Comments on: Videora, like TiVo for Torrents http://gigaom.com/2005/01/10/videora-like-tivo-for-torrents/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:03:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Om Malik : » Waiting for XBox 360 http://gigaom.com/2005/01/10/videora-like-tivo-for-torrents/#comment-5350 Om Malik : » Waiting for XBox 360 Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:30:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/01/10/videora-like-tivo-for-torrents/#comment-5350 <p>[...] Updated: The clock is counting down to the XBox 360 launch. Folks like Chris Anderson and Russell Beattie are waxing eloquent about the hottest new gaming platform and its ability to act as a bridge between television and Microsoft Media Center PCs. But all is not hunky dory, according to Sajeeth Cherian, who wrote the amazing Videora software. [...]</p> [...] Updated: The clock is counting down to the XBox 360 launch. Folks like Chris Anderson and Russell Beattie are waxing eloquent about the hottest new gaming platform and its ability to act as a bridge between television and Microsoft Media Center PCs. But all is not hunky dory, according to Sajeeth Cherian, who wrote the amazing Videora software. [...]

]]> By: Darkar http://gigaom.com/2005/01/10/videora-like-tivo-for-torrents/#comment-5349 Darkar Thu, 14 Apr 2005 08:59:13 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/01/10/videora-like-tivo-for-torrents/#comment-5349 <p>Hi everybody, if you are interested in downloading .torrent files using RSS feeds, you can also give a try to my own software : TvMistress -> http://darkar.free.fr/tvmistress/. It's really simple to use, no need to be a computer geek to use it ;). It uses RSS v2 feeds to automatically download your favourite shows. Plus it has various features like show search on yahoo! and more... It's free and available for Win32. For any questions -> darkar@free.fr. cya</p> <p>Darkar</p> Hi everybody, if you are interested in downloading .torrent files using RSS feeds, you can also give a try to my own software : TvMistress -> http://darkar.free.fr/tvmistress/. It’s really simple to use, no need to be a computer geek to use it ;). It uses RSS v2 feeds to automatically download your favourite shows. Plus it has various features like show search on yahoo! and more… It’s free and available for Win32. For any questions -> darkar@free.fr. cya

Darkar

]]> By: Mediaguy http://gigaom.com/2005/01/10/videora-like-tivo-for-torrents/#comment-5348 Mediaguy Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:47:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/01/10/videora-like-tivo-for-torrents/#comment-5348 <p>This software could be the missing link for getting rid of analog TV. I just wish the consumer electronics manufacturers would make non-interlaced PC screens as big and cheap as TV's of the same size. Then I'd get rid of my traditional TV's and just use the PC for on-demand and TIVO-like viewing of what I want to watch, when and how. With a slick media box attached, I could watch anything, anywhere, anytime as long as I have my laptop and a fast internet connection. THE FUTURE IS NEARER THAN YOU THINK!!</p> This software could be the missing link for getting rid of analog TV. I just wish the consumer electronics manufacturers would make non-interlaced PC screens as big and cheap as TV’s of the same size. Then I’d get rid of my traditional TV’s and just use the PC for on-demand and TIVO-like viewing of what I want to watch, when and how. With a slick media box attached, I could watch anything, anywhere, anytime as long as I have my laptop and a fast internet connection. THE FUTURE IS NEARER THAN YOU THINK!!

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2005/01/10/videora-like-tivo-for-torrents/#comment-5347 Om Malik Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:45:49 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/01/10/videora-like-tivo-for-torrents/#comment-5347 <p>sure its not a new idea but what it is - simple and easy to use. which a lot of other apps have not been able to make it easy for non geeks to use</p> sure its not a new idea but what it is – simple and easy to use. which a lot of other apps have not been able to make it easy for non geeks to use

]]> By: Barry de la Rosa http://gigaom.com/2005/01/10/videora-like-tivo-for-torrents/#comment-5346 Barry de la Rosa Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:55:39 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/01/10/videora-like-tivo-for-torrents/#comment-5346 <p>This may be a new application, but it's not really new as an idea. Azureus already has a couple of plugins that let you import RSS feeds and automatically download using regular expressions to match shows.</p> This may be a new application, but it’s not really new as an idea. Azureus already has a couple of plugins that let you import RSS feeds and automatically download using regular expressions to match shows.

]]> By: TVHarmony http://gigaom.com/2005/01/10/videora-like-tivo-for-torrents/#comment-5345 TVHarmony Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/01/10/videora-like-tivo-for-torrents/#comment-5345 <p><strong>Interview with Videora Author</strong></p> <p>Om Malik has a good interview with the author of Videora, Sajeeth Cherian. Videora is a BitTorrent / RSS software product that has Tivo-like features including Wishlists and Season Passes. After watching his college roommate continually scouring the in… </p> <p>COMMENT: AUTHOR: John Beeler</p> <p>Good interview.</p> <p>One question I wish someone would ask the Videora author is why he feels he can for something is obviously illegitimate. You’re not going to be using Videora for, say, linux dists. It’s for TV shows. Sans commercials, I doubt ABC allows this is happen.</p> <p>I believe in paying for good software. But I don’t believe in paying for good software that is obviously standing on the shoulders of pirates. </p> <p>COMMENT: AUTHOR: John Beeler</p> <p>But imagine if you could use this concept within a legal, paid subscription. Like with TiVo, you indicate what you would like to watch (cast, genre, specific show/movie, etc), It would gather up the video items from the distributed datastore across all the partners receiving revenue from the subscription, and deliver it (P2P-wise) to you so that when you sit down and turn on the TV, it’s all there waiting for you to choose which item you want to see. No more wasted time channel-surfing. The only area where this doesn’t work well is with live events. The system is continually gathering things (overnight, while your away at work, etc) - it would require a large local hard drive - and deleting things based on your personalized criteria when the drive gets full.</p> <p>(The same could apply for music but since the downloading is so quick, it’s not a big deal.) </p> Interview with Videora Author

Om Malik has a good interview with the author of Videora, Sajeeth Cherian. Videora is a BitTorrent / RSS software product that has Tivo-like features including Wishlists and Season Passes. After watching his college roommate continually scouring the in…

COMMENT: AUTHOR: John Beeler

Good interview.

One question I wish someone would ask the Videora author is why he feels he can for something is obviously illegitimate. You’re not going to be using Videora for, say, linux dists. It’s for TV shows. Sans commercials, I doubt ABC allows this is happen.

I believe in paying for good software. But I don’t believe in paying for good software that is obviously standing on the shoulders of pirates.

COMMENT: AUTHOR: John Beeler

But imagine if you could use this concept within a legal, paid subscription. Like with TiVo, you indicate what you would like to watch (cast, genre, specific show/movie, etc), It would gather up the video items from the distributed datastore across all the partners receiving revenue from the subscription, and deliver it (P2P-wise) to you so that when you sit down and turn on the TV, it’s all there waiting for you to choose which item you want to see. No more wasted time channel-surfing. The only area where this doesn’t work well is with live events. The system is continually gathering things (overnight, while your away at work, etc) – it would require a large local hard drive – and deleting things based on your personalized criteria when the drive gets full.

(The same could apply for music but since the downloading is so quick, it’s not a big deal.)

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