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Published: Jul 4, 2015
Author: sneakypete
Post Date: 2015-07-04 20:44:05 by sneakypete
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www.sling.com Above is the link to the homepage of sling tv,and below is a review by CNET magazine. www.cnet.com/news/sling-t...rything-you-need-to-know/ Anybody else at LF trying this streaming tv service? 1st week is free,and after that it is 20 bucks a month and you get AMC and TNT,among other stations. HBO is another $15 per month. There are also free movies for your basic monthy subscription,as well as pay movies. My Direct TV account was 70 bucks per month,but is creeping back up to a little over 100 bucks a month again,so I am looking for options. I subscribed and hook up to it using my ROKU player,but you can also do both on your PC,or even on your smart phone. Poster Comment: Just subscribed a couple hours ago,and have mixed feelings about it. A lot of the programs I would watch on it can also be watched on my Netflix and my Amazon Prime account for free,but not all. RIght now I have am/have been watching the History Channel on it,and the History Channel is also available on Netflix. Haven't checked to see if the programming is identical yet,though. Frankly,AMC and TNT are big draws for me and why I am looking into it. So far MY opinion is that it works as advertised,but there are a couple of negatives. The 2 big negatives is I don't see any way to record programs there yet,and the programming is hard to figure out. Frankly,I am spoiled by my Dish Network and Direct TV DVR's and their ability to check upcoming shows and record them instantly as well as VOD shows. Trying to find and view a program in episode order is at best "clunky" for me. I may just decide at the end of the 7 days that it's worth another 80 bucks a month to have the convenience of recording and an excellent search engine from Dish or Direct. My time may not be worth much dollar wise,but it is worth something to me and I would rather spend it watching shows than trying to find them and remember when they come on. What say yee?
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#29. To: GrandIsland (#27)
You and I are in agreement on that! Greatest series ever.
Never download an .exe file that claims it is a movie. It isn't. There shouldn't be any on the sites I've mentioned though.
LOL! I watch all the episodes when they are new,and then watch them again at least twice while waiting for the new season to begin. The same with Vikings,Breaking Bad,and a few others. In fact,I watch so many really good shows now that I can't remember the names of all of them. I actually keep a file on my desktop to remind me. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
BTW,I have no interest in downloading and saving movies as a general rule. Can I just stream them at these sites instead of downloading them? I know I can download and then delete them,but why bother to download it when you don't want to save it? Popcorn time is the only way I know of to stream these files without downloading the. I don't use it though. Because I like saving them. Because some of the older movies I like probably would download slow as not many people are sharing them. You can get an external HD for a hundred bucks that is 2TB. That would hold a ton of stuff.
Deadwood Tudors Sons of Anarchy Loved them all,and watched them all. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
I haven't seen vikings yet. But breaking bad and Thrones are among my favorites. Another really good TV series I watched was "12 monkeys" It was on the sci fi channel There are only 10 episodes out to date. Great show imo.
I binged on that the year before final season. Good show. Try Game of Thrones it is in my opinion better then breaking bad. And breaking bad is awesome.
BTW,there was a series titled "The Wire" that has now ended about cops and ghetto rats in Baltimore that you would probably like. Great stories,and some of the best acting in the biz. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
I've seen a few episodes of the wire. Or maybe just one. I liked it though. It is the prison movie right?
Never download an .exe file that claims it is a movie. It isn't. What about the files these services want you to download so you can access their services? Don't they have to be .exe files? Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
You should look at PirateBay and KickassTorrents as primary torrent sites. Outfits like Limewire are kinda dicey, just like Kazaa and Shareaza used to be. And like Kazaa/Shareaza, lots of bogus malware-filled downloads in their software offerings. While I don't recommend Vuze/Azureus because it is written in Java (a security threat), I do like uTorrent. For $5 a year, it lets you stream torrents as you download them. The free version forces you to wait for the download to complete before you play it. A client that takes a miniscule 1MB of RAM and is mostly written in assembler, it will run on even very old and outdated computers easily. With the streaming option, uTorrent makes every torrent site into a big Netflix for you. It supports RSS feeds so it will automatically download lists of new torrents for you, very handy for big sites like the ones I mentioned. KickassTorrents does offer easy-to-use RSS feeds for its major torrent categories like movies and TV shows and you can choose specialized RSS feeds, like for HD-movies-only. Outfits like Kazaa/Shareaza/Limewire have a lot of security holes and problems over the years, lots of downsides. Much of the time, their video feeds are second-rate quality. You're much better off to stay with the best-known torrent clients like uTorrent (or even Vuze) and the main torrent sites like PirateBay and KickAssTorrents.
Don't they have to be .exe files? I wouldn't do it. You don't need their fake crappy video players that are probably loaded with viruses.
I don't know about that. Lonesome Dove and Deadwood were pretty damn great,too. Still are. They are the rare exceptions to my rule to not buy movies or series. I own both and sometimes watch them again. I never get tired of viewing perfection. BTW,The Shield was pretty damn good,too. So is Justified. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
It isn't lime wire. Lime wire is peer to peer sharing with lots of virus potential. This is lime torrents. With only verified torrents and no viruses. They probably used the name lime torrents because of the old lime wire.
I never knew that about uTorrent. They must have added that since I last tried it out. Thank You.
Kick ass torrents is good. They have little crowns in front of the verified torrents. https://kat.cr/new/
I just looked up kickass torrents,and they also have a software package you have to download to view their content. This is the sort of software I am always suspicious of and hesitate to download. What are the chances of it being spyware/malware/trojan virus? Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
https://www.reddit.com/r/torrents/comments/32e9g1/getting_exe_every_time_i_try _to_download_for/
Don't they have to be .exe files? I wouldn't do it. Don't you have to download it to use their services? Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Not on the sites I mentioned. You have bitcomet or utorrnet installed. Then what you do is click on what is called the seed file. You download that seed file and it knows how to get the rest of the file automatically. There is no need for any other software. You can also just use google and type torrent after whatever you are searching for. Just check those files to make sure they aren't .exe. But you wont have to worry about that if you use the pirate bay, yiffy or lime torrents. Remember lime torrents is not lime wire that too conservative mentioned.
I wouldn't recommend it. But I don't think they have an official client. Most likely, that is a malware installer. Provide me a link and I'll check into it. Lots and lots of malware gets distributed through such bogus programs. Everyone I knows looks at Kickass via web browsers or the RSS reader in Vuze or uTorrent or in a standard RSS newsfeed reader. Here is a link to just KA's Highres - Movies, RSS feed. It has just the movie titles and the name of the torrent file to use to download it. So if you subscribed to Highres-Movies in uTorrent, you'd get a list like this, auto-updated every 5-10 minutes with all the latest Highres Movies from KA. You could read the RSS feed(s) and just click the ones you want to download. No browser, no special downloader for the torrent site like you have on some of these proprietary torrent sites. Just uTorrent and the RSS feed. The uTorrent (with $5 streaming option) and the RSS feature is all you'd really need to grab as much stuff as you like conveniently off KickassTorrents and use it like a roll-yer-own Netflix. If you don't care about instant streaming, you can use uTorrent Free. Speaking of YIFY, I noticed this little gem on KA but it can't be very high quality at only 1GB for 169 minutes: I decided to grab it. So it is downloading at 400-500kB/s and will finish in under 40 minutes. Plenty fast for immediate streaming. So I have to wait 40 minutes to watch, using uTorrent Free. If I paid the $5 a year for uTorrent Pro, I could start streaming it immediately, like Netflix would.
https://kickass.to/new/ Every time I copy and paste that the browser ends up opening https://kat.cr/new/ Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
I do? Did it come with Win 8.1? There is no need for any other software. That's what I needed to know. Thanks You can also just use google and type torrent after whatever you are searching for. A lot of the sites there are clone sites with malware. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
I wouldn't recommend it. But I don't think they have an official client. Most likely, that is a malware installer. Provide me a link and I'll check into it. Lots and lots of malware gets distributed through such bogus programs. Ok,I just checked on the latest kickass torrent URL I bookmarked,and it doesn't require the download file,but when I clicked on the True Detective tv show link to download there was no app required to download. I did just notice that my ZA software had stopped and treated a virus titled "?q=5nZH7" from "a.webboxwebs.info" info,but that could have came from one of the earlier URL's I used that took me to a spoof site. I just closed that window,loaded the .cr kickass torrent in my saved bookmarks again,clicked on tv,went to the same True Detective link again that has the crown again,and the instant I hit the "download" button Zone Alarm hit me with the same virus alert again. To be real clear,here are the URL's listed in order so you can check them in order and see what you come up with. https://kat.cr/new/ https://kat.cr/tv/ https://kat.cr/true-detective-s02e02-hdtv-x264-asap-ettv-t10861177.html http://e.netheral.com/bfff/?q=Tr...%20HDTV%20x264-ASAP[ettv] And once again ZA gave me the same virus hit. BTW,I have no idea why only one URL became a hot link. I tried multiple times to make them all hot links with no success. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
The S in https:// on LF prevents it from becoming a hot link. I recently learned this at another Pinguinite site. I think if you remove the S it will be hot linked and work. I'm certain that there is a programming reason for this which is beyond me.
Thanks,Fred. I will try to remember that in the future. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
I just removed the S from the three links you posted above. Let's see if they
work now.
kat.cr/new/ kat.cr/tv/ kat.cr/true-detective-s02...-asap-ettv-t10861177.html They work! Kewel! Thanks,Fred! BTW,did your virus software start screaming when you hit the last one? Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Pirate bay I used twice, both times I ended up with massive problems with virus and worms. I would never use it again. Others have told me they have no problem though.
I just downloaded the whole 3rd season of Homeland last night from Lime Torrents. Took over 6 hours using a Torrents player I got for free from the Windows Apps Store. The download went fine,but I can't get the damn player to play and it had 1900 positive feedbacks! I obviously did or am doing something wrong and it is driving me nuts. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Update your code c's.
You need to have something that is compatible with your video player. There is an ap called plex for the roku. It plays almost all video types. Also some of the higer def movies also have high def audio. So you would need to have correct audio setup to play them. You'll figure it out. It is a pain sometimes but it gets easy.
That would be a lot easier to do if I knew what they are and where they are. Not to mention how to use them. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
There is an ap called plex for the roku. It plays almost all video types. I downloaded a app from the Windows store named "Torrent" that had around 1900 positive votes and can't get it to play the videos. I am using Win 8.1 if that makes any difference. I am not trying to use my ROKU for this. I don't even know how to use it to download files from the web. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
CODE C's are just files that "translate" different videos depending on what "language" they are in. To get plex. You just look at the ROKU's free channels and add it. It plays pretty much everything. Also in the roku store. Is a channel called media player. That plays a lot of stuff too. It is just like adding channels to your roku. If you need a new media player for your PC. Get VLC media player. It is open source and plays loads of types of files. You could also use google to download a codec packet. Use a site like majorgeeks.com. They don't have adware in their downloads.
I have Netflix via ROKU. $7.99 per month and it streams movies to my TV (like YouTube streams to my computer). Things you know already I'm sure. My question is, piratebay is telling me I have to download their HD player first. How safe is that and why is that necessary? Second, I get the impression that you have to download the entire movie, then play it. True? And third, what's with the "anonymous" download? Is this because it's illegal? (Note: A "little bit" illegal counts as illegal.)
When the pirate bay was shut down earlier this year. A site called isohunt cloned the pirate bay site. Now there are bunches of them. Here is the real pirate bay www.thepiratebay.se No player needed. I think this pirate bay clone is ok too. Not positive www.thepiratebay.cr
I don't know what the anonymous download is. I've seen it but never used it.
thepiratebay.se changes to thepiratebay.gd and you don't want to go to thepiratebay.cr (will lock up your computer with a warning screen).
My guess is that it routes everything through an anonymizer website to hide identities. Which is why I asked the question about illegality.
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestBreaking bad was the best series I've ever watched.
#30. To: sneakypete (#26)
Even .exe files?
#31. To: A K A Stone (#25)
I would suggest Game of Thrones to binge watch.
#32. To: sneakypete (#28)
I have no idea what Bit Comet is.
#33. To: GrandIsland (#27)
Breaking Bad
#34. To: sneakypete (#31)
#35. To: GrandIsland (#27)
Sons of Anarchy
#36. To: GrandIsland (#27)
Breaking bad was the best series I've ever watched.
#37. To: sneakypete (#36)
#38. To: A K A Stone (#30)
Even .exe files?
#39. To: sneakypete, A K A Stone (#15)
#40. To: sneakypete (#38)
What about the files these services want you to download so you can access their services?
#41. To: Fred Mertz, GrandIsland (#29)
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You and I are in agreement on that! Greatest series ever.
#42. To: TooConservative (#39)
Outfits like Limewire are kinda dicey
#43. To: TooConservative (#39)
With the streaming option, uTorrent
#44. To: TooConservative (#39)
#45. To: TooConservative, A K A Stone (#39)
You should look at PirateBay and KickassTorrents as primary torrent sites.
#46. To: sneakypete (#45)
I just looked up kickass torrents,and they also have a software package you have to download to view their content.
#47. To: A K A Stone (#40)
What about the files these services want you to download so you can access their services?
#48. To: sneakypete (#47)
Don't you have to download it to use their services?
#49. To: sneakypete, A K A Stone (#45)
I just looked up kickass torrents,and they also have a software package you have to download to view their content.
#50. To: A K A Stone (#46)
https://www.reddit.com/r/torrents/comments/32e9g1/getting_exe_every_time_i_try _to_download_for/
#51. To: A K A Stone (#48)
You have bitcomet or utorrnet installed.
#52. To: TooConservative (#49)
I just looked up kickass torrents,and they also have a software package you have to download to view their content.
#53. To: sneakypete, Pinguinite (#52)
BTW,I have no idea why only one URL became a hot link.
#54. To: Fred Mertz (#53)
The S in https:// on LF prevents it from becoming a hot link.
#55. To: sneakypete (#54)
#56. To: Fred Mertz (#55)
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I just removed the S from the three links you posted above. Let's see if they work now.
#57. To: sneakypete (#52)
#58. To: sneakypete (#9)
#59. To: jeremiad, AKA Stone.Too Conservative (#58)
Pirate bay I used twice, both times I ended up with massive problems with virus and worms. I would never use it again. Others have told me they have no problem though.
#60. To: sneakypete (#59)
#61. To: sneakypete (#59)
#62. To: A K A Stone (#60)
Update your code c's.
#63. To: A K A Stone (#61)
You need to have something that is compatible with your video player.
#64. To: sneakypete (#63)
#65. To: A K A Stone (#64)
#66. To: misterwhite (#65)
#67. To: misterwhite (#65)
#68. To: A K A Stone (#66)
#69. To: A K A Stone (#67)
"I don't know what the anonymous download is. I've seen it but never used it."
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