A pretty cool idea IMO.

[Cyd]

Where do you want to watch today?
Ever wish you didn't have to pause your movie while you get up to microwave another grilled cheese sandwich? ...... Oh... Well maybe you'll find this useful anyway.

Ingredients:
1 video device with composite video out (TV, DVD, etc)
1 TV tuner card ($35) with composite video in
1 desktop PC with Windows 2000/2003/XP
1 wireless router
1 laptop with wireless card (preferrably Tablet PC)
1 Microsoft Windows Media Encoder

Mix PC, TV tuner card and Windows Media Encoder in large bowl
First, you need to install your TV tuner card in your desktop PC. I'll assume you can figure that out on your own. Next hook your video output device (DVD player, etc) to your TV tuner card. Now you need to install Microsoft Windows Media Encoder on the desktop PC.

Preheat oven to 802.11 g
When you start up Windows Media Encoder for the first time, you'll be presented with a "New Session" wizard. Select "Broadcast a live event", and hit "OK". Now select your tuner card and the correct audio device for your system. You'll also need to make sure your recording settings are set up correctly in the Windows volume control. After you've made your selections, hit "Next". You want to "Pull from the encoder". Hit "Next". Choose a port. The default 8080 will probably be fine, but keep in mind that you might need to open that port in your Windows firewall (or ZoneAlarm, etc) if you have it enabled. Make a note of the URL for LAN connections and hit "Next". From the Video dropdown, select VHS or DVD, depending on the speed of your wireless network. From the Audio dropdown, select CD quality. Now hit "Next" all the way through until you're finished with the wizard. If it didn't automatically start encoding, hit the "Start Encoding" button.

Now turn on your video output device (TV, DVD player, etc). Head on over to your laptop and open up an internet browser window. Put in the URL for LAN connections you saw earlier, but instead of "http://", use "mms://". Go to that URL and Windows Media Player should pop up and start buffering.

Let cool 20 minutes. Serve warm.
Congratulations! You now have the ability to annoy amaze your friends and family with your incredible powers of wireless TV!



got this from somedumbsite

[Technophile]

Hehehe that is pretty cool. Personally I think we're all way to plugged in as it is though. That goes for everyone, not just the nerds.

[jaysaul]

Oh yeah, but what you gona do? Give up Tivo?
You touch my Tivo and you'll lose at least a finger.
And this is from Mr. Nonviolence!

Commercials, what are commercials? And if you have not watched a sporting event without all the time outs and half times you have not lived!
It will make your heart explode, if you are in to that kind of thing.

And you know how a good old movie will be on and in the last half hour of movie you get an hour of commercials?
Not with a DVR which of course is going to kill the free network format, but life goes on, plugged in our plugged up.

[Technophile]

Enjoy it while it lasts.

[jaysaul]

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[Gotfolk]

Im not sure what cable company your with but Comcast has a box called a DVR thats like a tivo. which does all that including pic in pic slow mo ect.