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May 29, 2020 at
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What do I need to do to watch the World of Outlaw race tonight on my 65 inch tv instead of my laptop? Thanks in advance....i have no technology saavy.
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May 29, 2020 at
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May 29, 2020 at
05:05:38 PM by leftturn007
Does your laptop have an HDMI output? Based on its age, it may or may not have one.
I am guessing that a 65" will have an HDMI input.
If your laptop has one, connect an HDMI cable from the laptop's HDMI output to the TV's HDMI input. If you don't have an extra HDMI cable laying around, swipe it from your DVD player or cable/satellite box.
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May 29, 2020 at
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If the TV is new enough (most likely is), an HDMI cable to connect the two should be all you need.
Once the two are connected, search around on your TV input options for whichever HDMI port you plugged in to. (many TV's have multiple HDMI inputs) Once you see your computer screen on your TV, you should be good to go.
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June 01, 2020 at
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June 01, 2020 at
10:58:46 PM by whemme
I use an Apple iPad. At the bottom of the iPad is the charging connector known as a Lightning connector. Both the sound and video to drive your large TV are available at that connection. Apple makes an adapter that costs $49 that you plug into that Lightning connector and then you can connect a HDMI cable between that adapter and your TV. I have used that very system to watch all the WOO Races on DIRTVision.
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June 02, 2020 at
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What about a mobile device? Galaxy Note 9 to be exact. Guess I could google it huh...
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June 02, 2020 at
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Posted By: HuskerRed on May 29 2020 at 04:10:00 PM
What do I need to do to watch the World of Outlaw race tonight on my 65 inch tv instead of my laptop? Thanks in advance....i have no technology saavy.
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As someone else pointed out, I use an HDMI cable directly from my laptop to my 65" tv. It's the easiest way. I tried Firestick, Chomestick, Apple TV-----all have Gremlins. Just a direct HDMI cord and no issues.
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June 02, 2020 at
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June 02, 2020 at
08:49:21 AM by StanM
I have a Roku TV that is hard wired to Ethernet (Ethernet is better than wifi) that I use for Floracing as they make a Roku app available. For Dirtvision and others that don't have a Roku app I bought a Fire Stick for around $40 and that plugs into an open HDMI port on the TV. I used to haul my wife's laptop down to the family room but that was a hassle to carry it down there, connect the cable, setup the display and disable the power saving and screen shut off settings. I had to do the opposite at the end of the night and put it in her office and that was a hassle. With the Fire Stick I can just leave it plugged in and there is no setup or configuration involved.
Depending on router and TV location a person may have to add a wifi signal booster like I did. Screen mirroring from a phone won't work when one device is hard wired and the other on wifi. I don't have the best phone, it's new and has plenty of storage but never worked well for casting which could be partially due to the Roku TV.
Everyone's situation is likely going to be different due to the wide variety of devices and how your internet and your wifi are signal. Hauling a laptop around the house got to be a pain in the neck until a fellow Hoser suggested the Fire Stick which has proved to be a great low cost solution that can be left in place and doesn't require any setup or configuration each time I use it. The nice thing about it is that I don't have to prep everything twenty minutes before the race begins, I can just turn it on and watch it.
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June 02, 2020 at
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Posted By: StanM on June 02 2020 at 08:43:12 AM
I have a Roku TV that is hard wired to Ethernet (Ethernet is better than wifi) that I use for Floracing as they make a Roku app available. For Dirtvision and others that don't have a Roku app I bought a Fire Stick for around $40 and that plugs into an open HDMI port on the TV. I used to haul my wife's laptop down to the family room but that was a hassle to carry it down there, connect the cable, setup the display and disable the power saving and screen shut off settings. I had to do the opposite at the end of the night and put it in her office and that was a hassle. With the Fire Stick I can just leave it plugged in and there is no setup or configuration involved.
Depending on router and TV location a person may have to add a wifi signal booster like I did. Screen mirroring from a phone won't work when one device is hard wired and the other on wifi. I don't have the best phone, it's new and has plenty of storage but never worked well for casting which could be partially due to the Roku TV.
Everyone's situation is likely going to be different due to the wide variety of devices and how your internet and your wifi are signal. Hauling a laptop around the house got to be a pain in the neck until a fellow Hoser suggested the Fire Stick which has proved to be a great low cost solution that can be left in place and doesn't require any setup or configuration each time I use it. The nice thing about it is that I don't have to prep everything twenty minutes before the race begins, I can just turn it on and watch it.
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The nice thing about the Fire Stick is that it has an app for Firefox or the Amazon browser (Silk) built right in. You can navigate through that like a normal web browse, then login to DV and go from there.
If the 65" TV you are using is a smart TV, it may have a browser application built in. My Samsung tvs have the Samsung Smart Hub, which has several apps that can be used to search the internet. I just grab that app and go to dirtvision.com and login. Works great and you don't have to mess around with hooking anything else up.
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June 02, 2020 at
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Posted By: kart91 on June 02 2020 at 08:57:49 AM
The nice thing about the Fire Stick is that it has an app for Firefox or the Amazon browser (Silk) built right in. You can navigate through that like a normal web browse, then login to DV and go from there.
If the 65" TV you are using is a smart TV, it may have a browser application built in. My Samsung tvs have the Samsung Smart Hub, which has several apps that can be used to search the internet. I just grab that app and go to dirtvision.com and login. Works great and you don't have to mess around with hooking anything else up.
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Roku does not provide a browser that can handle video streaming and likely will never make one available. Roku TV's are popular so there are a lot of them out there. My experience is limited to my Roku TV and there is so much hardware out there that each situation could be different. In your case there isn't any issue and no work around is required. Likewise anyone wanting to connect a laptop will need one with HDMI out. There is no one size fits all solution so people asking this question would have to explain their whole setup to get the most accurate feedback.
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June 03, 2020 at
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I purchase the race through my phone, and then "cast" it to my tv without any wires. Google screen cast, or screen mirror.
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June 03, 2020 at
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Posted By: YungWun24 on June 03 2020 at 09:39:11 AM
I purchase the race through my phone, and then "cast" it to my tv without any wires. Google screen cast, or screen mirror.
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Yep. You can also do it from a PC if that is how you get Dirtvision. Whether that requires you to have it preset via Googlecast, I'm not sure.
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June 03, 2020 at
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Posted By: kart91 on June 02 2020 at 08:57:49 AM
The nice thing about the Fire Stick is that it has an app for Firefox or the Amazon browser (Silk) built right in. You can navigate through that like a normal web browse, then login to DV and go from there.
If the 65" TV you are using is a smart TV, it may have a browser application built in. My Samsung tvs have the Samsung Smart Hub, which has several apps that can be used to search the internet. I just grab that app and go to dirtvision.com and login. Works great and you don't have to mess around with hooking anything else up.
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The smart TV is the way to go. Before that I used to use a HDMI cord and hook it into my TV from my Laptop. Was looking at T.V's last Christmas and that option is what sold me on the one I ended up getting.
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June 04, 2020 at
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Posted By: Nick14 on June 03 2020 at 02:28:48 PM
The smart TV is the way to go. Before that I used to use a HDMI cord and hook it into my TV from my Laptop. Was looking at T.V's last Christmas and that option is what sold me on the one I ended up getting.
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People have such a wide variety of hardware all insisting that their setup is the best. By my way of thinking a lot of different solutions work and there is an equally wide range of tech experience among the users. Some will understand instructions and others will throw up their hands and ask their kids to figure it out for them. At my age finding and implementing a solution is a victory as many people in my age group would call their kids for help. I guess the bottom line is if our setup works and we are happy with it that's all that really matters. If I can post anything that resonates with someone trying to get connected I feel good about it.
I'm not a fan of casting as it never worked well for me. I would select my TV in the family room and it would disconnect and switch to my wife's TV in the upper level and I'd get chewed out.for cutting into her show. Casting is not possible from a wifi to a hard wired device. All of these differences in connecting would go away if these channels ever became mainstream enough to be available in all the popular apps and through cable and satellite system channel packages. Unfortunately our attempt at mainstream TV did not succeed back in the Diamond P days and we are left with a hodge podge of ways to connect. The sport is big but not big enough to make that leap from internet viewing to mainstream TV. It's better than it's iver been so I'm not complaining but jumping through the PPV connectivity hoops is a bit of a hassle.
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June 04, 2020 at
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Posted By: StanM on June 04 2020 at 10:01:01 AM
People have such a wide variety of hardware all insisting that their setup is the best. By my way of thinking a lot of different solutions work and there is an equally wide range of tech experience among the users. Some will understand instructions and others will throw up their hands and ask their kids to figure it out for them. At my age finding and implementing a solution is a victory as many people in my age group would call their kids for help. I guess the bottom line is if our setup works and we are happy with it that's all that really matters. If I can post anything that resonates with someone trying to get connected I feel good about it.
I'm not a fan of casting as it never worked well for me. I would select my TV in the family room and it would disconnect and switch to my wife's TV in the upper level and I'd get chewed out.for cutting into her show. Casting is not possible from a wifi to a hard wired device. All of these differences in connecting would go away if these channels ever became mainstream enough to be available in all the popular apps and through cable and satellite system channel packages. Unfortunately our attempt at mainstream TV did not succeed back in the Diamond P days and we are left with a hodge podge of ways to connect. The sport is big but not big enough to make that leap from internet viewing to mainstream TV. It's better than it's iver been so I'm not complaining but jumping through the PPV connectivity hoops is a bit of a hassle.
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It is subjective to the individual I agree. What is easy for some may not be for others nor could it be affordable for some. When I hooked up my TV (LG) I was actually impressed with how simple it was to setup. Whenever I setup any type of technology I always think if my parents could set it up by themselves. My previous TV I would not have suggested but this one was fairly simple. Very simple insturctions, leads you through connecting/linking everything. Has a home with some options, just go to the web browser which basically makes your tv the internet. Just went to the internet bar and typed in dirtvision.com with my remote (can attach you keyboard through USB as well to type) which can be used as a mouse to. Then just signed in like normal.
I have been watching youtube from my TV as well and have actually been watching many videos from the Diamond P days recently. Watched the old Penda Monster trucks early May and say all the commericals of ordering their old VHS tapes with credit card and took me back to the whole Call This Number now days with your credit card (and holy crap people complain about shipping costs today?). Been watching some of the old American Sports Calalcade shows from TNN like drag racing, early Nascar races, World of Outlaws, and one of my personal favorites ASA racing. Was sad when TNN went away after Viacom bought them and basically switched it to MTV Networks like Spike. I'm a little hesistant saying it didn't succeed as much as network executives just weren't fans of racing and wanted to put their type or programming on. They terminated the original agreements that a lot of those racing series had with CBS/TNN 20months into a 5year contract and prior to that only wanted to do tape delay.
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