Thoughts Media.com

 


Windows Phone Thoughts

Loading feed...

Digital Home Thoughts

Loading feed...

Apple Thoughts

Loading feed...




Go Back   Thoughts Media Forums > Thoughts Media Off Topic

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 09-15-2006, 06:42 PM
Pontificator
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,183
Default Satellite TV on your PC???

Ok so I get this email from my MOTHER! asking if I thought these places offering 'free' satellite tv on your PC are OK. I took one look at the web pages and figured they looked - ehem - marginal.

But I wondered if anyone here has any comment or experience to share. Personally I would avoid these things, but then I'm not like my mother :devilboy:

Oh - what am I talking about?

http://sat-tv-pc.choicebest.com/msn
http://www.satellite-pc.com/main1.htm


Thanks in advance for any comments - including laughter and derision :-)
 
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 09-16-2006, 12:15 AM
Pontificator
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,108

The upside is that these programs really do work, it's not entirely a scam. The downside is that 99.999% of the channels they offer are ones no one would ever want to bother watching. Unless you speak 15 languages, you're likely to only find a handful of channels that you can actually watch. Also, these streams are free, so they're basically charging you just for aggregating them together. You're not likely to find CNN or HBO in these packages.
 
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 09-16-2006, 01:41 AM
Sage
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 651
Send a message via Yahoo to that_kid

Slingbox, slingplayer mobile, direct tv box......DONE
ok ok not free but you do get what you pay for :wink:
 
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 09-16-2006, 03:46 AM
Pontificator
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,183

But doesn't Slingbox require that you already *have* satellite or cable?
 
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 09-22-2006, 11:39 PM
Sage
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 651
Send a message via Yahoo to that_kid

yes you do that's why I said you get what you pay for. the biggest problem is that you won't get all that you want from a free service.
 
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:18 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright Thoughts Media Inc. 2009