Watching TV for free online

[KB24]

thanks for sharing. this is great!

[SavingGuru]

sounds like a really good idea - might give it a try myself!

[brianj]

I didn't even know a person could do this. Thanks

[Inkstain82]

Originally Posted by brianj

I didn't even know a person could do this. Thanks

If you need any tips, just ask.

If you want to go purely legal, hulu.com and the various networks' sites should give you a ton of stuff to watch.

I keep up with House, 30 Rock and The Simpsons on Hulu, plus you find some real hidden gems from the past (Dilbert cartoon series!).

I watch Pushing Daisies from the ABC.com web site.

[Christophercarl]

Hulu.com is great. Definitely my personal favorite

[disneysteve]

Maybe someone here can solve a problem I'm having. We have a Netflix membership so we can do the "watch instantly" stuff at home. When I try to do it, though, I get an error message that our video driver isn't up to date, or something to that effect. I've got Windows XP and Windows Media Player 11, which I believe is the current version. I don't know what else I need to do to make it work. I've done it on my office computer (which is older) and it works fine. Any computer gurus here who can suggest a fix?

[noppenbd]

Originally Posted by disneysteve

Maybe someone here can solve a problem I'm having. We have a Netflix membership so we can do the "watch instantly" stuff at home. When I try to do it, though, I get an error message that our video driver isn't up to date, or something to that effect. I've got Windows XP and Windows Media Player 11, which I believe is the current version. I don't know what else I need to do to make it work. I've done it on my office computer (which is older) and it works fine. Any computer gurus here who can suggest a fix?

Try this (make sure you are connected to the internet first):

1) Right click on a blank area of your desktop, and select Properties.
2) On the "Adapter" tab, click "Properties".
3) On the "Driver" tab, note the name of your Video card and manufacturer, and click "Update Driver".
4) Click "Next". If the Wizard finds an update, follow the prompts to install it. If not, select "Cancel". You can also go to the manufacturer's website, go to the Support section and look for a driver for your specific card. Let me know if this is required and I can help you look.

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by noppenbd

Try this (make sure you are connected to the internet first):

1) Right click on a blank area of your desktop, and select Properties.
2) On the "Adapter" tab, click "Properties".
3) On the "Driver" tab, note the name of your Video card and manufacturer, and click "Update Driver".
4) Click "Next". If the Wizard finds an update, follow the prompts to install it. If not, select "Cancel". You can also go to the manufacturer's website, go to the Support section and look for a driver for your specific card. Let me know if this is required and I can help you look.

I tried the initial steps last week with no luck. I just got around to taking the next step and going to Intel's site today and DID get a new driver downloaded and installed and IT WORKS!

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I thank you and my family thanks you. Now we another choice of things to watch on the computer and we can catch up on some TV stuff we've missed.

The free TV sites (fancast, hulu) are great, but tend to only have the most recent 3 or 4 episodes of shows. Netflix often has them all.

[noppenbd]

Originally Posted by disneysteve

I tried the initial steps last week with no luck. I just got around to taking the next step and going to Intel's site today and DID get a new driver downloaded and installed and IT WORKS!

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I thank you and my family thanks you. Now we another choice of things to watch on the computer and we can catch up on some TV stuff we've missed.

The free TV sites (fancast, hulu) are great, but tend to only have the most recent 3 or 4 episodes of shows. Netflix often has them all.

Glad I could help!

[feh]

When we ditched satellite TV earlier this year, we really missed having a DVR. So, I bought a tuner that feeds video to a Media Center PC, which is hooked up to our HD TV. In other words, one of the video sources for the TV is a PC. Think of it as having your regular PC desktop displayed on your TV.

I did this not just for the DVR functionality, but the writing seems to be on the wall that more and more content will be delivered over the internet in the future. The PC also has internet access, so any content available on the web can be viewed on our TV (in high def, if available).

It works really well. hulu.com is really handy, and more and more live streams are available every month. I watched the election results on the MSNBC feed, without having to pay for satellite or cable.