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Connection Problems- Only with AOL
The problem started a week to 10 days ago. I can not connect to AOL via my hughes Gen5 connection. We both use aol mail (yes, I know there are better options, and I may look into that, but when you...
One other thing is that, if you'd like to schedule the file downloads, but you don't like the idea of leaving your PC on (I don't), or messing with trying to schedule the downloads to your PC, you can schedule the file download(s) to your Android or IOS device using the PlayOn Cloud app, then copy the files to your PC.
BTW, don't forget to change the resolution on the app if you want it to be better than standard. I'm fine with standard, which is DVD quality, but some people want it to be better, regardless of the increased file size for the program/movie. I believe 720p is the maximum resolution, but that's still very good.
If you try it and you like it, please let us know. I'm still deciding whether to get it, though I probably will. It's cheap, and lets you easily take advantage of the Bonus Zone data, and even those twenty days of data resets with your upgrade (make sure first, though, of course). :)
Good news. Install date was moved up from next Fri to next Wed. Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Interested in the Playon.tv thing. So I went to take a look.
Wouldn'tcha know....
This site can’t be reached
www.playon.tv took too long to respond.
I tried a couple of different links, several times. No joy.
(No need to try to fix this, just amusing)
Working fine for me:
Is there a trick to getting the app on a Win10 laptop? I can see how to get it for my phones. I must be doing something wrong. Can't find how to authorize my laptop with Google Play.
(I don't use many (if any) apps on Win10) Use em all the time on the phone.
OK, I just got in to the Play On Cloud website. I guess what I need to do is this.....
Once that recording is complete, an .mp4 file will be ready for you to enjoy. You can download the recorded.mp4 video file from the PlayOn Cloud app onto your mobile device. We also email you a download link to the video so you can download it from anywhere onto any device or computer.
That's right. You set up the download (this is where they deduct the recording tokens from your account), and it works behind the scenes, in the cloud. You can just shut down the app and forget about it. It records in real time (it's a DVR-like thing), so a 1 hour show will take 1 hour to record. When the recording is done, you will get an email with a download link. Unless you pay for storage, the recording will only be stored for 7 days. If you lose the link or the email, you can use the app to get the email resent. If the recording is no longer in storage, you have to re-record it.
With the link, you can download to any device. I think to download to devices like iPhone or iPad you don't need the email, you do that from the app -- BirdDog will know more about this. I download from the link in the email to a flash drive.
bos2420 wrote:
OK, I just got in to the Play On Cloud website. I guess what I need to do is this.....
Once that recording is complete, an .mp4 file will be ready for you to enjoy. You can download the recorded.mp4 video file from the PlayOn Cloud app onto your mobile device. We also email you a download link to the video so you can download it from anywhere onto any device or computer.
the app for the computer is a software package. You need to buy a license for it. But be warned that the desktop version USES YOUR DATA. Only the app version doesn't. The desktop version is also very glitchy.
bos2420 wrote:
Is there a trick to getting the app on a Win10 laptop? I can see how to get it for my phones. I must be doing something wrong. Can't find how to authorize my laptop with Google Play.
(I don't use many (if any) apps on Win10) Use em all the time on the phone.
IMO there really is no reason to get the Windows desktop app unless you have no Android or iOS device to setup and record videos. As has been stated, then you can get the download link and use your browser or DLM to do the download. No desktop app needed unless you have nothing else to access and setup and schedule the recording.
One other thing is that, if you'd like to schedule the file downloads, but you don't like the idea of leaving your PC on (I don't), or messing with trying to schedule the downloads to your PC, you can schedule the file download(s) to your Android or IOS device using the PlayOn Cloud app, then copy the files to your PC.
BTW, don't forget to change the resolution on the app if you want it to be better than standard. I'm fine with standard, which is DVD quality, but some people want it to be better, regardless of the increased file size for the program/movie. I believe 720p is the maximum resolution, but that's still very good.
If you try it and you like it, please let us know. I'm still deciding whether to get it, though I probably will. It's cheap, and lets you easily take advantage of the Bonus Zone data, and even those twenty days of data resets with your upgrade (make sure first, though, of course). :)
Well, the installer just left. All is well in the world again. The wife has her e-mail back. Painless process, as has always been the case with us and Hughes.
Thanks again for everyone that tried to help. I mentioned it to my installer, and he said he has heard of the same types of problems, and it has to go all the way up to the 'code writers' as he put it.
Wife-related crisis averted -- always a good thing. :)
So I got to use the PlayOn system. I have both the Desktop and phone app. I used the app. Just to test, I selected 'The Tick' on Amazon. 30 minute video. Had it play on the cloud, and then got the link to download the file. About 250mb. Put that on a USB stick, and plugged that into the back of the smart TV. Worked like a charm.
Not simple, but allows Bonus Time to be used, or even if you are out and about on a public WiFi. I get WiFi from the bank when I work weekends at our coffee hut, so that is how I will use it, most of the time.
bos2420 wrote:Put that on a USB stick, and plugged that into the back of the smart TV. Worked like a charm.
Does your TV have a special program built in that reads and plays what you have on the flash drive? I have a smart TV, and it has a USB port, as well. I wonder if that would work for me. It would eliminate me having to play the items on my HDMI connected laptop.
I should try to find a .mp4 clip or something somewhere, put it on one of my flash drives, and just give it a try. Now, to find something. :p
Okay, that's it. I'm getting PlayOn Cloud. I found a site with sample .mp4 files, and playing them on my TV via a USB flash drive works like a charm. So now I won't even need to use my laptop! Now, to get a couple of spare flash drives, as I want to download all three seasons of Deadwood, plus a few other things off the top of my head.
Thanks for the info about playing the files directly from a flash drive on a smart TV, bos2420 ! That's going to make it a lot more simple.
Yeah, that option works well if you don't want to use a laptop. I have tried that before, though for me the laptop is much more convenient.
GabeU wrote:Okay, that's it. I'm getting PlayOn Cloud. I found a site with sample .mp4 files, and playing them on my TV via a USB flash drive works like a charm. So now I won't even need to use my laptop! Now, to get a couple of spare flash drives, as I want to download all three seasons of Deadwood, plus a few other things off the top of my head.
Thanks for the info about playing the files directly from a flash drive on a smart TV, bos2420 ! That's going to make it a lot more simple.
