Videos, Movies, and TV on the Web
by Sol Libes
www.libes.com/sol/tv


****Videos****

Video on the web - Examples
        YouTube -most popular video website - http://www.youtube.com/  example1 example2
        Google Video - http://video.google.com/
        Yahoo Video - http://video.search.yahoo.com/
        The Open Video Project http://www.open-video.org/
        University Lectures - Examples
                Princeton University - http://www.princeton.edu/WebMedia/lectures/
                MIT - http://mitworld.mit.edu/
                Stamford University - http://itunes.stanford.edu/
        Revver - http://revver.com/revver/
        Digg - community-based news & blogging - http://digg.com/
        Examples of Videos I uploaded to the web
                    Google Video - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1468396112230538423
                    YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpe09Npx8HM
                How to upload videos to YouTube: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=upload+videos+to+YouTube&btnG=Search
                How to upload videos to Google Video: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=upload+videos+to+Google+Video&btnG=Search

Video Podcasts
        iTunes: download software to your system
            1. In left pane select "Podcasts"
            2. In bottom right corner click on "Podcast Directory" to open directories view.
            3.  In Video Podcasts pane select the one you want to subscribe to.
            4. Download videos you want to view.
            5. Videos appear in lower left pane.

 ****Movies****

Movies on the web
        Free Movies http://emol.org/movies/
        Find Free Movies on web - http://websearch.about.com/od/searchtipoftheday/qt/freemovie.htm
        Find Free Movies on web - http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/
        Emol - Movies & Videos - http://emol.org/movies/
        Internet Movie Archive - http://www.archive.org/details/movies
        Fancast - Movies & TV shows - http://www.fancast.com/movies *
        Hulu - Movies & TV shows http://www.hulu.com/
        Graboid Video - 15,000 free movies - http://www.graboid.com/ 
        HowCoolWasThat - Movies & Videos - http://www.howcoolwasthat.com
        Bored - free movies, cartoons, documentaries, newsreels  - http://www.bored.com/watchfilms/
        Amazon Video ($1.99-$3.99 each) http://www.amazon.com/gp/video/ontv/start

****TV****

TV Programs on the Web      
           *  Best viewed with dual-processor computer, 128MB graphics memory, 1GB+ RAM, and 2Mbits/sec ISP.
           *  ISP may limit time as a typical hour of TV is 200MB of data (e.g. Comcast: 250GB/month limit)  

   Broadcast TV Programs - Examples       
                PBS TV - http://www.pbs.org/video/?campaign=pbshomepage_videoagg_link
                NJN TV - http://www.njn.net/television/
                CBS TV - click on "Watch Full Episodes Free" button - http://www.cbs.com/
                NBC TV - http://www.nbc.com/Video/       
                ABC TV - http://abc.go.com/
                FOX TV - http://fox.com/home.htm
      Cable & Satellite Programs - Examples
                MSNBC TV - http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us
                CNN (Click on TV Programs) - http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/
                Comedy Central - http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml
                HGTV - http://www.hgtv.com/
                HBO - http://www.hbo.com/
    Old TV Programs
                TV4U
http://tv4u.com/
             In2tv http://video.aol.com/show/in2tv

Aggregators -  watch multiple TV channels
Videos, TV shows, movies, radio
         OVGuide - http://www.ovguide.com/
         Truveo - http://www.truveo.com/
          SnagFilms - http://www.snagfilms.com/
View full-length TV shows from major TV networks, and more. 
         Requires downloading and installing media player software.  

                      Hulu - http://www.hulu.com/
                      Fancast - http://www.fancast.com/full_episodes       
                      Miro (Windows, Mac, Linux) -  http://www.getmiro.com/
                      Graboid Video  - free TV Worldwide - http://www.graboid.com/
                      iTV Internet TV - claims 3,000 Channels - http://www.internettvaccess.com/
                      KatchTV (Linux) - http://www.digitalunleashed.com/giving.php
                      Apple iTunes - http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
                      Amazon Unbox - http://www.amazon.com/Unbox-Video-Downloads/b?ie=UTF8&node=16261631    
                      Joost (Windows & Mac) - http://www.joost.com/
                      In2TV (AOL - free) - http://television.aol.com/in2tv

Watch Live TV from around the world
          StreamingTheNet - http://www.streamingthe.net/tv_search.php?p=1349&s=bbc&start=
                Recommended for viewing BBC TV blocked to non-BBC subscribers

Watch TV from around the world - download software
       OnLine TV Player -  http://www.onlinetvplayer.com/download/
       Livestation  - http://www.livestation.com/       .
     VLC Media Player (using Shoutcast)
                Step 1: Download and install free VLC Midea Player
                Step 2: Open VLC player, and select View, then select Playlist, or press Ctrl + p to open the Playlist box.
                Step 3: Select Manage > Services Directory > Shoutcast TV. Dialogue box will appear listing all available channels.
                Step 4: Double click channel to view the link. Click link to stream the channel.
       

Connecting a Computer to a TV:     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpfnmnS5_WQ 
      Google search:  http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=connect+laptop+to+tv&aq=4&oq=connect+

Watch  Web TV on a Television Set - Hardware
                    Build a Windows Vista Home Theatre PC - http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2186980,00.asp
                    TiVo - download Internet Video to TV Set http://investor.tivo.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=284912
                    PCI card, USB stick TV tuner, Apple TV, Netflix (available late 2008)
                            MythTV, Windows Media Center, or software provided with hardware

The Future of TV and Video on the web
            IPTV - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPTV
            IPTV News - http://www.iptvdaily.com/
            Internet Television - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_television
            Mobile TV - e.g. AT&T & Verizon MediFLO system
            HD Video - do a Google search on "HD Video on web"

HDTV - HDTV basics: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Configuring_HDTV
               HDTV on a computer: http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,143531/article.html?tk=nl_esxhow
               Setting up an HD TV Home Theater - http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=421

 TV Converter Box Cupon Program - https://www.dtv2009.gov/