[GRLUG] NOT Linux

[Thomas Anderson]

On Tuesday 30 October 2007 3:20:34 pm Josh Gant wrote:
> All,  (Hi - I'm new to the list)
>
> I thought I'd mention another option.  I was a long time MythTV user and
> I've switched over to just running Ubuntu on a PC connected to my 46"
> display.  I use a RF keyboard/mouse.  I use Ted and Ktorrent to download TV
> episodes and I like it quite a lot.  Ted is a java applet that searches the
> torrent sites for TV shows and keeps track of what episodes it has
> downloaded.  I prefer it over the MythTv option because I can watch TV
> shows plus I have a full desktop in the living room.
>
> http://www.ted.nu/
>
> - Josh
>
> On 10/30/07, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Not Linux, but since one option is
> > Myth,  Linux related.  Linux application
> > anyway.
> >
> > My Panasonic DVD-RAM unit went dark
> > and died yesterday.  Suiting my needs for
> > recording programs, and then removing
> > the 12 to 15 minutes of ads from each 30
> > minutes of programming,  I first thought
> > of simply replacing it.
> >
> > But not so simple.  A look around shows
> > that Panasonic and its partners that
> > spearhead the DVD-RAM approach have
> > apparently abandoned the business.  One
> > sees ads for "refurbished" units,  which
> > can be OK, but I'd rather get something
> > new.
> >
> > Anyone have any suggestions for a stand
> > alone unit that might make a good
> > replacement?  I suspect many units that
> > record DVD +/- RW would suffice.  But
> > the units take a beating when used in the
> > way I described,  and some will probably
> > last longer than others.
> >
> > A unit with a hard drive is an option too,
> > but not one that has a monthly fee.
> >
> >     -Bob
> >
> >
> >
> >
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FYI. I am pretty much in the same boat as josh, however I am using newsgroups 
with a giganews account. Comcast comes with a giganews account for 2 gig. 
That wouldn't last me a day, so I purchased an account for $25/month for 
unlimited. I can consistently stream over 500KB/s and alt.binaries.multimedia 
usually has a plethora of tv shows (commercial free). I regularly comb the 
groups, but when looking for something specific, you can use 
http://www.binsearch.info/ or http://www.newzleech.com/ to get a nzb file. I 
have even wrote an automatic header update for klibido (Kde LInux BInary 
DOwnloader). 

-- 
Thomas Anderson
Nextgen Engineering LLC
ta at nextgenengineering.com