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What is Chromecast?

Chromecast is a HDMI stick

The Chromecast is a product of Google, and is a small dongle that needs to be plugged into an HDMI socket on your television. Then you can use your tablet, smartphone or laptop to determine what is being played on the television. The Chromecast seems to be a USB stick (it also has a USB connection to power the device) and connects to a network via WiFi. Meanwhile, there are a number of applications where it is possible to send the content to the Chromecast. The Chromecast then extracts itself the video or photo material via internet WiFi. It is not the case that the content of your phone is streamed to the television. The device has been available since the end of July 2013 (in the Netherlands only from October) and costs 35 to 40 euro. The primary goal of the Chromecast is to play video, music and photos. Meanwhile, there is also a Chromecast-Ultra available that can be used with 4k quality images. For more information please check out Product guide Chromecast. Read More

What does Lipdub mean?

Lipdub is a combination of audio dubbing and lip sync

Lipdub is a craze especially among schoolchildren, and assumes that a clip is included in 1 take. In This clip the People playback A (known) song. The success of a lipdub is in the preparatory work. The original music is later added to the recording. A lipdub can last for 1 minute and be made by 2 people, but there are also involve where a whole office building, or a complete university and different spaces are used. A lipdub seems Read More

What does MTV mean?

MTV means Music Television

MTV is a television network that started in 1981 with a new concept: the non-stop broadcasting of (music) video clips. The network started with the broadcasting of "Video killed the radio star" of the Buggles. From the start the station was popular and played an important role for Western culture. MTV has played an important role not only in the field of music, but also in fashion and film areas. Meanwhile, MTV has many music stations (MTV Nederland, TMF, VH1, etc.), and the station has less and fewer music, but gets over to music-related programs (reality shows of pop stars, animated series). In these times, MTV still stands for the youth culture, with roots in music, but not just music. Watch the MTV content on the website. MTV start [YouTube] DKkJk51oa6A [/youtube]

MTV means mobile surveillance security

Mobile surveillance safety is a control task that is regulated by law. The control is aimed at natural persons who travel from another Schengen country to the Netherlands, and is carried out by the Royal Military Police. The control consists inter alia From a check on correct travel documents, outstanding fines or other offences and crimes. The mobile aspect consists of the fact that the checks are carried out randomly with the help of trooper vehicles on roads, trains, water and air traffic. Previously MTV meant mobile surveillance aliens

What does DVR mean?

DVR means Digital VCR

A DVR is a device that has the ability to store broadcasts on a hard disk. This is sometimes a separate device but often also a functionality of a satellite receiver or digital decoder. A DVR is also often called a PVR (Personal Video Recorder), depending on the manufacturer/supplier. The capabilities of the DVR/PVR depend on the software used, but globally it can be compared to a VCR. Most of them also have the possibility to look back with delay (this means that you can watch while still being recorded). The more extensive versions also have access to the EPG, or the automatic skipping of advertisements.

What does DVD-rip mean?

DVD Rip means copy of a DVD

Someone has thus stopped a DVD movie in his computer and converted the movie as 1 file into a certain video format (often XviD or DivX). This has the effect that your movie is only about 750MB large, and no more 4gb. Most people will not see/hear the quality loss. In The illegal circuit there is often a distinction between a cam version and a DVD-RIP.