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From: stoyan on 4 Mar 2007 06:08 On Mar 4, 9:58 am, "M" <nowhere...(a)twilightzone.net> wrote: > "Red Fox" <Red...(a)NoDen.Con> wrote in message > > news:0ZnGh.6372$re4.1437(a)newssvr12.news.prodigy.net... > > > As it happens, I do like old movies and I do have Media Player and the > > latest Flashon my OS - > > Win2K SP4. What prog would I use, and where would I go to find these old > > movies, and the news programs - world wide, hopefully. Is the BBC > > included? > > I guess it's a question of semantics. If you Google for Internet TV you'll > find lots of sites. Go to these sites and you'll see links to "internet tv > stations" but when you click them, you essentially get streamed content from > a source like BBC, etc. Typically, WMP -- less often Real Player -- will > open up to play the stream. Some specialize in things like older action > movies, older comedies, etc. > > I don't consider this TV. This is just streamed content to my mind, no > different from YouTube or Google Video. > > My definition of TV is first-time broadcast content which -- when I think of > it now is screwy since it completely ignores the whole point of the > Internet. I notice that some of the American networks now "broadcast" > original episodes after they have first aired on "traditional" cable / > broadcast TV. IIRC some require you to install special programs to use > these. > > In researching this, I found some sites that required you to download a > program to watch "their" stations. But when I did this, I discovered that > the content was no different that what other sites streamed except that > these other sites simply used the Windows Media Player. Perhaps the > proprietary viewers required by the first type of site install adware / > spyware or otherwise somehow "push" advertising on you or monitor you online > activity. I don't know and I just didn't care enough to research it further. > I simply un-installed their viewer and stuck to sites that used Media > Player. > > Some links/ articles that may interest you: > > http://lifehacker.com/software/tv/download-of-the-day-tvuplayer-windo...http://lifehacker.com/software/bittorrent/hack-attack-get-your-tv-sea...http://lifehacker.com/software/television/technophilia-forget-the-tv-... > > M Dear M, Thank you for your opinion, but I thing it's not very clear, because you put the definitio, But you've forgotten to mentioned that www.television.bg is free of charge and not needed registration to watch so many programes. ON the other site you talk about adds, spy, but you recommend site with the name "LifeHacker" I wonder how people can not appreciate that this site is one of the best in the field of free Online TV - with so mant channels, programs TV series and so on. Thank you again, but I couldn't agree with you.
From: stoyan on 4 Mar 2007 06:10 On Mar 4, 2:02 am, "Red Fox" <Red...(a)NoDen.Con> wrote: > Phew! Stoyan, that has some interesting stuff!! > > I'm still recovering. :-) > > Thanks for the introduction > > RF"stoyan" <ysto...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:1172953451.543973.227080(a)31g2000cwt.googlegroups.com...www.television.bg > > Watch online TV and listen radio programes Thank you RF, I think that be useful to you in the future, cause the future is in the internet of couse. Have a nice day
From: Stenli on 4 Mar 2007 11:15 On Mar 3, 11:44 pm, hummingbird <RHBIYDTNP...(a)spammotel.com> wrote: > On 3 Mar 2007 12:24:11 -0800 'stoyan' > posted this onto alt.comp.freeware: > > > > >> "Red Fox" <Red...(a)NoDen.Con> wrote in message > >>news:rWaGh.6281$re4.2167(a)newssvr12.news.prodigy.net... > >> >I have seen quite a few downoad web sites for free TV progs, claiming that > >> > there are hundreds of stations available from around the world e.g. > > >> >http://www.download3k.com/Internet/Browsers/Download-TV.html > > >> > I am a bit reluctant to download these without some indication that they > >> > are > >> > safe to use. > > >> > Anyone have experience of these and can make a recommendation for a very > >> > good product? > > >> Your computer probably already has everything you need to watch these > >> programs, i.e. Media Player, Flash. Typically, these TV programs are nothing > >> more than an interface for Media Player and a database of websites. > > >> Lots of times the programs aren't "live". That is the content isn't being > >> broadcast in real-time -- it's old stuff that simply gets streamed to your > >> computer on demand. > > >> Personally, I never found much interesting content unless you are into much > >> older movies (30 - 40 years old) or news. If your goal is entertainment > >> there are sights like PeekVid that will stream current movies or TV shows to > >> your computer in Flash format. They don't host the files, they just point to > >> them on sites like YouTube, etc. Sometimes the links are broken as the > >> copyrighted content is removed from the original source. > >www.television.bg > > >Watch online TV and listen radio programes > > This is an interesting site but it says the stations are only intended > for evaluation purposes and they are not live TV channels afaics. > EG: several news channels I tried only showed a latest news clip. > Some of the clips only last 1-2 minutes and then started again. Dear hummingbird You sound like a man who don't like anything. Please look at tne reality in that field and you'll see that the site is one of the best in the net. It's, of course, normal some of the channels to be delayed. Thete is nothing strange. I give you the site to enjoy yourself, but not only to criticize and to be more pessimistic than needed. Have a mice evening
From: hummingbird on 4 Mar 2007 11:50 On 4 Mar 2007 08:15:26 -0800 'Stenli' posted this onto alt.comp.freeware: >On Mar 3, 11:44 pm, hummingbird <RHBIYDTNP...(a)spammotel.com> wrote: >> On 3 Mar 2007 12:24:11 -0800 'stoyan' >> posted this onto alt.comp.freeware: >> >> >> >> >> "Red Fox" <Red...(a)NoDen.Con> wrote in message >> >>news:rWaGh.6281$re4.2167(a)newssvr12.news.prodigy.net... >> >> >I have seen quite a few downoad web sites for free TV progs, claiming that >> >> > there are hundreds of stations available from around the world e.g. >> >> >> >http://www.download3k.com/Internet/Browsers/Download-TV.html >> >> >> > I am a bit reluctant to download these without some indication that they >> >> > are >> >> > safe to use. >> >> >> > Anyone have experience of these and can make a recommendation for a very >> >> > good product? >> >> >> Your computer probably already has everything you need to watch these >> >> programs, i.e. Media Player, Flash. Typically, these TV programs are nothing >> >> more than an interface for Media Player and a database of websites. >> >> >> Lots of times the programs aren't "live". That is the content isn't being >> >> broadcast in real-time -- it's old stuff that simply gets streamed to your >> >> computer on demand. >> >> >> Personally, I never found much interesting content unless you are into much >> >> older movies (30 - 40 years old) or news. If your goal is entertainment >> >> there are sights like PeekVid that will stream current movies or TV shows to >> >> your computer in Flash format. They don't host the files, they just point to >> >> them on sites like YouTube, etc. Sometimes the links are broken as the >> >> copyrighted content is removed from the original source. >> >www.television.bg >> >> >Watch online TV and listen radio programes >> >> This is an interesting site but it says the stations are only intended >> for evaluation purposes and they are not live TV channels afaics. >> EG: several news channels I tried only showed a latest news clip. >> Some of the clips only last 1-2 minutes and then started again. > >Dear hummingbird > >You sound like a man who don't like anything. Wrong. And how do I "sound" on Usenet? Do Bulgarians have a secret way of determining this? Do tell. >Please look at tne reality in that field and you'll see that the site >is one of the best in the net. I already wrote that the site looks interesting. But I also wrote that it doesn't appear to be live TV. >It's, of course, normal some of the channels to be delayed. Thete is >nothing strange. It looked like a lot more than simple delayed broadcasting ...more like special news bulletins made for the purpose. I only checked out a few News channels, so others may vary but I repeat that the site mentions that it's for evaluation purposes. >I give you the site to enjoy yourself, but not only to criticize and >to be more pessimistic than needed. My comments were not so much a criticism as a fair critique. >Have a mice evening HAND
From: M on 4 Mar 2007 20:55
"stoyan" <ystoyan(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1173006482.139553.312170(a)30g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > On Mar 4, 9:58 am, "M" <nowhere...(a)twilightzone.net> wrote: >> "Red Fox" <Red...(a)NoDen.Con> wrote in message >> >> news:0ZnGh.6372$re4.1437(a)newssvr12.news.prodigy.net... > Thank you for your opinion, but I thing it's not very clear, because > you put the definitio, But you've forgotten to mentioned that > www.television.bg > is free of charge and not needed registration to watch so many > programes. Must be a language thing here. You are saying the same thing as me. Some sites require a proprietary viewer, others -- like this one -- don't. Most of these sites are free of charge. BTW, I couldn't get any of the channels on this particular site to work for me. However, I recognize some of the "stations" from other free Internet TV sites. > ON the other site you talk about adds, spy, but you recommend site > with the name "LifeHacker" I think you're confused by the name. www.lifehacker.com has nothing to do with computer hacking, viruses, spyware, adware, etc. > I wonder how people can not appreciate that this site is one of the > best in the field of free Online TV - with so mant channels, programs > TV series and so on. I tried about six of the "stations" and not a one of them worked. Not to say that's worse than any other site -- I find most online TV stations are like this. > > Thank you again, but I couldn't agree with you. Not sure what you're referring to here :\ M |