ITALIAN926
join:2003-08-16
Stratford, CT
1 edit | reply to Titus Pullo
Re: why watch tv online if I already have cable?
Everyone you talk with is dropping cable?? LOLOL What world do you live in? Hardly anyone is dropping cable.. no matter how many bbr geeks say they are. Most of the world still want high quality pictures on their TV's... not their PC's. Once ISP's start capping their service, this wonderful idea of TVip will be dead. Even FiOS will eventually add caps when too much of their video revenue becomes depleted.
VoIP has only survived bc of its very small amount of data consumption. |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
 ·Embarq
| said by ITALIAN926  :Everyone you talk with is dropping cable?? LOLOL What world do you live in? Hardly anyone is dropping cable.. no matter how many bbr geeks say they are. In a world that values reading comprehension, evidently 
"everyone I talk with is either considering dropping cable or already has"
You're in CT, I'm in a rural area where unemployment is probably 1.5x to 2x the national average.
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james
join:2001-02-26
antarctica
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said by ITALIAN926 :Most of the world still want high quality pictures on their TV's... not their PC's Oh, ok. Enjoy all your commercials while I enjoy high quality pictures on my second PC, which happens to have a DVI to HDMI cable that hooks directly to a 42 inch HDTV. It streams commercial free tv shows I actually like constantly, plus has a library of Tv shows from The Three Stooges and Our Gang, through the Honeymooners and Flintstones, all the way up to today, with everything in between.
So you just keep on watching your "reality tv" garbage, I'll be laughing from my grave (because I'll die from lack of vitamin D because my TV shows are so awesome). |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO
 ·VOIPo
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Ifthe owners of FiOS were smart they would get together with the IPTV cos(like netflix, hulu, ect.) and get a bundle and keep the no cap, but charge a bit more for that package, and offer it with or with out normal tv. That would deal a blow to cablecos. |
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jazzlady
join:2005-08-04
Bartonsville, PA
 ·ProLog
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said by james :said by ITALIAN926 :Most of the world still want high quality pictures on their TV's... not their PC's Oh, ok. Enjoy all your commercials while I enjoy high quality pictures on my second PC, which happens to have a DVI to HDMI cable that hooks directly to a 42 inch HDTV. So you just keep on watching your "reality tv" garbage... Hey- I resent that remark.... 
I will admit... I do like a couple of reality shows. I couldn't live without "No Reservations" and "Bizarre Foods" on the Travel channel, and I do like Iron Chef on the Food network and Ghost Hunters on SciFi.
But for the most part I HATE reality shows.... and lately the stations that used to show better stuff like TLC, Discovery, and History have switched to mind numbing reality tripe.
Like you I would like to set up a PC and HDTV, but really don't know much about doing this. I'd need another PC, and I'm still using my old analog tv. I still have analog cable, and I've read that analog cable on an HDTV looks pretty awful, that's why I haven't gotten a new set yet... |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
·Embarq
| They'll know they've won when cable is reduced to reruns of:
Cops
Dog the Bounty Hunter
Cheaters
Wildest Police "(insert something here)"
House Porn (HGTV)
The Kardashian enema
Lockup "RAW"
(the last two are in their order on purpose!)
And ESPN, of course, where men gourmandize their way to the Cath Lab
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james
join:2001-02-26
antarctica
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said by jazzlady :lately the stations that used to show better stuff like TLC, Discovery, and History have switched to mind numbing reality tripe. Like you I would like to set up a PC and HDTV, but really don't know much about doing this. Luckily you can buy most of the shows from Discovery and TLC directly from them, or you used to be able to.
As far as doing the PC to HDTV thing, it's not that complicated, it's just expensive (unless you're patient and wait for sales). |
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tapeloop
1959. I try to kick the ball. I miss.
Premium
join:2004-06-27
Airstrip One
| reply to jazzlady
said by jazzlady :Like you I would like to set up a PC and HDTV, but really don't know much about doing this. I'd need another PC, and I'm still using my old analog tv. I still have analog cable, and I've read that analog cable on an HDTV looks pretty awful, that's why I haven't gotten a new set yet... You might want to check out:
»www.mythtv.org/
If you don't mind Linux, that is. |
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jazzlady
join:2005-08-04
Bartonsville, PA
·ProLog
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said by james :said by jazzlady :lately the stations that used to show better stuff like TLC, Discovery, and History have switched to mind numbing reality tripe. Like you I would like to set up a PC and HDTV, but really don't know much about doing this. Luckily you can buy most of the shows from Discovery and TLC directly from them, or you used to be able to. As far as doing the PC to HDTV thing, it's not that complicated, it's just expensive (unless you're patient and wait for sales). I don't buy anything unless it's on sale!!! LOL
As far as buying shows- I don't want to own them. I just want to watch them.
The PC to HDTV thing now... that's a bit more complicated. I want to do this in my bedroom, where most of my tv viewing is done.
So I will need a new PC, sufficiently fast enough for the task, and an HDTV to replace my old analog set. Plus a wireless keyboard of some kind of course...
I'm seriously considering it... |
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asd454
@windstream.net
| reply to ITALIAN926
Cable really doesn't offer much. I dropped it a year ago and haven't missed it. I guess if I suddenly develop a taste for lowest common denominator reality shows, mindless sporting events,fluff piece news, and crappy a$$ movies I'll consider picking it back up.
said by ITALIAN926 :Everyone you talk with is dropping cable?? LOLOL What world do you live in? Hardly anyone is dropping cable.. no matter how many bbr geeks say they are. Most of the world still want high quality pictures on their TV's... not their PC's. Once ISP's start capping their service, this wonderful idea of TVip will be dead. Even FiOS will eventually add caps when too much of their video revenue becomes depleted. VoIP has only survived bc of its very small amount of data consumption. |
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james
join:2001-02-26
antarctica
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said by jazzlady :So I will need a new PC, sufficiently fast enough for the task, and an HDTV to replace my old analog set. Plus a wireless keyboard of some kind of course... I'm seriously considering it... The PC doesn't have to be fast at all, the one I'm using is only 1Ghz and has 512MB of ram, the only thing you need alot of is hard drive space to store the tv shows and a decent video card that can display higher resolutions at a decent refresh rate. |
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Anonymous_
Anonymous
Premium
join:2004-06-21
127.0.0.1
clubs:
·RoadRunner Cable
·Time Warner Cable
·Time Warner VOIP
2 edits | reply to asd454
said by asd454 :Cable really doesn't offer much. I dropped it a year ago and haven't missed it. I guess if I suddenly develop a taste for lowest common denominator reality shows, mindless sporting events,fluff piece news, and crappy a$$ movies I'll consider picking it back up. said by ITALIAN926 :Everyone you talk with is dropping cable?? LOLOL What world do you live in? Hardly anyone is dropping cable.. no matter how many bbr geeks say they are. Most of the world still want high quality pictures on their TV's... not their PC's. Once ISP's start capping their service, this wonderful idea of TVip will be dead. Even FiOS will eventually add caps when too much of their video revenue becomes depleted. VoIP has only survived bc of its very small amount of data consumption. downloaded video is higher quality compared to Time Warner CAble
FOX11 HD looks is neer downloaded quality from torrent
624 x352 is comparale to TWC's "1280x720" |
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jester121
Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | reply to Titus Pullo
So 12-16 percent then? Got it.
Hyperbole much? |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
·Embarq
| said by jester121 :So 12-16 percent then? Got it. Hyperbole much? Ignorance of one's current reality, much?
Actual unemployment rate 13.9%: Merrill Lynch
»www.financialweek.com/apps/pbcs.···yAlert01
and that's a month ago. Check out the rust belt for unemployment numbers NOW, like, uh ... today.
Are you really this daft? Do you live in Lush Rumball's world?
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jester121
Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL
 ·surpasshosting
·ViaTalk
| Errr.... okay, so 20-25 percent where you are (assuming we throw the Labor Department official numbers out the window and use the ones you cherry picked)?
Just want to be 100% clear on what you mean by "everyone".
Good thing they expanded the digital converter box coupon program, eh? No wait, I forgot -- people in the boonies all have satellite dishes don't they? |
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MrMaster
What If
Premium
join:2000-12-16
Austin, TX
clubs:
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by jester121 :Errr.... okay, so 20-25 percent where you are (assuming we throw the Labor Department official numbers out the window and use the ones you cherry picked)? Just want to be 100% clear on what you mean by "everyone". Good thing they expanded the digital converter box coupon program, eh? No wait, I forgot -- people in the boonies all have satellite dishes don't they? ahem...I promise not to drop a ton of f-bombs this time.
Many people in the 'boonies' don't have cable and many of us "urban folkz" choose not to be raped by the cable companies.
I just received my digital converter box this weekend. I gave all my previous coupons to my parents who really do live in the 'boonies'. So layoff. |
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ShadowMastr
Master Of All Shadows
join:2001-09-01
Fort Pierce, FL
·AT&T Southeast
·Comcast
·CenturyLink
| reply to asd454
said by asd454 :
Cable really doesn't offer much. I dropped it a year ago and haven't missed it. I guess if I suddenly develop a taste for lowest common denominator reality shows, mindless sporting events,fluff piece news, and crappy a$$ movies I'll consider picking it back up.
I'm in the same boat (by choice) as you.
I moved to Arkansas 5 years ago, rural enough so the only ota tv we got was the 1 pbs station. Good enough. One of my lady's kids moved in, and had to have a dish, I only watched sci-fi channel for Galactica, some Discovery like Mythbusters, and Comedy Channel cuz it's funny sometimes.
Moved to Florida about 6 months ago, person I moved in with has Comcast bundle, We watch 0 percent of the tv, it's for her kid.
Instead of running a cable to my tv tuner in the computer, I just catch Galactica on the sci-fi.com site, and been doing Hulu occasionally.
Most tv is just designed to numb your brain in between work and chaos and distract you from the important things in life, like family, friends and personal exploration.
If tv blew up or disappeared, no loss. We'd just have more people waking up to the crap government/big business is trying to force feed us, and maybe DO something about it.
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Follow Your Bliss -- Joseph Cambell
I reject your Reality and substitute my own! -- Adam Savage, Mythbuster |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
·Embarq
1 edit | reply to jester121
said by jester121 :Errr.... okay, so 20-25 percent where you are (assuming we throw the Labor Department official numbers out the window and use the ones you cherry picked)? Just want to be 100% clear on what you mean by "everyone". Good thing they expanded the digital converter box coupon program, eh? No wait, I forgot -- people in the boonies all have satellite dishes don't they? You're a utter tool, aren't you? And that rhymes with . . .
Read some facts and quit gilding a wilted lilly:
»www.infowars.com/real-unemployme···artment/
EDIT: and I didn't "cherry pick" anything. I googled "real unemployment figures" and picked from the top four results. What is you want to defend when people are suffering in a terrible economy? The market? The left, the right, the middle, what? whom? what the hell is wrong with you? Really, man; what is your problem?
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Laughing Man
Stand Alone Complex
Premium
join:2008-03-17
Louisville, KY
clubs: | reply to james
Just drink a lot of vitamin d milk and enjoy your tv even longer |
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jester121
Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL
·surpasshosting
·ViaTalk
1 edit | reply to Titus Pullo
Wow, you're really angry -- it's amazing that the country can even get itself out of bed in the morning. Should we just turn off the lights and go home until the government sorts things out?
It's weird -- I still sit in traffic while driving to my job every morning; do you think all the other drivers are headed to the unemployment office to pick up their check? I dunno, there were still people shopping at Costco and the shopping center when I was out this weekend, and plenty of people pushing carts out to their mostly modern cars. The restaurant where I had lunch today was full too, I even saw some people paying cash -- so it's not a credit card max out going on.
You can whine and moan all you want, but things aren't really that bad in the real world. Despite the efforts of the media to prop up the new president's messiah status and set him up to save the day, the real America continues working and taking care of their families as much as possible -- cutting back as needed but certainly not languishing in real poverty like the rest of the world knows.
EDIT -- this has gone pretty far off topic from the news thread so I'm dropping it. |
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