Tell Me About Internet TV...

[68TriShield]

I have this feature on my new laptop computer and have a couple questions.

1) Is it a resource hog?
2) Is the free portion worth using?
3) Is it worth bothering with for someone that doesn't watch a lot of TV in first place?

[RGD.]

I looked at it briefly the other day - it seemed limited and the stuff was a lot of clips. Again I really didn't spend a lot of time with it though. Guess it's like most stuff - get what you pay for.



Ron

Haven't heard of this Dave, is it a subscription service?

How would it be any different from Hulu, or any of the other sites where you can watch full episodes for free?

If it's this:

http://download.cnet.com/Internet-TV...-10848472.html

doesn't seem to be well regarded by some users

try these instead:

http://internet-tv-sites-review.toptenreviews.com/

[kydsid]

Dave,

what kind of internet tv there are so many variations I couldn't even begin to count. What is the model of laptop, maybe then I can look it up and help.

[68TriShield]

It's a Dell Inspiron Jason.

I guess I am more interested in knowing if it's a heavy handed(resource hog) application like Skype.
If that is the case, I'm no longer interested

Vic,I'm just trying to get some general information on internet TV in general.

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by 68TriShield

Vic,I'm just trying to get some general information on internet TV in general.

Lotsa TV available. hulu, justintv, channelchooser, channelsurfing.net, tvu networks. The big 4 networks stream programs on their sites too.

[kydsid]

Originally Posted by 68TriShield

It's a Dell Inspiron Jason.

I guess I am more interested in knowing if it's a heavy handed(resource hog) application like Skype.
If that is the case, I'm no longer interested

Vic,I'm just trying to get some general information on internet TV in general.

Dave,

Until it gathers steam, like the Skype issue really no way of knowing if it is a resource hog (unless someone sends me their laptop, lol). Regardless since the new dell's come with a min of 2gig dual core CPU and 3 gig DDR it shouldn't matter unless you are compiling a program or something. With that Skype shouldn't even be an issue until you try to do 10 things at once.

As far as is it worth it I'd say no but I know my options.

The aforementioned services are pretty good but I prefer ninjavideo.net