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adiós netflix

27 Friday May 2016

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movistar

I was so excited when I first got Netflix, thinking it was going to open up a whole world of digital viewing possibilities. But the selection – at least in Spain – is so dire that I gave it up after my six-month free trial was over (this week). And so now I’ve gone back to Movistar, which I ran screaming from over five years ago after I moved house and they royally screwed me over. But hey, times change. And Movistar seems to have a good deal going on, especially since they merged with Canal+. So I’ll try it out and see how it goes. I already like the interface better, much more intuitive. Also got Yomvi set up so I can watch my channels on the iPad when I’m away. Yeah, I know. But it’s fun news for me. Still have the same cord-chewing issues going on though…

a delicious day

17 Wednesday Feb 2016

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finland (1)

The other day a Finnish TV producer called Tony got in touch saying he was going to be in town doing research for a series on Andalusian food, wine and culture and asked if we could meet up. Which of course led to an afternoon Tapeo Extremo, showing Tony, TV chef & presenter Sikke and their friend Eeva around town, and introducing them to several of my favourite bars. And of course they HAD to have a pringá at Bodeguita Romero.

finland (2)It was an epic afternoon, meeting new friends, lots of walking and talking, and LOTS of sherry too. Looking forward to seeing them again when they come to film in March.

smart tv

27 Monday Jul 2015

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LG TV
So I went out for a few groceries this evening and ended up with a new TV! And lucky I have this blog because I was wondering when I bought the last one and a quick search told me it was in May 2008. There’s not anything particularly wrong with the old one, and this one isn’t much bigger (40″ instead of 32″) but it has WiFi and other snazzy features. I’m still not 100 percent sure what tricks this one does and will have to wait until Thursday to find out. Does any of this make sense to you?

Television SMART LED TV, diagonal 100cm, Ultra HD 3840×2160, 4K upscaler, DVB-S2 / T2 / C, H.265, 3x HDMI, 3x USB, Scart, CI, LAN, WiFi, DLNA, HbbTV, web browser, webOS 2.0, Speaker 20W MR15 magic driver, energ. Class A

All I know is that I’ll be able to watch YouTube on a big screen!

yomvi

10 Thursday Jul 2014

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yomvi
Apparently I’ve had access to YOMVI ever since I subscribed to Canal+ (after moving house in February 2011). Thing is, I’ve never worked out exactly how it works, though recently I found out that in order to get it to work I need to have my Canal+ decoder box plugged into my internet modem. Which is across the room. So fuck. In order to that I can either buy some widgety connecting thingies that will do this through the air, or I can get Telefónica to install a phone jack next to the television. Either of which will cost about 90 euros. But then I will – apparently – be able to download entire series even before they’ve been shown on TV and watch them at my leisure on any of my devices that have internet access. Is it worth doing this? What if I move next year? Anyone out there have YOMVI?

bedroom tv!

07 Monday Nov 2011

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Now that it’s officially autumn – and I’ve even had to get out the duvet! – thoughts of cosying up in bed this winter with a book (or my iPhone) suddenly extended to… watching films in bed! Why had I never thought of  this before? I mean, I already had this smaller flatscreen tv and dvd player inherited from Susan when she moved back to the US.  In the old place they were set up in Nog’s “office” and occasionally got used, but since moving here they’ve been upstairs and weren’t even properly set up. The idea was that someone might want to watch a film upstairs sometime, which has never happened.

And so last night I moved it all downstairs and set it up on my somewhat rickety old bookcase next to my bed, removed one of the shelves to make room, and I love it! This is the first time in my life I’ve had a television in my bedroom – feels rather decadent. And okay, it’s not set up to the satellite service so I will only be able to watch DVDs on it, but it still seems a bit like Christmas.

Do you have a tv in your bedroom?