RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted January 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Tony_S said: In those days any US or British films/programmes were dubbed quite badly. A friend who was living in France in the '70s told me about seeing a John Wayne western dubbed into French and burst out laughing when the leader of the bad guys stormed into a saloon, thumped his fist on the bar and said, "Une whisky sil vous plait." Dave 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted January 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said: the leader of the bad guys stormed into a saloon, thumped his fist on the bar and said, "Une whisky sil vous plait." At which point the bar tender looked down his nose in that uniquely superior Parisian way and said "Un whisky pour monsieur." 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted January 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 17, 2023 8 hours ago, SM42 said: This did mean though that we didn't need to drill any holes for the Polish dish. Just bolt it on and adjust. Is this Mrs SM42's pet name for you? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 17, 2023 21 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said: A friend who was living in France in the '70s told me about seeing a John Wayne western dubbed into French and burst out laughing when the leader of the bad guys stormed into a saloon, thumped his fist on the bar and said, "Une whisky sil vous plait." Dave He wasn't called Crabtree by any chance. Jamie 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 8 minutes ago, Northmoor said: Is this Mrs SM42's pet name for you? Nope, and I'm not telling. 20 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said: A friend who was living in France in the '70s told me about seeing a John Wayne western dubbed into French and burst out laughing when the leader of the bad guys stormed into a saloon, thumped his fist on the bar and said, "Une whisky sil vous plait." Dave I quite liked Postman Pat ( Listonosz Pat) in Polish. He enters the Post office "Dzien dobry Pani Goggins" Phone rings, Pani Goggins answers " Poczta Zielone Dale" Why they translated Greendale I'm not sure but it made me laugh Andy 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 14 minutes ago, jamie92208 said: He wasn't called Crabtree by any chance. Jamie Ok chaps I will saz thiz only onze. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 12 minutes ago, SM42 said: Nope, and I'm not telling. Arrh gone on. Promise we won't snigger. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 16 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said: Arrh gone on. Promise we won't snigger. I can't There are forum rules and language filters Andy 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted January 17, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 17, 2023 45 minutes ago, SM42 said: " Poczta Zielone Dale" Why they translated Greendale I'm not sure but it made me laugh And why not go the whole way: Zielona Dolina? There was no trouble translating German place-names, with Gruenberg becoming Zielona Gora. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 17, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said: That's why I was intending to use a USB port to connect via the broadband hub, which I suppose would get around the need for apps to be updated all the time; or is there something I've missed? Dave If your television is near your broadband router, connect the tv to the router with an Ethernet cable. Alternatively connect the tv using Wi-Fi to the router. The TV needs an internet connection for the streaming services, Don’t worry about updating apps it should just happen automatically. I can’t think what connecting the usb socket on my router to the one on the tv would do. The usb connector in the router can be used for adding shareable storage but I don’t know what else. The usb connectors on my tv have a couple of usb memory sticks for saving programmes on if I needed to. Never have though. The tv can display photos stored on usb drives too but my cameras have hdmi outputs so I use that if I want to share something from the camera. However I am more likely to mirror my iPad where photos are stored too the tv. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted January 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2023 Night Owl from the Piedmont. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 5 hours ago, Tony_S said: If your television is near your broadband router, connect the tv to the router with an Ethernet cable. Alternatively connect the tv using Wi-Fi to the router. The TV needs an internet connection for the streaming services, Don’t worry about updating apps it should just happen automatically. I can’t think what connecting the usb socket on my router to the one on the tv would do. The usb connector in the router can be used for adding shareable storage but I don’t know what else. The usb connectors on my tv have a couple of usb memory sticks for saving programmes on if I needed to. Never have though. The tv can display photos stored on usb drives too but my cameras have hdmi outputs so I use that if I want to share something from the camera. However I am more likely to mirror my iPad where photos are stored too the tv. Not sure how different things are between the US and the UK but I suspect not very much. We use streaming devices called ROKUs that connect to our router over Wi-Fi and stream video from the Internet into the HDMI video/audio inputs of the TVs. We use streaming service from Amazon, Netflix, PBS, Britbox, Acorn etc. They do charge a monthly fee but there is an enormous inventory of things to stream when it suits us to watch them. Be slightly careful about TVs with built-in streaming. We had to get an external "streamer" for an older TV that had stopped working on one streaming channel - I think it was Britbox. IMHO it's safer to assume that you might have to upgrade the streaming device during the long life of the TV monitor itself. We have also had to replace some streaming devices as they were beginning to show their age. They are not expensive. 3 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2023 8 hours ago, Winslow Boy said: Ok chaps I will saz thiz only onze. Ah but that was Michelle's catch phrase.......... Jamie 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted January 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, AndyID said: We use streaming devices called ROKUs that connect to our router over Wi-Fi and stream video from the Internet into the HDMI video/audio inputs of the TVs. We use streaming service from Amazon, Netflix, PBS, Britbox, Acorn etc. They do charge a monthly fee but there is an enormous inventory of things to stream when it suits us to watch them. A quick Google suggests these are very similar to Amazon Firesticks - is that the case? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 23 minutes ago, polybear said: A quick Google suggests these are very similar to Amazon Firesticks - is that the case? Yup. Very similar. I'm sure there are others. ROKU was one of the first and we've stuck with them mainly for a consistent user interface on the TVs 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalview Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 11 hours ago, Dave Hunt said: That's why I was intending to use a USB port to connect via the broadband hub, which I suppose would get around the need for apps to be updated all the time; or is there something I've missed? Dave I would use either an ethernet cable or wireless connection from the TV to the router and the apps built into the TV to start with. If in the future the apps stop working you can then connect something like a chromecast device from Google. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2023 4 hours ago, jamie92208 said: Ah but that was Michelle's catch phrase.......... Indeed, and here she is demonstrating the box of detonators strapped to her thigh.... Note René's eyes are firmly focussed. This was a rehearsal, and for the actual performances I was not wearing trews and shoes..... 1 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2023 We are due to set off for Portsmouth, en route France, in the next couple of hours. It is snowing here in Torquay - quite rare. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2023 23 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: We are due to set off for Portsmouth, en route France, in the next couple of hours. It is snowing here in Torquay - quite rare. Bon voyage. Jamie with no snow. 7 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 20 hours ago, Compound2632 said: And why not go the whole way: Zielona Dolina? There was no trouble translating German place-names, with Gruenberg becoming Zielona Gora. It was better than it looks on paper Dale wax pronounced in the Polish style as Dal eh. Andy 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted January 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 16/01/2023 at 23:54, SM42 said: I miss the days when you just plugged the coax in the back and maybe the video / DVD with the scart cable. Andy Judging by the amount of information I am getting, so do I! Dave 7 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted January 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2023 13 hours ago, polybear said: A quick Google suggests these are very similar to Amazon Firesticks - is that the case? Pardon my ignorance but does an Amazon Firestick connect to other streaming services apart from Amazon? Dave 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said: Pardon my ignorance but does an Amazon Firestick connect to other streaming services apart from Amazon? Dave Yes, and if your existing tv has HDMI sockets you might not need a new one. The fire stick still needs to connect to your router, usually with Wi-Fi. Edited January 18, 2023 by Tony_S 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted January 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2023 54 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said: Pardon my ignorance but does an Amazon Firestick connect to other streaming services apart from Amazon? Dave Yes, such BBC iplayer; you'll need an Amazon Prime account (but that's handy for free Amazon delivery as well). Some of the available streaming services will also charge separately. I find Amazon Prime very useful - there's no end of free movies, series etc. All you need is a router and a TV with HDMI port; they start at thirty quid upwards 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 17/01/2023 at 16:45, Compound2632 said: The only Polish I remember from the film is the line daj mi krokodylem. Is it: "Where's my crocodile?" 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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