Cutting the cord

[Jeff Lebowski]

I used one of those HDTV antenna direction finder websites and put in my address. It spit out the direction to Farnsworth Peak in number of degrees (every signal in the SL Valley comes from Farnsworth Peak). I went up in the attic and used my iPhone compass app on top of my antenna to rotate my antenna to the right direction in degrees. It worked like a charm. I never had to adjust it after the first time I set it.

Man, I am such a noob. Just looked that up and will change the setup accordingly. Thanks.

Tablo/<streaming service du jour>/Roku is definitely my favorite combination. I also use the Plex Roku app so I play my home movies as well as movies I've ripped off the Roku. My next project is to hook up my door camera to the Roku via an App that can change the default Roku screen saver to show my door camera. Should be fun.

Details please. Ring or Nest?

[Pelado]

Does the Roku have bluetooth headphone connectivity? That has been a big failure of previous Roku units. I liked the headphone jack on the remote until I got a good set of bluetooth headphones. Now it is not nearly enough.

My son is a big fan of the headphone jack. It allows him to start watching somebody else play video games without us knowing/noticing he's watching anything at all.

[old_gregg]

Does the Roku have bluetooth headphone connectivity? That has been a big failure of previous Roku units. I liked the headphone jack on the remote until I got a good set of bluetooth headphones. Now it is not nearly enough.

Sounds like you just need to fire up the Roku app on your phone and use that to stream wirelessly to your bluetooth device.

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/roku-pr...ews-27049.html

yeah roku ios app works great

[BigFatMeanie]

Details please. Ring or Nest?

I haven't actually done it yet. When we built the house 12 years ago I made sure I had a CAT6 drop to my doorbell and a CAT6 drop to my security camera on the front porch. The doorbell is currently integrated with my whole-home intercom so that when you press the doorbell the intercom system actually does the "ding-dong" sound and then you can answer from any intercom panel. But the doorbell is not integrated with the security camera and the security camera is a side-profile, rather than a typical fisheye doorbell, so that's a bummer. So I think it's time for an upgrade to both doorbell and security camera and maybe even whole-house intercom.

There are several WIFI doorbell cameras on the market but they have three problems:

1. They're WIFI
2. They look cheap when they're not flush-mounted. They look terrible - like they're stuck on with velcro.
3. They generally don't integrate well with other systems. Too proprietary.

I was thinking about updating to a flush-mounted (Power over Ethernet) POE doorbell/camera but it's a major step up in price:

https://shop.ring.com/products/video-doorbell-elite

I don't mind the price that much () but the real problem with Ring's solution is that I don't have control over the video stream - their cameras won't support an ONVIF feed for integration with BlueIris or other NVR-type recording systems. I think you're locked into using the Ring recording service and paying the monthly fee and all that. So I'm looking to go more DIY.

Next stop on my research is the DoorBird:

https://www.amazon.com/DoorBird-Station-D2101V-Stainless-Flush-mounted/dp/B076H65MQ3

It's more expensive than the Ring Elite, but it supports an ONVIF feed that works with lots of different home automation or other systems so I can do whatever I want with the video feed, or play around with the 2-way voice stream or all kinds of interesting stuff.

As far as ultimately getting the video feed as my Roku screensaver, I plan to use a Roku channel (app) like this: https://channelstore.roku.com/detail...era-viewer-pro and just point it to BlueIris to get video from all my cameras displayed on the Roku and as the screensaver, including the doorbell if I want. https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/able-to-view-all-live-cameras-groups-on-roku.19539

But this is all just research at the moment. That's why it's my next project. I'll let you know what I finally end up with.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I haven't actually done it yet. When we built the house 12 years ago I made sure I had a CAT6 drop to my doorbell and a CAT6 drop to my security camera on the front porch. The doorbell is currently integrated with my whole-home intercom so that when you press the doorbell the intercom system actually does the "ding-dong" sound and then you can answer from any intercom panel. But the doorbell is not integrated with the security camera and the security camera is a side-profile, rather than a typical fisheye doorbell, so that's a bummer. So I think it's time for an upgrade to both doorbell and security camera and maybe even whole-house intercom.

There are several WIFI doorbell cameras on the market but they have three problems:

1. They're WIFI
2. They look cheap when they're not flush-mounted. They look terrible - like they're stuck on with velcro.
3. They generally don't integrate well with other systems. Too proprietary.

I was thinking about updating to a flush-mounted (Power over Ethernet) POE doorbell/camera but it's a major step up in price:

https://shop.ring.com/products/video-doorbell-elite

I don't mind the price that much () but the real problem with Ring's solution is that I don't have control over the video stream - their cameras won't support an ONVIF feed for integration with BlueIris or other NVR-type recording systems. I think you're locked into using the Ring recording service and paying the monthly fee and all that. So I'm looking to go more DIY.

Next stop on my research is the DoorBird:

https://www.amazon.com/DoorBird-Station-D2101V-Stainless-Flush-mounted/dp/B076H65MQ3

It's more expensive than the Ring Elite, but it supports an ONVIF feed that works with lots of different home automation or other systems so I can do whatever I want with the video feed, or play around with the 2-way voice stream or all kinds of interesting stuff.

As far as ultimately getting the video feed as my Roku screensaver, I plan to use a Roku channel (app) like this: https://channelstore.roku.com/detail...era-viewer-pro and just point it to BlueIris to get video from all my cameras displayed on the Roku and as the screensaver, including the doorbell if I want. https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/able-to-view-all-live-cameras-groups-on-roku.19539

But this is all just research at the moment. That's why it's my next project. I'll let you know what I finally end up with.

Interesting. I have a Ring doorbell. Would love to tie into the feed.

[falafel]

YouTubeTV going up to $50 starting 5/13. As much as I love it, I'm probably going to cancel for that price. I'm currently at $35/mo.

[LiveCoug]

YouTubeTV going up to $50 starting 5/13. As much as I love it, I'm probably going to cancel for that price. I'm currently at $35/mo.

They finally did what my wife was wait for (added HGTV and food). 50 is steep though. Cutting the cord is already starting to look just as pricy as the old cable way.

[Pelado]

They finally did what my wife was wait for (added HGTV and food). 50 is strap though. Cutting the cord is already starting to look just as pricy as the old cable way.

One way in which it is potentially better is how easy it is to turn it off and on during the year. Don't have to call some 800 number and convince a customer retention rep that you really do want to cancel and then have to deal with returning equipment and such.

[falafel]

They finally did what my wife was wait for (added HGTV and food). 50 is strap though. Cutting the cord is already starting to look just as pricy as the old cable way.

Yep. And we still don't get to choose the channels that we want.

[Walter Sobchak]

Cutting the cord is already starting to look just as pricy as the old cable way.

10+ yrs later.... still paying $0/month.

[falafel]

10+ yrs later.... still paying $0/month.

No wonder your 42-inch panasonic is in such good shape. Its gets no use.

[Jeff Lebowski]

YouTubeTV going up to $50 starting 5/13. As much as I love it, I'm probably going to cancel for that price. I'm currently at $35/mo.

That sucks. Have zero interest in the new channels.

However, one nice thing about YTTV is that you can share it with up to five family members. So I am sharing it with 3 other households with our adult kids. $12.50 per home is a deal. Everyone has their own settings, DVR, etc.

[falafel]

That sucks. Have zero interest in the new channels.

However, one nice thing about YTTV is that you can share it with up to five family members. So I am sharing it with 3 other households with our adult kids. $12.50 per home is a deal. Everyone has their own settings, DVR, etc.

Are they actually paying you $12.50/mo?

[Moliere]

That sucks. Have zero interest in the new channels.

However, one nice thing about YTTV is that you can share it with up to five family members. So I am sharing it with 3 other households with our adult kids. $12.50 per home is a deal. Everyone has their own settings, DVR, etc.

No wonder they increased the price. Sheesh.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Are they actually paying you $12.50/mo?

Ha. No. A gift from Papa.