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- podcastnyc, on 03/21/2008, -2/+36Really the best desktop video client you can find.
- Fergy, on 03/21/2008, -1/+28This version adds lots of tweaks and bug fixes that make Miro smoother and slicker. It also lays the groundwork for some big improvements that are coming soon. Version 1.2 is the best Miro yet.
Some of What’s New in Miro 1.2
* On Windows and Linux, we updated to XULRunner 1.9, which brings memory and performance improvements.
* We’ve added a much-requested preference to set new channels to not auto-download.
* New preferences for tweaking number of simultaneous auto-downloads and torrent seeding.
* Important re-architecting of the frontend and backend code.
* Lots of bug fixes and tweaks.
* On OSX, we updated to Perian 1.1.
* On Windows, the Miro installer is now much simpler and prettier.
* Improved support for Flash in Channel Guide pages.
* Improved translations for dozens of languages. - noseeme, on 03/21/2008, -15/+41Miro needs some more good original content... And by good content, I don't mean ***** like Diggnation, which is already on it. (Now watch me get buried to hell!)
- MeneerR, on 03/21/2008, -2/+17tvrss.net ==> pretty much everything hollywood produces. Copy the rss-link and add it to miro. Works great.
The whole point is that you can get content from anywhere. That they don't control the content. - geddon, on 03/21/2008, -2/+13I do get your point but it sounds a little like saying that Firefox needs better content. Take a look at Next New Networks; specifically, Channel Frederator and EPIC-FU. Both of those shows raise the standards for video podcasting and citizen journalism. You should also check out The Stimulator on subMedia TV if you're looking for an antidote to Fox News.
http://www.nextnewnetworks.com/
http://submedia.tv/ - NinjaBoy, on 03/21/2008, -0/+9But its not made to have original content. Miro isn't a video production group. Its made to be one source/aggregator for multiple different sites that have original content.
- Ephilei, on 03/21/2008, -2/+10Miro will never get exclusive content - it's all about making video freely accessible.
- MeneerR, on 03/21/2008, -3/+10You mean streaming instead of downloads? Hmm .. i dont care much for streaming. You can't really pause it. I can not truly watch it when I want to watch it. Not in high-quality anyway.
- brianara3, on 03/21/2008, -0/+7Uh... it has built in torrent support, plays video rss feeds, saves youtube videos, and supports HD streaming.... and thats just from the homepage list.
Try checking: http://www.getmiro.com/features/ - RudeTurnip, on 03/21/2008, -0/+7Exclusive content would defeat the purpose of Miro...we're trying to get away from all of that old media lock-in *****.
- UConnBBall, on 03/21/2008, -7/+14I thought Macs didn't crash?
- xsimonxcorex, on 03/21/2008, -2/+8awesome software.
this is seriously making the internet and media better - positron, on 03/21/2008, -2/+8Today we're teaching poodles how to fly!
- geddon, on 03/21/2008, -4/+9Miro desperately needs to learn how to interface with social video sites such as Digg Videos and StumbleUpon Videos. Trying to find new podcasts and choose which one I want to watch is a tedious task. But when you start creating channels that deliver content specifically aligned with your interests (a la Pandora in the shade of Video) -- you've got yourself pure crack, baby!!!
- Kurlumbenus, on 03/21/2008, -0/+4Dug for UHF
- craigyjack, on 03/21/2008, -0/+4Anyone know if the linux issues have been fixed. I've tried Miro several times on linux and every time there is problems and I can hardly run (crashing or locking up) the program. The Mac version is great, I really hope they made it better for linux this time around.
- geddon, on 03/21/2008, -4/+6Miro goes way beyond sharing crappy cams with your peers. They're building a platform for Internet Television. Apart from Including almost every codec necessary to play your torrent videos, Miro enables viewers with the ability to subscribe to RSS "channels" while making it easy for everyone to create their own stations. Take a good look at the effects of mainstream media on our culture and realize how important citizen media is to our future.
- RudeTurnip, on 03/21/2008, -2/+4I use iTunes & AppleTV now, but I started off with Miro, TVersity & my Xbox 360 to get video feeds. Miro helped me discover Infected, and that's how I was first exposed to everything else on Revision3. A lot of Diggnation's sponsors made money from me buying their stuff because I was able to find their shows on Miro.
- str3ama, on 03/21/2008, -3/+5Try it with these, some are hit and miss (as in they may not work) with miro:
http://www.torrentscan.com/
http://www.legaltorrents.com/
http://freetube.110mb.com/
http://www.bitenova.org/
http://www.torrentportal.com/
http://www.youtube.com/rss
http://www.mininova.org/
http://thepiratebay.org/
http://sharetv.org/shows - dannylewis, on 03/21/2008, -1/+3Oh really? I just went on a rant about it not having it... but i haven't upgraded since the 1.0... (haven't had time to use it) Thanks for the heads up.
- dannylewis, on 03/21/2008, -1/+3My bad, according to the Miro Blog, "Meanwhile, there’s a technology battle raging. BitTorrent, Inc. has also recently proposed a new standard that would strengthen bittorrent encryption. Miro already supports a basic level of encryption, which helps reduce the extent to which service providers can block BitTorrent traffic." http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2008/02/net-neutrality ...
- MeneerR, on 03/21/2008, -3/+4http:/www.tvrss.net/ (select show like heroes, right-click on rss-feed icon, select 'copy' and subscribe that link with miro!)
- trusttimothy, on 03/21/2008, -1/+2Yeah, Gutsy uses a newer lib than the one miro depends on. But it also seems that you still get the 1.1.2 version of miro from their repos. So maybe it will work when it is updated to 1.2
- geddon, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1I read somewhere that the airwaves originally belonged to the people and that television evangelists once preached that TV would greatly enhance our education and empower our Democracy. Obviously, the complete opposed has occurred under the ownership of the FCC and mainstream media. Citizen media does more than making the Internet better -- it has the same potential to Revolutionize our way of life.
Or Net Neutrality can fail as Ron Paul lets all of those Free Market Media Moguls do unto the Web as was done until television. - disbooya, on 03/21/2008, -1/+2As of Miro 1.1, it uses libtorrent, which is very fast and has good encryption support.
- antdude, on 03/21/2008, -1/+2"We’ve added a much-requested preference to set new channels to not auto-download." = FINALLY. I hated that autodownload!
- kevyn, on 03/25/2008, -0/+1it can get rather boring when they sidetrack away from stories...
- jonesin, on 03/21/2008, -2/+3I'm getting dependency issues when trying to install this using their Ubuntu repos.
miro:
Depends: libxine1 (=1.1.2) but 0.9.8.1-0ubuntu5 is to be installed
Bummer. - geddon, on 03/21/2008, -1/+2you need to add the feeds, not the website.
- BinaryFragger, on 03/21/2008, -1/+2The performance improvements are noticeable. Launching Miro used to take about 30 seconds with my old Sempron system, and now it takes about 10 seconds.
- Acglaphotis, on 03/21/2008, -1/+2i have this problem too.
- FlyingLlama, on 03/21/2008, -1/+2nice looks good ill check it out.
- NinjaBoy, on 03/21/2008, -2/+3Does anyone else have the miro downloader fatal error? I have tried 3 different pc's but it randomly crashes while downloading. I can still watch shows, but i have to exit and start the program again to resume downloading. Other than that minor issue, i love it. I have my pc hooked to my hdtv and this month im getting rid of my cable tv all together.
- jakery, on 03/21/2008, -1/+1Miro is all about what you make of it. How you use it and why you do. I replaced my TV with Miro and will never go back, now if they would just give our Apple TV's for free...
- lun0, on 03/21/2008, -1/+1Before I only used itunes for video podcasts and other things, now miro came in I am addicted, even as a bitorrent client it is definitely a great piece of software.
- janetd, on 03/21/2008, -1/+1Hi - it's possible there was conflicts with the video renderer. With 1.2 we have added a preference to switch between xine and gstreamer. If you still have problems - you can always file a ticket at bugzilla.pculture.org
- geddon, on 03/21/2008, -1/+1I agree with Kurlumbenus and believe that Miro should capitalize on this potential in order to affect the way we view cable vs. the interweb for video entertainment.
- eosp, on 03/21/2008, -1/+1Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KatchTV then.
- Kurlumbenus, on 03/21/2008, -2/+2It's a matter of interactivity. That's where the internet's potential as an entertainment media lies - the union of passive (tv) and active (games) entertainment.
- lynx44, on 03/21/2008, -1/+1Does it work with a remote? I don't want to have to get out the keyboard and mouse on my MythBox in order to find stuff I want to watch. I want to subscribe to particular RSS feeds, then browse what is there and start the download using my remote. Ideally I'd rather just have a MythTV plug in, but if this is smooth then it would work for now.
- antdude, on 03/21/2008, -1/+1I'd like to see it bonded with Hulu's videos.
- inactive, on 03/21/2008, -1/+1http://digg.com/television/Forget_Miro_Joost_watch ... related story
- noseeme, on 03/21/2008, -5/+4I was thinking of maybe making my own show where I throw live cats and dogs off of the top of tall buildings for metaphorical value. Would anyone watch it?
- UConnBBall, on 03/21/2008, -3/+2WHAT EXCLUSIVE? Its the internet not Miro that makes content. Miro is only a RSS Video reader.
Thats like saying TV better make exclusive content.
Well I use it to stream videos on my network and listen to my audio podcast on it. - MeneerR, on 03/21/2008, -2/+1Finally somebody that gets it!
And not just the big players that can afford the bandwidth.
MIRO SUPPORTS RSS-FEEDS WITH TORRENTS TO VIDEO FILES.
Get it? You can pretty much add pirateybay.org to it, to just download and watch everything.
I prefer tvrss.net though - NinjaBoy, on 03/21/2008, -2/+1I play a drinking game to it. I try to drink each time any of them do. I have a ton of fun!
- sickswaystop, on 03/21/2008, -3/+2Hulu FTW??? not so much
- InYourWorld, on 03/21/2008, -2/+1Looks sweet, downloading now.
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