Episode 8 - DIY Media Server, Cheap Notebooks, Songza and Songbird [Discussion]

[travislopes]

The simplest DIY media server. Ex Machina. Using the Xbox 360 HD DVD with your PC. Find Music: Songza and Songbird. Cheap Notebooks, Buying Online, is WiFi 802.11n done yet?

[MrPopular]

another solid episode.

[Vurtigo]

Good episode wish it was longer though.

[=XcL=]

That Rev 3 closing tag is cool , got the whole "Sit, Ubu, sit! Good dog!" thing going Kudos :D

[suzq]

Your are right, Vurtigo! Whenever I watch Tekzilla and it's over, I always think about how fast it went! But you know what they say! "Always Leave 'Em Wanting More"! Good job on Episode 8!

[Ryudo]

This show keeps getting better and better and I used to be a big fan of DLTV but now when I watch DLtv after Tekzilla I can't DLTV has become very boring..it lacks the energy Tekzilla has and the fact Tekzilla sends Neha out to these cool places.

[frankiethewaffle]

That Rev 3 closing tag is cool , got the whole "Sit, Ubu, sit! Good dog!" thing going Kudos :D

"Sit Ubu, Sit!" That is awesome.

This was another good show. I have said it before but, this show has become the show most of us miss from TV. I do agree it is short and there are probably many reasons for that. But, they do put a lot of information into that time and deliver it well. So I guess I can't complain.

The last outtake with "Did you get tickets to the gun show....." That was hysterical. I have never seen that before. Cracked up Patty N. too. Very Funny.

[meyert11]

You guys are getting better and better. Great Job!

[wonginator1221]

I was unable to get the video to copy onto my iPod Touch. I got an error saying that the video format was incompatible with my iPod touch. I watched the previous episodes without any problem, but this episode seems to have a different encoding process.

Edit: tried downloading the file again, no luck.

I'm a big fan of the show. Keep the awesome going!

[JJ MacLean]

I was unable to get the video to copy onto my iPod Touch. I got an error saying that the video format was incompatible with my iPod touch. I watched the previous episodes without any problem, but this episode seems to have a different encoding process.

Edit: tried downloading the file again, no luck.

I'm a big fan of the show. Keep the awesome going!

I am getting the same error message as wonginator1221 on my iPod with Video (5.5 Generation). Perhaps the video isn't encoded properly.

Great episode however! iPod syncing issues regardless.

JJ

[gklitt]

I couldn't get the video to sync onto my iPod Touch either. The small Quicktime version works, but not the Large Quicktime version. It seems to be an identical file format and resolution as previous episodes, which did sync onto my iPod...perhaps something is wrong with the encoding?

[rowlodge]

is just worth $300?, it works wonder if that makes any difference.

hey whens that live chat show coming?

[Ryudo]

hey whens that live chat show coming?

Probably when the studio is finished and they move in there.

Same with live calls and such.

[alleg23]

I was unable to get the video to copy onto my iPod Touch. I got an error saying that the video format was incompatible with my iPod touch. I watched the previous episodes without any problem, but this episode seems to have a different encoding process.

Edit: tried downloading the file again, no luck.

I'm a big fan of the show. Keep the awesome going!

ditto.

i even re-downloaded it.

[STrRedWolf]

Same here, although I have the same problems with another show (Systm) and their large Quicktime format.

[evoGage]

I also tried syncing it with my 5G and 3G Nano but still no luck.

[lolcat]

Songza looked interesting until I tried it. The sound quality is horrible on that service...

Seeqpod (http://www.seeqpod.com/) does about the same thing but works much better. Highly recommended.

[Jessica]

the sound quality is horrible... but i like how it links live songs to video on youtube. i found a live version of "To Love Somebody" by Ray LaMontange and Damien Rice through Songza that has made my week. so yes, sound sucks, but i still love the video linking option. thanks for the feedback, and as always, thanks so much for watching.

[rvissers]

You guys are really hitting your stride, a great episode. I agree about the as soon as it is over I want more comments.

One suggestion, I miss the Neha (sp?) doing the 'coming up' segments, I thought that added a nice flare.

[boxofmoonlight]

Each new show is better than the last! Yeah! Keep 'em wantin' more!


I wasn't sure about Pat and Jessica's chemistry in the first few episodes. Then when Pat was away for baby-rearing I didn't miss him at all! After watching episode 8, I have to say, things feel good, and there was more balance of personalities. Keep it coming!


Great Job!

[jackflash1991]

In the episode they mention about the sites with promo codes. Does anyone know what they were? I already deleted the video.

[duckmanjbr]

I have come to love watching all the shows and have followed most everyone from back in the days of ScreenSavers but was a little let down on the explanation of the media server for the family that has all Macs. I too am running multiple computers in the house and have built a linux server to store all 200 gigs of music for the family but I got all excited to hear the story only to be let short. The story was for a Mac family right? What he failed to say is that iTunes doesn't share music libraries very nice at all! The answer should have been "No, There's no easy way of doing it!" He didn't explain a media server. He just explained file sharing. I've been trying to find that one way to sync iTunes libraries for a few years now. Unless I've been looking in the wrong places there is just no easy way to do it w/ one admin and still let everyone in the family sync all their iPods, iPhones and computers! I was sooooo waiting and watching for my "all knowing" to teach me something I've been stuck on for so long...... just a little let down that day, thats all.