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An NFC movie library for my kids

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Re: An NFC movie library for my kids

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Post by leononame »

juergenpabel wrote: post #109

I build something very similar, but for playing music/audio books in my kids rooms. But this is not why I am commenting: I found "HERMA 5028 Universal" stickers to be a very good fit for rfid/nfc cards; I don't know if they're available where you live, but here in germany they're a great solution for labeling cards. PS: I will also publish my solution once I rewrite a few parts of it (cleanup).

I'd be super interested in your writeup, I'd like to build a homemade Tonie for my kids as well. Any way you could contact me when you're finished or do you have a blog I could regularly check out?

Re: An NFC movie library for my kids

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Post by xafke »

resonious wrote: post #42

Really awesome project. This bit made me think though: > First: you have a limited choice of movies to watch. When I was a kid, we didn't have an infinite catalog of movies to watch. Something always rubs me the wrong way with this way of thinking. "X is good because I had X when I was young." I don't necessarily disagree that X is good, but it's definitely not because you had it as a kid.

OP here

You make a good point. The "it was better in my day" argument isn't always valid. I didn't mean to imply that something is inherently good just because it existed in the past.

But I do believe that having a smaller collection is nicer. It leads to a deeper appreciation for what you have. Each item in your library feels more special and valuable. And getting something new becomes exciting (I still remember getting a copy of The Lion King on VHS). This isn't something I get from browsing Netflix because new stuff is constantly being added.

As a bonus, it also helps with decision paralysis, which young kids are more susceptible to. At least that's my experience. Give them lots of toys and they'll play with none. Keeping the toy selection limited and rotating them is better (at least for my kids).

Thank you for letting me reflect on this! I will rephrase the post.

Re: An NFC movie library for my kids

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Post by xafke »

xandrius wrote: post #91
fragmede wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because plastic disks attract scratches and kids can be rough with their toys.

But that's how OP did it in their youth and they seemingly grow up well. It does seem that some parts of the story is missing. Maybe it's to safeguard the blurays or maybe they never existed in the first place?

OP here

I do have all the Blurays. They're collecting dust in the garage ;)

My kids are only 3 and 2. They would probably destroy the disks and the player in no-time. Also: I don't have a Bluray player connected to the TV (apart from the Playstation, which I definitely don't want them to fiddle with yet). I use an old computer to rip the discs.

I might let them use the discs when they're a bit older.

Re: An NFC movie library for my kids

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Post by zigman1 »

1123581321 wrote: post #65
sodality2 wrote: post #25

This is so cool! I do something similar for music - I have posters up for albums, and a small NFC tag is embedded behind the poster, so tapping my phone to the poster’s corner and clicking the notification begins playing it immediately. I really want to make a collection of cassette-or-record-style plastic cards with album art and NFC tags, and hook it up to a speaker, so I can place my album on a pedestal and it sta…

Great idea. You could tag vinyl sleeves, too, so you could play from them as you look at them on the floor. It’s digital-only but I have folders of records on my phone Home Screen. They’re shortcuts that play the album, and the album art is the icon.

What a great idea! Thanks! it never occurred to me to do this

Re: An NFC movie library for my kids

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Post by sgu999 »

sgt wrote: post #98
kmarc wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1 hour of TV time PER DAY for small kids is considered restrictive? I would have thought it's much less. What would be an equivalent restriction on the phone/tablet/more actively engaging devices?

My 3 year old gets 15 minutes (!) max per day. Only on weekdays. Weekends no screens.

That's closer to how I'd like to handle it when my 3m old is old enough. But are you able to properly restrict your screen time as well? Seems complicated to tell a kid they can't do something their parents are doing multiple hours a day.

Re: An NFC movie library for my kids

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Post by xafke »

djangelic wrote: post #71

This is incredible! I want to replicate this at home as well, but I would prefer to use QR codes since they also support URLs. Any reason why you went with NFC instead of QR code? I assume it's doable with a raspberry pi and webcam instead of tapping?

OP here

I actually hadn't considered QR codes.

To be honest, I had some NFC tags laying around and I was desperate to find a project for them ;)

QR codes might be more complicated because you need a camera and a well-lit environment. NFC tags don't have that issue.

Re: An NFC movie library for my kids

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Post by xafke »

sgt wrote: post #96

Deep links are now possible with Infuse as well: https://support.firecore.com/hc/en-us/articles/215090997-API... I also evaluated Plex but ended up with Infuse as it seemed perfect for my needs. The Apple TV app is great. Plex probably has more features though. I renew it once a year.

OP here

Wow, thanks for sharing this! I used to pay for Infuse as well, but switched to Plex for the deep linking. Might go back to Infuse because the Plex app occasionally freezes at startup.

Re: An NFC movie library for my kids

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Post by left-struck »

> And finally, if you're a non-English speaker, Blu-rays will include a dubbed version in your native language. This is a big plus for the kids, especially when they're as young as mine are now.

I grew up in a country where English is not the primary language spoken and when I was young all the cool shows and movies were in English. As a kid this was a huge incentive and went far above and beyond any education I had in English in my home country. I can’t overstate how valuable this has been to me as an immigrant to an English speaking country.

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