CountryBoy19
Grandmaster
Sorry about the lack of an update and/or answers to questions.
My tv does have HDMI (2 of them in fact), it's just my laptop doesn't so I don't think I could use my laptop as a means to stream the video and still maintain good quality (at least not on the audio).
I think we may just get a blu-ray for the family room and a roku for the bedroom at a later time.
Money isn't "tight" but I like to watch what I spend, especially on luxury items like this. My wife and I decided to drop cable service (comcast upped their rates again) and just get netflix.
Monetarily, it's pretty much going to be a wash because we'll need to increase our internet speed and the cost of the netflix as well. But we'll probably see an increase in service quality (movies as well as shows/series etc).
To answer the questions regarding net speed, I was told on the phone today that 3-5 MB is best if you don't want to lose quality. I'm hoping 3 MB service from AT&T isn't going to cost too much more. I'll have to call them.
But for now, it's off to bed, going skiing tomorrow. It's my wife's first time skiing!!! Maybe by the end of the day I'll teach her how to ski backwards?
My tv does have HDMI (2 of them in fact), it's just my laptop doesn't so I don't think I could use my laptop as a means to stream the video and still maintain good quality (at least not on the audio).
I think we may just get a blu-ray for the family room and a roku for the bedroom at a later time.
Money isn't "tight" but I like to watch what I spend, especially on luxury items like this. My wife and I decided to drop cable service (comcast upped their rates again) and just get netflix.
Monetarily, it's pretty much going to be a wash because we'll need to increase our internet speed and the cost of the netflix as well. But we'll probably see an increase in service quality (movies as well as shows/series etc).
To answer the questions regarding net speed, I was told on the phone today that 3-5 MB is best if you don't want to lose quality. I'm hoping 3 MB service from AT&T isn't going to cost too much more. I'll have to call them.
But for now, it's off to bed, going skiing tomorrow. It's my wife's first time skiing!!! Maybe by the end of the day I'll teach her how to ski backwards?