wilkes

None of this is free, it require wireless internet to stream.

We just cut off our cable today and are streaming everything we watch thru roku and a wii. The kids mostly watch pbs kids, Netflix, and amazon prime. We can watch WXII news online live, and have an antenna on the roof that we are going to see if it picks up any signal and use a digital converter box. Don't regret getting rid of cable at all. Saving us about $50 per month.

Actually, fins is entirely correct. There are absolutely no free ways to get live real time streaming of network TV content. There are a couple companies that started offering live streaming but their service areas are very limited and I believe they are also in the middle of lawsuits.

And btw, no XBMC system is ready for the average person. You better be very computer literate to use any XBMC solution. And expect it to be problematic

"Don't really appreciate being called "dense" though."...
imo Fins was being nice he could of called you"dumb as a box of rocks"

Actually..... Fins isn't 100% correct, as there are options you can use to get free network television in real time without paying for a cable contract, but you won't use WD or the Roku.

Get you a small-form HTPC (i.e. http://www.castleos.com/sto...tails.aspx), install XBMCbuntu, and then Navi-X.

But you're not going to buy anything out of the box that will do that for you, sorry.

Fins said: Are some of you dense? The free content on Hulu isn't going to replace urgent TV subscriptions. And none of the black boxes will get you to network websites to stream contet from the website to your TV.

Are some of you dense? The free content on Hulu isn't going to replace urgent TV subscriptions. And none of the black boxes will get you to network websites to stream contet from the website to your TV.

Fins stated: Nothing will provide you with free TV service legally. All options will require you to subscribe to services like Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, etc

Shut her down Clancy.

Shes'a pumping mud.

If you are sporting a 250w PS and not a 400w one, then you have more problems than a video card can fix for you. :)

But yes I get you... I should shut it up unless I am offering to buy you a new PC lol

"2gb video cards are down to $50."

And then there is the matter of the power supply.

See the last line of my previous comment.

Besides the crappy quality is part of the nostalgia.

A lot of the movies I watch are low budget horror that looks like sh**e. I don't care what size you rip it there is going to be no drastic change, even if you run some filters on it.

Horror Charnel Rocks!

2gb video cards are down to $50.

But if you want to keep using your built-in onboard video memory, go for it. :)

"No more SD 480p rips at 700mb."

Some of us can't afford a proper video card.

We will however accept donations to alleviate that situation.

I didn't get you an invite to the Horror Channel for you to spout off that nonsense.

It's 720p AAC or bust.

No more SD 480p rips at 700mb. Those are the devil and should be abolished. :(

You better read that again. It's not legal to archive DVDs. It is legal to archive CDs. The only movie servers that are legal, are ones that require the disc to be loaded in a physical vault before the archived copy will play.

Every show I watch is on the next day after it airs on TV. Don't tell me what I can watch and can't watch. I do it every day.

It's illegal to sell your person backed up copies. As long as you have the DVD it's legal if you're not mass producing it and making money from it. That's piracy.

In short, it IS legal to make an "archival" copy of any DVD/CD content that you've legally purchased/acquired the rights to.

No, you can't rip DVDs legally. http://opinion.latimes.com/...ovies.html

And you can't watch every TV show on hulu. Hulu has a very large selection, but not every show is available. The problem with streaming is no service has everything.