AOLs online tv shows

HedCold · 03-15-2006, 04:44 AM

<a class="postlink" href="http://television.aol.com/in2tv">http://television.aol.com/in2tv</a>

AOL finally launched their free tv service. i'm watching an episode of growing pains right now and its pretty sweet. few things though
1. need to use windows xp
2. need to use IE 6
3. need to have media player 10
then some aol plug in installs. i'm sure if theres something weird going on with the plug in people will be bitching about it in a few days

anyway, i'm getting my full bandwidth dl (5 Mb/sec) and you can start watching before it fully downloads.

there doesn't seem to be any ads in the show yet, i'm 7 1/2 minutes in

i hope this leads to other companies doing the same thing, i don't mind watching something streaming and possible with ads as long as its free and easy to use, and decently quality, which this is

HedCold · 03-15-2006, 04:53 AM

well its pretty simple to find the file downloaded to the computer. i wonder how long until someone figures out how to crack the DRM

Danked · 03-15-2006, 05:07 AM

I'm amazed that one of the first things you went for was an episode of Growing Pains.

HedCold · 03-15-2006, 05:10 AM

its one of the first ones they advertised. i went to get the head of the class pilot to but it didn't seem to work Sad

HollywoodJewMoses · 03-15-2006, 05:13 AM

they have histeria, sweet

HedCold · 03-15-2006, 05:17 AM

and welcome back kotter!

HedCold · 03-15-2006, 05:19 AM

it creates a text file that looks like this

Code:
<ASX version = "3.0">

<Entry>

<Param Name = "ad" Value = "false" />

<Param Name = "moid" Value = ":kid:aol_hqv:aol_hiq:moid:0a0fe299-2ae9-c654-793a-6bdadff6194d" />

<Ref href = "urn:kid:aol_hqv:aol_hiq:moid:0a0fe299-2ae9-c654-793a-6bdadff6194d" />

</Entry>

</ASX>

i wonder if they switch the ad value to true, if we'll be able to switch it back

HollywoodJewMoses · 03-15-2006, 05:22 AM

nerd alert@!

HedCold · 03-15-2006, 05:40 AM

apparently theres 2 versions, the regular version which streams to your computer, or the Hi-Q version that you dl about a 275mb file. i've been usign the Hi-Q version, the streaming ones don't seem to work for me

Keyser Soze · 03-15-2006, 07:07 AM

spencer for hire!

Galt · 03-15-2006, 03:56 PM

Misfits of Science!

GonzoStyle · 03-15-2006, 05:27 PM

64mb of ram and windows 98 aint gonna cut, I feel left out.

Goatweed · 03-15-2006, 07:34 PM

unless they show Silver Spoons, I'm not interested.

GonzoStyle · 03-15-2006, 07:38 PM

remind you of your childhood.

Goatweed · 03-15-2006, 07:59 PM

yep, especially when my uncle used to eat my ass with a silver spoon.

GET IT??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

GonzoStyle · 03-15-2006, 08:19 PM

that's sad

Goatweed · 03-15-2006, 08:25 PM

whats sadder is we were poor, so the spoon was really stainless steel.

GonzoStyle · 03-15-2006, 08:52 PM

I meant sad for your uncle, having to scrounge around in your awful asshole!

Goatweed · 03-15-2006, 10:22 PM

yeah, all that shit caked on it and whatnot. poor fella.

GonzoStyle · 03-15-2006, 10:38 PM

shit cake is such a funny term, like poopies... or break it up into poo pies!