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It used to be that the youngest child had an honest job, acting on voice commands and adjusting the controls. It seems like people won't be happy until this exp

It used to be that the youngest child had an honest job, acting on voice commands and adjusting the controls. It seems like people won't be happy until this experience is fully replicated with automation... More seriously, I've found that a bluetooth keyboard with built-in pointer is my favorite remote. I treat the TV as a monitor and operate MythTV or Firefox to go to Netflix or Pandora from the couch. I confess, I do have a second remote to control the audio. I could never tolerate the sound of built-in speakers in any TV. My media computer sends the video to the TV via one HDMI connection and digital audio to the hifi receiver via another HDMI port. So, I change volume as well as other downmix or night-mode options on the receiver, leaving the PC audio settings constant.

pacerwpg 7y ago
What resolution does Netflix stream at with Firefox?
- saltcured 7y ago
  I think I read that it is limited to 720p for Firefox on Linux (probably for DRM reasons). For the most part, it looks as good to me as typical 720p or 1080i ATSC over-air broadcasts. And, I'd say both look better than the typical digital cable or satellite TV I've seen elsewhere. I have a 1080p TV, but the only time I've really cared is certain 1080i PBS shows, with natural landscape scenes deinterlaced via MythTV. Otherwise, 720p seems fine. It feels to me that every provider is optimizing their compression levels for an audience who is less picky than me. Usually, I am bothered more by inconsistent compression than absolute resolution.