does anyone else (grabit realted question)

**Busyman** · 03-01-2006, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by manker

Originally Posted by Busyman

They are 2 different things, wankboy. I wouldn't trade one for the other.

With Tivo, I set it and forget it and actually the Tivo is more convenient for what I watch the most....current American TV in HD.

I have a Divx player in my Xbox, no probs there. (and it upconverts too)

Oh and I've been rodding (not trolling) for longer than that just 'cause it's fun.

You use newsgroups now and you wouldn't trade that for TiVo nor Tivo for that.

You rod now and have been doing so for months and months.

I think not.

Tivo and Newsgroups are 2 different animals.

Ok if I had to choose one I would pick Tivo out of shear convenience.
I already get any new DVD that comes out.

Newgroups (all internet TV downloads for that matter) are great if you want a TV show that you recently missed on network TV. It's also good for getting the obscure.

For you to watch the most recent episode of Lost or BSG, you have to dl the episode or wait 'till brat telly shows it.

I would only dl if my power went out thus shutting off my box.

**JPaul** · 03-01-2006, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by manker

Originally Posted by JPaul

Hoi, unless you understand how his Xbox upconverts I suggest that you STFU.

Just got some gin out, cos it's Dave's Bday. Not got any ice so I decided to break up one of the lad's orange tip-tops and float it in the drink.

Sometimes, I'm so resourceful that it scares me.

You, Sir are an improv God.

Dave who's bidet btw.

**JPaul** · 03-01-2006, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by Busyman

I would only dl if my power went out thus shutting off my box.

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but that's just mad talk.

**Cheese** · 03-02-2006, 01:51 AM

My point was that TiVo is a neat thing (by the sounds of it), but as things go Newsgroups totally pwns it. TiVo is very much limited to TV as far as I know, and a couple of hours delay and a cable from a PC into a TV doesn't present much of a viewing problem for a competent downloader. Thus Newsgroups > TiVo.

TiVo (or RVD) is a device I would maybe buy if I wasn't proficent at getting content off of the internet or I had trouble setting my video recorder. Just like I would post a letter to my mum if I didn't know how to use email (though to be honest, shouting out of my window really loud would also work in my case).

**Busyman** · 03-02-2006, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by Cheese

My point was that TiVo is a neat thing (by the sounds of it), but as things go Newsgroups totally pwns it. TiVo is very much limited to TV as far as I know, and a couple of hours delay and a cable from a PC into a TV doesn't present much of a viewing problem for a competent downloader. Thus Newsgroups > TiVo.

TiVo (or RVD) is a device I would maybe buy if I wasn't proficent at getting content off of the internet or I had trouble setting my video recorder. Just like I would post a letter to my mum if I didn't know how to use email (though to be honest, shouting out of my window really loud would also work in my case).

Mmk. With Tivo I don't have to get content off the internet.

It's like questioning a person with a VCR, "why record when you can download it?"

Doh!!

Not only that Tivo records in HD and I don't always see HD quality off teh dl. Once you watch in HD it's hard to watch regular definition.

**Carcinus** · 03-02-2006, 02:07 AM

Originally Posted by Busyman

Originally Posted by Cheese

My point was that TiVo is a neat thing (by the sounds of it), but as things go Newsgroups totally pwns it. TiVo is very much limited to TV as far as I know, and a couple of hours delay and a cable from a PC into a TV doesn't present much of a viewing problem for a competent downloader. Thus Newsgroups > TiVo.

TiVo (or RVD) is a device I would maybe buy if I wasn't proficent at getting content off of the internet or I had trouble setting my video recorder. Just like I would post a letter to my mum if I didn't know how to use email (though to be honest, shouting out of my window really loud would also work in my case).

Mmk. With Tivo I don't have to get content off the internet.

It's like questioning a person with a VCR, "why record when you can download it?"

Doh!!

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but don't you have to wait till stuff is released to watch it on TiVo? If not then hey, sorry. But if so then Newsgroups>TiVo.

**Busyman** · 03-02-2006, 02:27 AM

Originally Posted by Carcinus

Originally Posted by Busyman

Mmk. With Tivo I don't have to get content off the internet.

It's like questioning a person with a VCR, "why record when you can download it?"

Doh!!

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but don't you have to wait till stuff is released to watch it on TiVo? If not then hey, sorry. But if so then Newsgroups>TiVo.

Then you don't have subscribed TV at all then.

Good man and now it makes sense.

I take it you live in bratland.

If BSG comes on over here at it's regularly scheduled time and I miss it, I go and select it and watch it when I'm ready.

If it's available, you will download it, and either watch it on your piece o shit monitor or burn it to disc and watch it on your Divx player in standard definition. I did forget you might have the computer hooked up to your TV (like most people do apparently), so you download it and play it on your piece o shit TV.

I did something similar for Dr. Who although the PQ was no HD. I'm not really interested nor do I know about a multitude of brat shows so for TV......

Tivo > Newsgroups

I still have stuff on Tivo I haven't watched yet. I just saw Napoleon Dynamite not long ago ffs (good movie).