HDTV Antenna & blueray wireless

busterb · 10-05-2012, 07:52 PM

I have no TV, cable or other wise. But I have a HDREADY TV I also have a b lueray player that's intrernet ready.

But I'm lost about I need to use the things I have. I don't understand why I need a routher foir bLUERAY. Why not a donngel?
I really need help about this.
Dumb redneck 1 eyed old man

Clodfobble · 10-05-2012, 09:02 PM

What kind of internet service do you have?

BrianR · 10-06-2012, 11:02 AM

The short answer is, because a BluRay player is considered a computer which requires an IP in order to get data from your modem.

I have the same setup. No cable or dish, only BluRay. Netflix rocks, esp now that the second season of The Walking Dead is available and it's better than the first!

busterb · 10-07-2012, 06:28 PM

I think what I was asking , was an outdoor annnina a thing that would work for me? 1 live about 60 miles from any TV station
Ok I have a wireless on my computer, so why should I need a router for the blueray? Also how do you control the blueay after you have the router? Why no an ethernet dongle

BrianR · 10-07-2012, 07:17 PM

You can use ethernet if you want to. I find that it gives me better bandwidth than wireless.

You can try an outdoor antenna. Can't hurt. I live 50 miles away from the nearest transmitter and I got four Spanish stations and five English ones. Too bad none of them had programming worth watching. I put the TV away and use a monitor with my bluray set to watch everything now.

Undertoad · 10-07-2012, 07:25 PM

You might be able to see what channels you can get, by going to antennaweb.org

They don't make it easy though. I tried what I *think* is your city, and got only 4 channels. The furthest specified a purple antenna to receive it. That means a large outdoor antenna with an amplifier. But other channels were closer than 60 miles.

glatt · 10-08-2012, 02:13 PM

We have a typical old fashioned style roof top antenna strapped to our chimney. It came with the house when we bought the place 20 years ago. We're in a major city and can pick up around 25 channels from DC and another handful from Baltimore. One thing working in our favor is that the antenna is directional and we have it pointing at downtown DC and Baltimore is in the same path an hour's drive farther away. With the new digital channels, you don't get fuzzy channels or channels with static or snow. If the station is too far away, like some of the Baltimore stations, the picture will be perfect for a minute, and then it will freeze for a few seconds or get pixelated for a few seconds.

Antennaweb was very accurate for us when we were checking what we could get. Actually, that's not true, we got more channels than they said we would, but they are sometimes pixelated or frozen.

BigV · 10-08-2012, 05:59 PM

you got a digital antenna twenty years ago?

glatt · 10-08-2012, 07:49 PM

Yep. And it was probably 20 years old when we got it.

The TV tuner is digital and the information in the signal is digital, but the actual signal is just radio waves and this old antenna picks them up beautifully.

busterb · 10-11-2012, 09:03 PM

If I run ethernet to BRP from my wireless modem, and get it working, then what do I do.
Hell I'm lost big time. Instructions that came with it doesn't tell me much.

tw · 10-11-2012, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by busterb

If I run ethernet to BRP from my wireless modem, and get it working, then what do I do.

Default conditions for an ethernet connection make further setup unnecessary. Your router would probably have an IP address of 192.168.1.1. So the Blueray would be assigned an IP address of 192.168.1.x where x is selected and leased by the router. IOW you do nothing more. The Blueray can now get anything it needs from the Internet.

Wireless always adds a significant increase in confusion. Always important is to have at least one computer connected by ethernet to the router. Then any surprise problem is easier to solve.

busterb · 10-12-2012, 12:02 PM

OK. I got that. Does the brp show what's on my computer? Say I want to watch something from ????.com, how do I get there?

busterb · 10-13-2012, 09:48 PM

Also what cable do I need cat 5 or cat 6?

BigV · 10-15-2012, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by busterb

Also what cable do I need cat 5 or cat 6?

For your purposes buster, there is no difference between cat 5 or cat 6 cable. Either one will do the job.

busterb · 10-15-2012, 12:08 PM

Thanks

10-05-2012, 07:52 PM	#1
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10-06-2012, 11:02 AM	#3
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	The short answer is, because a BluRay player is considered a computer which requires an IP in order to get data from your modem. I have the same setup. No cable or dish, only BluRay. Netflix rocks, esp now that the second season of The Walking Dead is available and it's better than the first! __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

10-07-2012, 06:28 PM	#4
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	I think what I was asking , was an outdoor annnina a thing that would work for me? 1 live about 60 miles from any TV station Ok I have a wireless on my computer, so why should I need a router for the blueray? Also how do you control the blueay after you have the router? Why no an ethernet dongle __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

10-07-2012, 07:17 PM	#5
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	You can use ethernet if you want to. I find that it gives me better bandwidth than wireless. You can try an outdoor antenna. Can't hurt. I live 50 miles away from the nearest transmitter and I got four Spanish stations and five English ones. Too bad none of them had programming worth watching. I put the TV away and use a monitor with my bluray set to watch everything now. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

10-07-2012, 07:25 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	You might be able to see what channels you can get, by going to antennaweb.org They don't make it easy though. I tried what I think is your city, and got only 4 channels. The furthest specified a purple antenna to receive it. That means a large outdoor antenna with an amplifier. But other channels were closer than 60 miles.

10-08-2012, 02:13 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We have a typical old fashioned style roof top antenna strapped to our chimney. It came with the house when we bought the place 20 years ago. We're in a major city and can pick up around 25 channels from DC and another handful from Baltimore. One thing working in our favor is that the antenna is directional and we have it pointing at downtown DC and Baltimore is in the same path an hour's drive farther away. With the new digital channels, you don't get fuzzy channels or channels with static or snow. If the station is too far away, like some of the Baltimore stations, the picture will be perfect for a minute, and then it will freeze for a few seconds or get pixelated for a few seconds. Antennaweb was very accurate for us when we were checking what we could get. Actually, that's not true, we got more channels than they said we would, but they are sometimes pixelated or frozen.

10-08-2012, 05:59 PM	#8
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	you got a digital antenna twenty years ago? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-08-2012, 07:49 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yep. And it was probably 20 years old when we got it. The TV tuner is digital and the information in the signal is digital, but the actual signal is just radio waves and this old antenna picks them up beautifully.

10-11-2012, 09:03 PM	#10
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	If I run ethernet to BRP from my wireless modem, and get it working, then what do I do. Hell I'm lost big time. Instructions that came with it doesn't tell me much. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

10-12-2012, 12:02 PM	#12
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	OK. I got that. Does the brp show what's on my computer? Say I want to watch something from ????.com, how do I get there? __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

10-13-2012, 09:48 PM	#13
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Also what cable do I need cat 5 or cat 6? __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

10-15-2012, 12:08 PM	#15
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Thanks __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

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