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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type
Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. It would be nice if local TV stations would offer their stations to the Internet so someone on the road could get local news and shows straight from the laptop. Local TV stations broadcast over the air for free, I wonder what extra costs would be involved in broadcasting over the Internet. After all, the goal is to reach as many people as you can to try to sell them as much useless junk as you can. |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
On Aug 7, 5:11*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. *It may even be enough entertainment. It would be nice if local TV stations would offer their stations to the Internet so someone on the road could get local news and shows straight from the laptop. Local TV stations broadcast over the air for free, I wonder what extra costs would be involved in broadcasting over the Internet. *After all, the goal is to reach as many people as you can to try to sell them as much useless junk as you can. A few stations do offer their service on the internet. However, advertisers have not seemed impressed with web numbers. Basically, if a station can't count a viewer, it doesn't need that viewer. Only local programming could be offered, as networks generally do not allow net usage, except their own. For over the air TV , one can always plug a tuner to their computer, not too expensive. |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
Note: alt.tv.tech.hdtv removed in my reply since it doesn't appear to be
a group focused on television content streamed from Internet sources. Metspitzer wrote: I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. Wifi has been around a long time and there are lots of wifi hotspots to find when travelling. Your hotel, resort, bookstore, cafe, or other travel spots already have them. You don't need to lug around a USB dongle to connect to some cable/wired service to a wall jack somewhere. It would be nice if local TV stations would offer their stations to the Internet so someone on the road could get local news and shows straight from the laptop. So why not visit their web sites to see what content they offer there? Local TV stations broadcast over the air for free, No they don't. They lure revenue by providing a venue to proliferate ads to their viewers. The advertisers pay for your viewing. I wonder what extra costs would be involved in broadcasting over the Internet. After all, the goal is to reach as many people as you can to try to sell them as much useless junk as you can. Google still works: http://www.google.com/search?q=%2Bte...+%2Binterne t There are also some sites where you can stream movies to your host, but you're stuck with their library of films which isn't always that great (but the same goes for whatever broadcast/cable/ITV decides to spew out at you). One example is http://www.hulu.com/. |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
"Metspitzer" wrote in message
... I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. They make USB ATSC tuners. |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
Jim wrote:
wrote in message ... I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. They make USB ATSC tuners. DO they make USB QAM tuners? |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
"Rick" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: wrote in message ... I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. They make USB ATSC tuners. DO they make USB QAM tuners? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-023-_-Product |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 11:15:39 -0500, "David Harper"
wrote: "Rick" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: wrote in message ... I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. They make USB ATSC tuners. DO they make USB QAM tuners? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-023-_-Product It would be useless for "on the go" |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:19:17 -0400, Metspitzer rearranged some electrons
to say: On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 11:15:39 -0500, "David Harper" wrote: "Rick" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: wrote in message ... I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. They make USB ATSC tuners. DO they make USB QAM tuners? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx? Item=N82E16815260023&cm_re=USB_QAM_tuners-_-15-260-023-_-Product It would be useless for "on the go" Why? Seems pretty compact to me. |
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You can get Internet from a USB port, can you get TV
On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:23:35 +0000 (UTC), david
wrote: On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:19:17 -0400, Metspitzer rearranged some electrons to say: On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 11:15:39 -0500, "David Harper" wrote: "Rick" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: wrote in message ... I would think if someone was on the road all the time a USB type Internet would be cool. It may even be enough entertainment. They make USB ATSC tuners. DO they make USB QAM tuners? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx? Item=N82E16815260023&cm_re=USB_QAM_tuners-_-15-260-023-_-Product It would be useless for "on the go" Why? Seems pretty compact to me. One end is for a computer and the other end is for cable or antenna. Neither of which should be for "on the go" |
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