Let's build up the ATV newsgroups...

wmealer · Nov 22, 2007, 01:17 AM

Hey

tv faithful,

I just noticed these newsgroups had already been created, but they aren't posted to very frequently. If some of us could start posting to these we could build up the

tv community, and spend more time downloading

tv-friendly content, rather than downloading, then spending hours-on-end converting, just so we can watch it on our

tvs. We could even come up with our own standards for 720p mp4s, DVD-ripped mp4s, converted divx and xvid, etc. (Copyright-free content only, of course

)

Just make sure your news server allows anonymous posting before you post any content.

So, who's with me?

alt.binaries.appletv
alt.binaries.appletv.movies
alt.binaries.appletv.musicvideos
alt.binaries.appletv.tvshows

R.Youden · 02:23 AM

Sounds like a good idea.

I dont have an Apple TV at the moment but I will hopefully be getting one in the next few weeks. Also I need to get a newsgroup reader setup. I will have a go now.

OK, I have got unison up and running but it can't find the servers that you have listed...

wmealer · Nov 22, 2007, 11:54 AM

Sounds like your service may not carry those groups.

They definitely exist, but some servers apparently don't offer them.

As a matter of fact, I just checked my server, and the only one on astraweb is alt.binaries.appletv

peeaanuut · Nov 22, 2007, 10:09 PM

i am so far off the radar on newsgroups. I donwloaded something called newswatcher. How do I set it up to get on those newsgroups?

R.Youden · 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peeaanuut

i am so far off the radar on newsgroups. I donwloaded something called newswatcher. How do I set it up to get on those newsgroups?

Sometimes your internet connection provides you with a server that you can access. However this does not always give you access to every newsgroup and you have to pay to access them all. If you download Unison then it explains everything pretty well.

wvdirk · Nov 23, 2007, 03:56 AM

Not up on giganews either.

WarEagle · Nov 30, 2007, 08:52 PM

Is anything already in the group? I went to it using a free news program and it didnt find anything but I think it only lets you see msgs that are current. I will sign up for one of the services right now I am ripping all my dvd box sets and its getting old fast.

billabong · Dec 3, 2007, 02:23 PM

How do we access this group, is it up?

wmealer · Dec 3, 2007, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarEagle

Is anything already in the group? I went to it using a free news program and it didnt find anything but I think it only lets you see msgs that are current. I will sign up for one of the services right now I am ripping all my dvd box sets and its getting old fast.

Yeah, it depends on which provider you use. For example, giganews retains binary posts for about 200 days. Binary retention for the service bundled in with a typical ISP is nowhere near that long. I can't stress enough, the importance of picking a service that allows anonymous posting. As soon as my current bill cycle has expired, I'll be changing over to a provider with this feature.

billabong · Dec 3, 2007, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wmealer

Yeah, it depends on which provider you use. For example, giganews retains binary posts for about 200 days. Binary retention for the service bundled in with a typical ISP is nowhere near that long. I can't stress enough, the importance of picking a service that allows anonymous posting. As soon as my current bill cycle has expired, I'll be changing over to a provider with this feature.

any free options?

exilim · Jan 18, 2013, 07:23 AM

Searching the internet I found this thread. I am looking for ATV / Apple TV fans who are using Newsgroups to collect .m4v movies.

I am very curious what happened with the original idea in this thread!

Who can tell me?

Gr.

Bob

paulrbeers · Jan 18, 2013, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exilim

Searching the internet I found this thread. I am looking for ATV / Apple TV fans who are using Newsgroups to collect .m4v movies.

I am very curious what happened with the original idea in this thread!

Who can tell me?

Gr.

Bob

I'm really hoping you are trying to use ATV newsgroups to find legal/homemade .m4v movies and certainly not copyrighted material! Further, there are many other ways of finding legal material via more "modern" services, but most of those are used for illegal acquisition of content and we can not per the rules of this forum discuss illegal activities.

blueroom · Jan 18, 2013, 08:48 AM

People still use newsgroups?

Nov 22, 2007, 01:17 AM	#1
wmealer macrumors regular Join Date: May 2006	Let's build up the ATV newsgroups... Hey tv faithful, I just noticed these newsgroups had already been created, but they aren't posted to very frequently. If some of us could start posting to these we could build up the tv community, and spend more time downloading tv-friendly content, rather than downloading, then spending hours-on-end converting, just so we can watch it on our tvs. We could even come up with our own standards for 720p mp4s, DVD-ripped mp4s, converted divx and xvid, etc. (Copyright-free content only, of course ) Just make sure your news server allows anonymous posting before you post any content. So, who's with me? alt.binaries.appletv alt.binaries.appletv.movies alt.binaries.appletv.musicvideos alt.binaries.appletv.tvshows
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R.Youden macrumors 68020 Join Date: Apr 2005	Sounds like a good idea. I dont have an Apple TV at the moment but I will hopefully be getting one in the next few weeks. Also I need to get a newsgroup reader setup. I will have a go now. OK, I have got unison up and running but it can't find the servers that you have listed... Last edited by R.Youden; Nov 22, 2007 at 02:23 AM.
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wvdirk macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2005	appletv/Giganews Not up on giganews either. __________________ Faithful since the //e.
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exilim macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	What has happened with this idea?? Searching the internet I found this thread. I am looking for ATV / Apple TV fans who are using Newsgroups to collect .m4v movies. I am very curious what happened with the original idea in this thread! Who can tell me? Gr. Bob
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Jan 18, 2013, 08:48 AM	#13
blueroom macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada	People still use newsgroups? __________________ My iOS devices are not jailbroken. Bill My Blog
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Nov 22, 2007, 11:54 AM	#3
wmealer Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: May 2006	Sounds like your service may not carry those groups. They definitely exist, but some servers apparently don't offer them. As a matter of fact, I just checked my server, and the only one on astraweb is alt.binaries.appletv
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Nov 22, 2007, 10:09 PM	#4
peeaanuut Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southern California	i am so far off the radar on newsgroups. I donwloaded something called newswatcher. How do I set it up to get on those newsgroups?
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Nov 30, 2007, 08:52 PM	#7
WarEagle macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Atlanta, Ga	Is anything already in the group? I went to it using a free news program and it didnt find anything but I think it only lets you see msgs that are current. I will sign up for one of the services right now I am ripping all my dvd box sets and its getting old fast.
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Dec 3, 2007, 02:23 PM	#8
billabong macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2004	How do we access this group, is it up?
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