A €40 Android USB stick that turns your TV into a smart TV (assuming it
has a HDMI input)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/08/favi_stick/
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>A 40 Android USB stick that turns your TV into a smartt TV (assuming it
>has a HDMI input) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/08/favi_stick/
Hm. Interesting, especially the media server, since my TV isn't
computer-controllable.
I've been to the FAVI website
(http://www.favientertainment.com/v/vspfiles/SmartStick_custom/index.html)
but it's short on technical detail.
My TV already has a bunch of stuff in it, including Netflix. If I plug this
thing in, does it mess up what's already in the TV? Or is it just using the
TV as a dumb monitor?
It comes with "Android's web browser". Does that browser have Flash?
I'm trying to get my TV to provide full access to the Hulu (NOT "Hulu +",
but free ordinary Hulu) website. My SONY has a built-in version of the
Opera browser but it doesn't include flash and the remote can't really
operate the site.
Thanks.
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Ken - that's a Darned Excellent Question! I've got a TiVo - but, I've
also been interested in watching Hulu via my TV - but, its not possible
since Hulu is Flash based! If this Androd thingy can now allow us to
view Hulu - that would Totally ROCK!!!
:-)
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On 1/8/2013 8:29 PM, Ken Dibble wrote:
>
>> A €40 Android USB stick that turns your TV into a smartt TV (assuming
>> it has a HDMI input) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/08/favi_stick/
>
> Hm. Interesting, especially the media server, since my TV isn't
> computer-controllable.
>
> I've been to the FAVI website
> (http://www.favientertainment.com/v/vspfiles/SmartStick_custom/index.html)
> but it's short on technical detail.
>
> My TV already has a bunch of stuff in it, including Netflix. If I plug
> this thing in, does it mess up what's already in the TV? Or is it just
> using the TV as a dumb monitor?
>
> It comes with "Android's web browser". Does that browser have Flash?
>
> I'm trying to get my TV to provide full access to the Hulu (NOT "Hulu
> +", but free ordinary Hulu) website. My SONY has a built-in version of
> the Opera browser but it doesn't include flash and the remote can't
> really operate the site.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ken Dibble
> www.stic-cil.org
>
>
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Doesn't seem to play music through your audio system if you have one.
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Ken Dibble <krdibble@stny.rr.com> wrote:
>
> A €40 Android USB stick that turns your TV into a smartt TV (assuming it
>> has a HDMI input) http://www.theregister.co.uk/**2013/01/08/favi_stick/<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/08/favi_stick/>
>>
>
> Hm. Interesting, especially the media server, since my TV isn't
> computer-controllable.
>
> I've been to the FAVI website (http://www.favientertainment.**
> com/v/vspfiles/SmartStick_**custom/index.html<http://www.favientertainment.com/v/vspfiles/SmartStick_custom/index.html>)
> but it's short on technical detail.
>
> My TV already has a bunch of stuff in it, including Netflix. If I plug
> this thing in, does it mess up what's already in the TV? Or is it just
> using the TV as a dumb monitor?
>
> It comes with "Android's web browser". Does that browser have Flash?
>
> I'm trying to get my TV to provide full access to the Hulu (NOT "Hulu +",
> but free ordinary Hulu) website. My SONY has a built-in version of the
> Opera browser but it doesn't include flash and the remote can't really
> operate the site.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ken Dibble
> www.stic-cil.org
>
>
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On 9 January 2013 02:13, Kurt @ VR-FX <vrfx@optonline.net> wrote:
> Ken - that's a Darned Excellent Question! I've got a TiVo - but, I've also
> been interested in watching Hulu via my TV - but, its not possible since
> Hulu is Flash based! If this Androd thingy can now allow us to view Hulu -
> that would Totally ROCK!!!
>
There appears to be a Hulu app in the Android app store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hulu.plus&hl=en
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> > Ken - that's a Darned Excellent Question! I've got a TiVo - but, I've also
> > been interested in watching Hulu via my TV - but, its not possible since
> > Hulu is Flash based! If this Androd thingy can now allow us to view Hulu -
> > that would Totally ROCK!!!
> >
>
>There appears to be a Hulu app in the Android app store:
>
>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hulu.plus&hl=en
Well, Hulu+ ("Hulu Plus") is a paid service, just like Netflix. Lots of new
TVs apparently have an app for it.
I'm trying to get ordinary free Hulu (no "Plus") to appear on my TV, which
requires a Flash-enabled web browser that you can fully control with mouse
or keyboard.
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On Jan 9, 2013, at 8:41 AM, Ken Dibble <krdibble@stny.rr.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to get ordinary free Hulu (no "Plus") to appear on my TV, which requires a Flash-enabled web browser that you can fully control with mouse or keyboard.
Wow, nearly every electronic device today comes with support for Netflix, Hulu, and lots of other streaming services. My blue-ray player and Apple TV have it, and even my TV does if I would buy their wireless adapter.
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On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Ken Dibble <krdibble@stny.rr.com> wrote:
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> I'm trying to get ordinary free Hulu (no "Plus") to appear on my TV, which
> requires a Flash-enabled web browser that you can fully control with mouse
> or keyboard.
>
We use XBMC on our Apple TV 2 and the BlueCop Hulu plugin to watch plain
old Hulu (not Plus) on our dumb TV. Works for me. Not always completely
transparent or acceptable to civilians just yet (crashed 22 minutes into
the whodunnit last night. Needed three retries to start up again), but the
price was right.
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> > I'm trying to get ordinary free Hulu (no "Plus") to appear on my TV,
> which requires a Flash-enabled web browser that you can fully control
> with mouse or keyboard.
>
> Wow, nearly every electronic device today comes with support for
> Netflix, Hulu, and lots of other streaming services. My blue-ray player
> and Apple TV have it, and even my TV does if I would buy their wireless
> adapter.
Right--Hulu+ ("Hulu Plus"), a paid service using a specific app. I want to
run the plain old free Hulu website, for which I have to pay nothing, in a
browser on my TV (see Ted's response; like that).
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> > I'm trying to get ordinary free Hulu (no "Plus") to appear on my TV, which
> > requires a Flash-enabled web browser that you can fully control with mouse
> > or keyboard.
> >
>
>We use XBMC on our Apple TV 2 and the BlueCop Hulu plugin to watch plain
>old Hulu (not Plus) on our dumb TV. Works for me. Not always completely
>transparent or acceptable to civilians just yet (crashed 22 minutes into
>the whodunnit last night. Needed three retries to start up again), but the
>price was right.
Cool..but I have a SONY Bravia TV. It's got all the bells and
whistles--lots of built-in paid service apps. It's also got an Opera web
browser but it doesn't include Flash and anything more than a very basic
website is not controllable via the remote.
It does not have the ability to connect via WiFi to my computer though;
that's something I didn't consider when buying it. So the device that Alan
posted about was interesting both because it has a media server that can be
used to pull in media from my computer, and because it has the "Android
browser", in which I would be very interested if it comes with Flash and
would support access to the free Hulu website using the IR
mini-keyboard/touchpad accessory.
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