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- Jugalator, on 10/12/2007, -4/+30Yeah, the "we just provide the technology" philosophy only works for gun makers, developers of various toxic substances, etc. As soon as it's about the horrible, horrible copyright crime, the messenger is shot on sight.
- andybreene, on 10/12/2007, -4/+27I think TVUPlayer actually has a good chance of coping with any legal pressure because:
1. the adverts stay intact.
2. similar technology is being used on an individual basis - e.g slingbox, sony locationfree, this is the next logical step.
If this sort of technology does become popular and stand up to legal pressure it could be amazing! - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -6/+25As great as this is, this is the type of software thats going to force the government to start regulating the internet.
- speel, on 10/12/2007, -14/+31owned.
- MattR, on 10/12/2007, -6/+22It is, That screen capture is fake, for one Sponge Bob Square Pants is not on Cartoon Network, and second if you google image for Sponge Bob you get the same picture
- kiki4, on 10/12/2007, -4/+19I'm amazed at all the channels that are available on the Internet for free! I think it's amazing the technology that is out there on line. I have found so many informational channels on-line just in the past few weeks and more seem to be added everyday. The amazing thing about them is the fact that a lot of the channels offer their programming for free. With what is charged for cable and satellite TV these days I am really surprised that these channels on the Internet don't charge something for their programs..So be it I'll take advantage of these channels for free. There is everything available from children's programs and sport programs to gardening, world news and entertainment. Who needs cable TV when you have the Internet channels for free!
- vertinox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14But... The Cable providers aren't the content owners. They simply license it from the channels.
- dagnabbit, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15I can see myself now...Sportscenter is on! Where'd it go?! It's back on! It's gone again!
- aurifex, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13Come on, we all know this bad because anything digital is bad. ARRRR.
- dilbertmouse, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13FTA: "However, TVUPlayer does seem to have the get out that it doesn’t distribute the channels itself, it just provides the technology. How people use this technology is up to them."
Yes, because that's worked for so many others. - jamesthejust, on 10/12/2007, -8/+19No mac version :(
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Uh I tried this and no channels appear in the list...
- gotamd, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10ABC's doing pretty well so far: http://dynamic.abc.go.com/streamin
Are any of the other major networks doing the same? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9This is almost too good to be true...
- andybreene, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7no you dont. I have a 1mpbs and it worked fine.
- dagnabbit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7The stations may not sue, but the cable providers most likely would. Even if you have a slingbox, don't you still need a provider for your main connection at home? This circumvents them entirely.
- mtriper, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7CALLING FUNTOWNARCADE!!!
They already had some HD channels running but I guess it got dropped off the grid. It was mostly Asian networks but it worked amazingly well over a 2mb connection. - HP844182, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Now I just need that BBC channel that Top Gear is on and I'd be set....
- godsfshrmn, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9Im going to mirror it here for a little while, download is insanely slow:
http://www.eqsig.com/TVUPlayer.zip - funtownarcade, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8call me when its in HD
- andybreene, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5The blame it on the users excuse has worked for Bittorrent, Azeureus, Emule etc for a long time, thats why filesharing still exists.
As for the technology: it is new and not old. It is built upon streaming video and peer to peer. The difference is that it is live video over a peer to peer network which has not been done before (atleast not in this way). Read the article - Jensaarai, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Yeah I don't exactly follow how the Networks dislike this. I can understand how content providers such as satellite and cable companies dislike it, but for the channels themselves? Unless they get paranoid about people's ability to record off these devices, this can only be a good thing for channels, TV studios, and their advertisers.
- EXreaction, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4All I am wondering...
Is does this include loads of spyware along with it?
Probably not, but it sounds too good to be true. I will just have to give it a try myself. :-P - CapeKid, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5nope, it's spyware free. At least it was for me, when this was on digg about 3 weeks ago.
- hcl40u, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Channel list(put it in TVUPlayer folder in c:Program FilesTVUPlayer).
http://www.sendspace.com/file/donipt - Butters66, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Directv payed billions for exclusive access to NFL games. If you can watch them for free in other markets this kills the the Sunday ticket. They must sue. This, much like napster, will come down to who has better lawyers.
A great idea. Watch it while you can. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Ok, ok.
Can I take a gander at your wife's box then? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I've used ABC's online player. TV show layout and browsing was decent but their proprietary flash player sucked big time. Even with a T3 internet connection, it kept complaining about my low speed connection and playback was choppy and sometimes stopped completely. Let alone the lack of being able to watch it full screen.
- doubledoh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@gotamd & others
None of these websites (ABC, NBC etc) allow non-US residents to stream from their websites presumably because their advertisers only pay for US residents, so I use bittorrent instead. Bittorrent has no commercials at all, so they lose out entirely.
They'd make way more money if they advertised global services on the internet and opened up their shows to the entire world instead. Life if they used Cocacola, Mcdonalds, honda, etc...global brands...they could easily open it up to non-american markets too. Too bad they're idiots. - fufubag, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Yes, if you break the law.
- RandomSkratch, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6@dagnabbit
Bart and Lisa: PLUG IT IN! PLUG IT IN!
Nerds: What? The rock tumbler or the TV?
Bart and Lisa: THE TV! THE TV! - locojones, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Copyright law has nothing to do with keeping commercials intact. It's about protecting the exclusive rights of the copyright holders. In these cases, it violates both the exclusive right to distribute held by the companies who produce the content, and the public performance/broadcast right licensed to broadcasters. Download your copy now, because it will soon be wiped from the face of the planet the legal smackdown will be so hard.
- godsfshrmn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I moved the mirror so I can watch bandwith.
Please use THIS:
http://www.scriptsforyou.net/dt/download.php?id=8
The zip also has that channel list xml file. - drjekelmrhyde, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3the Star TV channel on this player have those crazy ass Japanese gameshows
- kbeemanSWN, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3All you had to do was rename "some_pr0n_movie.avi" to "some_p0rn_movie.mp3" and it would transfer it.
- jmikola, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5"the adverts stay intact."
how does this apply to premium channels (e.g. HBO, Showtime), which don't contain advertisements during the broadcast? i haven't seen the software itself but i imagine it'd facilitate broadcasting pay-per-view content as well, be it movies or sporting events. - Reidtheweed01, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Now all they need is ESPNU, becuase those ***** at disney are trying to use Ohio State who has the largest fan base so they can get cable companies to pick up their channel and so people will subsribe to it.
***** you ESPN. - Baddox, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6The technology here is NOT new---what's it called again...oh, streaming video.
- ReXorcist, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I remember a site called iCraveTV.com did the same thing as this back in '99, it was shut down within weeks. I don't expect this to last any longer. :(
- understudy, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6@monolith
You say because of free TV and related services, the government will be _forced_ to regulate the entire internet? Wow, that's like putting me in a body cast for a sprained ankle.
_ - samfrench, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2People who are saying the stations arn't affected are wrong, they are. From my understanding the cable company pays the station to carry them.
- EbowUK, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Are you both not based in the US? I'm in the UK and no channels here either.
- kLacK, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Just wait for a while, they will appear
- kbeemanSWN, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Your broadcast providers, ABC, CBS, NBC, etc probally have very little problem with this type of setup.
However, your cable channels (I'm referring to the the actual channels and not the provider), will. There is a reason you pay your cable provider 50 bucks (or more, a lot more depending on what you choose) for cable service.
Fox News for example, just renegotiated its rate, and I believe its $0.75 per subscriber. ESPN is the highest if I'm not mistaken in the rates it charges cable providers, close to $3.00. - rrobster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Everytime I look at one of these, it's like this:
It's streaming video
It's a slideshow
It's stream.....nevermind, it's a slideshow again.
Rinse
Repeat. - tomfinn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@gotamd
CBS and NBS are also streaming a large number of their primetime shows on their websites. You get shorted commercials and can watch whenever you want. I watch CSI every week and have decided not to pay the outrageous prices for cable.
--Tom - exobyte, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3That's why you pay extra for premium channels. You really are paying for content with them.
- hcl40u, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Main advantage for TVUPlayer is it has the most number of US channels amongst other P2P TV programs.
- wush, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Is there anything similar that lets you stream the standard UK channels? (BBC1, BBC2, ITV, CH4)
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