hopeflicker
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Re: Any other solution?
said by Anon645 :
I'm wondering how they will make tv shows profitable in the near future, with everyone wanting them for free online without commercial breaks.
Note EVERYONE watches TV on their system.
I cant stand watching TV on my PC. Must have couch 
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My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of Kuwait and he wasted it. He said, If I have a chance to invade if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it.I'm going to get everything passed that I want.
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baineschile
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Sterling Heights, MI | Solution: put a couch in front of your computer. |
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hopeflicker
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| said by baineschile  :Solution: put a couch in front of your computer.  too much work
Id rather just burn it to CD and watch it on my big screen |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA | And how do you get the content to burn to a "CD"? Whether you watch the content on your computer, or transport it to your TV via whatever mechanism you choose, the method to obtain the content is the same. |
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN | reply to hopeflicker
Why isn't the tv hooked up to the computer? |
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zod5000
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said by hopeflicker :said by Anon645 :
I'm wondering how they will make tv shows profitable in the near future, with everyone wanting them for free online without commercial breaks.
Note EVERYONE watches TV on their system. I cant stand watching TV on my PC. Must have couch most computers come with dual video outputs now. so you can plug your computer into your tv. the more people that figure that out, the worse cable companies are going to be.
You watch older shows from the 60s-90s and the commericals per actually gradually increase every decade, to the point where almost 1/3 of a show is now commericals. The tv channels keep making their problem worse, because they're pushing people past acceptable commerical tolerance.
It's really wierd too. Cable companies used to relay signals, but now tv channels charge cable companies to air their signals.
With the internet, isn't it leading to cutting out the middle man. They've done it on phones, with alot of companies offering digital phones. Internet gets faster and better, tv companies will be able to stream their tv channels in high quality to consumers.
you'd have a wider audience, since there would be no additional costs to the consumer.
tv stations aren't going to learn though.. oh we down on advertising revenue, lets stick in more commericials! |
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puck0114
join:2005-12-24
Washington, DC | My laptop came HDMI enabled. I downloaded ZV's Zinc and get all my VOD from there. Heck, I'm looking forward to being able to get rid of my cable TV entirely here in a couple of years. |
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exocet_cm
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said by insomniac84 :Why isn't the tv hooked up to the computer? Mine is. Call of Duty 4 and SnapStream Beyond TV. |
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hopeflicker
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said by openbox9 :And how do you get the content to burn to a "CD"? Whether you watch the content on your computer, or transport it to your TV via whatever mechanism you choose, the method to obtain the content is the same. I simply download it and burn it to CD. Let's not beat around the bush, here. It's that simple.
I like to watch TV from the comfort of my couch and not from the computer chair in my office.
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My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of Kuwait and he wasted it. He said, If I have a chance to invade if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it.I'm going to get everything passed that I want.
G W BUSH |
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hopeflicker
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said by insomniac84 :Why isn't the tv hooked up to the computer? computer is on the other side of the house. |
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Vertickle
join:2003-08-05
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| said by hopeflicker :said by insomniac84 :Why isn't the tv hooked up to the computer? computer is on the other side of the house. Here's a solution: »www.tigerdirect.com/applications···CjCECjCE |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD | reply to hopeflicker
a couch AND a big screen.
I have no desire to watch hi-res TV on a 20 something inch screen. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
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The original question still remains. How will content continue to be developed if nobody is willing to pay for it, either directly, or indirectly via advertisements? Where you watch the content is irrelative. I happen to watch mine on my HTPC that's connected to my main TV, but that doesn't change the economics. |
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hopeflicker
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| said by openbox9 :The original question still remains. How will content continue to be developed if nobody is willing to pay for it, either directly, or indirectly via advertisements? Where you watch the content is irrelative. I happen to watch mine on my HTPC that's connected to my main TV, but that doesn't change the economics. Im not here to argue how programmers are going to make money. I simply stated that i prefer to watch my TV from a couch either via STB, burned CD, or any other method. The big issue in this thread is that people dont like to watch ads, and you know what, it's not my problem when when programmers scramble to figure out how to deliver content while making money. I understand they have to show ads, but i dont find one fucking difference in me burning a CD of a show or fast forwarding through my recorded DVR stuff. Either way, Im gonna try be aviod watching Ads.
Tell me, when the advertisements come on your TV, do you get up and leave the room? if so, then i see no difference in what you and I do.
like the RIAA, the producers of TV shows need to find other means of making money, even if it's product placement in shows.
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My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of Kuwait and he wasted it. He said, If I have a chance to invade if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it.I'm going to get everything passed that I want.
G W BUSH |
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hopeflicker
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yeah, im aware of these. If i was to ever go this route i'd go hard wired.
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My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of Kuwait and he wasted it. He said, If I have a chance to invade if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it.I'm going to get everything passed that I want.
G W BUSH |
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antdude
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Or use a notebook/laptop? |
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openbox9
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said by hopeflicker :I simply stated that i prefer to watch my TV from a couch I believe that's a given for just about anyone.said by hopeflicker :I understand they have to show ads, but i dont find one fucking difference in me burning a CD of a show or fast forwarding through my recorded DVR stuff. And I never said there was a difference. I was merely trying to follow the OP's post.said by hopeflicker :Tell me, when the advertisements come on your TV, do you get up and leave the room? Nope, I don't watch advertisements  said by hopeflicker :like the RIAA, the producers of TV shows need to find other means of making money, even if it's product placement in shows. I won't dispute that. The obvious method is to charge for the content, but we already know how well that will work. A big swath of consumers have become accustomed to free, and it will be next to impossible to change that short of ramming it down their throats, e.g. forced ads via IPTV streams. |
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Vertickle
join:2003-08-05
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said by hopeflicker :yeah, im aware of these. If i was to ever go this route i'd go hard wired. That would be the preferred method. What are you using at the TV to play the "videos" you burned to a "CD?"
Edit* Fat fingers... |
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hopeflicker
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2 edits | said by Vertickle :said by hopeflicker :yeah, im aware of these. If i was to ever go this route i'd go hard wired. That would be the preferred method. What are you using at the TV to play the "videos" you burned to a "CD?" Edit* Fat fingers... Preferred? I prefer to watch them on my big screen. When i bought my plasma i really didnt research them and kinda burned myself. I ended up getting a EDTV »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced-d···levision and not a true HDTV. Anyway, i have a stand alone DVD player that plays many different formats (i.e. DIVX, MPEG, etc). This makes it easy so that i dont have to do any time consuming conversions.
However, most of the time, and dont get me wrong, i record all of my shows via my providers DVR. It's just i'll get what i missed via online.
edit: EDTV's are equivalent to DVD quality. And yes, im kicking myself for this subpar purchase. oh well, this was 4-5 years ago.
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My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of Kuwait and he wasted it. He said, If I have a chance to invade if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it.I'm going to get everything passed that I want.
G W BUSH |
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Vertickle
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| I meant to say that hard wiring the connection between the Pc and TV would be the preferred or recommended method.
You might want to try burning the files to DVD instead of CDs. You wouldn't have to compress everything as much. Unless you're downloading 600m files that is.
EDTV huh? Poor guy. :P |
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