The Cheap Geek - Latest Comments

Re: Rowmote Pro, Taking iPhone computer control to the next level.

Matt — Thu, 20 May 2010 02:34:12 -0000

How does this app compare to the keynote app put out by apple?

Re: Three Days with the Droid Incredible

fisher — Thu, 06 May 2010 02:00:24 -0000

to remove icons on android phones hold and drag to bottom of screen...

Re: Creating dual resolution video files in iTunes

eon_designs — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:35:17 -0000

Do you know how to to this on a PC?

Re: iPhone to iPhone picture sync over the air

Carlos — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:45:55 -0000

Great tutorial, any chance you can post the download for this?

Re: Push Notifications with the Google Voice Web App

Gabriel Lapierre — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:01:21 -0000

What up!? I want one :)

Re: Some final thoughts on the iWhatever

Donny Benfield — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:09:48 -0000

Very good last impressions, only time will tell, only time will tell.

Re: Media Center Walkthrough

TheCheapGeek — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:53:35 -0000

Yeah it's a bunch of work but clean wires make everything easier. The
hdhomerun video is almost done stay tied.

Jordan Patterson

Re: Media Center Walkthrough

Rob — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:21:40 -0000

Nice episode, you have inspired me to clean up my cables.
I'm looking forward to your HDhomerun video. Keep up the good work.

Re: Media Center Walkthrough

TheCheapGeek — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:15:53 -0000

Not at all, the monitor is obviously reflective but to me it never
detracts from the viewing experiance. In addition the picture quality
of a relatively low grade plasma, 600$, is leaps and bounds above my
older LCD.

Jordan Patterson

Re: Media Center Walkthrough

porkozone — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:02:22 -0000

You mentioned the reflection of your TV - which I know is what everyone uses to say Plasmas are no good for such a case as yours. Even though every CRT TV was reflective and in everyone's living rooms for decades...but I digress. Does the reflection bother you at all? I assume from your comments that any reflection still ends up with a better picture than your LCD.

Re: Apple TV version 3.0 on a 4:3 SD TV

Maurizio — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:06:07 -0000

Don't know the operating temperature but mine is hot as well. I put it on sleep as often as I can. But this brings up the issue: why aren't Apple devices (ATV, Airports) supplied with an on/off switch? They are supposed to support energy efficient and ecological devices...

Re: Videos

Ana Maria Pareja — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:41:39 -0000

My Hard drive crashed and I lost all my pictures. I have them on the apple TV, Do you know how to get them out of the apple tv???? Thank you.

Re: Apple TV version 3.0 on a 4:3 SD TV

Maurizio — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:42:20 -0000

When you switch resolution on the ATV (as for many other setting changes), the front light goes from white to amber and then back to white when it's done. Often, if you don't see the light changing to amber color, it means the ATV did not switched properly. In my several tests I sometimes succeeded to get it working even with the light staying white all the time.

Re: Apple TV version 3.0 on a 4:3 SD TV

Maurizio — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:21:17 -0000

Ok, I finally managed to get it working. However I have to go through a tricky sequence, where I have to plug and unplug the HDMI, quickly change resolution and then plugin the composite cable. It looks the issue is to force it to go in the amber light mode, and only then switch back to Composite. If the amber light does not switch on, it won't work for me.

Re: Apple TV version 3.0 on a 4:3 SD TV

Maurizio — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:17:20 -0000

Not sure, but do you have an HDMI or Component input on your TV? If you don't, you probably have to go through the fix. My understanding is that the fix allows AppleTV to output a Composite signal, as required by most old TVs.

Re: Apple TV version 3.0 on a 4:3 SD TV

TheCheapGeek — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:32:04 -0000

I haven't updated mine yet, I will report back as soon as I update it.

Jordan Patterson

Re: Apple TV version 3.0 on a 4:3 SD TV

Maurizio — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:41:59 -0000

Hi, this is puzzling me. It was working with 3.0 as you suggested, but after updating to 3.0.1 I can't get it back to work anymore. Anyone has tried it with 3.0.1?
Thanks

Re: Apple TV version 3.0 on a 4:3 SD TV

TheCheapGeek — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:05:47 -0000

That's very odd, but I am glad that it works.

Jordan Patterson

Re: Apple TV version 3.0 on a 4:3 SD TV

fix — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:51:22 -0000

Hi, thanks for suggestions... the trick... it works! : )

But, strange things happens here...
480i -> b/w
560i -> color (!)
1024 x [don't remember] -> b/w

Probably is my (too old) tv that do what it can do and no more... Anyway now I can see again all AppleTV programs in color, even if a little bit distorced.

Thanks again for your time

fix

Re: About Me

TheCheapGeek — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:17:28 -0000

Cool, thanks for the comment and watching.

Jordan Patterson

Re: About Me

dino1956 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:28 -0000

just the window. i don't know. it was just a feeling i had.

Re: About Me

TheCheapGeek — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:56:39 -0000

Lol, no I actually live in Texas, what dis you see to think NY?

Jordan Patterson

Re: Prevent the Apple TV from dropping out of iTunes

TheCheapGeek — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:22:48 -0000

No most consumer broadband connections get a ew external ip address
every so often. I am refering to the internal (LAN) ip address of your
apple tv.

Jordan Patterson

Re: Prevent the Apple TV from dropping out of iTunes

dino1956 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:09:36 -0000

I had this problem 6 months ago usng a G Belkin Router. Racked my Brain for a Month. Finally got a Time Capsule & the Problem went away. Wish I had seen this Video back then. :-) Anyway, I have DSL and I get a new IP address every time I reboot, would that effect the fix in your video for the Apple TV connection?

Re: About Me

dino1956 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:55:50 -0000

Do you live in NY? I got that feeling from looking out the Window in your Video.