03-10-2007, 09:19 AM
Allooo Krishna:
Time to start wasting time on World Cup. As u may have noted, Mandira Bedi is off to West Indies, so I have to see if I can get Streaming Video, since Satellite TV has been ruled out by SHQ. <!--emo&
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Technical issues, need help pls:
I c that at cricinfo, they advertise this streaming video for $200, but when I tried out the "test clip" all I could see was this pretty small window (about 1/4 of screen in area).
Any way to get this on full screen? I have DSL, at least 250KB version. Have choice of 2 computers at home, with resolution up to 1600 x something theoretically possible.
Also, courtesy of eBay, I am now proud possessor of a 106-inch Optima Graywolf II retroreflective screen, claims 1.8 Gain. Price was down to my level, which is about one order of magnitude less than its original cost. So one part of the screen cover looks like it was in a car crash, but that's OK as seen below.
After dire threats from SHQ re: prospects of conversion of living room into a pigsty, there seems to be relative calm since the screen is now seen to disappear entirely behind sofa when not in use, and this has no visible impact on decor.
(This is why I got those engg. degrees, u no.. saved my life - realizing that if the screen can be pulled DOWN, it can also be pulled UP since spring constant >> acceleration due to gravity, hence the screen can be placed along the tops of 2 ancient speakers that are just the right height). Only a few good books on Hinduism etc. had to be used to level the screen.
So I am all set, and official approval of the screen will come after SHQ watches "Aradhana" tomorrow on it as she has announced intention of doing.
Question is, is a piddlin' little low-res streaming window worth paying $200 when all I REALLY want to watch is M. Bedi and Indian team (latter only if winning).
Would be worth it if it were full-screen.
Time to start wasting time on World Cup. As u may have noted, Mandira Bedi is off to West Indies, so I have to see if I can get Streaming Video, since Satellite TV has been ruled out by SHQ. <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> Technical issues, need help pls:
I c that at cricinfo, they advertise this streaming video for $200, but when I tried out the "test clip" all I could see was this pretty small window (about 1/4 of screen in area).
Any way to get this on full screen? I have DSL, at least 250KB version. Have choice of 2 computers at home, with resolution up to 1600 x something theoretically possible.
Also, courtesy of eBay, I am now proud possessor of a 106-inch Optima Graywolf II retroreflective screen, claims 1.8 Gain. Price was down to my level, which is about one order of magnitude less than its original cost. So one part of the screen cover looks like it was in a car crash, but that's OK as seen below.
After dire threats from SHQ re: prospects of conversion of living room into a pigsty, there seems to be relative calm since the screen is now seen to disappear entirely behind sofa when not in use, and this has no visible impact on decor.
(This is why I got those engg. degrees, u no.. saved my life - realizing that if the screen can be pulled DOWN, it can also be pulled UP since spring constant >> acceleration due to gravity, hence the screen can be placed along the tops of 2 ancient speakers that are just the right height). Only a few good books on Hinduism etc. had to be used to level the screen.
So I am all set, and official approval of the screen will come after SHQ watches "Aradhana" tomorrow on it as she has announced intention of doing.
Question is, is a piddlin' little low-res streaming window worth paying $200 when all I REALLY want to watch is M. Bedi and Indian team (latter only if winning).
Would be worth it if it were full-screen.