Topic: Watching videos on your computer

[NWR_pap64]

Am I the only one that for some reason feels extremely uncomfortable and antsy when watching video files on the computer, ESPECIALLY long ones? I can tolerate short videos on You Tube as well as the occasional videogame trailer/movie trailer and such, but I get anxious when I have to watch a long video on the computer.

Is this even natural? I honestly don't know why I get like this. Back in the day I would sit down and watch anime on my computer for hours, sometimes completing many seasons in a week (I watched all 140 + episodes of Naruto as well as the movie in a week during summer break). But now, even watching 10 minutes is too much for me.

This is the reason why I pretty much stopped watching anime and any videos. Hell, even when I REALLY want to watch something I simply can't sit down and watch it. The show or anime would have to be EXTREMELY engaging in order for me to sit down for hours.

I don't know why, but maybe the reason I feel this way is because I tend to enjoy my movies and TV shows on a big screen TV while either sitting or lying down on the couch or in my bed, relaxing and such. Sitting on an uptight computer chair simply doesn't do it for me.

I know there are methods of watching video files on your TV, both legally and illegally. But I am too broke to afford doing so. But if I had the money I would've done it in a hurry. This is the reason why I gave Orb on the Wii a try, but that service sucked BALLS.

So again, is this natural?

[IceCold]

I don't particularly like it,  but I can stand it.. It's worse if you want many people to watch and have an LCD because of the viewing angle.

Orb works perfectly for me

[Shift Key]

Sounds like you need something to stream content from your computer to your TV. There's a lot of things out there that will do it, such as this one.

But yes, I can see where you're coming from. Watching videos on the computer isn't the same as watching it from a comfortable couch on a big-screen TV.
One of the projects I am looking to make once I get some money together is to make a multimedia PC from scratch, something that I can use as a normal computer when I feel or pick up a remote and play TV/videos/DVDs/music from the comfort of the couch.

[NWR_pap64]

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Originally posted by: IceCold
I don't particularly like it,  but I can stand it.. It's worse if you want many people to watch and have an LCD because of the viewing angle.

Orb works perfectly for me

That's another problem. When multiple people want to watch something on the computer it becomes annoying as hell.

As for Orb, the service was always on and off for me. Sometimes it would log in fine, others it wouldn't.

I was simply annoyed at the many hoops you need to jump through in order to use this "easy to use" program. The US was pretty confusing and annoying.

[IceCold]

Maybe it's your router/ISP? Also, I didn't find it too hard to set up - just download it, set up an account, and you're basically done. But I can understand if it took you a while to get it running.

[Nick DiMola]

You should buy a regular Xbox and softmod it just to use XBMC. I stream all of my media from my fileserver through my router to my Xbox. It works nicely and is so simple to setup. At this point, I don't think I could live with out it.

[NWR_pap64]

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Originally posted by: Mr. Jack
You should buy a regular Xbox and softmod it just to use XBMC. I stream all of my media from my fileserver through my router to my Xbox. It works nicely and is so simple to setup. At this point, I don't think I could live with out it.

Actually, that's what Cap and friends have. I agree, its great.

I actually forget that you can stream videos by connecting the XBOX to the computer.

I wonder how much the original XBOX sets you back...

[ShyGuy]

No video out on your computer besides VGA?

[NWR_pap64]

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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
No video out on your computer besides VGA?

Nah, my computer is a basic Personal computer. No fancy smancy video cards and such.

[Arbok]

I feel the same way pap64, but for different reasons. For me, it's that need to multi-task when I'm on the computer; an urge to pause the movie ever so often and do something else and then go back to it. It probably wouldn't be a problem if so many options weren't at my finger tips, like the ability to check a forum quickly or start composing something for an update.

[NWR_pap64]

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Originally posted by: Arbok
I feel the same way pap64, but for different reasons. For me, it's that need to multi-task when I'm on the computer; an urge to pause the movie ever so often and do something else and then go back to it. It probably wouldn't be a problem if so many options weren't at my finger tips, like the ability to check a forum quickly or start composing something for an update.

OMG...I have that problem as well!

Outside getting antsy during a movie, I too have the urge to do something else on the computer!