not quite what yer looking fer but these'll keep ya busy,lol:
NON-DOWNLOAD TV:
JOOX.NET
http://www.joox.net
In2TV
AOL's In2TV claims the largest selection of free TV shows on the Web.
You won't find this season's latest releases, but you're bound to see
memorable favorites. There are episodes of Gilligan's Island, Welcome
Back Kotter, Babylon 5, The Ben Stiller Show and more. There also is a
mix of childhood favorites like Rocky and Bullwinkle, The Jetsons and
Looney Tunes.
http://television.aol.com/in2tv
Yahoo! TV
Yahoo!'s new site sets out to be the ultimate TV watcher's companion.
To start, it features schedules for broadcast and premium programming.
You can watch preview or summary clips of the latest shows. If you
have a TiVo, you can schedule recordings from the site. You also can
join the Yahoo! TV community and rate individual series episodes.
http://tv.yahoo.com/
Link TV
Link TV is an original online source of documentaries and news. Many
of the available programs focus on foreign cultures and political and
environmental issues. The site relies on donations and encourages
activism in environmental organizations.
http://www.linktv.org/experience/
TV Land
TV Land is dedicated to the TV shows of yesteryear. Revel in memorable
scenes from MASH, Get Smart, I Love Lucy, All in the Family, The Odd
Couple and more. You can also watch recent interviews with the stars
for their insights. One of the real gems on the site is the
Retromercials section. TV commercials do not age well, but they
certainly become interesting and funny. Be sure to catch the "Where's
the Beef?" commercial.
http://www.tvland.com/video/
Discovery Channel
Watch the best of Discovery Channel's interesting mix of programs. For
example, go from dinosaur documentaries to the World's Ugliest Dog
Competition. Also check out the Video Downloads section. Alongside the
pay selections are free full-length offerings every week.
http://animal.discovery.com/beyond/
Connecting a PC to a TV
Q:My new plasma TV has a PC connection. Is it possible to network the television with my computers? I would like to use the TV for Web surfing. I would also like to use the computer to record television shows. It seems that should be possible. But I’m not sure how to do it.
A:You can certainly connect your computer and network to your television. In fact, there are several ways to do it.
The simplest way is to use the television as a computer monitor. You simply cable your video card to the appropriate television jack. To see the computer desktop, select the computer as the television input.
Provided that your computer is networked, you can access content on other computers. You would need a mouse and a keyboard to navigate on the computer. Your television remote will only control the television.
There are a couple of problems with this setup. Obviously, the computer would need to be in the same room. You might be okay with that. Some people don’t want a computer sitting beside their TV set.
Resolution could be a problem
Also, your video card's resolution might be too low for the television. This means the picture would be less than desirable. You could buy a new video card. If you do, I recommend a DVI or HDMI output. This will yield the best picture quality.
Your television may only have one HDMI input. You can buy a DVI-to-HDMI cable, if needed. If you need more HDMI inputs, you can buy an HDMI switch to accommodate them.
This will take care of video going from the computer to the television. It won’t allow you to use your computer as a DVR.
For that, you need a TV tuner card. You can buy ones that go into an empty PCI slot. Or, you can buy ones that attach via USB. Whatever you buy, it should have a digital (ATSC) tuner. Otherwise, it will be obsolete by 2009.
Signal enters through computer
The television signal will come in to your computer. Software will record your shows. The video will then go through the video card to your television. If your computer's TV tuner has a remote, it controls DVR functions. I have a column that explains how computers are used as DVRs.
There is another way to do this. You’d have to give up Web surfing, though. You could use a media hub (or extender) to connect your computer to your television. There are wired and wireless varieties. You won’t have full use of the computer. However, a media hub easily accesses videos, pictures and music.
You probably still will need a TV tuner card on your computer. I have not seen media hubs that include DVR capabilities. Some TiVos have features similar to media hubs, though. Of course, TiVo requires a subscription.
FREEWARE TV PLAYERS:
1. Stream Your Favorite Shows Over the Internet
* ABC Full Episode Player
http://dynamic.abc.go.com/streaming/landing
* NBC Video Rewind
http://www.nbc.com/Video/
* CBS Innertube
http://www.cbs.com/innertube/
2. Roll Your Own DVR and Watch TV on Your Time
It's never been easier to turn your current or old computer into a dedicated digital video recorder with which you can schedule, record, and watch your favorite television shows—and none of these methods require any sort of pricey monthly subscription. There are tons of great media center apps, the most popular of which are Windows Media Center (XP or Vista), SageTV, BeyondTV, GBPVR, MediaPortal, and MythTV.
We're partial to Windows Media Center and
SageTV
http://www.sagetv.com/
and if you're looking to get started in this direction, we can help you out:
Windows Media Center:
BeyondTV
http://www.snapstream.com/products/beyondtv/
GBPVR
http://www.gbpvr.com/
MediaPortal
http://www.team-mediaportal.com/
MythTV.
http://www.mythtv.org/
* Turn Your Windows PC into a Media Center Powerhouse On the Cheap
http://lifehacker.com/software/hack-attack/turn-your-windows-pc-into-a-media-center-powerhouse-on-the-cheap-298408.php
* Eight Killer Media Center Plug-ins
http://lifehacker.com/software/media-center/8-killer-windows-media-center-plugins-212345.php
4. Watch On-Demand Content with Joost
Joost is a cross platform (Windows/Mac), freeware television streaming application. By partnering with different network and cable content providers, Joost provides very high quality, on-demand streams of a wide range of shows, from CSI to Aqua Teen Hunger Force (the list grows regularly). For a closer look, check out our screenshot tour of Joost. Even better, Joost just dropped their invite-only requirement, so if you haven't tried it yet, now's your chance.
http://www.joost.com/download/
5. Do It All with Miro
http://www.getmiro.com
6. Tape It Off the Internet
Previously mentioned web site Tape It Off the Internet (TIOTI) is an online television aggregator of sorts, allowing you to search for a show you want to watch and then offering several different options for viewing it. For example, if you're looking for the latest episode of Heroes, TIOTI may provide you with one link to a streaming online video of the episode, another link to a torrent to download the episode, or an additional link to buy it in iTunes—among other helpful information like episode summaries. If you've got a preferred method of streaming or downloading your favorite shows (for example, you really like BitTorrent), TIOTI probably isn't the first place you want to go. But if you've had trouble finding a show using other methods, you might get lucky and find a link that'll take you to the episode you're looking for at TIOTI.
http://lifehacker.com/software/television/download-tv-torrents-and-watch-tv-online-with-tioti-306127.php
Maksil Player 1.0.26 Beta (Freeware)
from Softpedia - Latest software
A recorded TV show player that simplifies skipping TV commercials.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Video-Players/Maksil-Player.shtml
Television: Download TV Torrents and Watch TV Online with TIOTI
Web site Tape It Off the Internet (TIOTI) is an online television portal designed to help you find and watch your favorite TV shows, either through streaming online video, BitTorrent downloads, or links to purchase the episode or season from iTunes or Amazon. The goal of TIOTI is to make finding and watching your favorite television shows easier than your regular BitTorrent experience—sort of a "non-geek" BitTorrent tracker and then some. TIOTI takes some getting used to, but if you've never been happy with the BitTorrent experience (even after our beginner and intermediate guides), Tape It Off the Internet might be worth a try.
http://www.tioti.com/
HIGHLY RECCOMEMDED
Miro
download youtube,google videos and more.
vintage cartoons,tv shows [ Roy Rodgers,Dick Tracy,ect ] and whatever your heart desires ]
http://www.getmiro.com
Radio-TV-Browsertools 2.0 (Freeware)
from Softpedia - Latest software
Surf withmMusic and watch Free-TV from browser! Record your favorite
music.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Internet-Radio-TV-Player/Radio-TV-Browsert\
ools.shtml
ItIsBlue TV description
A free service that offers 3000+ channels from 140 countries
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Internet-Radio-TV-Player/ItIsBlue-TV.shtml
JLCs Internet TV description
A program for watching over 1000 free online TV channels
JLC's Internet TV is an application that lets you watch free online TV channels. JLC's Internet TV automatically finds over 1300 channels and has an online updater.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Internet-Radio-TV-Player/JLCs-Internet-TV.shtml
RECCOMENDED
Wimamp
http://www.winamp.com
Digital TV 2050 description
The future of Television brought to you today
Digital TV 2050 is the future of Television brought to you today.
Digital TV 2050 helps you watch hundreds of TV channels, listen to hundreds of radio stations from around the world.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Internet-Radio-TV-Player/Digital-TV-2050.shtml
TVUPlayer description
A free program that enables viewers to watch high quality live Television programs around the world
TVUPlayer is a free program that enables viewers to watch high quality live Television programs around the world.
TVU networks brings you programs from around the world that you can't get from your local cable and satellite providers.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Internet-Radio-TV-Player/TVUPlayer.shtml
RECCOMENDED
Joost description
Joost is a new way of watching TV on the internet
Joost is a new way for you to watch TV on the internet. With Joost, you get all the things you love about TV, including a high-quality full-screen picture, hundreds of full-length shows and easy channel-flipping.
You get great internet features too, such as search, chat and instant messaging, built right into Joost - so you find shows quickly and talk to your friends while you're watching them. And with no schedules to worry about, you can watch whatever you want, whenever you like - as often as you want. Joost is completely free and works with most modern personal computers and Intel Mac-based computers with a broadband connection.
http://www.joost.com/
Here are many reasons, why you will want Our Sports Toolbar:
Includes a state-of-the-art Pop-up blocker, plus a cookie/history/cache cleaner.
Watch Live Sports TV right from the toolbar! Need to watch a game? Do it live!
Get notified when you receive new e-mails to your POP3, Yahoo!, Gmail, or Hotmail accounts right from your toolbar (No need to manually check your e-mails any more!)
Listen to the radio while online. Comes with over 1,500 pre-set stations that have rock, pop, country, jazz, alternative, blues, Latin, dance, oldies, and many more stations built in. Plus you can add any station you want, including sports or talk radio. Most radios take a long time to buffer, you have to open another program, and they are just not convenient. Our radio loads quickly and you can change stations in a jiffy. Takes very little bandwidth. You will find yourself using the radio button on the toolbar, because it is very easy, quick, and takes little effort or bandwidth! Welcome to the future of online radio.
Perform a search powered by Google, or use Our Search for sports and recreation searching from anywhere on the web.
Get up-to-date local and global weather forecasts. Automatically finds your local area. No more going to your homepage or a weather site. It is conveniently located on your toolbar. You will like our weather feature, as it is simple and quick, and gets right to the point!
RSS Feed is state of the art, and very easy to use. Sports and recreation content comes directly to you with ease, is very easy to delete or unsubscribe.
http://www.worldtvtoolbar.com/sportsbar/
TV TOOLS
TV Toolbox
allows you to edit recordings, convert recordings and define rules to automatically convert just recorded TV shows to a specific format.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_6_212_35081.html
Why when i try to download a tv series am i always shown several rapidshare links?
there is usually about 5-6 parts to download. but when i go to rapidshare i can download 1 part at a time, with about 200mins between it. everybody in the cyber world seems to think these links are great and says "thanx, great quality" and i'm left tearing my hair out taking 6 days to download 1 episode. I know that i am missing something, and i know that all of these people are not paying for premium accounts. illegal downloaders don't pay for sites. so what is tghe big secret, how can i download these shows with mutliple parts??
There is a program to automate the process, but you will still have to wait. Here is the website.
Source(s):
http://www.rapget.com/en/
OR
Its a lot easier to use torrents. Download bittorrent from
http://www.bittorrent.com
Go to
http://www.isohunt.com
type in the tv show and episode you want. Ex: prison break s03e01 for prison break season 3 episode 1.
Download and open it in bittorrent.