How to watch a far-away wedding without socializing with airpolane passengers

In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Sun, 14 Jun 2020 02:07:47 -0500, kelown
wrote:


I have a friend whose grandson's wedding is coming up, in Europe.

So, what is the easiest or best way for her to watch the wedding from
her home in the USA?* On a big screen.* (They have one 14" tv.)

Talky.io works only from a web browser so there's nothing for either
side to install. Just send others the invite URL.

Jitsi Meet is similar to Zoom but without the privacy concerns since
it's open source.

* PC uses browser - https://meet.jit.si
* Android/iOS smartphones use app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...org.jitsi.meet
* video conference calls
* chat
* creates invite URL
* up to 75 participants
* anonymous login (no registration)
* open source

Wedding planner starts the call via computer or smartphone by sending
invite URL to remote participants, who join on their browser or smartphone.

Requires a TV with an Internet browser,
or requires a TV with HDMI input from computer or phone,
or requires a TV casting device like Chromecast or Android TV.

They don't have anything like this, but they can just use a computer
with internet and a decent sized monitor, surely?

Of course it can be used with just a computer, but your OP implied
viewing it on a TV screen.

Sorry. I guess it did. And thus I confused myself

She suggesting renting a tv, but unless she has to have 60" or 48" I
think they'd be better off spending the money on a 24 or 30" monitor
which they could use all the time and might be better than the one they
haave a typical size. 19"??, that's what I have. Is that typical?

But small enough they wouldn't have to get a bigger desk or move the
chair back so far they couldn't reach the keyboard.


OTOH, I once watched the movie "Bullett", with a car chase around the
hills of San Francisco, and even on a 9" screen, my stomach fell out (or
whatever the expression is) when they went up in the air.

micky wrote:
In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Sun, 14 Jun 2020 02:07:47 -0500, kelown
wrote:

I have a friend whose grandson's wedding is coming up, in Europe.
So, what is the easiest or best way for her to watch the wedding from
her home in the USA? On a big screen. (They have one 14" tv.)
Talky.io works only from a web browser so there's nothing for either
side to install. Just send others the invite URL.

Jitsi Meet is similar to Zoom but without the privacy concerns since
it's open source.

* PC uses browser - https://meet.jit.si
* Android/iOS smartphones use app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...org.jitsi.meet
* video conference calls
* chat
* creates invite URL
* up to 75 participants
* anonymous login (no registration)
* open source

Wedding planner starts the call via computer or smartphone by sending
invite URL to remote participants, who join on their browser or smartphone.

Requires a TV with an Internet browser,
or requires a TV with HDMI input from computer or phone,
or requires a TV casting device like Chromecast or Android TV.
They don't have anything like this, but they can just use a computer
with internet and a decent sized monitor, surely?
Of course it can be used with just a computer, but your OP implied
viewing it on a TV screen.

Sorry. I guess it did. And thus I confused myself

She suggesting renting a tv, but unless she has to have 60" or 48" I
think they'd be better off spending the money on a 24 or 30" monitor
which they could use all the time and might be better than the one they
haave a typical size. 19"??, that's what I have. Is that typical?

But small enough they wouldn't have to get a bigger desk or move the
chair back so far they couldn't reach the keyboard.


OTOH, I once watched the movie "Bullett", with a car chase around the
hills of San Francisco, and even on a 9" screen, my stomach fell out (or
whatever the expression is) when they went up in the air.


Small monitor/TV set people are the minority.

I don't have any large devices here.

I wouldn't know what to do with a 60" TV set.
I'd probably put it out in the car port :-)
And pretend I was at a drive-in.

Back in 1967, I was in this theater

http://cinemaexpo67.ca/wp-content/up....1-710x332.jpg

Where the screen is 360 degrees (surround) and 23-feet high.
There's a scene shot from a helicopter. And that's
when you can feel your stomach drop out.

Paul

Paul wrote:

Back in 1967, I was in this theater

http://cinemaexpo67.ca/wp-content/up....1-710x332.jpg

Where the screen is 360 degrees (surround) and 23-feet high.
There's a scene shot from a helicopter. And that's when you can feel
your stomach drop out.

One theater in my area with a large screen also had Sensurround
which used large (monstrous) woofers. When they ran the movie Earthquake
(1974) your seats actually shook. Very realistic. Unfortunately the
excessive vibration also caused some structural damage to the theater
which then had to be shut down for repairs. Perhaps a bit too
realistic... 8-O