Getting our Video Streams on Your TV
Bethel’s use of video streaming is a means of engagement with both our members and our community. Our streams can be viewed using any computer browser, smartphone, or tablet. However, it is also possible, and perhaps more enjoyable, to watch them on your flat panel TV in the comfort of your family room. Some Smart TVs are able to load the needed application directly, it is more likely that you will watch using an app installed on a physical device, or Digital Media Player (DMP), connected to your TV, e.g., a Roku, AppleTV, or Amazon Fire TV box.
Bethel’s streaming vendor is BoxCast (www.boxcast.com). For phones and tablets you will want to stream from the links at the top of our homepage. But when it comes to getting our streams on your TV, you should download and install the appropriate app on your DMP.
If you already have one of the following DMPs we can give you some help.
Roku - Click to download our guide to installing the BoxCast app on your Roku device
AppleTV - Click to download our guide to installing the BoxCast app on your AppleTV device
Amazon Fire TV - Click to download our guide to installing the BoxCast app on your Amazon Fire TV device
ChromeCast - Chromecast is a little different in that you start out watching the video on your computer, phone or tablet. But here is what BoxCast says about using Chromecast.
Rather than having a hardware version of these DMPs, some Smart TVs can install a software version that can then have the BoxCast app added to it. Some examples of these types of TVs can be found at these links:
Roku TV - See if your TV is listed at this website
Apple TV - Check for your TV here
Amazon Fire TV - There are several TVs that come with this installed, but we haven’t found a reasonably concise listing
ChromeCast - You can look for your TV here
Finally, if none of the above work, your TV may have a web browser installed and you can use that to go to this link
and access our content there.
On A More Technical Note
Our video streams are created in High Definition (1080p) resolution and stored on BoxCast servers. BoxCast will provide the stream to your device in 1080p unless other factors impact the resolution you can watch. Primarily, these factors are the speed of your computer/TV and/or the speed of your Internet connection. BoxCast automatically adjusts the resolution you receive to provide you the best possible experience. On your display device (e.g., computer browser) you may want to check the received resolution (look for the Gear icon on the player window as shown in this graphic ----->).