The Open Ring Class provides the opportunity for its members and visitors to view the class each Sunday morning, LIVE, over the Internet. This LIVE web video is viewable directly on the HOME page of its site, OpenRingClass.org.  

The player also features a universal “VIEW FULL-SCREEN” button. 
Clicking this button expands the video to fill your computer screen. 

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Open Ring Class archives each Sunday’s web video, making it available on-demand. The classes are defined by Date, Lesson Title, and Scriptures, and may be sorted by clicking on the headings. 

In addition to the LIVE and RECORDED classes available for viewing on your computer, Open Ring Class also provides LIVE and RECORDED classes available for viewing on your TV. Currently, this requires use of a set-top box, a device used with televisions, allowing users access to enhanced and sometimes proprietary features such as digital channels, video-on-demand, and Internet access.

Open Ring visitors wishing to explore a list of set-top boxes may click here.

The Open Ring LIVE class is accessible by programming your set-top box to the following stream, available each Sunday, 9:40-10:35 A.M., Central:

mms://live.motionmediasolutions.com/2014DB/Openring640

Open Ring RECORDED classes are accessible for viewing on your TV by programming your set-top box to the address provided for each class on the RECORDED page of this site. 

What type of Internet connection is needed to view the Open Ring classes?

There are two types of Internet connections common at home – dial up connections and broadband. Dial up will not work for video connections. Broadband connections come in several types – DSL, Cable, Fiber (FIOS from Verizon or U-Verse from AT&T are examples), and Commercial connections. Your service will claim speeds for ‘upload’ (from your home) and ‘download’ (to your home.) Connections are rated in kilobits per second (kbps) and megabits per second (mbps), which is 1000 kbps. Your connection should provide a download speed of at least 1.0 mbps to be able to watch video without problems. Commercial and Fiber typically are faster than that. To find out the typical speed of your actual connection, you test your connection at http://www.speedtest.net <http://www.speedtest.net/>. You may be able to watch at slower speeds, but the picture may be jerky and lag behind the video. 

When is the class broadcasted LIVE each Sunday morning?

The class begins its LIVE broadcast each Sunday morning at 9:40am Central, and ends the broadcast at 10:35am Central. The class may be viewed from the Home page of OpenRingClass.org, or may be received from one of the following links directly from within Windows Media Player:

Standard Sized (320x240 – Intended for DSL or better connections)
mms://live.motionmediasolutions.com/2014DB/Openring320

Large Sized (640x480 – Intended ONLY for high-speed connections, Cable or better)
mms://live.motionmediasolutions.com/2014DB/Openring640

Q: I do not see the live video stream.  What should I do?
A: The live stream should begin between about 9:40 and 9:45 AM CST.  If you you do not see the live video broadcast, you might need to refresh the page on your Browser.  If the video does not start then, wait a few minutes and try again to refresh your Browser (with some computers, the live video may not begin automatically if you opened the web page before the stream started).

Q: How do I refresh my Browser?
A: As shown below, either click the dual arrow icon or press the <F5> key on your keyboard.

Q: Is there another way to refresh my Browser?
A: If the previous method did not work, you might need to wait for a minute and try again by <clicking here>. You can also try closing your Browser and then return to http://www.openringclass.org/
 

Q: Why is the class start time sometimes delayed?
A: The class should always begin at 9:30 AM with an update of any class news for the week.  The video, however, begins afterwards when Dan begins the lesson.