Alternatives to TV

Have you ever been annoyed at TV? As for me, I really dislike that fact that TV really is just a giant stream of advertisement. I'm sick of advertisement. With the amount of ads, shouldn't TV be free? I'm exaggerating a bit, but the TV stations are getting money from the customer and from the companies advertising on their channels. Does that sound iffy to you?

Well. But there is alternatives.

First, I'd like to tell you about Joost. It is like TV on your computer streamed using torrent technology. You can watch the shows at your own time, pause and fast forward them, similar to TiVo. It's free, and more and more channels are jumping on with them. Joost has just switched from an invite only beta testing to an open service. Please check it out, you will be amazed.

Second, this is just an example, more than an alternative. Tom Green (please don't roll your eyes...) has been broadcasting his own show from his living room. Unlike his previous goof shows, his show is really positive talk show and fun to watch, no advertisement break, and of course free of charge. He's had his ups and downs with some amazing and some boring guests, but this is an example of how we could have TV streaming over the internet in the future, bypassing expensive and useless technology (what are all those satellite dishes for?).

I'm excited to see what will come in the future. I'm sure there's lots more to come.