Comments on: Mediawean http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2008/11/mediawean/ Chuck Jordan's Personal Weblog Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:06:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chuck http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2008/11/mediawean/comment-page-1/#comment-13679 Chuck Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:08:06 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/?p=994#comment-13679 Hey Karla, I don't have the willpower to go cold turkey (just PBS? ::shudder::) but so far, I haven't missed the lack of satellite one bit. With hulu.com and cbs.com and comedycentral.com, it's like they're just <em>giving</em> TV away. Hey Karla,
I don’t have the willpower to go cold turkey (just PBS? ::shudder::) but so far, I haven’t missed the lack of satellite one bit. With hulu.com and cbs.com and comedycentral.com, it’s like they’re just giving TV away.

]]> By: Karla Ozuyaman http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2008/11/mediawean/comment-page-1/#comment-13672 Karla Ozuyaman Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:24:58 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/?p=994#comment-13672 Hey Chuck, Karla here! I've been surviving on PBS (the only channel that isn't completely fuzzy with no cable or satellite) for a couple of years now, and it's actually quite liberating! It's either Antiques Roadshow, This Old House, or "go do something else". Hope you are doing well!! Hey Chuck, Karla here!
I’ve been surviving on PBS (the only channel that isn’t completely fuzzy with no cable or satellite) for a couple of years now, and it’s actually quite liberating! It’s either Antiques Roadshow, This Old House, or “go do something else”.
Hope you are doing well!!

]]> By: Chuck http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2008/11/mediawean/comment-page-1/#comment-13647 Chuck Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:53:32 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/?p=994#comment-13647 Yeah, I think any goal I had of saving time by cutting the satellite is a wash. There's just too many ways to get content via the internet these days. The media companies are going to have to figure out some way to get a la carte programming to work if they want to stay viable. Yeah, I think any goal I had of saving time by cutting the satellite is a wash. There’s just too many ways to get content via the internet these days. The media companies are going to have to figure out some way to get a la carte programming to work if they want to stay viable.

]]> By: Chris http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2008/11/mediawean/comment-page-1/#comment-13644 Chris Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:18:15 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/?p=994#comment-13644 As soon as we caught up on our DVD Lost episodes we started buying individual episodes through Xbox Live the day after they aired. And now that we've watched 2 seasons of 30 Rock through Netflix streaming, I may be doing the same for that show. If you get hooked on good content even a cheap person like me will pay to watch it. Unless I can get other free internet methods too work. :) As soon as we caught up on our DVD Lost episodes we started buying individual episodes through Xbox Live the day after they aired. And now that we’ve watched 2 seasons of 30 Rock through Netflix streaming, I may be doing the same for that show.

If you get hooked on good content even a cheap person like me will pay to watch it. Unless I can get other free internet methods too work. :)

]]> By: Chuck http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2008/11/mediawean/comment-page-1/#comment-13628 Chuck Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:42:50 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/?p=994#comment-13628 Samantha: well, it's a side-effect of growing up somewhere rural enough to have fundamentalist churches but urban enough to have both parents working. (And at the risk of sounding bitter: the result of fear-based religion and IMO another example of how the church fails people. Instead of "this is how you can live a better life," the message that gets drilled into kids' heads is "if you mess up at all, you'll be condemned for eternity.") Chris: Yeah, you guys were part of my test case for how it's possible to survive without live TV. I've gotten way too dependent on "Lost" to be able to wait for DVD releases, though, and having to go without "30 Rock" and "How I Met Your Mother" would be a drag. I ended up going with an Apple TV (with the rationalization that it was the equivalent of 2.5 cable bills, and was still cheaper than my DVR was). It's basically just paying Apple for the privilege of giving them more money through the iTunes store, but it helps not to think about it like that. Or to remember that when it was first announced, I said "what a waste of money no way would I ever get one of those." Of all the (legal) ways to get TV shows over the internet, it's the only one I found that: 1) keeps the media files on the desktop machine so you don't have to worry about space; 2) has season pass options so you don't have to pay per episode; and 3) doesn't require me to boot up Windows and leave the computer running. With that plus streaming Netflix on the 360, I'm all set. Samantha: well, it’s a side-effect of growing up somewhere rural enough to have fundamentalist churches but urban enough to have both parents working. (And at the risk of sounding bitter: the result of fear-based religion and IMO another example of how the church fails people. Instead of “this is how you can live a better life,” the message that gets drilled into kids’ heads is “if you mess up at all, you’ll be condemned for eternity.”)

Chris: Yeah, you guys were part of my test case for how it’s possible to survive without live TV. I’ve gotten way too dependent on “Lost” to be able to wait for DVD releases, though, and having to go without “30 Rock” and “How I Met Your Mother” would be a drag.

I ended up going with an Apple TV (with the rationalization that it was the equivalent of 2.5 cable bills, and was still cheaper than my DVR was). It’s basically just paying Apple for the privilege of giving them more money through the iTunes store, but it helps not to think about it like that. Or to remember that when it was first announced, I said “what a waste of money no way would I ever get one of those.”

Of all the (legal) ways to get TV shows over the internet, it’s the only one I found that: 1) keeps the media files on the desktop machine so you don’t have to worry about space; 2) has season pass options so you don’t have to pay per episode; and 3) doesn’t require me to boot up Windows and leave the computer running. With that plus streaming Netflix on the 360, I’m all set.

]]> By: Chris http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2008/11/mediawean/comment-page-1/#comment-13624 Chris Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:01:53 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/?p=994#comment-13624 We've been without cable/satellite/broadcast TV for almost a decade now and sometimes we miss it, but mostly we're okay waiting until a full season of a program is on DVD. I got the Netflix streaming to work on my 360 a while ago with a plugin and it was a godsend. It's so much better watching on my TV as opposed to my computer, even if the TV is still SD. :) I've heard good things about PlayOn (http://www.themediamall.com/playon) but haven't tried it yet. The cool thing is that you can try it for free and if you like it it's only a one time $30 fee. We’ve been without cable/satellite/broadcast TV for almost a decade now and sometimes we miss it, but mostly we’re okay waiting until a full season of a program is on DVD. I got the Netflix streaming to work on my 360 a while ago with a plugin and it was a godsend. It’s so much better watching on my TV as opposed to my computer, even if the TV is still SD. :)

I’ve heard good things about PlayOn (http://www.themediamall.com/playon) but haven’t tried it yet. The cool thing is that you can try it for free and if you like it it’s only a one time $30 fee.

]]> By: Samantha http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2008/11/mediawean/comment-page-1/#comment-13617 Samantha Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:22:00 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/?p=994#comment-13617 CHUCK!! what was going on in conyers in the 70's and 80's?? I used to do the SAME thing-- i was always afraid the rapture had happened whenever i came home to an empty house!! i had three people i knew that i could call, though-- if any of those guys were home (my mom's best friend, my grandmother, and beth hammond's mom) i was cool. more than once, the sound of the train in old town would wake me up and i would have to go check mom and dad's bed... CHUCK!! what was going on in conyers in the 70’s and 80’s?? I used to do the SAME thing– i was always afraid the rapture had happened whenever i came home to an empty house!! i had three people i knew that i could call, though– if any of those guys were home (my mom’s best friend, my grandmother, and beth hammond’s mom) i was cool. more than once, the sound of the train in old town would wake me up and i would have to go check mom and dad’s bed…

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