I once saw this thing for sale, i can't remember where, or when; but it made it so if you hooked up your computer at home to your cable or satelite, and kept your computer on, it would transmit it over the internet so you could watch tv just like you were at home if you were on vacation, or a business trip. Anyone know what im talking about and where i can get one?
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I heard an ad for it on the radio, called "slingbox"\nHere it is, expensive TV\nhttp://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=329231&pfp=srch1&cm_ven=Overture&cm_cat=Search&cm_pla=Keyword&cm_ite=slingboxOverture
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Never even heard of a device like that from bellsouth. I can't even find a google reference to something like that.\n\nYou could just unplug the computer and hide the power cable. Or just tell him to stay off of it. If he won't do what you say then unplug the computer and wack him with the power cable across his head.\n\nOccam's Razor will win out on this one.
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OK Here I go...You hit a particular nerve with me.  I personally have a DVR box instead of just a cable box that records all shows that I want to watch and then I watch them on my schedule.  For ex: I never watch "LOST" on Weds I watch on Saturday when I'm not distracted (and quite possibly get scared) So I pay extra for the DVR but to me it's worth it. What I fear is going to be the new trend and it's already started is you're going to pay for cable, and then pay for TV shows per show to be able to watch them without commercials.  So if you don't have the DVR, but you get home from your shift, you can tune to a station that will repeat a show for you, with no ads for say 99 cents. Cable Co's are the last Monopoly that have yet to be dealt with; in most areas you're supposed to have a choice between two alternate methods of reception, but Satellite is one of the choices, so there really isn't free market for most cable subscribers. This really frosts me because then they bundle your internet/phone/TV/Cable/DVR/Cable box and tell you you're saving money.  But as you said, if you watch TV after 2:00 a.m. there is no TV; it sucks as bad as in the 80's
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you are absoluetly right. as if all that wasn't enough cable and satellite are bombarding us with commericials saying one is better, giving us fabulous deals for three months only, then reverting back too extremely high prices. although if you think about it tv is designed to sell products. cable and sattellite have gotten progressively worse.
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Here's my b!tch about this whole thing: just like how cable television was originally billed, satellite radio was supposed to be a haven from gobs of commercials, but we see where that has gone.  I see a similar future for satellite radio.  And once it enters mainstream, the nanny-government won't be far behind...with their hands out demanding pennance.
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it sucks, don't get it.  you will need broadband, if you want to be able to stream the channels quickly.  it doesn't have any normal channels though, only odd-ball channels from around the world.
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Best Buy sells them. They are like a miniature satellite dish that beams the signal. I have never tried one but I hear they work well.
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It is a internet video streamer.  I would think you would be dissapointed.  Probably alot of crap you have never heard of maybe even a total scam.  Be careful.
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There are even USB TV tuners that you can buy.\nI would recommend on buying the USB TV tuner. I've "heard" that they are better than the PCMCIA ones. \nAnother reason on buying the USB one instead of the PCMCIA one is that because it's USB you can connect it on any desktop with USB. \n\nYahoo now is advertising a good USB Card for their Yahoo Go.\nhttp://go.connect.yahoo.com/go/tv/get_started\n\nAnd here is a USB model TV Tuner http://go.connect.yahoo.com/go/tv/dvr
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I'm not sure if you can find it for free.  They are selling it for approx. $39.95 on several internet sites.\n\nHere's one:\n\nhttp://www.tv-memories.com/store/description.php?id=379\n\nHope this helps!
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You will need satellite feed. Very expensive. The only other way is to have a computer nearby to publish it on the web. No idea of any companies that do it though.
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There are plenty of choices out there. A good one is ATI TV Wonder for desktops and TV Wonder USB2 for both laptops and desktops. u can find a review here http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/wonderusb/\nand most electronic retailers (Circuit City, Best Buy, etc) carry it. Ebay is also good.
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It makes great tv and stuff, but actually.. there is no devil, and you don't have a soul to sell.  But if all of that were really true, you do make an excellent point.  It's kinda like running out and buying a "T" shirt that says Nike on it and giving them free advertising, while they pay some basketball player a million bucks to do the same thing.
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Move.  Seriously.  Why can't you get satellite internet?  That should be available anywhere.  When I was in Iraq, satellite internet was my only good recreation.
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Thank you very much for the link you gave. I read this news yesterday night on Yahoo. I have forgotten about this until you have remind me. Thank you again.  \nIs there any other way for us to view it other than using a telescope? I don't have a telescope.
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What type of computer?\n\nRemote to do what?\n\nThere are remotes for certain things like T.V/video cards and a few other things but depending on what you want it for ther may not be a remote.
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Umm...if computers weren't meant to be used with televisions, then why would they make video cards with TV-Out connections and have developed Media Center to be more easily integrated with you Home Theater System?  How do people upload their home movies to the internet from VHS and watch ripped backups of DVDs, etc. on their television directly from their hard drive?   DUH\n\nI apologize for the irrelevance to the question.