Watching Internet tV on Ubuntu?

[Johnsie]

I'm looking for some easy to install programs for watching online TV in Ubuntu. On Windows I use Sopcast, PPStream and TVU. There are a tonne of other TV watching programs and they are easy to install. Are there any good ones for Linux or would I be better using Windows to watch TV online?

[ajgreeny]

This may not be quite what you wanted but have a look at http://wwitv.com/television/217.htm which allows you to view a lot of non DRM television streamed from around the world.

[mamamia88]

ever hear of hulu?

[armageddon08]

Try Miro (http://www.getmiro.com/)

[darthmob]

zattoo (http://zattoo.com/) is not bad!

[kostkon]

A good sopcast player is this (http://code.google.com/p/sopcast-player/).

[jjgomera]

sopcast clients, choose :):

http://code.google.com/p/sopcast-player/ thread here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1032901)
http://code.google.com/p/qsopcast/ mod here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=703409)
http://code.google.com/p/gsopcast/
http://code.google.com/p/gmlive/ thread here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=832821&highlight=gmlive)
http://code.google.com/p/wxsopcast/
sopcaster (http://petepr.drivehq.com/humpty/)

tvants run fine with wine

other like tvu, ppstream, uusee i never couldnt run with wine

you can try too vuze for not live events, is in repo

[LowSky]

ever hear of hulu?

lol.... nope never...

There are many websites that host TV and Movies out there. most work with Ubutnu very well, and some dont (I tallking about you FOX.com and NBC.com, why you guys dont work yet Hulu does is a mystery)

[humpty88]

This may not be quite what you wanted but have a look at http://wwitv.com/television/217.htm which allows you to view a lot of non DRM television streamed from around the world.

great link!:D

[blastus]

This may not be quite what you wanted but have a look at http://wwitv.com/television/217.htm which allows you to view a lot of non DRM television streamed from around the world.

That's a really cool website. Is it legal in U.S. and Canada?

[smartboyathome]

That's a really cool website. Is it legal in U.S. and Canada?

I don't think so since the shows they stream aren't encrypted.

[swoll1980]

There's a Linux version of Sopcast. Works great!

[blastus]

I don't think so since the shows they stream aren't encrypted.

Hmm I'm not sure how being encrypted (DRM'd) is relevant.

[connorh123]

Said earlier, you should try hulu.
It's an evil plot to take over the universe, enjoy. http://hulu.com

[blastus]

Said earlier, you should try hulu.
It's an evil plot to take over the universe, enjoy. http://hulu.com

Hulu is only accessible from U.S.-based IP addresses. Some work around it by using a U.S. proxy server though.

[swoll1980]

Said earlier, you should try hulu.
It's an evil plot to take over the universe, enjoy. http://hulu.com

When I looked at hulu I could only find pieces of TV shows. Can you watch whole episodes? Also try channelsurfing.net

[TBOL3]

Yes you can watch whole episodes. However, I've noticed that hulu seems to be very slow, a site like youtube, I can watch a video, and if it has a buffering problem, it is usually because someone near me is using a lot of bandwidth (or I've killed my connection), but hulu, pauses all the time to rebuffer, and it really kills the experience. THis seems to happen on both my wifi card, and on an physically connected computer.

[JackieChan]

I'm curious about this myself

[connorh123]

I think hulu is fine for TV.

[sffvba[e0rt]

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