TV Alternative (Was: Re: OT: TV delivery alternatives (was: DirecTivo vs. 'New Direct TV DVR'?))

[Ben Scott]

On 5/22/07, Travis Roy <travis at scootz.net> wrote:
> Well you're probably still going to get the "silly censorship" since
> the show you get from Netflix is probably going to be the same as
> what they showed over the air.

  Fair point.  I expect that's true for programming originally
intended for mainstream domestic US TV.  But a lot of the programming
I watch falls outside that scope.  Imports, movies, comedy
performances, documentary, docudrama.  Lately I've come to realize
that even a lot of the "made for TV" programming I've watched is
censored vs what's on the DVD.

  I am a little curious about, say, something like "Deadliest Catch",
which has a lot of beeped-out profanity.  Clearly it's made for TV,
but it's certainly real.  I wonder if the profanity is heard on the
DVD?  (Not that it matters, I'm just a curious f[beep]k by nature.)

> Also, depending on the show, and your timeframe of wanting it ...

  As I said, this would mean extended time shifting.  Mailed disc
delivery is obviously not going to work for current events
programming.  But I find myself watching such less and less of that
stuff (on TV).  IMNSHO, TV news isn't news, it's sensationalist crap.
News, I read.  Online news sites now offer video clips as standard
fare, and I find they're sufficient when reading about something just
doesn't do it justice.

  For topical entertainment, I find I can get original and
entertaining stuff online.  Some video, but mostly text, for me.  I'm
a big reader anyway; someone who is more inclined towards video might
well have a different take.

  When it comes right down to it, The Daily Show just isn't worth
$45/month to me.

>> Internet distribution (the legal kind) is becoming more and more
>> viable all the time.  It's not there yet, but I'm watching closely (no
>> pun intended).
>
> Could you share some of your sources? Most of the stuff I've found is
> either not cost effective or horrible quality.

  That would be the "not there yet" part.  :)

-- Ben