Comments on: Underbelly Episodes Freely Available Online http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online/ tips and downloads to help you at work and play Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:14:13 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Les Lever http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online/comment-page-1/#comment-6754 Les Lever Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:10:35 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2009/02/11/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online.html#comment-6754 Mick you should spend some of the money you are making out there in the outback, take a trip into town and buy the full set of Underbelly then go to Terrigal and see if you can get into Peppers without me, if you can't give me a shout at the Union in Gosford. Les Mick you should spend some of the money you are making out there in the outback, take a trip into town and buy the full set of Underbelly then go to Terrigal and see if you can get into Peppers without me, if you can’t give me a shout at the Union in Gosford.
Les

]]> By: Mike http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online/comment-page-1/#comment-600 Mike Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:23:42 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2009/02/11/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online.html#comment-600 <p>The series is on DVD (possibly region-4 only which would be dumb but typical) so is available more generally.</p> <p>Personally I would just like to pay a BBC TV license and get access to the BBC online content.</p> <p>At present the only Australian content I can get online is the ABC iplayer, and that's only because I use one of the few ISPs who don't count it against my download budget.</p> The series is on DVD (possibly region-4 only which would be dumb but typical) so is available more generally.

Personally I would just like to pay a BBC TV license and get access to the BBC online content.

At present the only Australian content I can get online is the ABC iplayer, and that’s only because I use one of the few ISPs who don’t count it against my download budget.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online/comment-page-1/#comment-599 Andrew Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:53:07 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2009/02/11/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online.html#comment-599 <p>"can't be downloaded outside Australia" - shame. Will this be made available later? I've heard a lot about this from mates back home and would love to find a way to watch this and keep up to date. Ideas?</p> “can’t be downloaded outside Australia” – shame. Will this be made available later? I’ve heard a lot about this from mates back home and would love to find a way to watch this and keep up to date. Ideas?

]]> By: William http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online/comment-page-1/#comment-598 William Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:31:02 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2009/02/11/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online.html#comment-598 <p>Its a positive that commercial TV stations are, slowly slowly, starting to acknowledge that placing content online is a worthwhile activity. </p> <p>That said, serious online viewers - who indeed may work and live in different ways than what TV executives realise are not going to put up with DRM and other restrictions that stymie the ease and attraction inherent in online viewing. </p> <p>Other stations, such as the ABC particularly, are setting the benchmark for placing Australian TV online (reasonable quality and a few flexible formats). With some viewer encouragement lets hope they push the others to also lift their game.</p> Its a positive that commercial TV stations are, slowly slowly, starting to acknowledge that placing content online is a worthwhile activity.

That said, serious online viewers – who indeed may work and live in different ways than what TV executives realise are not going to put up with DRM and other restrictions that stymie the ease and attraction inherent in online viewing.

Other stations, such as the ABC particularly, are setting the benchmark for placing Australian TV online (reasonable quality and a few flexible formats). With some viewer encouragement lets hope they push the others to also lift their game.

]]> By: trikimiki http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online/comment-page-1/#comment-597 trikimiki Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:52:07 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2009/02/11/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online.html#comment-597 <p>I have been wanting to watch this series for ages, I never seem to catch it on my PVR or on the TV. HOWEVER, there is NO WAY I would download a DRM laden version that expires when the series ends! What a waste of bandwidth and time!! It's no wonder pirated torrents are so popular.</p> I have been wanting to watch this series for ages, I never seem to catch it on my PVR or on the TV. HOWEVER, there is NO WAY I would download a DRM laden version that expires when the series ends! What a waste of bandwidth and time!! It’s no wonder pirated torrents are so popular.

]]> By: Tobias http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online/comment-page-1/#comment-596 Tobias Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:18:51 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2009/02/11/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online.html#comment-596 <p>Considering how awful Australian drama series tend to be, there's no amount of free that will make me want to watch this.</p> Considering how awful Australian drama series tend to be, there’s no amount of free that will make me want to watch this.

]]> By: Mick Gerber http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/02/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online/comment-page-1/#comment-595 Mick Gerber Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:08:59 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2009/02/11/underbelly_episodes_freely_available_online.html#comment-595 <p>Well good on Channel 9.</p> <p>Unfortunately for them, people in the "know" will have the whole series downloaded and watched before the third episode is aired as some had the fortune of doing during the first series.</p> <p>I live in Brisbane and work remote in Qld where channel 9 comes in the form of Imparja Television which broadcasts from the NT. Due to the legal stoush that 9 was involved with during the first series and Victoria being an "Off Limit" state for the show to be aired due to the aforementioned, and Imparja broadcasting to parts of Victoria, they were not allowed to air the series until it was nutted out in court. So one week I could watch an episode in Brisbane, and the next 2 weeks I couldn't?</p> <p>Bless the Channel 9 employee who uploaded the series straight from the 9's broadcast copy.... station count-in and all. It was available after the 2nd episode was aired.</p> Well good on Channel 9.

Unfortunately for them, people in the “know” will have the whole series downloaded and watched before the third episode is aired as some had the fortune of doing during the first series.

I live in Brisbane and work remote in Qld where channel 9 comes in the form of Imparja Television which broadcasts from the NT. Due to the legal stoush that 9 was involved with during the first series and Victoria being an “Off Limit” state for the show to be aired due to the aforementioned, and Imparja broadcasting to parts of Victoria, they were not allowed to air the series until it was nutted out in court. So one week I could watch an episode in Brisbane, and the next 2 weeks I couldn’t?

Bless the Channel 9 employee who uploaded the series straight from the 9’s broadcast copy…. station count-in and all. It was available after the 2nd episode was aired.

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