In my opinion, 99% of television is rubbish! But it can be great for kids, and sometimes it's good to watch news etc. I can watch live-tv on the mac, but not record stuff, which is mostly what we do. It is for this reason our mac-mini runs windows, and not OSX.
Vaughn. On 15/11/2010, at 10:32 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi Vaughn, > > Well, don't know if this will make you feel better or not. we get a lot more > cable channels than you guys, but most of it is garbage. > Donna > On Nov 14, 2010, at 3:07 PM, Vaughn Bennison wrote: > >> We do still have download caps, although they're improving. For example I >> now pay $69 for 400gb of data, supposedly at a speed of up to 22MB/s. I get >> about 12mb/s. As far as I know, there isn't anywhere we can get Australian >> tv content (for what it's worth) on the internet, so we're still stuck with >> terrestrial RF reception, albiet digital. That is, unless we pay $50 per >> month for "cable" which gives us about 100 channels or fewer. I think we >> have a total of about 27 RF channels, but a lot of them are copies of each >> other, in HD or other ormats. >> >> Vaughn. >> On 14/11/2010, at 10:23 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: >> >>> Don't you have ridiculous volume capping measures in Australia? Last I >>> heard it was really hard to find internet service there where they didn't >>> squeeze the crap out of customers. It's pretty bad here. Video junkies >>> and gamers feel a bit of a pinch but if you absolutely have to go for a big >>> name provider you can make do. Or you can get around the capping by >>> shopping smart and going with some one who doesn't cap. It's been a while, >>> but if the useage situation there is still what I remember then it's really >>> not surprising that tv over the net hasn't really taken off. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Erik Burggraaf >>> User support consultant, >>> One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in >>> person, >>> 1-888-255-5194 >>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>> >>> On 2010-11-14, at 7:09 AM, Vaughn Bennison wrote: >>> >>>> Internet tv hasn't yet taken off in Australia, and I don't know if it will. >>>> >>>> Vaughn. >>>> On 14/11/2010, at 6:14 PM, Chris Snyder wrote: >>>> >>>>> Personally, I use Hulu and other sites to watch the tv shows I like. It >>>>> works well enough for my taste. I've already made the switch. I also use >>>>> a program called Rip it to change my dvds into mp4 files. They work >>>>> wherever I need them on the mac or iPhone. >>>>> >>>>> Friendly, >>>>> Chris >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 13, 2010, at 9:35 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> Also, How would you watch standard TV like news and weather and shows >>>>>> you like all on a Mac if the entertainment center was all computer based? >>>>>> Courtney >>>>>> Listen to The Wonderful World of Doo-wop with me, Moopie Curran on >>>>>> Fridays at 08:00 UTC on http://www.theglobalvoice.info >>>>>> >>>>>> On Nov 13, 2010, at 10:37 PM, Scott Ford wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Donna, >>>>>>> I would suggest that you google the podcast for the HT guys. >>>>>>> They >>>>>>> really have some really good ideas and they include using a Mac to keep >>>>>>> track of your video collection. I infact just purchased a Mac mini for >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> purpose. I have coupled it with a eye tv. Good luck. >>>>>>> Scott >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin >>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 10:01 PM >>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>> Subject: moving to a computer-based entertainment system >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> tonight my husband and i have been talking about moving to a >>>>>>> computer-based >>>>>>> entertainment system. I of course said I want our media computer to be >>>>>>> a >>>>>>> Mac. Here's the question. What do we do with our DVD collection? Can >>>>>>> this >>>>>>> be imported into iTunes? I'm very curious to know what others have >>>>>>> done. >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Donna >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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