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How can I watch live TV on a computer
I have just got a new wide-screen computer monitor and thought about maybe being able to watch TV on a side window, while doing something else.
I have tried with YouTube and it works but only in the very small 'normal' YT window on screen. When I click to make this large, the whole monitor is shown, even when I have two 'windows' side by side.
Something similar with iPlayer .. I can manage with what is shown
However, with TalkTV, the window opens but when I click on the play button nothing happens. I can not even listen to it.
GBNews . As above, unable to watch live, BUT I can use their listen button, which works.
Do I need some other program to enable these to work properly.
thanks
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Are you watching these through a web browser, such as Edge/Chrome/Firefox, or through specific apps? If it is in a browser, avoid the full-screen button because that normally takes over the whole monitor.
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I am using Chrome
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Do you have accounts and are you signed in to watch these stations?
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Open each is a separate browser window & then resize them to what you want.
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My main comment was ..Talk TV won't play at all. GB News only the sound .. no picture
I am signed in to both stations
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BBC iPlayer has a "picture in picture" mode which can be sized. This was run from Chrome.
Other media players may have similar.
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Don't know about them two but some services will pause unless they have the focus as they don't want you to skip watching the adverts. A separate standalone tab or a different browser (sometimes) sorts that.
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Use two monitors ? especially if it's a laptop, which I do
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I guess you're unaware that TalkTV and TalkTalk are two entirely separate companies. The OP makes no mention of using TalkTalk.
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