[TriLUG] OT- The death of TV?

[Kevin J.]

I just got an e-mail to download the beta of Joost, and it's pretty awesome. 

Given the lack of any compelling content on cable TV, and the VHS(or higher)-quality of streaming video, I'd give cable TV programming another 5 years at most (IPTV anyone?). 

There is currently no version available for Linux, but I tend to think it will be available eventually as there is an entire section for "Other Platforms" on their forum. There is a Mac version, but this competes directly with Apple TV so I'm sure Apple is not to keen on it. In fact, this makes a very compelling argument for purchasing a Mac Mini for a few hundred dollars more than an Apple TV, and simply doing away with cable TV altogether. The Mac Mini already has a remote and a slick UI that works very well with a HDTV; and now with Joost, it would be reasonable to never watch cable TV again. 

It says I can invite others to try it out so if anyone is interested, just send me an e-mail off-list. There are some complaints on the forum about invites not working, but I haven't tried it yet.

Kevin
 
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