I am SO hooked on web TV!

gnarlydog — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:45:04 GMT

Thanks to shows like "Tiki Bar TV" and "Cerealized!" I am not only hooked on web based sitcom-like shows, but I am convinced this is the start of the second "Golden Age of Television". Check your history books kids...or, maybe your history web pages would be more appropriate, but the types of shows being developed and distributed are reminiscent of the old TV shows that were popular from the 50's through the 60's. (More info here: http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/G/htmlG/goldenage/goldenage.htm ) What the internet and e-commerce has done to level the business playing field it is now doing for video and music! The web is allowing regular, everyday folks to write, direct, film and produce their own short films and sitcom shows and all without an agent, or a huge overstuffed budget, or a bunch of suits telling them what they can and can't do. Okay, so the audience isn't huge yet, but think back to television in the 60's and 70's (or read about it if you are too young to remember), but televisions were expensive pieces of furniture that didn't work very well and not everyone could afford one. Well, by today's standard of living, a new computer with a year's worth...

Welcome to the digital age...

gnarlydog — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:11:38 GMT

I figure this entry should have a quick statement of what I expect to accomplish...NOTHING. My EVA8000 helps me get MORE out of my TV!!! I plan on wasting a TON of time playing with my EVA and posting to MDE forums and blogs and articles. This thing is the perfect item for tech savvy, web addicts who can't get enough on their PC so we need to spread the web to our entertainment systems. WORKS FOR ME!!! My plan for the next few weeks is work through every feature I can on my EVA8000 and post tips, links, and humorous experiences. So far I have streamed content from my laptop (YouTube, Flickr, etc), watched recorded video on a USB hard drive, and messed around with RSS feeds. Of these, I think the RSS feeds offer the most unique option for retrieving content for the box. I've added a few feeds (text, audio, and video) - unfortunately the video feeds are a bit tempermental. Of the 30 or so I added, only 4 worked well - most of the failures were from dead feeds or incompatible file types. I will add hot links to my blog as I find them....

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I am SO hooked on web TV!

Welcome to the digital age...