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I've discovered one good thing about the digital world.

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thaibeachlovers Star Member

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It allows me to rediscover all the great music and movies/ tv series that i could never had without the internet.

I loved 50s, 60s, 70s music but it's impossible to buy the records now and of course we couldn't save the movies back then. But with the magic of digital I get to listen to all the great music and see those movies. So chalk one up for the digital world.

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I find listening to them on Youtube takes me back in time, so many memories, places, times, and people.

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36 minutes ago, kenk24 said:

where are you getting the movies? I do not want to use a torrent... 


Torrents are terrific, but ask around to see if any of your friends are running their own Plex server and request access to that. As easy as watching Netflix but without the cost and with more interesting content.

In short, Plex provides a nice frontend, accessible online, to the collection of stuff that they have already torrented. You can access as many Plex servers as you are invited to share. Different friends will have different collections, some will have some of the same tastes as you.

 

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4 hours ago, kenk24 said:

where are you getting the movies? I do not want to use a torrent... 

Loads of them on Youtube. Just click in. crime movies, westerns, comedy, or whatever you prefer. Just make sure you have a good downloader.

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When I'm in need of nostalgia, You Tube is my channel of choice.  They have a feast of stuff - music and movies and the reproduction quality is generally pretty good.  I watched Bridge of the River Kwai (colour), and Twelve O'Clock High in B & W the other night.  1949 movie starring Gregory Peck.  Hadn't seen it before.  Both excellent copies.

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Right on, guys. They can stop us strolling in the parks and along the beaches. But they can't prevent us from wandering down memory lane!

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@thaibeachlovers Late to the party but WELCOME!

 

 

For movies and TV series you've been given the links above, although i generally prefer torrents as I can stash stuff away to watch whenever.

For online music may I suggest:

Spotify https://www.spotify.com/ 

 

I'm especially into music from 1920s to 1960s and I torrent or YouTube loads of it

 

If you're into radio

https://tunein.com/ my favourite - you can sort by location, genre, language - I was listening to "Goon Show Radio" this morning (yes I know!)

https://www.jango.com/ 

https://live365.com/

https://www.accuradio.com/

 

Also you CAN listen to BBC outside UK (theoretically you cannot watch BBC TV) so have a go at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/stations

There are loads of  specialist music shows on Radio 2 (I like Clare Teal (Big Band) Cerys Matthews (Blues) Bob Harris (Country) and if you can catch Huey Morgan, his shows are totally esoteric)

Check out Radio 4 Extra for comedy, 
Radio 6 for newer music

 

Plus, Plus, Plus

 

Remember "Google is your friend" (other search engines are available)

Enjoy! ????????

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1 hour ago, VBF said:

(theoretically you cannot watch BBC TV)

Theoretically.

 

Practically I watch BBC every day.

 

All you need is a VPN. The BBCiplayer app is a bonus, but you could watch it from the website if you have a VPN

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Theoretically.

 

Practically I watch BBC every day.

 

All you need is a VPN. The BBCiplayer app is a bonus, but you could watch it from the website if you have a VPN

Absolutely correct. That was why I said "theoretically" - when I was in Patts I just used a Chrome "VPN" extension to watch BBC. Did have to fiddle with the settings a bit - my suggestions to the OP will all work on a "bog standard" PC or device without any extras - or did a month ago when I was last in Thailand.

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20 hours ago, donnacha said:


Torrents are terrific, but ask around to see if any of your friends are running their own Plex server and request access to that. As easy as watching Netflix but without the cost and with more interesting content.

In short, Plex provides a nice frontend, accessible online, to the collection of stuff that they have already torrented. You can access as many Plex servers as you are invited to share. Different friends will have different collections, some will have some of the same tastes as you.

 

 

So it is using a torrent. I use torrents all the time but this just seems to be a way of using a torrent without feeling guilty about it? I don't rob banks but don't hesitate helping spend the money when my friends do.

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21 hours ago, kenk24 said:

where are you getting the movies? I do not want to use a torrent... 

I get them on DVD, or I did when I could order them before all this lockdown.

I also do not want to steal them off the internet.

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21 hours ago, baansgr said:

Cup of Horlicks listening to the radiogram with the smell of mothballs and parrafin heater in the winter...you really want digi

Best memories of my childhood at home are of the entire family listening to such radio classics as Life with Dexter and Round the Horn. My father and I loved the Goons.

I'll trade that for the digital world in a heart beat. Which is why I said ONE GOOD thing, and that only because it allows me to relive those happier times.

 

Obviously I do use digital- I'm using it right now, but I do regret that every minute I spend on the internet is a minute I could have spent doing something better, but I'm the first to admit it is addictive.

 

PS I don't think we drank Horlicks then. I never even know what it was till 1977.

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22 hours ago, kenk24 said:

where are you getting the movies? I do not want to use a torrent... 

They are all torrent downloads, the apps that have free movies etc are just front ending torrent downloads. 

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1 hour ago, Cryingdick said:

So it is using a torrent. I use torrents all the time but this just seems to be a way of using a torrent without feeling guilty about it? I don't rob banks but don't hesitate helping spend the money when my friends do.


Plex is simply a way to present video and audio content. There is no particular connection to torrenting, that is just one of the possible ways in which the person managing the Plex server might have acquired the content.

Torrenting is not illegal.

Torrent tech has hundreds of uses, one of which is sharing video content. That video content may or may not be pirated. The particular distribution technology used is not, in itself, anything to feel guilty about. Using YouTube to watch content uploaded by someone other than the copyright holder is equally illegal, as is using a VPN to circumvent geo-restrictions, or buying pirated movie DVDs in a market, or fast-forwarding past advertisements.

It is up to you to decide what your personal position is on watching such content. Personally, I feel that the entertainment industry have been too slow in adapting their distribution and pricing to make sense for most potential customers. They should never have made buying their product so much more difficult and encumbered than it is to simply download it for free. It is far more a matter of convenience than cost.

When the music industry finally came to their senses and services such as Spotify and Apple Music emerged, I subscribed. The convenience of those services, along with the reasonable price of ten dollars a month, made sense even for someone who listens to music only occasionally. The music companies get a share of my subscription based on what music I listen to.

Likewise, if someone came up with a legal service that provided all the TV shows and movies I can currently download for free, I would probably be willing to pay 40 or 50 dollars per month, but only if it was more convenient than downloading them for free. I would also pay a reasonable subscription for a service providing unlimited ebooks and audiobooks.

Netflix is pretty good, but the selection is way too limited. Paying for all the various TV services (HBO Now, Apple TV, Hulu, Netflix etc) is too expensive. I actually don't watch that much and don't want to waste time or effort managing so many fragmented services. If someone tells me some show or movie is good, I want to be able to start watching it right away, in the same way that I can listen to any song on Spotify.

Watching pirated TV shows and movies is not the same as robbing banks because, as it stands, I would not be their customer anyway. Any loss to them is notional. When they eventually catch up with the music industry and provide subscription services that make sense, I and hundreds of millions of others will start paying. I suspect Covid-19, and its affect on the cinema industry, will hasten that day.

 

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As so many TV users are asking me to compose more poetry, I thought I'd drop this off ...

 

Technology

 

It started with grunts

and maybe some groans,

animal like,

with hisses and moans

 

Then we had language,

words we could say,

 all of their meanings,

we use everyday

 

Distance was a problem

we had to overcome

there were many choices

smoke or a drum

 

Then the wire arrived

with all of that morse

either that

or the back of a horse

 

 

Then came the radio

we're a long way from caves

for now we've discovered

those long and short waves

 

FM to follow

a different band

all of those stations

at the touch of a hand

 

Then came the telephone

it might sound absurd

copper wire

to carry the word

 

 

Now its amazing

the technology hype

the other side of the world

can be reached with skype

 

Video conference,

smart phones and apps

when will it end?

Never perhaps

 

Quantum physics

will open the door

to the creation of matter

or day I say more

 

The ability to travel

at the speed of light

that would make us

incredibly bright

 

Telepathy beckons,

or its already about.

We aren't always told

what's in and what's out

 

Nothing matters!!

What a strange sound!

It's even stranger,

if you turn it around!

 

For soon we shall see

the smallest of things,

smash them together,

to see what it brings

 

 

 

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On 4/29/2020 at 1:04 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

Best memories of my childhood at home are of the entire family listening to such radio classics as Life with Dexter and Round the Horn. My father and I loved the Goons.

I'll trade that for the digital world in a heart beat. Which is why I said ONE GOOD thing, and that only because it allows me to relive those happier times.

 

Obviously I do use digital- I'm using it right now, but I do regret that every minute I spend on the internet is a minute I could have spent doing something better, but I'm the first to admit it is addictive.

 

PS I don't think we drank Horlicks then. I never even know what it was till 1977.

Just for you http://www.thegoonshow.net/  ????

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Plex is simply a way to present video and audio content. There is no particular connection to torrenting, that is just one of the possible ways in which the person managing the Plex server might have acquired the content.

Torrenting is not illegal.

Torrent tech has hundreds of uses, one of which is sharing video content. That video content may or may not be pirated. The particular distribution technology used is not, in itself, anything to feel guilty about. Using YouTube to watch content uploaded by someone other than the copyright holder is equally illegal, as is using a VPN to circumvent geo-restrictions, or buying pirated movie DVDs in a market, or fast-forwarding past advertisements.

It is up to you to decide what your personal position is on watching such content. Personally, I feel that the entertainment industry have been too slow in adapting their distribution and pricing to make sense for most potential customers. They should never have made buying their product so much more difficult and encumbered than it is to simply download it for free. It is far more a matter of convenience than cost.

When the music industry finally came to their senses and services such as Spotify and Apple Music emerged, I subscribed. The convenience of those services, along with the reasonable price of ten dollars a month, made sense even for someone who listens to music only occasionally. The music companies get a share of my subscription based on what music I listen to.

Likewise, if someone came up with a legal service that provided all the TV shows and movies I can currently download for free, I would probably be willing to pay 40 or 50 dollars per month, but only if it was more convenient than downloading them for free. I would also pay a reasonable subscription for a service providing unlimited ebooks and audiobooks.

Netflix is pretty good, but the selection is way too limited. Paying for all the various TV services (HBO Now, Apple TV, Hulu, Netflix etc) is too expensive. I actually don't watch that much and don't want to waste time or effort managing so many fragmented services. If someone tells me some show or movie is good, I want to be able to start watching it right away, in the same way that I can listen to any song on Spotify.

Watching pirated TV shows and movies is not the same as robbing banks because, as it stands, I would not be their customer anyway. Any loss to them is notional. When they eventually catch up with the music industry and provide subscription services that make sense, I and hundreds of millions of others will start paying. I suspect Covid-19, and its affect on the cinema industry, will hasten that day.

 

 

I have nothing against torrents. Just pointing out that if the content is from a torrent using  Plex and letting your buddy steal the content doesn't exactly absolve ones self. 

 

I use torrents and have no problem doing the dirty work myself. Torrents aren't illegal it is the top 100 on piratebay that is. 

 

Let's not kid ourselves 90% of torrents online are pirated content. But yes I can understand at times the need to say torrents aren't illegal so people are able to talk about them with out being called out for breaking rules. 

 

I also understand the point that torrents are sometimes actually easier to use than DRM content which limits the people who od it the legal way. You have to be sort of a sucker to buy something and then be dictated which device you use it on.

 

However at the end of the day you don't need to justify what you would pay for what per month as you don't. Just say you know it is not legal in most places but simply don't care. Just own it. I don't always obey laws I don't agree with. I don't make lengthy excuses for this.

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