40" Samsung Smart LED TV w/wifi €365

Zascar · 16-03-2014 5:30pm

Shred wrote: »

It's very easy - http://support-us.samsung.com/cyber/popup/iframe/pop_troubleshooting_fr.jsp?modelname=UN55F8000AF&idx=428339&modelcode=UN55F8000AFXZA&

Does this reset everything like apps? Do I need to change it to Ireland, or do you guys change to Uk to get the uk apps like C4OD etc?

I'm giving plex a go now but no idea how it works

ShoulderChip · 16-03-2014 6:29pm

Zascar wrote: »

Does this reset everything like apps? Do I need to change it to Ireland, or do you guys change to Uk to get the uk apps like C4OD etc?

I'm giving plex a go now but no idea how it works

Plex is great, give me a shout if you have any questions

Zascar · 16-03-2014 6:47pm

Thanks I definitely will. Looks ok so far but really I'm not bothered about movie covers and library's netflix style, i just want lists of the files I've downloaded and in the folders i put them in. I actually have a WDTV and this does it very well. Can Plex do this also?

So what other apps are any good? I like the Screen Dreams on - turn your tv into a fish tank, fire place or art gallery!

Cintetrailer looks good, nice way to watch all the upcoming movie trailers

ShoulderChip · 16-03-2014 6:54pm

Zascar wrote: »

Thanks I definitely will. Looks ok so far but really I'm not bothered about movie covers and library's netflix style, i just want lists of the files I've downloaded and in the folders i put them in. I actually have a WDTV and this does it very well. Can Plex do this also?

So what other apps are any good? I like the Screen Dreams on - turn your tv into a fish tank, fire place or art gallery!

Cintetrailer looks good, nice way to watch all the upcoming movie trailers

OOh cool, I will give cinetrailer a look.

I see your point, it doesn't add much more functionality then just hooking your hardrive up now,
Where it comes into its own is how it hooks up to any cloud storage account you may have and u can simply synch a file to the cloud through it and therefore watch it from any where that has plex, other smart tv, any phone/laptop etc.

It is also useful for me as my two housemates have synched their movie folders with my accounts so we can watch all our stuff once our laptops are on.

Note the cloud synch feature requires a subscription, entirely unfunctional but pretty cool.

Shred · 16-03-2014 7:05pm

Zascar wrote: »

Does this reset everything like apps? Do I need to change it to Ireland, or do you guys change to Uk to get the uk apps like C4OD etc?

I'm giving plex a go now but no idea how it works

Yes it does reset apps but I've just left mine set to UK, I'd use 4OD far more than the RTE player.

Zascar · 16-03-2014 8:05pm

Ok so I changed to UK and I can get C4OD but ITV and BBC do not work, I guess cause of region IP. Any way around this? I wish you could get them all with RTE and TV3 player as well.

Has anyone got the moves to work on the menu to the right of the apps? They have some very good new movies there, but when I click in I just get a message saying "Server Params Error"

Unknown Soldier · 16-03-2014 8:15pm

Small favour if anyone has the time. I assume these can do photos? If so and you are into photography, can it display a .CR2 raw format picture?

ShoulderChip · 16-03-2014 8:16pm

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

Small favour if anyone has the time. I assume these can do photos? If so and you are into photography, can it display a .CR2 raw format picture?

send me one and I'll see, or send me a link to one

Unknown Soldier · 16-03-2014 8:22pm

ShoulderChip wrote: »

send me one and I'll see, or send me a link to one

You're a star!

If you scroll down to the "Sample RAW Images" on the following site there are a few you can use. Many thanks.

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/canon_eos_7d_review/sample_images/

ShoulderChip · 16-03-2014 8:34pm

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

You're a star!

If you scroll down to the "Sample RAW Images" on the following site there are a few you can use. Many thanks.

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/canon_eos_7d_review/sample_images/

Yup that works fine

Shred · 17-03-2014 2:07am

Zascar wrote: »

Ok so I changed to UK and I can get C4OD but ITV and BBC do not work, I guess cause of region IP. Any way around this? I wish you could get them all with RTE and TV3 player as well.

Yeah they're geo-locked and you'll need to use a proxy to get around it.

acquiescefc · 18-03-2014 1:09am

how did you change to uk, to get 4od app?

i dont have an aerial, not worked that bit out yet, as aerial goes into upc box.

Shred · 18-03-2014 1:14am

http://support-us.samsung.com/cyber/popup/iframe/pop_troubleshooting_fr.jsp?modelname=UN55F8000AF&idx=428339&modelcode=UN55F8000AFXZA&

brian ireland · 18-03-2014 8:34pm

Zascar wrote: »

Ok so I changed to UK and I can get C4OD but ITV and BBC do not work, I guess cause of region IP. Any way around this? I wish you could get them all with RTE and TV3 player as well.

Has anyone got the moves to work on the menu to the right of the apps? They have some very good new movies there, but when I click in I just get a message saying "Server Params Error"

I use overplay to get nowtv,bbc,five, netflix US on my LG smart TV. I asked Overplay and they have assured me using their service is 100% legal.

discombobulate · 23-03-2014 11:41pm

Anyone know if it's possible to mirror the laptop screen onto the tv?

Sam Mac · 24-03-2014 12:45am

discombobulate wrote: »

Anyone know if it's possible to mirror the laptop screen onto the tv?

via HDMI, yes.

Wirelessly - I do not know

discombobulate · 24-03-2014 12:46am

Sam Mac wrote: »

via HDMI, yes.

Wirelessly - I do not know

Did a bit of Googling and doesn't look like it. I had presumed this is what the Chromecast did also but it only mirrors your browser rather than screen

varuka · 24-03-2014 10:08am

discombobulate wrote: »

Anyone know if it's possible to mirror the laptop screen onto the tv?

If your laptop and tv has WIDI then you can mirror.

Gosub · 24-03-2014 12:45pm

WIDI is?

Zascar · 24-03-2014 1:15pm

Any compatible video/hdmi cable will mirror a laptop to the tv

discombobulate · 24-03-2014 1:27pm

Zascar wrote: »

Any compatible video/hdmi cable will mirror a laptop to the tv

Ah yeah but we've been able to do that since CRT's. Wireless mirroring would be far handier.

Zascar · 24-03-2014 1:31pm

Ah right ok. Yeah I agree there should be an easier way to doing it in this day and age

discombobulate · 24-03-2014 1:36pm

After reading up on WiDi it looks like it's starting to get rolled out more on the newer tv's and processors so should hopefully be standard soon enough.

varuka · 24-03-2014 2:24pm

Gosub wrote: »

WIDI is?

Intel WiDi technology is wireless software which mirrors your Intel WIDI enabled pc/ laptop screen to any WIDI enabled device.

varuka · 24-03-2014 2:25pm

http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/samsung-to-add-streaming-from-pcs-to-tvs/#!A7OFf

homewardbound11 · 24-03-2014 6:56pm

Decided not to sell mine as the price was too good to let go.

Found one issue. I am having trouble when the hdmi from my raspberry pi is plugged in. I loose or have very poor digital signal on the analog/digital dtt aerial input. I'm not sure why as the pi seems to work with CEC which is nice.

Etnies · 25-03-2014 12:29am

discombobulate wrote: »

Ah yeah but we've been able to do that since CRT's. Wireless mirroring would be far handier.

What exactly is it you want to mirror?

discombobulate · 25-03-2014 12:47am

Etnies wrote: »

What exactly is it you want to mirror?

I'd like to be able to wirelessly stream my laptop to play avi files etc. without having to plug in the avi or usb

ActingDanClark · 25-03-2014 12:48am

"Play to" app ?

Etnies · 25-03-2014 12:51am

discombobulate wrote: »

I'd like to be able to wirelessly stream my laptop to play avi files etc. without having to plug in the avi or usb

Plex app can do that.. It uses your laptop as a media server, you really don't need to mirror

40" Samsung Smart LED TV w/wifi €365

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