Hmm, that's interesting. We would like to be able to record stuff. Why can't you do that on the Mac? Thanks, Donna 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: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin >>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 10:01 PM >>>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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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