See your images on the big screen

Colbyt · 12-20-2012, 11:35 AM

After 2 years of off and on trying to figure out a painless way to get my music and images to the widescreen TV and sound system, I stumbled onto the solution. Using the TV jpg viewer and a USB stick didn't work because the images were not full screen. The full size jpgs load a little slower than I would like so I suspect the TV processor is the holdup since natively it down-sized the images.

If you have a Roku or probably just an internet ready TV you can stream them from your computer to the router and back to the Roku where on my 42" Toshiba they are presented full screen. Looking at the vacation pictures I finally understand why older folks did slides. That little old cheap k-2000 took some stunning pictures when you blow them up.

You need a Roku, a simple web server (Moongoose is free) and Roksbox which is a private channel app (one time $12.50 reg fee after 30 day free trial).

hansenn · 12-20-2012, 03:40 PM

sounds complicated....
Isn't there a more simple way

**boriscleto** · 12-20-2012, 04:01 PM

Originally posted by hansenn

sounds complicated....
Isn't there a more simple way

AppleTV

Colbyt · 12-20-2012, 08:32 PM

Well the Roku or your internet ready TV will stream your photostream from Flickr. But, do you want all your images there.

BTW, resizing to the native resolution of the TV dramatically decrease the load time. Since Flickr loads faster I am going to check and see what the bulk of my images are there. If and when I find an optimal resolution I will add to this post.

BTW2, my son who told me I was making a mistake with the Roku and that I should have bought Apple TV bought a Roku after he found out that there are a lot more providers for it than there are for the Apple product. I suspect the Apple is gathering dust now.

**boriscleto** · 12-20-2012, 08:45 PM

Originally posted by Colbyt

BTW2, my son who told me I was making a mistake with the Roku and that I should have bought Apple TV bought a Roku after he found out that there are a lot more providers for it than there are for the Apple product. I suspect the Apple is gathering dust now.

Providers for what exactly? And how many do you need?

Apple - Apple TV - iTunes, Netflix, and live sports on your HDTV.

Colbyt · 12-21-2012, 07:36 AM

Originally posted by boriscleto

Providers for what exactly? And how many do you need?

Zero experience with Apple. With the Roku box you have to add an applet, called a channel. Flickr is a channel but if you want to stream from your personal computer to your Roku and then the TV you have to add a private channel. It sounds complicated. It is really quite simple. There are several different providers. You only need one. Finding the one that "fits" you the best may take a little digging.

As I am in the process of building a new desktop, I would rather play now on the old hard drive that I am going to wipe. If I screw something up it won't haunt me for years.

reeftool · 12-22-2012, 12:02 PM

My full sized jpegs show up as full screen images when I burn them to a CD and play it on my Vizeo Blue Ray player which is hooked to my 1080p HDTV. I haven't tried to stream directly from my computer but I get full screen images viewing from the CD. I don't know why the images would be less than full screen unless they are too small to begin with. My Picasa streams are a little less but I down size to 1000 x 1000 before I upload.

Colbyt · 12-22-2012, 12:44 PM

I can see where the blue ray would work. I imagine any DVD player would as long as it had a built in viewer. I don't currently have one connected for video. This TV has scads of HDMI ports but the color stream and composite is shared (either or) and I needed it for an old TIVO. If I get tired of streaming movies I may break down and buy a player with HDMI.

nikigunn · 12-27-2012, 08:06 PM

I stream or transfer it from my laptop to the PS3 over my router.

12-20-2012, 11:35 AM	#1
Colbyt Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Kentucky Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,418	See your images on the big screen After 2 years of off and on trying to figure out a painless way to get my music and images to the widescreen TV and sound system, I stumbled onto the solution. Using the TV jpg viewer and a USB stick didn't work because the images were not full screen. The full size jpgs load a little slower than I would like so I suspect the TV processor is the holdup since natively it down-sized the images. If you have a Roku or probably just an internet ready TV you can stream them from your computer to the router and back to the Roku where on my 42" Toshiba they are presented full screen. Looking at the vacation pictures I finally understand why older folks did slides. That little old cheap k-2000 took some stunning pictures when you blow them up. You need a Roku, a simple web server (Moongoose is free) and Roksbox which is a private channel app (one time $12.50 reg fee after 30 day free trial).

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12-20-2012, 03:40 PM	#2
hansenn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: twente Photos: Gallery Posts: 123	sounds complicated.... Isn't there a more simple way

12-20-2012, 04:01 PM	#3
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,477	Originally posted by hansenn sounds complicated.... Isn't there a more simple way AppleTV

12-20-2012, 08:32 PM	#4
Colbyt Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Kentucky Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,418 Original Poster	Well the Roku or your internet ready TV will stream your photostream from Flickr. But, do you want all your images there. BTW, resizing to the native resolution of the TV dramatically decrease the load time. Since Flickr loads faster I am going to check and see what the bulk of my images are there. If and when I find an optimal resolution I will add to this post. BTW2, my son who told me I was making a mistake with the Roku and that I should have bought Apple TV bought a Roku after he found out that there are a lot more providers for it than there are for the Apple product. I suspect the Apple is gathering dust now.

12-20-2012, 08:45 PM	#5
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,477	Originally posted by Colbyt BTW2, my son who told me I was making a mistake with the Roku and that I should have bought Apple TV bought a Roku after he found out that there are a lot more providers for it than there are for the Apple product. I suspect the Apple is gathering dust now. Providers for what exactly? And how many do you need? Apple - Apple TV - iTunes, Netflix, and live sports on your HDTV.

12-21-2012, 07:36 AM	#6
Colbyt Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Kentucky Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,418 Original Poster	Originally posted by boriscleto Providers for what exactly? And how many do you need? Zero experience with Apple. With the Roku box you have to add an applet, called a channel. Flickr is a channel but if you want to stream from your personal computer to your Roku and then the TV you have to add a private channel. It sounds complicated. It is really quite simple. There are several different providers. You only need one. Finding the one that "fits" you the best may take a little digging. As I am in the process of building a new desktop, I would rather play now on the old hard drive that I am going to wipe. If I screw something up it won't haunt me for years.

12-22-2012, 12:02 PM	#7
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,555	My full sized jpegs show up as full screen images when I burn them to a CD and play it on my Vizeo Blue Ray player which is hooked to my 1080p HDTV. I haven't tried to stream directly from my computer but I get full screen images viewing from the CD. I don't know why the images would be less than full screen unless they are too small to begin with. My Picasa streams are a little less but I down size to 1000 x 1000 before I upload.

12-22-2012, 12:44 PM	#8
Colbyt Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Kentucky Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,418 Original Poster	I can see where the blue ray would work. I imagine any DVD player would as long as it had a built in viewer. I don't currently have one connected for video. This TV has scads of HDMI ports but the color stream and composite is shared (either or) and I needed it for an old TIVO. If I get tired of streaming movies I may break down and buy a player with HDMI.

12-27-2012, 08:06 PM	#9
nikigunn Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: The Enchanted Cottage Photos: Gallery Posts: 75	I stream or transfer it from my laptop to the PS3 over my router.