Olympic Streaming - Samsung Smart Tv - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Rathji · 02-06-2014, 10:03 AM

We are looking into streaming Olympic Coverage at work to one of our meeting rooms with a Smart TV in it. I was wondering if anyone knew if it was possible with the apps that Samsung has available, or any sort of hacky work around that would make it work.

Mazrim · 02-06-2014, 02:07 PM

Could you use a Chromecast and stream the CBC livestream?

Street Pharmacist · 02-06-2014, 02:08 PM

Don't the smart TV's have browsers?

J Diddy · 02-06-2014, 03:01 PM

Buy one of the many slingboxes that are always for sale in the Buy/Sell forum.

Rathji · 02-06-2014, 10:04 PM

I will look into the Slingbox idea. It would work well, I think.
Thanks for the suggestions.

As for the Chrome cast, I would rather it not be killing our wifi all day, it is crappy enough as it is.

I don't think there is a browser, but maybe I am just blind or we just don't install it.

Azure · 02-09-2014, 01:07 PM

We're looking at doing the same thing. If you don't want to tie up the internet, the best bet is the Slingbox. You can get a 350 for a very good price if you look around. HD stream.

Vulcan · 02-09-2014, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Azure

We're looking at doing the same thing. If you don't want to tie up the internet, the best bet is the Slingbox. You can get a 350 for a very good price if you look around. HD stream.

Doesn't the Slingbox use the internet?

Azure · 02-09-2014, 05:26 PM

With a little work I've set it up to stream over our private internal 'internet' from a satellite feed we own but don't have access to at work.

Good enough for 2 weeks of Olympics coverage.

Azure · 02-09-2014, 05:27 PM

Seriously though, if you have a half decent internet connection, just stream a feed from the CBC site. The quality is great on a projector with a 100'' screen.

ken0042 · 02-09-2014, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Azure

Seriously though, if you have a half decent internet connection, just stream a feed from the CBC site. The quality is great on a projector with a 100'' screen.

What link are you using? I found the feed seemed to just be for one event at a time. So really meant for somebody clicking on link after link; not something that could be left unattended.

Azure · 02-09-2014, 08:19 PM

They have web casts for most of the major events if you're not watching the live stream. We just watch those for the time being. On their Olympic site I usually find them in the bar along the top.

I just set it up to watch the hockey games since most of them will be during work hours so it should work out fine.