NeowinCAST News Edition for November 8th, 2007

[Veedems Veteran]

Neowin.net presents the NeowinCAST News Edition for the week of November 8th, 2007. This week Christopher Vendemio (bangbang023) and Rob Wright (Rob) discuss the following topics:

• MLB changes DRM services, old content rendered useless (read)
  
• Michael Eisner says striking writers should blame Steve Jobs (read)
  
• Google announces Android and Open Handset Alliance (read)
  
• Listener Email: Are flash based video cameras a viable option for consumers?
  
• Voicemail: Will there be a central hub PC in every house that handles all computing and entertainment needs?
  

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[Rappy Veteran]

Getting Now! :D

[Corris Veteran]

Downloading now! :D

edit~

Like the big Neowin logo for artwork, looks pretty on itunes and on my iPod now.

*goes off to listen*

[Rob Veteran]

Waaaaaaaait guys, I screwed up something, just re-encoding!

[Rappy Veteran]

Waaaaaaaait guys, I screwed up something, just re-encoding!

I am 15 minutes in but at around 40 minutes the theme song played over you Rob.

[Rob Veteran]

Fixed ;)

[Nicholas-c Veteran]

i will listen tomorrow after work (some people go out and get drunk, i sit and listen to neocast :p)

[Rappy Veteran]

I listened to the end even tho it had a problem and I thought it was a good podcast, the facts about the Writing Strike was really well discussed (Y)

[Nicholas-c Veteran]

never mind :p im listening now,

btw rob : are you sitting in a bus stop recording that ? :p i heard police sirens horns and everything (very quietly) in the background :p

edit: the email guy (whatever his name was :p) i started a media studies course, and we were using cameras that use mini-dv tapes and they can be louder and heavier than the SD-memory cameras that are lighter and have no moving parts. it all depends what advantages you want.

Mini-DV:

Advantage: Easier to store and label/organize

Disadvantage: Louder, Heavier and will have a larger failure rate due to moving parts

SD-cards (flash)

Advantage: Smaller, lighter, easier to change cards, every time you stop recording it will dump a .mov (or whatever format) file for editing ease

Disadvantage: smaller memory holders may cause you to lose the card its self

*if i have time during weekend i will phone in and talk about it (i will sound like a rambling idiot im sure!)

Edited November 9, 2007 by Nicholas-c

[+M2Ys4U Subscriber¹]

Another great episode (Y)

Perhaps you could set up a poll for the PPV/Ad-supported digital media download question?

[Rob Veteran]

Haha Nicholas-c no but I do live in a bad area of London with a high crime rate! Go me!!

Poll added.

[p858snake]

"TV on your PC!? Pfft, I like my couch." pfft TV on my pc whilst using my couch

[Jimmy0]

Another great podcast, thanks again guys.

On the issue of "What would I prefer for digital distribution of TV programmes?" - well if I were to watch TV programs on my PC, then I would rather they have small ads on the beginning/middle/end and still be free, than paying a fee per episode, because like you mentioned in the podcast; after a few episodes the amount can really add up.

However I would consider paying a monthly fee for no ads, but it would depend on the fee and I would obviously have to weigh up whether or not I thought it was worth it. :)

[WelshBluebird]

prehaps its cos I watch ITV and Sky one alot, but I really don't mind ads in TV programs. As long as their every 15 mins or so (like the norm is for ITV at least) I don't mind.

[Rappy Veteran]

prehaps its cos I watch ITV and Sky one alot, but I really don't mind ads in TV programs. As long as their every 15 mins or so (like the norm is for ITV at least) I don't mind.

Yeah same here I really don't mind but if its like Boxing where its after round that annoys me.

[Jimmy0]

Of the boxing I have watched on TV (not a lot), they do the ad breaks between rounds, whilst the boxers are in their corners recieving treatment and what-not.

(Or is that what you meant, Rappy?)

[Rappy Veteran]

^

Yeah thats what I meant

[Corris Veteran]

I can't really remember what I was goign to say after listening to thsi when it came out, which is a pity i'm sure it was very much an interesting and insightful view on stuff.

Anyway!

It was a great episode.

And onto the topic at hand, I personally wouldn't mind Ad-supported viewing that was free, I get it on TV its somehting you get use to.

If it was for such things as re-watching something I had missed whenever I wanted, or generally anything program or general content, its not something that would bother me, as long as it wasn't like every 5 minutes and doesn't take away form the experience, e.g. adverts running across the bottom or top.

Just waiting on the new one now. :D

[Rappy Veteran]

Yep can't wait to hear the new one!

:D

[Rob Veteran]

Eurgh, do we HAVE to...? ;)

[Rappy Veteran]

Eurgh, do we HAVE to...? ;)

You should give a shoutout to the fans from the thread on the forum :D

[Rob Veteran]

Hehe check this out guys, haven't put it in this forum since it's not strictly an announcement, but I know you liked the step-by-step from last week:

https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=601101

[Corris Veteran]

Who be the special guests? ehh ehhhhhhhh? :p

[p858snake]

Who be the special guests? ehh ehhhhhhhh? :p

His mum yelling out "have you put your washing out yet?"

[Crazysah]

I pretty much liked the episode.

I would like ad supported but free television!