Streaming Election Night Broadcast TV? 396
kakapo writes "A couple of years ago, we dumped our cable TV, and don't have much luck getting old-fashioned broadcast where we live. That's fine — we can download or netflix almost anything we want to see, and it is great not to pay the Comcast tax every month. Problem is, now I want to watch the election live, complete with talking heads, pundits, glitzy graphics and all the rest, rather than reading about it on a website. So, is there any way to download network TV / CNN / MSNBC in real time — I don't mind paying. And yes, we could visit friends, but ideally our kids would watch the first part and then go to bed — and a sitter would be expensive if we have to wait until late for the result."
Re:Yes (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Yes (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Same thing with the World Series (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why watch at home? (Score:3, Funny)
Local sports bar? (Score:2, Funny)
I say head on over to one of those kinds of sports bars will all the TV's an see if they're broadcasting it. Stream the beer instead.
Re:Yes (Score:4, Funny)
Dave Byrd [premierelections.com], is that you?
Re:Check the Cable feed (Score:2, Funny)
this is some sort of archetype (Score:5, Funny)
the "i don't own a tv and i have to tell everyone about it" guy
in answer to your question: who cares? why do you feel the need to tell everyone you don't own a tv? that's the real subtext of your question
and if you think that's a smarmy answer, well then i have a real answer for you: GO BUY A TV. GET CABLE OR SATELLITE. END OF STORY. your brain will not melt, you will not be contributing to the downfall of western civilization. really. or, go ahead and listen to the various unnecessary technical gymanstics you must perform offered in this thead. instead of simply going and getting yourself a simple, harmless television
the onion was prescient: Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn't Own A Television [theonion.com]
this is some sort of genuine subculture. and if not owning a television turns one into a vainglorious buffoon, then please, everyone should own a television, for the sake of a healthy sense of humility. sheesh
FOX (Score:5, Funny)
i believe Fox has the best coverage - i hear it's pretty balanced, and covers all the policy issues; I'm sure they'll have a stream with not too many adverts
Re:Listen instead (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Check the Cable feed (Score:5, Funny)
No no no, when you let someone smoke your weed, you're smoking them out. "Smoking up" just means you gave them a smoke cured ham. But don't worry, lots of people get confused on those two (especially with the memory loss that comes from all that ham).
Re:Yes (Score:1, Funny)
"is in and of itself is bad" ... is that you Sarah Palin?
Better Election Live Coverage Links (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Sigh. Only 6 more days of this BS (Score:5, Funny)
I couldn't even pretend to know something Gordon Brown has ever said
I could take a stab at it... "C'mon, bloody hell! When will Blair retire?"
Re:Yes (Score:3, Funny)
Have my head hacked off by some religious lunatic versus an infinitesimal chance[...]
You seem to be under the impression that having your head hacked off is guaranteed, in reality (you should visit some time) it's much less likely than someone in government looking at your private information.
(yes, yes, I know, you have nothing to hide... send me your passwords then, so I can watch your email)
Re:Sigh. Only 6 more days of this BS (Score:3, Funny)
Nada?