And like many questions asked on profox, the answer is more complex than the original question. And the best reply may be "why do you want to do that?" because the proposed technique requested by the original poster may be only one way to solve the underlying issue they want to solve.
So an alternative dialog could have been: Q: Can I mirror the screen of my smarttv on my laptop? A: Probably not. Smarttvs are designed to prevent copying of their images as an anti-piracy measure, and circumventing that may be in violation of (overreaching, imo) "intellectual property" laws. However, there are many ways to get broadcast and cable videos on your laptop. What specifically are you trying to accomplish? On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 3:13 AM, Alan Bourke <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, 30 Jul 2015, at 02:50 PM, Ted Roche wrote: > >> But it all depends on what Charles is asking. Does he want to play a >> DVD he made himself on a laptop without a disc? Does he want to watch >> the evening news while out on the porch? Is he looking to binge on >> MacGyver? >> > > Yes, it does depend. And what he's asking is that he can mirror his > smart TV display on his laptop, which is not really what MythTV, > Slingbox et al do. > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CACW6n4t1=RT0Yfy_O5VqEca3vN91CM1PQgoxgsGq7=4a+xt...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
