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    Re: News - What we're downloading from P2P: 54m for Heroes

    Just public trackers I take it?

    To be honest, I think everyone at some point has watched their favourite TV program online. Nor am I surprised at the 54m. Expect this number to grow.

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    Re: News - What we're downloading from P2P: 54m for Heroes

    Quote Originally Posted by 0iD View Post
    Peeps, please, NO talk of having downloaded pirated material yourself or discussion of illegality in any way, shape or form apart from the topic in hand.

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    Re: News - What we're downloading from P2P: 54m for Heroes

    As always, BBC iplayer and the like are getting there, but it's still not on the money. Rubbish video quality, no option to download (DRM doesn't count), and a painfully unpredictable system with regard to what I can watch, and when I can watch it before it expires.

    The only thing I see as being equivalent to scene TV shows are DVDs, in that you can watch them for as long as you want, as many times as you want, with no restrictions. But they cost a fortune, you have to mess around with a lot of disks, and they take forever to actually come out. There just isn't any competition out there currently for a lot of it either - suppose you want the entire back catalogue of Have I Got News For You, how exactly are you meant to achieve that "legally"? And what about people who don't live in England currently but want to keep up with the soaps?

    Music is slowly catching up, but how long will it take for television?

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    Re: News - What we're downloading from P2P: 54m for Heroes

    With Pirate bay looking to going 'legitimate' as it were mabee those figures will only go up and up.

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    Re: News - What we're downloading from P2P: 54m for Heroes

    Quote Originally Posted by snootyjim View Post
    The only thing I see as being equivalent to scene TV shows are DVDs, in that you can watch them for as long as you want, as many times as you want, with no restrictions. But they cost a fortune
    DVD rental only costs from 4 quid a month, hardly breaking the bank to be able to watch more films than you could even find to download.

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    Re: News - What we're downloading from P2P: 54m for Heroes

    Quote Originally Posted by kalniel View Post
    DVD rental only costs from 4 quid a month, hardly breaking the bank to be able to watch more films than you could even find to download.
    Grief, don't even get me started on that bunch. It's still far from ideal though - comparing 1 disk at a time for £4 per month, with delays owing to postage and unlimited downloads for free with no delays is hardly a fair comparison.

    If we were talking about an unlimited TV download service with a monthly fee then perhaps I'd be inclined to see it as a direct competitor, dependent on DRM restrictions.

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    Re: News - What we're downloading from P2P: 54m for Heroes

    Analog loophole ftw !
    Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
    CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
    TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
    for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.

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    Re: News - What we're downloading from P2P: 54m for Heroes

    Gimme the opportunity to pay a quid or whatever to download a new episode of Big Bang Theory/Bones/NCIS for keepsies as they air in the US* and you've got my money guaranteed!

    * just under a month away! shriek!

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    Re: News - What we're downloading from P2P: 54m for Heroes

    what about people using usenet or rapidshare to download, this adds up aswell!

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    Re: News - What we're downloading from P2P: 54m for Heroes

    I am glad my shows aren't in the list :

    Stargate Atlantis
    Sarah Connor
    X Files
    Sanctuary
    Chuck

    each show is my daily 1 hr. viewing every day of the week. And, I dont watch TV at all!

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    Re: News - What we're downloading from P2P: 54m for Heroes

    Quote Originally Posted by shaffaaf27 View Post
    what about people using usenet
    Usenet isnt readily available as torrents are though, there are a few more hurdles than: download the torrent and drag and drop it into uTorrent, and when using Usenet you dont upload either.
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    TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
    for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.

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    Re: News - What we're downloading from P2P: 54m for Heroes

    Quote Originally Posted by Terbinator View Post
    Usenet isnt readily available as torrents are though, there are a few more hurdles than: download the torrent and drag and drop it into uTorrent, and when using Usenet you dont upload either.
    And nobody in the media has heard of usenet. Or scene ftp. But there you go, bandwagons = fun.

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