Playing with computer gadgets

Macbook to home AV system

A lot of technical experimentation has been going on in the house lately. We’re learning about the new HD camcorder, hooking up the DVD player to the internet over a wireless bridge, and watching netflix movies instantly over the internet.

Tonight we went one step further and connected the Macbook to the LCD TV and our speaker system. The Macbook is getting its feed over a wireless internet connection (and, in fact, the internet connection into the house is wireless as well). The Macbook thinks the TV is a 2nd monitor and the speaker system is just a set of headphones. We pulled up netflix and started a video stream of a movie. Voila – it is playing on the big screen TV and it sounds darned good too!  The picture is slightly pixelated, but just slightly. It is really no worse than a non-HD picture.

So now we can enjoy netflix movies on the big screen TV whenever we feel like it.

I cannot believe how fast technology is changing and progressing. It is like magic.