Weekly Status: Week 7

"Lance Time" is back!

I've wandered through the knee-deep internet information forums to come up with a way to be able to allow the family to watch live or re-broadcasted, or summarized video reports of the Tour de France.

Actually, this was fairly simple, and I'm sure all of my tech-brothers are saying "Well, yeah - you knucklehead." The cheapest way to connect a TV to the internet is just to connect the TV to a PC or laptop. This cost me about $20 for a VGA cable and a audio cable. The quality of the picture isn't great, but that's more a function of the source than the method.

This gives the family its nightly dose of "Lance Time" just in time to watch Lance destroy the field in the Alps. Shortie has also become a Mark Cavendish fan. I have, too.

For those interested in various aspects of the internet video to TV connections... Here are some fairly good resources...

A discussion of resources that offer video streams of mainstream television programming:
http://www.obsessable.com/feature/throw-away-your-television-how-to-watch-all-your-tv-on-the-internet/

Some detailed information on scan rates, resolutions, and the like:
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/how-to-tech/how-to-connect-computer-to-tv.htm/printable

A comparisons of different methods and available products:
http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/02/16/how-to-watch-internet-videos-on-your-tv/

YouTube video showing all the necessary connections:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyMYbmB_k6c&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldtvpc.com%2Fblog%2Fhow-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-big-screen-tv%2F&feature=player_embedded


Enjoy!