Re:Netflix and Hulu are Not Killing Cable
by pessimizer on Wednesday April 23, 2014 @02:42PM
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Nothing's more convenient than finding a torrent of a hit show. The process involves typing "daily show" into a search bar, hitting enter, then clicking "download torrent" on the one that looks like what you want (which will normally be at the top of the list.)
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Re:Netflix and Hulu are Not Killing Cable
by devindotcom on Wednesday April 23, 2014 @04:04PM
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You're skipping over the whole part where you have to download and configure a torrent client, and get a video player that reads MKVs and other containers encoded with x264... and probably a few other steps. Compared with hitting the power button a TV and clicking up and down until you find something, the torrenting process is labyrinthine. (Popcorn Time and others, of course, fix this somewhat)
Re:Netflix and Hulu are Not Killing Cable
by pessimizer on Wednesday April 23, 2014 @04:19PM
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Because it's a one time setup. You're skipping the sometimes multi-week process of getting cable installed.
Re:Netflix and Hulu are Not Killing Cable
by Patrick_Devine on Wednesday April 23, 2014 @11:06PM
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Typing "thedailyshow.com" into a browser and just watching the show and having AdBlock+ remove all the ads is pretty convenient. A large percentage of people are using ad blocking software anyway, so setup once and forget about it.