Ah, my error. The answer is both: I built a Linux-based home entertainment center with a nice bright 47" LED flat panel Samsung TV (used only as a display), and an 800W amp with a pair of wonderful old Celestion 9 speakers.
It's also nice for listening to streaming music content, like RadioParadise.com and my large digitized music collection. I also watch Hulu on my desktop & laptop. On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Owen Densmore <[email protected]> wrote: > Nope, like it said in the article (there *will* be a quiz afterwards), I > dropped DISH a year ago. ... > > > Not the point: it's the DEVICE I'm asking about! If you watch Hulu, what > do you watch it ON? And if a TV set, HOW? > > PS: Thanks for leaving the comment on Linux Journal as well, Owen! > > > You're welcome, I think we all should, to help your rants get a good start! > We can even ask dumb questions! > > -- Owen > > > On Apr 30, 2010, at 1:25 PM, Douglas Roberts wrote: > > Nope, like it said in the article (there *will* be a quiz afterwards), I > dropped DISH a year ago. No network, cable, satellite, nor any other kind > of TV service in this house. Except for the InterTubes, that is. We have > Netflix + streaming, although the streaming quality is not even quite 480p, > so I usually just rent a DVD or Blu-Ray. It seems like every time I turn > around there's another good on-line site for streaming content, too. > > My only gripe is that you can't find *all* TV content on line, in part due > to (assumption here) Microsoft pressures to exclude Linux users, and in part > due to the fact that traditional television content providers have not yet > grasped the fact that the internet is the new delivery mechanism. > > --Doug > > PS: Thanks for leaving the comment on Linux Journal as well, Owen! > > On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Owen Densmore <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Do you lash up a computer to the TV (MythTV etc)? Or just watch on a >> computer screen? >> >> I totally agree that the InterTube is getting closer and closer to a >> reality. We've used both NetFlix and Amazon for old TV series and movies >> and prefer it to other stunts. We play through a TiVo typically, the >> downloads work to it. >> >> But because of the constant wars between media providers, equipment >> manufacturers, cable/dish etc .. with the poor consumer left in the middle, >> and generally left out in terms of quality service, I'm thinking our next >> TiVo/CableTV will be the internet. >> >> -- Owen >> >> >> On Apr 30, 2010, at 12:47 PM, Douglas Roberts wrote: >> >> More like pre-production. >> >> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Pamela McCorduck <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> We've only been providing beta testing? >>> >>> On Apr 30, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Douglas Roberts wrote: >>> >>> I owe at least a part of the polished ranty tone of my latest Linux >>> Journal blog post to the long hours of practice sessions on FRIAM. >>> >>> ;-} >>> >>> http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/stupid-television-executives >>> >>> --Doug >>> >>> -- >>> Doug Roberts >>> [email protected] >>> [email protected] >>> 505-455-7333 - Office >>> 505-670-8195 - Cell >>> ============================================================ >>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >>> >>> >>> >>> ============================================================ >>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Doug Roberts >> [email protected] >> [email protected] >> 505-455-7333 - Office >> 505-670-8195 - Cell >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >> >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >> > > > > -- > Doug Roberts > [email protected] > [email protected] > 505-455-7333 - Office > 505-670-8195 - Cell > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > -- Doug Roberts [email protected] [email protected] 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell
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