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- We too left the cable company. I was bummed to lose the DVR more than anything, but every single month Comcast raised our rates. Tired of their bs, we disconnected cable about three months ago and...
- By the way, the kids are great bike riders and gardeners because of the lack of tv. mk
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- Since my original post, Food Network, etc., have joined the Hulu platform.
- To watch cable shows from Food Network, HGTV, Travel and such, go to TidalTV.com. It's great.
Todd Mundt
convergence, public media, productivity, social media
I’ve written before that I wanted to hate Hulu - I wanted the shows in iTunes for download rather than streamed to me.
Well, Hulu works pretty well. The streaming quality is excellent (I have 20 MBps at home, but I’ve tried it on slower connections with good results); the library is eclectic and deep - [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ... Continue reading »
Well, Hulu works pretty well. The streaming quality is excellent (I have 20 MBps at home, but I’ve tried it on slower connections with good results); the library is eclectic and deep - [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ... Continue reading »
1 year ago
I don't watch TV a lot but hulu makes up for me .. the commercials are really short witch is great and i can watch a full episode of the office on my lunch break. what's more awesome than that :)
1 year ago
My wife is not a TV watcher. But with hulu on her MacBook, she's watching more television than ever. It's even replaced bedtime reading, at least for now. She watches old sitcoms and has become a fan of the Fox series "Bones." Without hulu, this would never have happened. I can hear her watching a show in the bedroom right now!
Me, I got hooked on hulu as an alternative, more convenient way to watch Battlestar Galactica. But now I'm pissed at hulu and NBC Universal.
In order to lock-in viewers to the Sci-Fi channel with all their advertising, they now delay episodes from appearing on hulu for 8 days after first broadcast AND they delete episodes from hulu after about 3 weeks. So now, you have to either use the appointment-viewing model with Sci-Fi, or use the (delayed) appointment-viewing model on hulu!
Frakkin' appointments to watch TV programs? Seriously? Hey NBCU: 1989 called -- they want their business model back.
Can I buy BSG episodes on iTunes? Not anymore. NBCU had a hissy fit / pissing match with Apple over sales of shows on iTunes; they took their ball and went home last fall. They've left me no alternative. So now, with great reluctance, I became a BitTorrent user this week.
Now before the lawyers lick their chops over the idea of suing me, be forewarned that I actually own seven copies of BSG seasons. I bought Season 1 on iTunes, then re-bought it on DVD. Same with Season 2. Again with Season 3. I also bought an additional DVD set of Season 1 to give as a gift. I've hooked other people on the show. My five-star review on iTunes was the top-rated review for more than a year.
And even with the shabby treatment I'm getting from these Hollywood dillweeds, I would pay for Season 4 on iTunes, too. And re-buy it on DVD -- or better yet, Blu-ray. Hell, I'll probably buy Seasons 1, 2, 3 and 4 on Blu-ray disc at some point. That'll make 12 seasons' purchases for only 4 seasons of content! I'm the definition of a loyal customer, a fan, a financial supporter.
Yet NBCU treats me like a chump, like a waste of their time, or maybe even like a criminal.
Dear producers of the new Battlestar Galactica: I love your work; thank you.
Dear hulu developers: Keep on truckin' -- great stuff.
Dear NBCU: Bite me.
1 year ago
Bravo/NBCU has posted less than 4 of the 13 episodes of the current season, often long-delayed. It's frankly bewildering, since we and probably several thousand others would be happy to fork over $25 on iTunes to watch the whole season.
Instead, we download episodes from BitTorrent. Apparently NBCU has money to burn since they're continuing their ridiculous feud with iTunes and also not posting video on Hulu, where they can reap some ad revenue.
1 year ago
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