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ivi.tv now cary locals from NY, LA, Chi and Sea!!

I Love these guys. I'm on my trial month. It's a great service. Especially for time shifting programs. Last night I was out food shopping and missed my local East Coast feed of Cops and America's Most Wanted. So when I came home I just watched them from FOX 11 in Los Angeles.

FilmOn.com also offers a similar service, but they aren't having as much luck legally as ivi.tv is. A bunch of their channels got shut off. It's to bad because the picture quality of Filmon.com is better.

I do hope these services stick around though. The channel selection that ivi.tv offers is awesome if you like to watch out of town affiliates.
 
This sounds better than cable. You say the picture is not that clear, it looks
clear on their example page.......I guess you mean the picture is 90-95% clear?????

Question 2: I know my HDTV has a computer input on it. How would I hook that up.....
run something from my computer monitor to the tv......or just hook the DSL up to the TV?????
 
Why does this company need to collect personal data?
Why does my computer say THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WEBSITE SECURITY CERTIFICATE?

So you have to send them a certifed letter to cancel????
Too many red flags on this thang!!!!!
 
gregg75 said:
This sounds better than cable. You say the picture is not that clear, it looks
clear on their example page.......I guess you mean the picture is 90-95% clear?????

Question 2: I know my HDTV has a computer input on it. How would I hook that up.....
run something from my computer monitor to the tv......or just hook the DSL up to the TV?????
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Well ivi.tv runs at about 12 frames per second. So the motion isn't as smooth as TV. It's pretty good, but it could be better. Picture is definitely clear. No doubt about it. But when watching it you will see what I'm talking about. Go for the trial month. They only charged my credit card one penny just to make sure it was valid.


I hooked my living room TV to my laptop using a long cable to the VGA imput on the back of my TV. I got one of those cables that has an audio wire attached to it as well. Found it on Amazon.com. So my living room TV pretty much doubles as a big computer monitor if I want it to. I just watch ivi.tv that way.

Besides the frame rate issue I brought up, the only other problem I have with them is the fact that the player they have pretty much looks like a web browser. So even when you go full screen you are still left with top and bottom task bars on your screen. I would rather watch TV without bars. But at the moment that is just how their player works. Filmon has a much better player. When you make it full screen it actually looks like television and not like you are watching something on the internet.

ivi.tv is still cool though. Definitely try it out. It's well worth it.
 
gregg75 said:
Why does this company need to collect personal data?
Why does my computer say THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WEBSITE SECURITY CERTIFICATE?

So you have to send them a certifed letter to cancel????
Too many red flags on this thang!!!!!
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I just think they are getting some kinks worked out. They just started a couple of months ago. They are run by a big company. They are not a scam and I wouldn't worry. I didn't read anything about a certified letter to cancel. I don't think that is the case. They offer subscription options when you login and I'm pretty sure one of the options that I saw was a cancel button if you want to get rid of the service.
 
Ok, it does appear to be the real thing. I was afraid my information was going to
Nigeria or somewhere.

I do see that the company is being sued by networks and TV stations for copyright
infringment though. Hopefully if they were forced to shut down they would stop
billing you.

WHAT DO SOME OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THINK ABOUT THIS.........as this is the
first time I've even heard of them?
 
They've been sued by the Networks because they see ivi.tv has a threat. Threat or no threat it's a damn cool service. They did win one battle when the Networks couldn't get them to shut down yet. FilmOn didn't fair so well. So perhaps Ivi.tv has a better argument to keep operating. I hope so. I'm sticking with them for as long as they are around.
 
gregg75 said:
This sounds better than cable. You say the picture is not that clear, it looks
clear on their example page.......I guess you mean the picture is 90-95% clear?????

Question 2: I know my HDTV has a computer input on it. How would I hook that up.....
run something from my computer monitor to the tv......or just hook the DSL up to the TV?????
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I just unhooked the monitor cable from the monitor and plugged it into the TV. My computer has only one monitor output, so for me it's either big screen OR small screen. If your computer allows you to hook up two monitors, then just run a second cable to the TV. Another option is to get a video switch: Run one cable from the computer to the switch and then cables to the TV and your computer screen. Me, I've gotten to like "big screen" computing.
 
Skynet74 said:
They've been sued by the Networks because they see ivi.tv has a threat. Threat or no threat it's a damn cool service. They did win one battle when the Networks couldn't get them to shut down yet. FilmOn didn't fair so well. So perhaps Ivi.tv has a better argument to keep operating. I hope so. I'm sticking with them for as long as they are around.
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I'll give these guys credit for being creative with the question of legality. They went to court first to try to get a declaration that they weren't in violation of copyright laws. The NAB filed a response to that opposing their point of view.Then the networks sued them. Ivi.tv claim the compulsory licensing part of the copyright law gives them the right to rebroadcast these signals as long as they pay the stations and don't alter the programming. What they are ignoring is the fact that there is a whole separate set of regulations regarding the retransmission of TV stations and networks. My guess is they are claiming those regulations only apply to cable and satellite, not the internet. Ivi will lose and be forced to stop. They have at least bought themselves some time with their creative legal move.
 
i think this is a great service because i just noticed that the me tv service is on there now so i can check that out!! i like to watch out of market stuff, sometimes you can see games like lakers cause unlike boston they carry there local teams on regular tv rather then cable!!!
 
Isn't there also a service that lets you order cigarettes and booze over the net?
I'm sure they think they've found the magic legal loophole, too. ::)
 
If you look hard enough you can find every Network streamed and available by someone. They aren't always available in one neat and tidy spot like they are with ivi.tv . However no matter what the Networks say, streaming of their content is going to continue on. There will always be people who stream it. One link will get shut down and another one will pop up. This will continue.
 
Wbzfm2010 said:
i think this is a great service because i just noticed that the me tv service is on there now so i can check that out!! i like to watch out of market stuff, sometimes you can see games like lakers cause unlike boston they carry there local teams on regular tv rather then cable!!!
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I agree. It's an awesome service. As a kid I wanted my parents to buy a satellite dish for things like this. So I could watch out of market television. Now it's possible and I don't even the need the freaking Dish. lol
 
HEY DAVE........I'm watching Me-Tv in Chicago.

I figured I'd give this a try. It's probably worth a box of cereal a month......for as long as it lasts.
The picture is a tad fuzzy, but across the room you don't really notice.

I'd put this akin to Napster when it first came out. They're doing it. It may not be legal, but
enjoy it while it lasts.....................Napster was finally able to go legit.

To me this is actually a new TOASTER or invention, and I think it should be allowed to continue.
Imagine someday being in New York and able to watch your local station way back in Hazard, Ky!!!

That's what I call progress.
 
I agree that this sort of thing will continue to go on regardless of lawsuits. It is still likely illegal. I can't imagine supporting a venture that would do something like that.
 
Another legal tangle may involve transmission of stations outside their home market -- satellite companies are generally restricted from broadcasting stations outside their home markets, with exemptions being for areas where there are no local affiliates for any given network. No doubt the FCC also has these restrictions for internet rebroadcasts as well.
 
Maybe that is an old rule and it's time to get rid of it. I think more choices would only make
TV more competitive and enjoyable for all. Hey, if you can stream radio, why not TV?

Nothing wrong with listening to a radio station in Chicago on the internet, why should TV
be any different? You're hearing Chicago commercials and stations at the expense of
locals and you have that choice/right to do so, why should TV be an exception?
 
Obviously, you are not a local advertiser who pays good money to have their ads (not) be seen by the local audience.
Wait until those rogue websites have to pay money for their programming, and have to bombard you with pop-up ads to pay the bills.
 
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