Free TV In Your Browser With Chrome TV
Last Updated on Saturday, 2 April 2011 11:17 Written by Alan Saturday, 7 May 2011 06:00
Google Chrome is perhaps the fastest growing web browser in today’s market. They have just released version 10 with lots of improvements and bug fug fixes. One of the hottest thing things in browser technology today is extensions or add-ons. We have covered several Chrome extensions in the past and we are also fans of internet-based TV. Marry the two together and you have our complete attention.
This one is a mixed bag though. On the upside there are over 3,000 channels available (covering many different languages) and it includes such things as Comedy Central and other popular networks. On the downside it is a bit slow to load, there is no way of grouping your favorite channels, and the user interface is less than spectacular.
The concept is excellent, but it does need some work to get it up the the Chrome standard. It’s currently on version 2.0.5 as of this writing. You can download it from the Chrome Extension store. Like all extensions it is free to use.
Tuner-Free TV in Media Center
Last Updated on Tuesday, 7 December 2010 06:55 Written by Alan Wednesday, 14 July 2010 08:00
Media Center is one of the most underrated technologies Microsoft has ever introduced. It allows you to enjoy live and recorded TV, video, movies, music and pictures with an interface suitable for the living room and compatible with a remote control.
Despite this, not many users of Media Center actually use it for it’s main purpose – recording and watching TV. Why? Well, it does not have the easiest setup. Installing a tuner card in the PC and setting up everything isn’t hard for a geek, but it’s also not a mom and dad operation.
However, what few have realized is that you don’t need to install a tuner card, hook up your cable box and go through the setup process to watch TV on your PC. Not only can you set up Amazon video-on-demand inside of Media Center and watch the built-in Netflix, but there’s a great selection of internet TV available as well.
Just scroll down to the TV listing in Media Center and you will find the, recently added, Internet TV. The internet TV “channels” are also available if you click on the Guide option. You can also add a desktop gadget that links to the available internet TV shows.
You will find both new and old full-length TV shows, as well as clips.
Now, if only we could get Hulu built into Media Center so we don’t have to use the “hack“.
