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CruiseArizona · 09-28-2009, 07:14 PM

This is my friend with his prize winning alpaca.

CruiseArizona · 09-28-2009, 07:15 PM

Once a month you can come out and participate hands on with the alpaca.

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nealberk · 09-28-2009, 08:47 PM

I was going to add the snide comment "but who would want to" but, you know, it might be fun.

excitedofharpenden · 10-03-2009, 06:47 AM

Chris, there's a thread on the other board and a poster who advises that none of the TV outlets work as the TV itself has been hard wired into a Mac which makes all the AV outputs useless.

Phil

CAnderson · 10-03-2009, 12:27 PM

Yes - I understand that each room includes a Mac mini to go along with the flat screen to act as driver/interface for the ship's system. But I'm not convinced that the Mac interface can lock out all other AV inputs (not outputs). Nothing I found in the owner's manuals for these sets led me to that conclusion, anyway.

From all that I've heard and from the photo you brought to the party, I'm guessing that we'll be faced with a Samsung Series 6 unit (includes Ethernet for the Mac interface) on the order of the LN32B650. All of the sets in this range include (if you look carefully) external buttons on the set for source/menu/volume/channel.

Samsung's system can take days to deliver a manual (start the download and go have some coffee - and a five course dinner), but have a look at this one:

http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/co...00L02-0331.pdf

If there's some magic that causes the Mac's ethernet connection to take total control, and I haven't seen it, there's always the possibility of -ahem- disconnection, providing the port can be reached.

nealberk · 10-03-2009, 01:30 PM

Don't you just hate when well meaning companies disable features that are really quite useful?

excitedofharpenden · 10-05-2009, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by nealberk

Don't you just hate when well meaning companies disable features that are really quite useful?

Hey Neal! Only if the definition of well meaning is preventing you from watching your own stuff so you have to pay for their own pay-per-view movies

Phil

CruiseArizona · 10-23-2009, 11:25 PM

Have you guys had a chance to try this stuff out on your cruise yet? I think you are sailing in a week? I just got my new camcorder tonigth and I'm trying to figure out if I'll be able to hook it up even at all? Did we ever figure out if everything was disabled, or if the RCA and HDMI or even USB inputs work. I can watch my daily video on my lap top, but the big screen is much better.

CAnderson · 10-24-2009, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by CruiseArizona

Have you guys had a chance to try this stuff out on your cruise yet?

Well I was going to try it out, but someone convinced me to become an alpaca farmer instead, and I lost interest...

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I think you are sailing in a week?

Um, yes, a week and a little more. So we've not really had a chance to try anything out just yet. So far, it's all conjecture.

When I return from the cruise, I'll post the tutorial with 27 8x10 color glossy photographs with circles and arrows and paragraphs on the back of each one ... or the digital equivalents, at any rate.

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I just got my new camcorder tonigth and I'm trying to figure out if I'll be able to hook it up even at all? Did we ever figure out if everything was disabled, or if the RCA and HDMI or even USB inputs work. I can watch my daily video on my lap top, but the big screen is much better.

I still hold out great hope, based upon the specs for similar Samsung units, that even if they supply really lame remote controls, that a button on the lower right side of the TV itself will force it to change video sources. Besides, if you consider that there are suites with larger versions of the same sort of set that are accompanied by DVD players...

I'd come prepared for both HDMI and RCA composite video just in case.

The USB input on these sets should permit only the viewing of JPG files on a thumb drive. There's no USB facility for digital video on these sets. If you have a USB gizmo that needs charging, however, it'd be a handy port for that since it's clearly acting as a "host" and should supply normal charging current to whatever you hook up to it. Then again, I'll just use the netbook for that as you will too, no doubt.

CruiseArizona · 10-24-2009, 09:45 AM

OK Chris, you made me laugh, as much at my self as your answer.

In all seriousness I will be awaiting the tutorial when you get back.

I am very excited about my new camera. It is a little bitty thing that does HD, and will hold 12 hours of video with-out tape. Amazing!!! I think it weighs about two ounces. I will be trying the darn thing out today.