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acedro
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2214 posts 		Tue Nov-29-05 12:44 PM

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"Cable TV vs Torrent TV"


  

          

What advantages/disadvantages are there to getting rid of cable and watching TV via torrents?

Cable costs too damn much IMO

  
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RE: Cable TV vs Torrent TV
Nov 29th 2005
1
Ha, you really can't compare
Nov 29th 2005
2
i generally only watch shows that are on my Tivo
Nov 29th 2005
4
      but what happens when these torrent sites get shut down?
Nov 29th 2005
5
           they won't.
Nov 30th 2005
9
It's what I do.
Nov 29th 2005
3
I'm working on a "Best of Both Worlds" type of thing.
Nov 29th 2005
6
my thing is, I don't want to pay for cable
Nov 29th 2005
7
      If I had to choose
Nov 30th 2005
8
No cable is how I roll...
Dec 01st 2005
10

eba-dudu
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30 posts 		Tue Nov-29-05 01:14 PM

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1. "RE: Cable TV vs Torrent TV"
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With cable tv, you can channel surf and find new shows to watch. Also, there are many shows on cable that can not be downloaded using bit torrent such as news, sports and so on.

  
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BigReg
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62390 posts 		Tue Nov-29-05 01:20 PM

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2. "Ha, you really can't compare"
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Only watch tv for a small handful of POPULAR shoes, then it might be an option.

If your a channel surfer that just likes to kickback and flick around, its not an option.

If your a sports fan, its definately not an option.

  
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acedro
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2214 posts 		Tue Nov-29-05 02:31 PM

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4. "i generally only watch shows that are on my Tivo"
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and most of those shows I can find via torrent.

  
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acedro
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2214 posts 		Tue Nov-29-05 07:27 PM

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5. "but what happens when these torrent sites get shut down?"
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hmmmmm

im not trying to go through the whole get cable thing again.

  
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Samurai_Shampoo
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6540 posts 		Wed Nov-30-05 11:06 PM

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9. "they won't."
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Mongo
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45670 posts 		Tue Nov-29-05 01:53 PM

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3. "It's what I do."
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I download my faviroite shit by the season or buy the DVD.

TV sucks.

  
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Nopayne
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52628 posts 		Tue Nov-29-05 10:38 PM

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6. "I'm working on a "Best of Both Worlds" type of thing."
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I'm putting together a computer that will act like tivo by recording shows off cable. But it'll also be connected to the Internet so I figure I'll install Azureus on there and be able to torrent stuff as well. Should be tight.
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acedro
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2214 posts 		Tue Nov-29-05 11:00 PM

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7. "my thing is, I don't want to pay for cable"
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that shit is just too expensive

  
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Nopayne
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52628 posts 		Wed Nov-30-05 10:04 PM

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8. "If I had to choose"
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I'd ditch cable over Internet. Channel surfing gets old and you can dl most shows these days anyway.
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10. "No cable is how I roll..."
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all the shows I watch I can find on the internet... The Wire, Stella, Comedians of Comedy, Curb, etc. I spend $20/month on Netflix, but that's it. I watch Antiques Roadshow and Arrested Development on regular broadcast TV.

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