http://danielmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv grep understanding Tue, 15 May 2012 12:09:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://danielmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv/comment-page-1#comment-241873 Michael S Black Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:11:33 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv#comment-241873 <p>We've done exactly this at home. We now just have Internet, all content is streamed to the PS3 from a dedicated PC setup w/ TVersity. I use mostly torrents (via RSS) to populate the directories and we watch everything one night delayed. The only thing I spend time/effort/money on is NFL Football (you can get an online subscription to NFL feeds if you do not live in the US....get some international friends :) The upside of DL'ing everything is that many times you can get better quality programs than offered in your area for viewing.</p> We've done exactly this at home. We now just have Internet, all content is streamed to the PS3 from a dedicated PC setup w/ TVersity. I use mostly torrents (via RSS) to populate the directories and we watch everything one night delayed. The only thing I spend time/effort/money on is NFL Football (you can get an online subscription to NFL feeds if you do not live in the US….get some international friends :) The upside of DL'ing everything is that many times you can get better quality programs than offered in your area for viewing.

]]> http://danielmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv/comment-page-1#comment-241872 Daniel Miessler Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:22:31 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv#comment-241872 <p>AppleTV to main television and stereo is one method, and the other is on our Macs.</p> AppleTV to main television and stereo is one method, and the other is on our Macs.

]]> http://danielmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv/comment-page-1#comment-241871 Jason Sares Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:15:07 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv#comment-241871 <p>plenty of legal and not options for getting the content but think about how your going to watch it. i currently plug my tv into my notebook via hdmi and use dinovo mini keyboard. ive found its very gf friendly once you give them a quick demo.</p> plenty of legal and not options for getting the content but think about how your going to watch it. i currently plug my tv into my notebook via hdmi and use dinovo mini keyboard. ive found its very gf friendly once you give them a quick demo.

]]> http://danielmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv/comment-page-1#comment-241870 Zealot Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:41:22 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv#comment-241870 <p>Some time ago I found a cute little app called TVShows (<a href="http://tvshows.sourceforge.net/%29which" rel="nofollow">http://tvshows.sourceforge.net/)which</a> allows you to "subscribe" to almost any show on tv and it automatically pulls torrents for you from <a href="http://tvrss.net" rel="nofollow">tvrss.net</a> (<a href="http://tvrss.net" rel="nofollow">http://tvrss.net</a>).<br><br>Then of course there's the Roku box (<a href="http://www.roku.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.roku.com/</a>), which allows you to watch Netflix and Amazon on-demand stuff right on your TV. I hear they may add support for Hulu and youtube soon.</p> Some time ago I found a cute little app called TVShows (http://tvshows.sourceforge.net/)which allows you to “subscribe” to almost any show on tv and it automatically pulls torrents for you from tvrss.net (http://tvrss.net).

Then of course there's the Roku box (http://www.roku.com/), which allows you to watch Netflix and Amazon on-demand stuff right on your TV. I hear they may add support for Hulu and youtube soon.

]]> http://danielmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv/comment-page-1#comment-240541 Michael S Black Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:11:33 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv#comment-240541 <p>We've done exactly this at home. We now just have Internet, all content is streamed to the PS3 from a dedicated PC setup w/ TVersity. I use mostly torrents (via RSS) to populate the directories and we watch everything one night delayed. The only thing I spend time/effort/money on is NFL Football (you can get an online subscription to NFL feeds if you do not live in the US....get some international friends :) The upside of DL'ing everything is that many times you can get better quality programs than offered in your area for viewing.</p> We've done exactly this at home. We now just have Internet, all content is streamed to the PS3 from a dedicated PC setup w/ TVersity. I use mostly torrents (via RSS) to populate the directories and we watch everything one night delayed. The only thing I spend time/effort/money on is NFL Football (you can get an online subscription to NFL feeds if you do not live in the US….get some international friends :) The upside of DL'ing everything is that many times you can get better quality programs than offered in your area for viewing.

]]> http://danielmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv/comment-page-1#comment-240539 Daniel Miessler Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:22:31 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv#comment-240539 <p>AppleTV to main television and stereo is one method, and the other is on our Macs.</p> AppleTV to main television and stereo is one method, and the other is on our Macs.

]]> http://danielmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv/comment-page-1#comment-240538 Jason Sares Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:15:07 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv#comment-240538 <p>plenty of legal and not options for getting the content but think about how your going to watch it. i currently plug my tv into my notebook via hdmi and use dinovo mini keyboard. ive found its very gf friendly once you give them a quick demo.</p> plenty of legal and not options for getting the content but think about how your going to watch it. i currently plug my tv into my notebook via hdmi and use dinovo mini keyboard. ive found its very gf friendly once you give them a quick demo.

]]> http://danielmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv/comment-page-1#comment-240536 Zealot Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:41:22 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv#comment-240536 <p>Some time ago I found a cute little app called TVShows (<a href="http://tvshows.sourceforge.net/%29which" rel="nofollow">http://tvshows.sourceforge.net/)which</a> allows you to "subscribe" to almost any show on tv and it automatically pulls torrents for you from <a href="http://tvrss.net" rel="nofollow">tvrss.net</a> (<a href="http://tvrss.net" rel="nofollow">http://tvrss.net</a>).<br><br>Then of course there's the Roku box (<a href="http://www.roku.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.roku.com/</a>), which allows you to watch Netflix and Amazon on-demand stuff right on your TV. I hear they may add support for Hulu and youtube soon.</p> Some time ago I found a cute little app called TVShows (http://tvshows.sourceforge.net/)which allows you to “subscribe” to almost any show on tv and it automatically pulls torrents for you from tvrss.net (http://tvrss.net).

Then of course there's the Roku box (http://www.roku.com/), which allows you to watch Netflix and Amazon on-demand stuff right on your TV. I hear they may add support for Hulu and youtube soon.

]]> http://danielmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv/comment-page-1#comment-240531 Maxo Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:11:15 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv#comment-240531 <p>We use Joost and Hulu for all of our TV desires. We watch very very little TV anyhow so it's no biggie. For the kids shows, we just buy the DVDs.and rip them to the their PC. I find commercials to be much more harmful to children than the content of the TV shows anyhow.<br>If you look at your cable bill per month and then think about how many DVDs that could buy you, at least for me it saves me a lot of money.</p> We use Joost and Hulu for all of our TV desires. We watch very very little TV anyhow so it's no biggie. For the kids shows, we just buy the DVDs.and rip them to the their PC. I find commercials to be much more harmful to children than the content of the TV shows anyhow.
If you look at your cable bill per month and then think about how many DVDs that could buy you, at least for me it saves me a lot of money.

]]> http://danielmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv/comment-page-1#comment-240528 Carlos Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:27:35 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/can-the-internet-replace-cable-tv#comment-240528 <p>Definitely, there's nothing more than torrents from <a href="http://mininova.org" rel="nofollow">mininova.org</a> on my laptop's series folder ;)</p> Definitely, there's nothing more than torrents from mininova.org on my laptop's series folder ;)

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