Hi VOn, How do you watch live TV on the Mac? DO you use EyeTv? I just downloaded a trial of this program and now I'm trying to get it running. Just curious about live TV on macs.
Musically, Allison My birds are winged blessings, they help me soar! On Nov 14, 2010, at 10:56 PM, Vaughn Bennison wrote: > In my opinion, 99% of television is rubbish! But it can be great for kids, > and sometimes it's good to watch news etc. I can watch live-tv on the mac, > but not record stuff, which is mostly what we do. It is for this reason our > mac-mini runs windows, and not OSX. > > Vaughn. > On 15/11/2010, at 10:32 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Hi Vaughn, >> >> Well, don't know if this will make you feel better or not. we get a lot >> more cable channels than you guys, but most of it is garbage. >> Donna >> On Nov 14, 2010, at 3:07 PM, Vaughn Bennison wrote: >> >>> We do still have download caps, although they're improving. For example I >>> now pay $69 for 400gb of data, supposedly at a speed of up to 22MB/s. I >>> get about 12mb/s. As far as I know, there isn't anywhere we can get >>> Australian tv content (for what it's worth) on the internet, so we're still >>> stuck with terrestrial RF reception, albiet digital. That is, unless we >>> pay $50 per month for "cable" which gives us about 100 channels or fewer. >>> I think we have a total of about 27 RF channels, but a lot of them are >>> copies of each other, in HD or other ormats. >>> >>> Vaughn. >>> On 14/11/2010, at 10:23 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: >>> >>>> Don't you have ridiculous volume capping measures in Australia? Last I >>>> heard it was really hard to find internet service there where they didn't >>>> squeeze the crap out of customers. It's pretty bad here. Video junkies >>>> and gamers feel a bit of a pinch but if you absolutely have to go for a >>>> big name provider you can make do. Or you can get around the capping by >>>> shopping smart and going with some one who doesn't cap. It's been a >>>> while, but if the useage situation there is still what I remember then >>>> it's really not surprising that tv over the net hasn't really taken off. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>> User support consultant, >>>> One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in >>>> person, >>>> 1-888-255-5194 >>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>> >>>> On 2010-11-14, at 7:09 AM, Vaughn Bennison wrote: >>>> >>>>> Internet tv hasn't yet taken off in Australia, and I don't know if it >>>>> will. >>>>> >>>>> Vaughn. >>>>> On 14/11/2010, at 6:14 PM, Chris Snyder wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Personally, I use Hulu and other sites to watch the tv shows I like. It >>>>>> works well enough for my taste. I've already made the switch. I also use >>>>>> a program called Rip it to change my dvds into mp4 files. They work >>>>>> wherever I need them on the mac or iPhone. >>>>>> >>>>>> Friendly, >>>>>> Chris >>>>>> >>>>>> On Nov 13, 2010, at 9:35 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> Also, How would you watch standard TV like news and weather and shows >>>>>>> you like all on a Mac if the entertainment center was all computer >>>>>>> based? >>>>>>> Courtney >>>>>>> Listen to The Wonderful World of Doo-wop with me, Moopie Curran on >>>>>>> Fridays at 08:00 UTC on http://www.theglobalvoice.info >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Nov 13, 2010, at 10:37 PM, Scott Ford wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Donna, >>>>>>>> I would suggest that you google the podcast for the HT guys. >>>>>>>> They >>>>>>>> really have some really good ideas and they include using a Mac to keep >>>>>>>> track of your video collection. I infact just purchased a Mac mini >>>>>>>> for that >>>>>>>> purpose. I have coupled it with a eye tv. Good luck. >>>>>>>> Scott >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin >>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 10:01 PM >>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>> Subject: moving to a computer-based entertainment system >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> tonight my husband and i have been talking about moving to a >>>>>>>> computer-based >>>>>>>> entertainment system. I of course said I want our media computer to >>>>>>>> be a >>>>>>>> Mac. Here's the question. What do we do with our DVD collection? >>>>>>>> Can this >>>>>>>> be imported into iTunes? I'm very curious to know what others have >>>>>>>> done. >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Donna >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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