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1 Chapter 2FIGURE 2-1: Devices such as Amazon Fire TV offer access to content streams via ...FIGURE 2-2: All major streaming services offer a free trial period.

2 Chapter 3FIGURE 3-1: How over-the-air TV works.FIGURE 3-2: A list of nearby over-the-air TV stations and their relative signal...FIGURE 3-3: A typical over-the-air channel report from TV Fool.FIGURE 3-4: Many TV stations use their channel number in their branding.

3 Chapter 4FIGURE 4-1: Your HDTV antenna connects to your TV's F connector.FIGURE 4-2: Get a unidirectional antenna if your incoming signals come more or ...FIGURE 4-3: Get a multidirectional antenna if your incoming signals come from a...FIGURE 4-4: Available channels appear in the VHF and UHF bands.FIGURE 4-5: Connect your antenna’s coaxial cable to your TV’s jack F connector.FIGURE 4-6: A garden-variety coaxial splitter.FIGURE 4-7: An HDTV tuner enables you to view over-the-air TV on your PC.FIGURE 4-8: The screen shows the progress of the channel scan.

4 Chapter 5FIGURE 5-1: The back of a typical modern TV is festooned with connectors.FIGURE 5-2: For most TVs, you use the remote's Input button to change the input...FIGURE 5-3: With smart TVs, you use the TV interface to select the input source...FIGURE 5-4: Smart TVs offer a channel guide.

5 Chapter 6FIGURE 6-1: Modern TVs have all their HDMI ports together on the back panel.FIGURE 6-2: Three examples of set-top box streaming players: Roku player (left)...FIGURE 6-3: Set-top box players have multiple input ports.FIGURE 6-4: Three examples of dongle streaming players: a Roku (left), a Google...FIGURE 6-5: The Alexa voice remote includes a voice button for sending voice co...FIGURE 6-6: Turn on a smart TV and you see your streaming apps and shows right ...FIGURE 6-7: Use an HDMI cable to connect your streaming player to your TV.FIGURE 6-8: Older TVs often have their HDMI ports in multiple locations on the ...FIGURE 6-9: A streaming stick with an HDMI extender cable.

6 Chapter 7FIGURE 7-1: QoS features let you to prioritize network applications or devices ...FIGURE 7-2: Most streaming services let you choose a data usage setting.FIGURE 7-3: Disable the automatic download of the next episodes of the show you...FIGURE 7-4: An overview of how streaming works.FIGURE 7-5: Media streams are buffered for smoother playback.FIGURE 7-6: Search Google for speed test and then click the Run Speed Test butt...FIGURE 7-7: Preliminary results are displayed while the test is running.

7 Chapter 8FIGURE 8-1: Crackle offers free movies, TV shows, and original content.FIGURE 8-2: Haystack News offers customized local and global news streams.FIGURE 8-3: Choose your local library system.FIGURE 8-4: Use the Hoopla app on your streamer to borrow movies, TV shows, and...FIGURE 8-5: PBS Video gives you free access to all your favorite PBS shows.FIGURE 8-6: Peacock's free tier gives you lots of content (and lots of ads).FIGURE 8-7: The Roku Channel Store offers lots of free movies and TV shows.FIGURE 8-8: The Tubi TV app offers free access to a large number of movies and ...FIGURE 8-9: YouTube Kids offers a ton of kid-friendly streaming content.

8 Chapter 9FIGURE 9-1: Prime Video offers great original content and a large collection of...FIGURE 9-2: Apple TV+ offers only original content on-demand, but some of that ...FIGURE 9-3: Hulu offers great access to network and cable shows, as well as lot...FIGURE 9-4: Netflix isn't cheap, but it offers lots of movies, TV, shows, and o...FIGURE 9-5: Peacock is NBCUniversal's entry into the online streaming game.FIGURE 9-6: Sling TV replaces your cable service by offering live and on-demand...FIGURE 9-7: YouTube TV offers lots of channels and unlimited cloud DVR storage.

9 Chapter 11FIGURE 11-1: Most streamers offer apps that can test your device's Internet spe...FIGURE 11-2: On Fire TV, use the Amazon Silk browser to access Internet speed t...FIGURE 11-3: The Install Update command appears when Fire TV has downloaded an ...FIGURE 11-4: Look for the command that resets the device to its original settin...FIGURE 11-5: Many streaming devices enable you to see the Wi-Fi network signal ...