikster is out – Netflix will keep DVD service | Tech Geek Dad http://www.techgeekdad.com/2011/09/netflix-plans-move-dvd-service-qwikster/#comment-4715 Qwikster is out – Netflix will keep DVD service | Tech Geek Dad Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:48:22 +0000 http://www.techgeekdad.com/?p=259#comment-4715 [...] on two seperate websites is actually a bad thing.  This statement just comes a few weeks after announcing that they wanted to launch Qwikster which makes you wonder why they couldn’t figure this out [...] [...] on two seperate websites is actually a bad thing.  This statement just comes a few weeks after announcing that they wanted to launch Qwikster which makes you wonder why they couldn’t figure this out [...]

]]> Comment on Netflix plans to move DVD service into Qwikster by Roger Kopecky http://www.techgeekdad.com/2011/09/netflix-plans-move-dvd-service-qwikster/#comment-4121 Roger Kopecky Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:57:48 +0000 http://www.techgeekdad.com/?p=259#comment-4121 There is a program that you put on your PC and you can watch alot of channels on the Wii, XBOX and PS3. Hulu is one of the channels! The program is called play on and is very easy to use ... It was free when I got it! As for DVD and Blu-Ray I have been using Redbox more than anything and now they do the games also ... I know that there is not the selection on Redbox as there is on Netflix but I am willing to deal with it. You got my number techgeekdad give me a call and I will tell you more about the program ... maybe you can do a write up on it! There is a program that you put on your PC and you can watch alot of channels on the Wii, XBOX and PS3. Hulu is one of the channels! The program is called play on and is very easy to use … It was free when I got it! As for DVD and Blu-Ray I have been using Redbox more than anything and now they do the games also … I know that there is not the selection on Redbox as there is on Netflix but I am willing to deal with it. You got my number techgeekdad give me a call and I will tell you more about the program … maybe you can do a write up on it!

]]> Comment on Netflix plans to move DVD service into Qwikster by techgeekdad http://www.techgeekdad.com/2011/09/netflix-plans-move-dvd-service-qwikster/#comment-4120 techgeekdad Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:17:31 +0000 http://www.techgeekdad.com/?p=259#comment-4120 Yeah the two different sites are not thrilling me either. Sometimes if I was browsing for a movie by name Netflix would tell me if they could stream it or ship it via DVD. If it's something old that they didn't have ready for Streaming sometimes they would have it for DVD and I could easily add it to my Queue. Now with this new move of theirs I would have to browse for that same movie in two different websites. This is actually reducing the amount of service that they used to have. I still haven't made up my mind on what I"m going to do. Yeah the two different sites are not thrilling me either. Sometimes if I was browsing for a movie by name Netflix would tell me if they could stream it or ship it via DVD. If it’s something old that they didn’t have ready for Streaming sometimes they would have it for DVD and I could easily add it to my Queue. Now with this new move of theirs I would have to browse for that same movie in two different websites. This is actually reducing the amount of service that they used to have.

I still haven’t made up my mind on what I”m going to do.

]]> Comment on Netflix plans to move DVD service into Qwikster by techgeekdad http://www.techgeekdad.com/2011/09/netflix-plans-move-dvd-service-qwikster/#comment-4119 techgeekdad Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:15:24 +0000 http://www.techgeekdad.com/?p=259#comment-4119 Does HULU have a pretty good selection of videos? Do you know if works on other systems besides the Wii? Maybe I should look into it. What is your plan for DVD/Blu-ray Rentals? Does HULU have a pretty good selection of videos? Do you know if works on other systems besides the Wii? Maybe I should look into it. What is your plan for DVD/Blu-ray Rentals?

]]> Comment on Blizzard to allow appearance changes of WoW equipment by techgeekdad http://www.techgeekdad.com/2011/08/blizzard-appearance-wow-equipment/#comment-4118 techgeekdad Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:14:26 +0000 http://www.techgeekdad.com/?p=247#comment-4118 When did you play and why did we never play together? :P There are parts that I do miss but I'm enjoying playing some RTS stuff right now. May write an article on that soon. When did you play and why did we never play together? :P

There are parts that I do miss but I’m enjoying playing some RTS stuff right now. May write an article on that soon.

]]> Comment on Blizzard to allow appearance changes of WoW equipment by Roger Kopecky http://www.techgeekdad.com/2011/08/blizzard-appearance-wow-equipment/#comment-4025 Roger Kopecky Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:14:40 +0000 http://www.techgeekdad.com/?p=247#comment-4025 O how I miss WOW O how I miss WOW

]]> Comment on Netflix plans to move DVD service into Qwikster by Roger Kopecky http://www.techgeekdad.com/2011/09/netflix-plans-move-dvd-service-qwikster/#comment-4024 Roger Kopecky Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:12:56 +0000 http://www.techgeekdad.com/?p=259#comment-4024 I am getting rid of both ... I started using HULU and we can actually watch it on you Wii! There is no point in paying for the service when I can get it free online! I am getting rid of both … I started using HULU and we can actually watch it on you Wii! There is no point in paying for the service when I can get it free online!

]]> Comment on Netflix plans to move DVD service into Qwikster by James R http://www.techgeekdad.com/2011/09/netflix-plans-move-dvd-service-qwikster/#comment-4011 James R Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:33:49 +0000 http://www.techgeekdad.com/?p=259#comment-4011 It will be a lot less convenient as now that I will have to goto 2 different sights to get the movies I want. Althought this is compounded by the fact that a lot of the streaming shows I watch seem to have episodes missing that are only available on DVD. So its kind of a BS move, unless they radically update their shows s in their streaming service. It will be a lot less convenient as now that I will have to goto 2 different sights to get the movies I want. Althought this is compounded by the fact that a lot of the streaming shows I watch seem to have episodes missing that are only available on DVD. So its kind of a BS move, unless they radically update their shows s in their streaming service.

]]> Comment on Closed Captioning can be transmitted over HDMI by techgeekdad http://www.techgeekdad.com/2010/11/closed-captioning-can-be-transmitted-over-hdmi/#comment-3974 techgeekdad Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:43:07 +0000 http://techgeekdad.com/blog/?p=24#comment-3974 I've seen some articles that suggest that HDMI strip out the CC signal and I've seen other articles that claim that it can transmit it however the HDMI receiver port on the television bypasses the decoder inside the television that would decode the CC. With the conflicting articles out there I don't know who is really right. I agree that some of the newer DVD's have have subtitles however a lot of the older ones do not have English subtitles and relied on the CC signal. It's not too much of an issue for me anymore as I tend to purchase or rent more Blu-Ray as they are almost always guaranteed to have English subtitles. There still isn't as much information displayed in subtitles as there was in CC but at least we know what people said. I'm also starting to see that Netflix is starting to have some insta view movies that have subtitles. It's still rare to find one but sometimes we get lucky and find one that we can view online with the subtitles. I’ve seen some articles that suggest that HDMI strip out the CC signal and I’ve seen other articles that claim that it can transmit it however the HDMI receiver port on the television bypasses the decoder inside the television that would decode the CC. With the conflicting articles out there I don’t know who is really right. I agree that some of the newer DVD’s have have subtitles however a lot of the older ones do not have English subtitles and relied on the CC signal.

It’s not too much of an issue for me anymore as I tend to purchase or rent more Blu-Ray as they are almost always guaranteed to have English subtitles. There still isn’t as much information displayed in subtitles as there was in CC but at least we know what people said. I’m also starting to see that Netflix is starting to have some insta view movies that have subtitles. It’s still rare to find one but sometimes we get lucky and find one that we can view online with the subtitles.

]]> Comment on Closed Captioning can be transmitted over HDMI by NormanF http://www.techgeekdad.com/2010/11/closed-captioning-can-be-transmitted-over-hdmi/#comment-3928 NormanF Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:55:45 +0000 http://techgeekdad.com/blog/?p=24#comment-3928 The problem HDMI can't carry analog signals so CC gets stripped out when a captioned disc is played on a HDTV. The workaround is to use analog video cables that can carry the CC, which pretty much the defeats the point of upconverting a standard dvd picture to HD resolution. HDMI can carry subtitles, which is my most dvds now sold in the US have English subtitles as well as cc. The subtitles are compatible with HDMI so in the future its likely to supplant CC on all dvds. And multi-language support is their strong suit. The problem HDMI can’t carry analog signals so CC gets stripped out when a captioned disc is played on a HDTV. The workaround is to use analog video cables that can carry the CC, which pretty much the defeats the point of upconverting a standard dvd picture to HD resolution.

HDMI can carry subtitles, which is my most dvds now sold in the US have English subtitles as well as cc. The subtitles are compatible with HDMI so in the future its likely to supplant CC on all dvds. And multi-language support is their strong suit.

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