Re: TV Alternative (Was: Re: OT: TV delivery alternatives (was: DirecTivo vs. 'New Direct TV DVR'?))
On Tuesday, May 22nd 2007 at 13:39 -0400, quoth Mark Komarinski: =>On 05/22/2007 12:21 PM, Travis Roy wrote: =>>> Internet distribution (the legal kind) is becoming more and more =>>> viable all the time. It's not there yet, but I'm watching closely (no =>>> pun intended). =>>> =>> =>> Could you share some of your sources? Most of the stuff I've found is =>> either not cost effective or horrible quality. =>> =>NBC has a bunch of their series online via flash (with the right =>hardware/software combination, you can download episodes). It's not =>HDTV quality, but it's not Real[buffering...]Player. I just pulled up =>last night's Heroes and it works fine from Firefox. And it repeats on Fri at 7 on the SciFi channel. :-) -- Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana. Stranger things have .0. happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ ..0 Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- 000 individuals! What if this weren't a hypothetical question? steveo at syslang.net ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: TV Alternative (Was: Re: OT: TV delivery alternatives (was: DirecTivo vs. 'New Direct TV DVR'?))
On 05/22/2007 12:21 PM, Travis Roy wrote: >> Internet distribution (the legal kind) is becoming more and more >> viable all the time. It's not there yet, but I'm watching closely (no >> pun intended). >> > > Could you share some of your sources? Most of the stuff I've found is > either not cost effective or horrible quality. > NBC has a bunch of their series online via flash (with the right hardware/software combination, you can download episodes). It's not HDTV quality, but it's not Real[buffering...]Player. I just pulled up last night's Heroes and it works fine from Firefox. -Mark ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: TV Alternative (Was: Re: OT: TV delivery alternatives (was: DirecTivo vs. 'New Direct TV DVR'?))
On 5/22/07, Travis Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well you're probably still going to get the "silly censorship" since > the show you get from Netflix is probably going to be the same as > what they showed over the air. Fair point. I expect that's true for programming originally intended for mainstream domestic US TV. But a lot of the programming I watch falls outside that scope. Imports, movies, comedy performances, documentary, docudrama. Lately I've come to realize that even a lot of the "made for TV" programming I've watched is censored vs what's on the DVD. I am a little curious about, say, something like "Deadliest Catch", which has a lot of beeped-out profanity. Clearly it's made for TV, but it's certainly real. I wonder if the profanity is heard on the DVD? (Not that it matters, I'm just a curious f[beep]k by nature.) > Also, depending on the show, and your timeframe of wanting it ... As I said, this would mean extended time shifting. Mailed disc delivery is obviously not going to work for current events programming. But I find myself watching such less and less of that stuff (on TV). IMNSHO, TV news isn't news, it's sensationalist crap. News, I read. Online news sites now offer video clips as standard fare, and I find they're sufficient when reading about something just doesn't do it justice. For topical entertainment, I find I can get original and entertaining stuff online. Some video, but mostly text, for me. I'm a big reader anyway; someone who is more inclined towards video might well have a different take. When it comes right down to it, The Daily Show just isn't worth $45/month to me. >> Internet distribution (the legal kind) is becoming more and more >> viable all the time. It's not there yet, but I'm watching closely (no >> pun intended). > > Could you share some of your sources? Most of the stuff I've found is > either not cost effective or horrible quality. That would be the "not there yet" part. :) -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
TV Alternative (Was: Re: OT: TV delivery alternatives (was: DirecTivo vs. 'New Direct TV DVR'?))
> > I'm seriously considering dropping my cable TV service and just > using NetFlix or the Internet for everything. I was checking > recently, and most of what I watch on TV now is available via NetFlix. > > There are benefits, too: No commercials to skip. No scenes/frames > being deleted to squeeze in more programming. No silly censorship. > Well you're probably still going to get the "silly censorship" since the show you get from Netflix is probably going to be the same as what they showed over the air. I know Family Guy is an exception to this, putting some cut scenes back in, but that's usually not the case for most shows. Also, depending on the show, and your timeframe of wanting it, the legality of getting it is questionable. If it's something that's on almost daily (say The Colbert Report for example) you're going to end up paying the iTMS close to what you pay for your entire cable bill for one show. > > Internet distribution (the legal kind) is becoming more and more > viable all the time. It's not there yet, but I'm watching closely (no > pun intended). Could you share some of your sources? Most of the stuff I've found is either not cost effective or horrible quality. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
