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Reset Your HDTV! Can Secret Service Menus Break Your HDTV? Netflix Super HD. Mobile Pairing: YouTube Makes Your Phone A Remote.

Friday, January 25th, 2013 – running time 09:44

Today on HD Nation, we talk resetting your HDTV, mobile pairing, Netflix Super HD and accessing secret HDTV menus!

Mobile Pairing: Google's YouTube TV interface continues to evolve...and it looks great on the PS3, and now Xbox...and as CES showed, soon...everywhere else too. Are you Waiting for Netflix SuperHD? Reset Your HDTV! Hidden service menus are tempting to explore, but can you ruin your HDTV if you click on the wrong setting???

We Want Netflix Super HD

Netflix announced Super HD streams recently, but the only catch is that network providers have to join the Open Connect Content Delivery Network. Hopefully more Internet providers will jump on the bandwagon soon.

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Mobile Pairing with Console YouTube Apps

Google recently added the functionality to control YouTube apps on TV connected devices with smartphones. Robert gives a demo of connecting an Android device with the PS3 YouTube app and queuing up media.

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Accessing Secret Service Menus on HDTVs

Rick was curious about the service menus in his HDTV, but didn't want to mess things up. Luckily Robert has extensive experience with these menus and knows the dos and don'ts. Most everything is a don't! Don't mess with the service menus! Exclamation marks!!!! Anyway, here's the reset code for a Sony TVs: with the TV on, hold Volume + on TV while pressing power button on remote. New Sony sets: hold down the UP ARROW on remote, and then hit power on the TV.

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  • 5 days ago

    @suknat Onkyo 606's fry HDMI boards: http://t.co/IbNQ4fb6wW I'd call factory service, but some folks put in new caps: http://t.co/jRtEOZkO2a

  • 5 days ago

    @suknat Check that both HDMI cables work between Blu-ray player and HDTV, then a different HDMI port, then factory reset AVR and update it!

  • 9 days ago

    Good news, @rajiv, the long @hdnation, the Tech Feed edition, will be on our RSS feed and http://t.co/J0BEzwg56w June 19th!

  • 9 days ago

    @wswenlock We'll have to do some testing on this one! What kind of files re you using? Blu-ray ISOs? Let us know!

  • 9 days ago

    @baishen Open in the sense of open source, or open in the sense of runs Netflix, Amazon Prime, your own video collection, etc?

  • 9 days ago

    Got a home theater, HDTV, Blu-ray or HDTV question in your head this morning? Tweet it to us, or email hdnation @ revision3 . com!

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HD Nation
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HD Nation is your guide to the best in HD content, and the best in home theater gear, no matter what your budget is!
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