Tranquility7 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) I want to watch NBC broadcast tv recorded and fast forward or skip ahead. Just the regular stations, not cable ones. This is what we have: Laptop Kindle Android tablet Small flat-screen tv, but no service Ideally, we could watch on the tv, but the laptop would also be fine. I really just want to subscribe to something for a month (Hulu? Or something else???) and watch regular nbc tv (I don’t think I care about cable stations). I do not have a cable provider so can’t use anything that requires that. I guess I’m looking for the modern-day equivalent to an antenna and a VCR, LOL. Ideas? Edited August 3, 2016 by tranquility7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Bumping for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Blade Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 (edited) I would guess that someone will be live streaming on Twitch.tv or YouTube. You would be able to watch from your laptop. You could get that up to your tv if you have an HDMI cable to hook up your laptop to your tv and use your tv as a second monitor, or have a Chrome Cast to cast your laptop browser to the tv (these are $35 and totally worth it). There are more technological ways of getting around the US cable subscription requirement by tricking it into thinking you're in another country (http://www.howtogeek.com/182666/how-to-watch-the-olympics-online-without-a-cable-subscription/), but I would go with trying to find someone else already streaming it and watch theirs. You could also try to get a friend or family member (if you know any suckers that still pay for cable) to share their login. Edited August 6, 2016 by joshblade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 I don't get it? Can't I watch on my regular NBC station? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieC Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Look into tunnelbear.com. I used it for the 2012 games and plan to use it this month. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Here you go..... How to Stream the 2016 Olympics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 You can do a free seven day trial to Sling. They only have the regular NBC channel in certain cities, but they have other NBC channels that will be airing different Olympic sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 You really ought to skip NBC for the best Olympic Coverage. I suspect any other country does it better... and LIVE. Go Tunnel Bear! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 You really ought to skip NBC for the best Olympic Coverage. I suspect any other country does it better... and LIVE. Go Tunnel Bear! Yeah... if only it was easier to set up a VPN for a smart tv or a roku. :( I hate watching that kind of stuff on my tiny laptop. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthyfamily Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Using Tunnel Bear what website would I go to, say coming from the UK, to watch coverage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 We watch it via UK but you can also watch Canadian coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Yeah... if only it was easier to set up a VPN for a smart tv or a roku. :( I hate watching that kind of stuff on my tiny laptop. Can't you hook up the laptop to the TV and use TV screen as an output device? We have a cable that does that for us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Using Tunnel Bear what website would I go to, say coming from the UK, to watch coverage? BBC for UK CBC for Canada Then with either, click on Olympic/Rio 2016. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Can't you hook up the laptop to the TV and use TV screen as an output device? We have a cable that does that for us. You can if your computer has an HDMI port. Mine's too old, though. :glare: Screen mirroring is another option if your tv is hooked up to the wireless network, but I've never been able to get it to work with my laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TianXiaXueXiao Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 We use expat shield and it allows us to watch on BBC from US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinnia Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 We watch TV with an antenna and a DVR. We pay for the DVR service (tivo), and I am not sure if you could get that part for free, but the antenna is cheap and easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Look into tunnelbear.com. I used it for the 2012 games and plan to use it this month. Thank you! We are using it now and it's great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthyfamily Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Would love to get Tunnelbear but for some reason their website won't let me pay them. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 There's an NBC Olympics app on the Amazon Fire Stick. I haven't checked the TV with the Roku, but suspect there's one for it to. You can pick up a Roku stick almost anyplace that sells electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Would love to get Tunnelbear but for some reason their website won't let me pay them. Ugh. That's strange. Did you call them and ask for technical assistance? The nice thing about the $8 is it works for all devices you own. You don't have to pay more than once for multiple computers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Last time around we used tunnel bear and then used a special thing to hook up my lap top to the tv. This time I just don't have the motivation. It's one of those few times when I really wish we had cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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