Paul McFedries

Cord Cutting For Dummies


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on a smart TV and you see your streaming apps and shows right ...FIGURE 6-7: Use an HDMI cable to connect your streaming player to your TV.FIGURE 6-8: Older TVs often have their HDMI ports in multiple locations on the ...FIGURE 6-9: A streaming stick with an HDMI extender cable.

      6 Chapter 7FIGURE 7-1: QoS features let you to prioritize network applications or devices ...FIGURE 7-2: Most streaming services let you choose a data usage setting.FIGURE 7-3: Disable the automatic download of the next episodes of the show you...FIGURE 7-4: An overview of how streaming works.FIGURE 7-5: Media streams are buffered for smoother playback.FIGURE 7-6: Search Google for speed test and then click the Run Speed Test butt...FIGURE 7-7: Preliminary results are displayed while the test is running.

      7 Chapter 8FIGURE 8-1: Crackle offers free movies, TV shows, and original content.FIGURE 8-2: Haystack News offers customized local and global news streams.FIGURE 8-3: Choose your local library system.FIGURE 8-4: Use the Hoopla app on your streamer to borrow movies, TV shows, and...FIGURE 8-5: PBS Video gives you free access to all your favorite PBS shows.FIGURE 8-6: Peacock's free tier gives you lots of content (and lots of ads).FIGURE 8-7: The Roku Channel Store offers lots of free movies and TV shows.FIGURE 8-8: The Tubi TV app offers free access to a large number of movies and ...FIGURE 8-9: YouTube Kids offers a ton of kid-friendly streaming content.

      8 Chapter 9FIGURE 9-1: Prime Video offers great original content and a large collection of...FIGURE 9-2: Apple TV+ offers only original content on-demand, but some of that ...FIGURE 9-3: Hulu offers great access to network and cable shows, as well as lot...FIGURE 9-4: Netflix isn't cheap, but it offers lots of movies, TV, shows, and o...FIGURE 9-5: Peacock is NBCUniversal's entry into the online streaming game.FIGURE 9-6: Sling TV replaces your cable service by offering live and on-demand...FIGURE 9-7: YouTube TV offers lots of channels and unlimited cloud DVR storage.

      9 Chapter 11FIGURE 11-1: Most streamers offer apps that can test your device's Internet spe...FIGURE 11-2: On Fire TV, use the Amazon Silk browser to access Internet speed t...FIGURE 11-3: The Install Update command appears when Fire TV has downloaded an ...FIGURE 11-4: Look for the command that resets the device to its original settin...FIGURE 11-5: Many streaming devices enable you to see the Wi-Fi network signal ...

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      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4 Table of Contents

      5  Begin Reading

      6  Glossary

      7  Index

      8  About the Author

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