chw42 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) You save at least $25 with this deal. So if you're out of town, this would be a great thing to have. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index...d=MLBTVREDIRECT If you're blacked out somehow, Google "Tunnelbear". It'll cost you a little bit of money for unlimited bandwidth, but it's a great VPN client that can route your IP elsewhere. Edited June 15, 2012 by chw42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I just bought it. It will be perfect for my upcoming vacations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Really stupid question from somebody who is not tech savvy: I have a laptop and an HDTV. Is there a way to connect the two so that something I am watching on the laptop (such as mlb.tv) displays on the TV? If I can do this, it make me more likely to buy mlb.tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 12:56 PM) Really stupid question from somebody who is not tech savvy: I have a laptop and an HDTV. Is there a way to connect the two so that something I am watching on the laptop (such as mlb.tv) displays on the TV? If I can do this, it make me more likely to buy mlb.tv. If your laptop has an HDMI, DVI, or VGA output and your TV has an HDMI, DVI, or VGA input, then yes. I recommend going with the HDMI since it's audio + video in one cable. You can find some cheap HDMI cables on Amazon. DO NOT go into Best Buy and ask them for HDMI cables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 If your laptop has an HDMI, DVI, or VGA output and your TV has an HDMI, DVI, or VGA input, then yes. I recommend going with the HDMI since it's audio + video in one cable. You can find some cheap HDMI cables on Amazon. DO NOT go into Best Buy and ask them for HDMI cables. I am 100% certain that the TV has an available HDMI input. I am 80% certain that I actually have an extra HDMI cable and wouldn't even need to buy one. The big question mark is the laptop. It's an HP that's only two years old, so it should have one, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 01:07 PM) I am 100% certain that the TV has an available HDMI input. I am 80% certain that I actually have an extra HDMI cable and wouldn't even need to buy one. The big question mark is the laptop. It's an HP that's only two years old, so it should have one, right? You gotta check, it's usually on the sides. If it was a higher end laptop, then yeah. If it was like $400, no. HDMI wasn't standard on cheap laptops two years back. It is now. At the very least, it will have VGA and you can hook it up to the TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 12:56 PM) Really stupid question from somebody who is not tech savvy: I have a laptop and an HDTV. Is there a way to connect the two so that something I am watching on the laptop (such as mlb.tv) displays on the TV? If I can do this, it make me more likely to buy mlb.tv. If you have an internet enabled blu-ray it should get mlb.tv as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 It was an $800 laptop with an i5 chip. I'll check when I get home. Would love to be able to see Kershaw/Sale battle tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 If you have an internet enabled blu-ray it should get mlb.tv as well. Have yet to purchase a blu-ray player. Still using a DVD player (which works fine since 90% of its use comes from animated DVD's for the 4 and 2 year olds) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 02:04 PM) If your laptop has an HDMI, DVI, or VGA output and your TV has an HDMI, DVI, or VGA input, then yes. I recommend going with the HDMI since it's audio + video in one cable. You can find some cheap HDMI cables on Amazon. DO NOT go into Best Buy and ask them for HDMI cables. you dont like paying atleast 700% mark-up?? my younger sister worked at Best Buy during her college years. It was great getting the employee discount which was cost + 10%. The store makes their money off the accessories. I guess it was too good of a deal b/c Best Buy scrapped that discount and now only offers their employees a flat x% discount off the retail price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I got the mlb.tv package. My laptop is HDMI compatible but I don't have an extra cable, so I either need to buy one or switch the one I have back and forth between my cable box and my laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 07:33 AM) I got the mlb.tv package. My laptop is HDMI compatible but I don't have an extra cable, so I either need to buy one or switch the one I have back and forth between my cable box and my laptop. HDMI cables are like $2 on Amazon. Same quality as the 50-60 dollar ripoffs at Best Buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 12:30 PM) HDMI cables are like $2 on Amazon. Same quality as the 50-60 dollar ripoffs at Best Buy. I always laugh when I see them at target for like $50. What a profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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