TV Feature Chart

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For a full listing of WebTv features click HERE.

Streaming TV Guide

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@home Streaming TV Guide

Congratulations, this  @home Streaming TV enables you to add the urls of your own videos from the web. You can add up to 255 videos and all the videos are accessible by a menu and easy voice commands.

This TV is best suited to display your podcasts, serminars, presentations, lectures, home made movies or public videos of your choice.

You may host the movies on free video services online like www.blip.tv or you may use your own webserver.

Supported Video formats
Just like secondlife, this Streaming TV uses Apple's quicktime software to play video. Any video format supported by Apple's quicktime software would play in secondlife and on this Streaming TV. The supported formats are listed below:

The files that end
            .mov    (these are original quicktime files)
            .mpg
            .mp4
            .m4v        

Unfortunately, youtube videos are formated on the flash format .flv, which quicktime no longer supports due a security issue, for this reason youtube videos cannot be streamed into sl, as of today.

 Adding  Video urls to your Streaming TV playlist
Simply add the url of video into the  myplaylist notecard. This notecard can be found inside the Televison contents.

To access this notecard Right-click on the Video screen  and select the "Open" option from the pie circle.  When the contents open double-click on the  "myplaylist" notecard and type in the url of the video stream you wish to add.

We added some video urls for illustration purposes. You can remove them or just add more.
All video urls should be numbered and added in the following format:


'line number' 'dot' 'video stream url' 'comma' 'video description'

For example,  the entry for the first video urls listed on the "myplaylist" notecard for the TV Show Grid Review episode 8 looks like this:
1. http://blip.tv/file/get/Gridreview-Episode8Goldfurry917.mov,  Grid Review 8 Gold Furry

The second video url is Grid Review episode 8 and is listed on the "myplaylist" notecard like this:
2. http://blip.tv/file/get/Gridreview-Episode7MonsterTrek507.mov, Grid Review 7 Monster Trek

All video urls should be numbered and added in the following format:

line number dot space video stream url comma space video description


Be sure to put spaces after the 'dot' and the 'comma' 'dot'

'line number' is the number on which this stream url is listed on the notecard, from top to bottom number 1 to 255. the first is 1, second stream is 2,  third is 3 and so on.

'dot' a . dot which should follow the number

'video stream url' this refers to the complete url of the video stream and should always start with http:// followed by the rest eg. www.blah.com/this-movie.mov

'comma' this is a regular comma , which most be included to let the video player script know that the end of the url has been reached.

'video description' this is the description of the listed movie stream eg, independence day trailer


FINAL STEP (IMPORTANT!!)
After the  adding the urls to playback, you must set the maximum number of urls on the playlist, so the menu driven system other easily browse thru the list.

You do this using the  /1 setmax=# command, where # is the total number of urls on the myplaylist notecard. If there are 10 urls in the myplaylist notecard then the right command  would  be /1 setmax=10.  You must type this command on the public chat.

This must be set everytime you add urls to myplaylist notecard. if after you added urls, the number of urls is 5 then the command would be /1 setmax=5. if 13 urls then command would be /1 setmax=13.

If this command is not set then the menu that browses your playlist would not know where the list ends. so please set it as required.


Playing your Videos
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To playback the videos you added to the TV, click on the TV screen, this would give you menu driven access to the videos you added, and allows you to browse them, and playback.

To select particular  videos with chat commands
  type /1 vx#   where 1 is the listening channel for the TV script, # represents the line  number on the playlist which this song is listed.

For example
 type /1  vx1 on chat to play the first video you listed on the myplaylist notecard.

To play  video #2 as you  listed on myplaylist notecard type /1 vx2 on chat to watch that video

For music video #3 as you  listed on myplaylist notecard type /1 vx3 on chat to play the video

 You can choose specific videos you added into the playlist in this order.

Stream your own home videos
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you could stream your own home videos by uploading them to a web server you own or a web service like www.blip.tv, then simply add the urls to the myplaylist notecard, and follow the above instructions.

You also add your favorite urls from this TV so you would have a much easier access to them.

Have a great time with the DreamTV system.
@home Entertainment Designs Team.

WebTV Featured Channels

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Happy Thanksgiving All! 


Today we will learn about the channels of @home's WebTV.  The TV does have a selection of channels that I'm sure users might need direction on getting to. I have done a few pictures for everyone to view.


First, lets discuss the Search bar on the main @home WebTV page.





One thing you all need to be aware of is that this is by default a Youtube web search.  You will not be able to access the other channels videos by using the search.


Below is an image of the 'TV Channels' that one would use to access @home's other featured channels.




This is essentially a basic view of the channels offered.  By selecting one of the drop down menu items you will be able to view what that channel as to offer.  If you're like me... and you just don't want to deal with the scrollbar... you can always select "All Channels" on the drop-down menu. It will take you to a page that will list all of the channels in the right navigation bar.







Lastly, our favorite subject... Adult.  We definitely want you all to be able to access the adult feature.  If you have minors I would recommend setting the TV to "Owner Only" if you don't trust your minor to not watch things they shouldn't.  With that said lets see here...


Yes, nightlife has included a disclaimer... by clicking Adult you are basically agreeing that you are of age and that you comply with laws associated with viewing adult content.  As mentioned before we do want you to view adult if you're legally of age and I'm sure nightlife doesn't want to be held accountable if you view and you are not of age.  


So after clicking the 'Adult' from the drop-down... you will receive a new page and you will notice that your navigation bar has added a tab for you.

As instructed you would click either the Adult tab or the "View Adult content here" and it will take you to the "Pornrabbit" videos.  Well this concludes my instruction for today.  I will be posting another blog soon with the WebTV Wonder 1.1 User Guide.  Until then have a happy holiday. :)


Tami Lewinter



Updating Your TV

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Today we'll talk about how to update your @home TV.  A few things you'll need to check before updating are: 

  • Make sure you have the correct updater.  @home carries two updaters in the main store, the DreamTV Updater and the Youtube/WebTV updater. The DreamTV updater will work for the Wonder/ZoomTV/DreamTV but will be completely ineffective for your WebTV Youtube. The same goes for the Youtube the DreamTV updater will not work on your WebTV Youtube.
  • Make sure your TV is not deeded to a group.  If your TV is deeded to a group you'll need to return it to yourself (or whoever originally owned the TV) and re-rezz it.

Next rezz the updater box that you've obtained from the @home store near the TV.  Next you'll click the box.  It will give you a script called "Clean 3.0."  Drop the script into your TV's contents (do NOT remove the box).  When the updater completes you'll get a message in local chat and a hovering text over the updater box informing you that the update has been successful.  It is now safe to delete the Updater box as it will no longer be used.


Error?
In rare special cases some users will receive an error that says something like:

@home [TV model name here]: Verifying TV version, Please wait...
@home [TV model name here]: Failed Verification: Error Code 0002

@home [TV model name here]: Please contact @home Support


By all means contact us and if we're online we will guide you through how to fix the issue... but in the strange phenomena that none of us are online... Here are a couple of causes for that message.
  1. Your TV is already the most up-to-date model.  There's nothing really to do here... except play your tv as you normally would.
  2. Your TV is missing a script or more. In this instance you'll have to contact us with an IM (or notecard if you prefer) letting us know you've received said error. 
  3. Your TV is too old to update.  In this case,  if your Youtube TV is older than 3.4 or your DreamTV is older than 5.0.3.4 you'll need to send the TV to one of us so that we can get you the updated version assuming all of the scripts are in order.  

TREET TV v2.0

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Treet TV Guide
Treet TV 8 SL Live TV Channels.  All featured TV shows are produced and filmed inside secondlife. TV channels include; Treet TV Live TV, Lifestyle Channel, Sports Channel, Community Channel,  Treet TV Guide.  Program line-up includes news, SL trends, fashion & lifestyle programming, live coverage of SL events and sports. Produced by Treet.tv


How To View The TV Shows/ Broadcasts 
From your @home TV main menu Click on the Treet TV button, the Treet TV Menu will pop-up. 

The menu contains a numbered description for the available TV channels. 


Menu Buttons
  1. Chl 1 - Loads the Treet TV Live channel and plays it on your SL TV.
  2. Chl 2 - loads Treet TV Lifestyle channel  featuring talk and entertainment shows.
  3. Chl 3 -  Sports channel featuring the ice hockey, slascar, snail races, sailing and more
  4. Chl 4- Music Channel
  5. Chl 5 - Shopping SL Channel
  6. Chl 6 - Community channel featuring panel discussions, presentations and interviews
  7. Chl 7 - Metaversed Channel
  8. Chl 8 -  Guide let's you know what is coming up on Treet TV live
  9. About Button - directs you to the Treet TV official website
  10. Help Button - Gives you information on how to use this TV 

How to Setup the TV: 
For land YOU OWN
For land You own, simply rezz the TV from your inventory and set it on the land

For GROUP land:
An Officer of the group is required to deed the TV to the group that owns the land.

For RENTAL land

For Rental land the TV has to be set on the land by the landlord or land owner. If this is also a group land  then the landlord has to deed the TV to the group that owns the land.

For more info on Treet TV  please IM Starr Sonic or Texas Timtam  in-world. Or visit www.Treet.tv

TV Technology powered by @home Entertainment Designs.

Have a wonderful time!

Happy viewing.