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http://antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx is a good place for people in the USA at least to find out just what type of antennas will work for them, what direction they will need to point it and what they can expect to pick up. I also like the hdhomerun tuner so I can watch tv on computers anywhere in the house. Quote:
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I'd cut out cable if it were feasible, but of the four shows we watch on any sort of regular basis, three are not available in any format that works for us (not on Hulu or Amazon, Netflix doesn't have one at all and only has a subset of old episodes of the other two, and the channels themselves do not offer online episodes (only excerpts), and I really don't think our hardware supports torrented stuff being transferred to the TV itself).
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Here's a nice article that collects all the options together (including where to get content and so on). It appeared in the print issue of Wired recently and was an enjoyable read. The online version appears to be expanded and linked.
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On further research, I've found that both Amazon and iTunes are reasonably current for new episodes of the first three, iTunes does OK with TSG, and I get along decently with streaming on my computer for stuff DH doesn't have a significant interest in (he really prefers to watch on the TV vs. computer, I'm more flexible). I had thought Roku had an iTunes channel, but now can't find it (I posted a question on their Facebook page). Amazon plays nicely with the Roku, so that's OK (I was apparently mistaken earlier about their selection on the shows I want). Another post in this thread led me to clicker.com, which looks helpful. DH isn't opposed to cutting cable as long as he can watch the stuff he's interested in , and even buying a season's access at a time from Amazon or iTunes is cheaper than my cable bill. I may well be bidding Comcast farewell soon. |
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The Event you can get with an antenna... Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs are both easy to find and download. (the showrss lists them both.) That fourth one... no idea.
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I've come across a new series of online videos called "Cordcutters". The hosts discuss various products to employ in cord cutting and interview people and ask them about their set-ups.
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I bought the new 2nd generation Apple TV last weekend. It's just a small box for streaming content and no hard drive unlike the previous models. I can watch content bought from the iTunes Store on my TV. Also Netfix, YouTube, and through iTunes on my computer my music, photos, podcasts, Internet radio, and any Apple compatible videos(Quicktime and MP4).
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If someone can get Plex 9 client running on the Apple TV gen2... I will snap up 3 of them.
I have been very happy with d/l'ing shows from the internet. It is working well. I keep going back and forth on whether I should keep my TiVo or not. The only thing I really need it for is the foot ball game. Many times I will record it and start watching 1/2 or more after it starts so I can skip through the commercials and time-outs. BOb |
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How do you deal with the combination of a slow(er) speed connection and streaming HD content? If all that I can get (to stream) is standard def content, then that's a minus. Is there a legal way to obtain the HD stuff that would normally be streamed? I know that I could get any legal content that could be downloaded, but one attractive option would be to use Netflix or similar streaming content on the spur of the moment. What would you recommend? |
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I'm not sure if it is "legal" but my personal opinion is if it is broadcast for free over-the-air or available for free on the internet I see no problem d/l'ing it.
So, pretty much any network show (and some from the cable networks) is easily downloadable using a torrent client. I use a combination of uTorrents auto-rss downloader and a feed from showrss.karmorra.info. I have the d/l's put into an external "medialibrary" hard drive I have. That drive is shared out with pyTivo so I can watch the shows with my TiVo. So, bottom line, I do very little streaming over the net. Even though I have a 25/25 internet connection and I could. Although, I can never stream YouTube stuff at 720p... I'm sure that's a youtube issue and not my personal bandwidth. BOb |
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