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Bindibadgi · 7th Oct 2007, 12:06

Since we all either watch digital downloads or digital streams - the method of oggling Youtube or the latest iTunes TV download, Ask-a-ninja or even Wil's unwired/channelflip differs greatly compared to how we watch normal TV. So do you sit with a laptop under your nose, watch it on your PC monitor while sitting at your desk or crash on the sofa and watch it on the big screen?

Poisonous · 7th Oct 2007, 12:09

What is TV?

DougEdey · 7th Oct 2007, 12:10

I stay in bed and watch the downloaded high def content on my 24" Dell.

I refuse to pay for sky/cable HD tv. I want HD freeview!

Bindibadgi · 7th Oct 2007, 12:11

Jeeez gizzus a second, I'm watching the F1 too! >_<

sandys · 7th Oct 2007, 12:13

Front room, my mediaPC upscales avis and other movie types using ffdshow and are very watchable on a big HDTV even when low res avi are involved, it can require a fair bit of processing power though to upscale to 1920x1080 as you typically want to scale to a higher res and then dowscale to the screen res but my X2 more than copes.

Ramble · 7th Oct 2007, 12:19

On the internet of course...

oddball walking · 7th Oct 2007, 12:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramble

On the internet of course...

Funny that, same here!

Veles · 7th Oct 2007, 13:38

Right now, on my monitor, used to have my PC linked up to a standard CRT TV but that was a bit of a pain in the ass so I stopped doing that, once I get a nice LCD TV I expect to watch more stuff on a nice big TV instead.

Bluephoenix · 7th Oct 2007, 13:43

same basic principle as sandys, but displayed on my 30" dell instead.

Mankz · 7th Oct 2007, 13:47

I watch it on a lappy on my chest when I'm in bed or with the screen 2 feet from my bed if I'm doing it through the desktop.

AngelOfRage · 7th Oct 2007, 13:49

Currently drag and arm chair infront of my 22inch Dell LCD. I might be looking for a proper LCD TV in the new year, as i'd muhc prefer to watch it like that.

Joeymac · 7th Oct 2007, 13:49

I watch them on my PC.. which I use from the sofa. The Samsung 40 inch 1080p TV was soooo worth filling the credit card for.
The delma I face today is.. shall I watch Top Gear as it airs, or, should I wait to download the HD version. I probably end up watching both, but in this day and age it should be coming in over freeview. If they got rid of the mountains of crap shopping channels and "FTN" (or whatever the **** the channels that absolutely no one watches are called). Then they could easily fit in a few good HD channels.
The BBC trust will probably ponder away on these simple decisions for another 3 years. They have said they could switch HD on freeview immediately but "some people won't be able to get it and need new freeview boxes and education" Well I don't..! Turn it on dam it... TURN IT ON!
*******s.

edit:... phew. Went to my angry place..... and I'm back.

edit 2: Top Gear isn't on BBC HD tonight.

The Arctic special was in HD! The BBC is now regressing. Roll on the black and white snooker.

Hex · 7th Oct 2007, 13:58

I have a small media PC in my living room (sans monitor, etc.) that stays on 24/7 obtaining stuff for me to watch, I also have my DVDs ripped to it so I don't have to bother getting them out of their cases (OK, that is quite lazy).

Then in my living room & bedroom I have my LCD TVs hooked up to media players (Buffalo LinkTheater in my room, Mvix in my living room) so I can watch everything on TVs rather than sit at my desk. I sometimes watch stuff from YouTube through the Wii too for the same reason.

Also, I believe ftn has now morphed into Virgin1, 1 down...

Joeymac · 7th Oct 2007, 14:08

Virgin 1 is on freeview... I did not know that. That's got some quite good shows.
Just bid-tv, Thomas cook, price-drop and ideal world to go...

BioSniper · 7th Oct 2007, 14:08

Depends really, if I'm watching streaming media it's usually done at a PC due to media centres inability to actually do anything useful when used in conjunction with with a 360 as a media centre extender.
Some stuff I'll watch on a TV though.

samkiller42 · 7th Oct 2007, 14:09

Put another option on the poll and i will vote, but i cant other wise

The other option: "I can't watch internet TV as my internet sucks"

Sam

RTT · 7th Oct 2007, 14:10

Notebook -> TV + sofa = win

DougEdey · 7th Oct 2007, 14:24

Be careful with torrents, technically they're illegal.

airchie · 7th Oct 2007, 15:12

I wanna build another fileserver.
I sold mine a while ago as I was skint and I miss it badly.

Really wanna build a bad-ass HTPC/fileserver/downloader machine to stay on 24/7 for any purpose but not got the time/money/inclination atm. :/

Duste · 7th Oct 2007, 15:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mankz.

I watch it on a lappy on my chest...

I smell...*sniffs*...CANCER!

Lol.

View Poll Results: Where do you watch internet TV or digital downloads?
With my laptop under my nose, up close and personal.	36	22.36%
On my PC monitor, sitting at my desk.	111	68.94%
On the big screen crashed on the sofa.	61	37.89%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 161. You may not vote on this poll

7th Oct 2007, 12:06	#1
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,281	Where do you watch internet TV? Since we all either watch digital downloads or digital streams - the method of oggling Youtube or the latest iTunes TV download, Ask-a-ninja or even Wil's unwired/channelflip differs greatly compared to how we watch normal TV. So do you sit with a laptop under your nose, watch it on your PC monitor while sitting at your desk or crash on the sofa and watch it on the big screen? __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

7th Oct 2007, 12:09	#2
Poisonous Incestuious Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 967	What is TV? __________________ Introducing Jesus-Juice.com!

7th Oct 2007, 12:10	#3
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	I stay in bed and watch the downloaded high def content on my 24" Dell. I refuse to pay for sky/cable HD tv. I want HD freeview! __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter

7th Oct 2007, 12:11	#4
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,281	Jeeez gizzus a second, I'm watching the F1 too! >_< __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

7th Oct 2007, 12:13	#5
sandys Hypermodder Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 924	Front room, my mediaPC upscales avis and other movie types using ffdshow and are very watchable on a big HDTV even when low res avi are involved, it can require a fair bit of processing power though to upscale to 1920x1080 as you typically want to scale to a higher res and then dowscale to the screen res but my X2 more than copes. __________________ Into Gaming and around Bristol, UK, Click Here

7th Oct 2007, 12:19	#6
Ramble Ginger Nut Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Exeter, Devon/Wantage, Oxfordshire Posts: 5,235	On the internet of course... __________________ Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Ensign Ricky are beaming down to the planet. Guess who's not coming back.

7th Oct 2007, 13:43	#9
Bluephoenix Spoon? What spoon? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 936	same basic principle as sandys, but displayed on my 30" dell instead.

7th Oct 2007, 13:47	#10
Mankz ITS OVER 8000! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Somewhere in Berks Ninja Status: Lv.69 Posts: 8,090	I watch it on a lappy on my chest when I'm in bed or with the screen 2 feet from my bed if I'm doing it through the desktop.

7th Oct 2007, 13:49	#11
AngelOfRage Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cheshire, UK Posts: 463	Currently drag and arm chair infront of my 22inch Dell LCD. I might be looking for a proper LCD TV in the new year, as i'd muhc prefer to watch it like that. __________________ Main PC - Intel Q6600 \| 4GB DDR2-6400 \| X800GT 256mb \| SB Audigy 2 EX \| Antec 300 Laptop - Dell XPS M1530 \| Intel T9300 2.5GHz \| 8600m GT \| 3GB DDR2

7th Oct 2007, 13:49	#12
Joeymac Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 224	I watch them on my PC.. which I use from the sofa. The Samsung 40 inch 1080p TV was soooo worth filling the credit card for. The delma I face today is.. shall I watch Top Gear as it airs, or, should I wait to download the HD version. I probably end up watching both, but in this day and age it should be coming in over freeview. If they got rid of the mountains of crap shopping channels and "FTN" (or whatever the ** the channels that absolutely no one watches are called). Then they could easily fit in a few good HD channels. The BBC trust will probably ponder away on these simple decisions for another 3 years. They have said they could switch HD on freeview immediately but "some people won't be able to get it and need new freeview boxes and education" Well I don't..! Turn it on dam it... TURN IT ON! ****s. edit:... phew. Went to my angry place..... and I'm back. edit 2: Top Gear isn't on BBC HD tonight. The Arctic special was in HD! The BBC is now regressing. Roll on the black and white snooker. Last edited by Joeymac; 7th Oct 2007 at 13:56. Reason: Fury*

7th Oct 2007, 13:58	#13
Hex Stealth Mod Moderator Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 2,341	I have a small media PC in my living room (sans monitor, etc.) that stays on 24/7 obtaining stuff for me to watch, I also have my DVDs ripped to it so I don't have to bother getting them out of their cases (OK, that is quite lazy). Then in my living room & bedroom I have my LCD TVs hooked up to media players (Buffalo LinkTheater in my room, Mvix in my living room) so I can watch everything on TVs rather than sit at my desk. I sometimes watch stuff from YouTube through the Wii too for the same reason. Also, I believe ftn has now morphed into Virgin1, 1 down... __________________ AC:WW 3522 5778 7750 \| AC:CF 0946 7230 4233 \| GH:III (Wii) 3651 8959 1118 \| xboxlive \| Twitter "What's your function in life?"

7th Oct 2007, 14:08	#14
Joeymac Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 224	Virgin 1 is on freeview... I did not know that. That's got some quite good shows. Just bid-tv, Thomas cook, price-drop and ideal world to go...

7th Oct 2007, 14:08	#15
BioSniper I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Somewhere in the south Posts: 3,462	Depends really, if I'm watching streaming media it's usually done at a PC due to media centres inability to actually do anything useful when used in conjunction with with a 360 as a media centre extender. Some stuff I'll watch on a TV though. __________________ My Flickr :: Bit-tech Flickr Wii: 1792 1527 2926 7945 :: Xbox Live: BioSnipr :: PSN: Biosnipr

7th Oct 2007, 14:09	#16
samkiller42 KEEP IT CLEAN! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Havant, Hampshire, England Posts: 3,188	Put another option on the poll and i will vote, but i cant other wise The other option: "I can't watch internet TV as my internet sucks" Sam __________________ The Rig: i7 920 D0, Gigabyte EX58-UD5, 12GB DDR3 1600mhz, BFG GTX295, Samsung 64gb SSD, WD 640gb Black, Samsung F2 Eco 1TB, Dell 3007WFP, Windows 7 RC. The Netbook: Samsung NC10 Black, Intel Atom, 2gb DDR2 Xbox Live: samkiller42¦PSN: samkiller42¦Bungie: samkiller42

7th Oct 2007, 14:10	#17
RTT bwarp Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Berkshire Posts: 12,987	Notebook -> TV + sofa = win __________________ This post is non-negotiable. All terms and conditions apply. Arguing on the internet is like competing in the special Olympics. Even if you win you're still a retard.

7th Oct 2007, 14:24	#18
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