ALRIGHT! Sam and Max are finally back!!!! WOOOO HOOOO!!!!!

Let the encoding begin and good luck Patrick

Godspeed and Goodnight!

Great show. I need to know what is the best USB memory Key.

Looking forward to seeing episode 81, hope nothing goes wrong with encodings, jinx!

Even in the forums!?!? It seems that they'll be no shelter here! (sorry Rage Against the Machine ref, just came to mind) Apparently, theres a bit of honor lacking here. Sheesh! These guys make the show (for Free for everyone) and put all the effort in. Perhaps we'll have to start logging in soon, instead of the free open post system? The more people mess around the worse it gets!
Be yourself! If you don't want to be yourself - change, only don't become someone else to do it. End Of Rant

Intentsly
(in-tents-ly)

Mr Norton, you typo'd. Its ok, everyone does.

"Bluetooth adn VoIP"

Looks like a Good show, I missed the live stream.

I 'subscibe' your show via TVtonic, and at present am running back and to between past and present episodes.

I find your show fun and informitive, keep it up guys!

One problem I have, when you say the show is live or available download, I get confused what time/day you say because of the time difference.

By the way, what new features will Windows Vista have where media center is concerned?

hi
is thier any chance of either a getting just 1 file bout by around say 9.00 AM (UK time) or putting the the live show out about 2-3 hours erlier because i live in the uk i either have to stay up til midnight or download the show at about 8.00pm the next day and it is very annoying

I say take the comment section down until the videos are posted. Let them spew rage someplace else.

The guys do the show at the moment for free, but I, for one, would be happy to pay 5 bucks a year for a comment posting account.

If public comments were restricted to subscribers then at least the cost of sorting out the idiots would be taken care of (you do something stupid, you loose your account with no refund), and Patrick could use any extra money to buy a new backdrop that doesn't look like it's part of a tin shed :) :) (Preferrably one that helps the encoders - all the different light levels on the current tin shed backdrop have gotta hurt) :) :).

All that said, emails to the guys, should, as always, stay free.

I went on vacation in July... didn't have web access... Came back and never got back into the groove of watching DLtv... I've got about 5 episodes to watch.

Cheers, Can't wait to watch.

Any Chance for a PSP format? Or has the PSP died according to content providers? Keep in mind... the homebrew community PSPs don't support AVC... yet.

I've heard several mentions of DL.TV forums.
Where are said forums?

Serious are guys like 12 years old get a life !!!

Patrick spends hours getting this stuff together for

us MIND YOU FOR FREE!!!! The least we can done is

respect him a person .I'm pretty sure He and Robert

could be doing other things. SO SHOW SOME DAMMM

RESPECT LOSERS !!!!

DARKMAN OUT!!!

agreed, minimal need for complaints about releasing the show. But the continuous comments about how the show is free are getting absurd. The hosts are getting paid by their employers. The show is free for users in the same way that broadcast television is free. The users/viewers are getting the content in exchange for being exposed to advertisements (site ads and in show ads).

No matter how annoying it is, we have every right to complain about stream problems and sporadic download postings, the argument that it is free and everyone should shutup doesnt hold up. Until there is consistancy, complaints will continue.

please, stfu about how its free and how we should be greatful that the hosts give us a show. Keep in mind that we in effect provide them with jobs.

Dont talk out of your rectum, he gets paid to do DL.TV.

Spell check before you demand respect!

show some respect.
I agree we should start to log in befor we post. like user name and password like all other forums that are out there.
grow up.!!!

All you should just calm down,

This Show is FREE to the Masses and of course they have plenty of servers, and it takes time to edit, compress and post the videos to the server.

But also remember california past few weeks has been having blackouts in areas.

Patience is a Virtue

Let's get this right out in front: It's FREE.
Wow. Really? I guess I should stop logging in with my VISA card. Yes, we KNOW, it's FREE. How does that excuse a lack of tolerance for criticism, disappointment, etc. when Patrick, Robert, and DL.TV fail to deliver on their word? Oh, that's right& It's FREE. Yes, I suppose it is, isn't it. Thank you for that bit of news.

Even if something is FREE, that certainly does not excuse nor does it exempt that person or thing from criticism. Here's a recent example: On DL.TV's home page, it says The next episode of DL.TV streams live Thursday, July 27th, 2006 at 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT, 23:00 GMT/UTC, and will be available for download Friday, July 28th.

Simple enough. It emphatically exudes confidence and competence. It doesn't say We're really gonna try hard to stream the next episode of DL.TV on July 27th, 2006 at 4pm PDT&but we're not really making any promises, you hear& So when the show actually turns out to be ARGUABLY the best slide show ever and NOT the promised live streamed show, why is it so hard to be tolerant of individuals who tuned in and were utterly disappointed and left remarks to let Patrick and DL.TV know about their experience? What's that you say? Oh right, It's FREE! Hmmm& There seems to be a bit of a disconnect, but okay, thank you for the information about the show being FREE.

Strange, I don't recall anyone who posted criticism asking for their money back. I guess the word must be out on this whole FREE thing you keep talking about. It might also be practical to mention that when one gives their word, they should either keep it or expect to be criticized when and if it is not kept. I'm sure if you failed to keep your word with your wife, husband, or friend you would be summarily and deservingly criticized for it, correct? Even if your word involved doing something for FREE, right? Wait, what are you muttering about over there&oh right, the show is FREE. Got it. Thanks.

The point is this. The FREE thing is not at the heart of this issue. What really turns people off is someone(s) who either can not or do not keep their word. In short, if you say you're going to do something, then do it. If you don't, expect to be criticized. Period. But it's FREE! Thanks again for that. Perhaps that should be the chorus of the DL.TV theme song.

As for excuses, well, they're just that  excuses. Nobody wants to give them and nobody wants to hear them. Yes, things do happen, but that still does not mean you're off the hook. If you give your word and don't keep it, expect some criticism (even if you've got a fistful of excuses). But it's FREEEEE!

Yes, I suppose it is, isn't it. You have been a well of knowledge on this matter and I can not thank you enough for all the information about the show being FREE. Thank you.

Oh, and don't worry about this posted criticism. Since Criticism is NOT tolerated at DL.TV, this post will disappear before you can say It's FREE!

Come on, Patrick doesn't do it for free. They have ads and it's his job!

Great show guys!!

^^Punctuation and spelling are your friend...especially when trying to make a point of ripping into others.^^

WHY when is it when i type in DL.TV do i get cnn.com? PLEASE FIX THIS!!! i use firefox. why is the live stream not here n e more? PLEASE EMAIL ME PATRICK!!!!!!

Hey i have an idea for the tinny lookng bacdrop , why not have the pc screen image projected onto the backdrop and create an amazing DLtv screen thingy .
Love the show ,have watched And downloaded every show since around 40.
Pleeze Keep em coming.

Hey, Jared, for USB flash drives, check out the Dual Channel OCZ drives from Newegg.com. they are cheap, and insanely fast (25 MB/s write)

JimXugle
No PSP support isn't dead, but they had a show last week to simply use "PSP video 9" to convert the show for a PSP.

What is dead for the PSP are UMD movies, since sales are poor because they are over priced with lower quality, and have no "extra features" that DVDs have. Cheaper to just buy the DVD and rip the movie off of it for your PSP.

I've since traded my PSP for a Xbox 360. Only real reason why I wanted a PSP was to play the new GTA title at the time. PSP is still cool, but it's getting too limited in it's use.

You havin' a bad day, Pat?

Um, Patrick? Wanna help me break a server? (Just kidding!)

@Darkman: Me no 12, also and no have life :(
Patrick & Dilbert do not for free, they done
for $$$. Respect earned, but having mine is
true.

@Everyone else: I am a tad annoyed that the show is
late to be posted for download today. For a small
gro

>> the argument that it is free and everyone should
>> shutup doesnt hold up.

Yes if people don't complain then how can DL.TV grow at all? How will things change, and improve if people don't complain? It's a free country isn't it?

I agree with your point, but did you have to post it twice? And who said DL.TV doesn't tolerate criticisms? They ask people ALL THE TIME to e-mail them and tell them what they like and DON'T LIKE.

Sure they are moderating posts in case someone poses as a ZiffDavis employee (ie Patrick); they are not deleting criticizing posts... hell you're TWO POSTS are still up you dork!

I've seen a lot of stupid posts on here complaining and criticising about the delay of the download link, and they haven't been deleted. So please Sam, drink some decaffeinated soft drinks, cool off, and go do something else instead of camp in front of your PC waiting for the episode to be posted. There's more to life than DL.TV.

So is it really late? Sure, we'd definately like it earlier, tho!

ITs a tech for christ sakes They have some ugly ass 1999 19inch monitor in the middle of them get a dell 24' widescreen back there.

Get real, its obvious that they get paid to do the show. From what Patrick and Robert have said, they also do other things that they get paid for @ ZD.

They are getting paid to post their vids right? No vids no checky.

So, its freakin free and hopefully will be for a while.

Complaining won't help them "grow", crissakes they're not kids! (well for the most part ;) )

Unless their lack of posted vids is going to cost you money, why bother complaining? How long does it take to take a quick look to see if the bloody vids are up yet?

Quality of a live stream is different, that is feedback they need and for the content of the show that is also feedback they need to hear about.

They've been encoding the show what..81 times now (amongst other things I'm sure). There is at least a finite amount of time it takes to encode to all the bloody formats. Hardware/server failures affect us all, no one is immune.

So, basically, give feedback where they can actually do something about the situation, otherwise its just useless static.

DLTV's medium is the freakin internet, its not cable, satellite, or a network tv. If you've read my posts before, the internet breaks. Unforseen things happen.

These guys have the appearance of caring about the show, I believe it to be true. They're not looking for a way out of getting it done, they have fun doing it!

How many of us can say we enjoy what we do? Not many I'd imagine. So when I can see someone is having fun reporting about and enjoying the same things I like, why would I want to shoot them down? EOR (End of Rant)

Intentsly
(in-tents-ly)

P.S. Check out Googles Frappr DLTV group! Its pretty kewl!

Besides commercials, Sam and Max was the first time I just forwarded through the crap. Guitar Hero was interesting Sam and Max was stupid as the game was 12 years ago.

Robert is clearly on his knees for AVS.
Why wait for Oppo to use HDMI out when the Panasonic DVD97S clearly is doing everything well now (firmware's been updated?) Also, HDMI out should be 480I ouput if you have such a great processor (most likely implied.)
Again Vantage HD does the same as White Ho'se and the NEC Theater Synch. Wait on the Lumagen or DVDO units. Lots of these companies use the same platforms, but some do regualr firmware updates.

I have launched some forums for DL.TV. You can visit them here. If it gets more popular, I will get it a domain.

There are forums for several ranges of episodes plus a general forum. I will be adding most of the older episodes this weekend. All episode topics include show notes and download links.

Send any feedback about it to travis.lopes@gmail.com.

Please fix your distribution model, this isnt working, i only say this because i am a huge fan

They deserve to get paid, they do a good job!

Downloads have grinded to a complete halt.

Help!!

Even though they love to do this, they also have bills to pay just like everyone else. It would be totally pointless for them and the staff to work as hard as they do and not get paid for it. The info these guys share with us would be worth paying for, but instead DL.TV is generous enough to broadcast these shows to us for free. That's why when people complain about a delayed show really need to be a lot morw appreciative that these shows are free. there is no justification to complain about something that is coming to for free.

P.S. For people that are pretending to be patrick norton on here, do yourself and everyone else a favor and get a life. It's not only sad but it's also pathetic.

They DO get paid by Ziff Davis media to create the IPTVcasts and so does the crew, they are just distributed FOR FREE, NOT CREATED FOR FREE.

Digg fans hacked Netscape? = "Clever Campers"???

Patrick have you been sniffing glue? This is not cool, stop glamourizing this BS. Would you be laughing if they were hacking you?

If the know-it-alls had to creat,reseach,write,edite and
broadcast a video-cast accross the internet in real time
and by downloads they would be whistling a different tune. No matter how well you do things there will always be someone to put you down. DL.TV has got my vote for the best tech show anywhere.

Cheers Patrick and Robert
the craponator (aka Vic)

Am I the only one who thinks the complaining here is quite ridiculous?

I'm not going to point out that our hosts are getting paid for all this (and does that change anything at all, anyway?), but In the other hand shouting (or typing in caps) "OMG, I HAVE SLOW DOWNLOAD SPEEDS!!oneone!1" isnt the way to go at all.

Sure, stuff happens, but how about being *calm* and informative when pointing this out to them?

Common sense speaking, here.

Patrick and Robert, keep up the nice work! (and take those negative stuff with a grain of salt. Err no, maybe a tablespoon of salt will do :)

You mentioned a complaint about your new studio in episode 80. It was only THEN that I realised that you had "finished" the "remodeling." Seriously! I'd been wondering why it was taking so long to remodel. In epsiode 80, I discovered that you were done remodeling. Wow... Your set now looks something like the unfinished floors and HVAC areas of the high-rise in Die Hard. The bad corner behind Patrick looks especially tacky.

Here's an idea: put up a big, flat, blue wall behind you and use chroma keying to put anything you want there. This is a tech show after all.

Anyway, love the show regardless of the scenery behind you.

Honestly who cares. I don't watch the show for the background look I watch the show for tech info. Anyone that is complaining that much about a background look clearly has mentel issues.

lamedrop is greart. http://rarewares.org/ for more info on lots more stuff. www.hydrogenaudio.org is another great place to go.

IIRC, Patrick _ASKED FOR_ feedback on the new set on the same show he metioned an email comment about it from a viewer. So, no "mentel" issues here.

The crinkled shed look does create an old time "shack" look but it doesn't fit with the style y'all have. A green screen with backgrounds that fit the story would be the optimum in flexibility. I know you want to leave the blue screen behind. Cheers! Michael

Must be feeling guilty huh?

Pat was getting e-mails about the new look "prior" before mentioning it on the air. Furthermore he asked for feedbacks via e-mail.

Who cares if the redo the look there are going to be people crying about that too. I say just leave it and let people get used to it.

For anyone interested in lame mp3 encoding(with a name like lame, how could you not be???), I got a couple of links for you to check out. Don't let the name fool you, the current recommended version of lame is giving itunes AAC a run for its money. Thats right the somewhat antiquated MPEG-1 standard is rivaling an mpeg-4 standard, and compatible with every DAP on earth! For info on L.A.M.E: http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=LAME . For the latest, up to date downloads on L.A.M.E and all other sorts of encoders and GUI frontends, goto http://www.rarewares.org/ . Enjoy the 1337 mp3s :D

Hi! I just wanted to post a completely unrelated link for the purposes of free advertising! BTW Why does the stream suck? Is it because the "tubes" aren't free, but your show is? I really don't like the new background, even though I can't remember what it looked like before, and never thought about it until it was brought up on the show.

DID I MENTION THE SHOW IS FREE!? THAT MEANS I DEMAND THE BEST FOR MY MONEY!

Just thought i'd post that for the those who don't bother to read the previous comments before posting, and have nothing creative to talk about. Well, since the next episode of DL.tv is not available for download yet (insert gripe here), I think i'll head over to eBay and see if I can bid on a life.

You freely watch this free show! Patrick and Robert are paid to produce the show that advertisers pay to have viewed. You pay attention to freely enjoy their content (both DL.tv's and the advertisers').

Just remember, it pays to think freely. But you're free to pay.

A couple of laptops with personal data on them were stolen from New Jersey Navy Recruiting Station offices in Trenton and Jersey City.

Here's the story:

Stolen Laptops

Whoops! Let's try just the link:

http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/3921

For many free audio codecs: http://www.rarewares.org/
Look for *XPd programs and *drop frontends if you need to encode wav files and more.

Hi guys, just a note to say can you please sort out an alternative advert to the extremetech one because it's possibly fit-inducing to have white things on black backgrounds flash in and out of the screen very fast continually.

Cheers :)

pat, robert and the dltv crew, you can not satisfy everyone at every time so stop trying just do what feels right and stick with it 8) :)

Hey Patrick, Robert, lets see an HD version of the show made with that Sony camera you have!

That was a good one.
I couldnt keep up with the acronyms during video section at the end but Patrick interjected at a couple key points.
I'd say that was among the best of all the episodes.

Keep that content a comin! :) Good Job!

As far as the set goes, if its to your guys satisfaction and makes the atmosphere for ya then stick with it! :)
To that end, I'd have to agree that not everyone will be pleased at all times.
Chroma-keying/bluescreening would be cool, but I don't think its a matter that will cause a loss of viewers if you do or don't (or change the set at all).
It kind of reminds of Quake 3 Arena, lots of flash, but I didn't enjoy the gameplay, where as Unreal Tournament '99 didn't have all the flash but feel it has amazing game play.
Keep yer "A-game" coming! Thanks Guys!

Intentsly

At first I thought, "a pink MacBook? What kind of premium will Apple charge for that?" And then I saw that it was "Sam and Max." Oh, uh, never mind...

A pretty big bug in Firefox 1.5.0.5 make streaming media (Windows Media) unplayable! Just an FYI for tonight's show.

Digg story

Sorry, correct link:
http://digg.com/software/Major_Streaming_Media_Bug_in_Firefox_1_5_0_5

Why not just link directly to (presumably) your blog? Keep this digg snit out of here.

I would prefer to not have to pay to watch DL.TV that is what cheeses me off about most of the Internet. What you could possibly do is use a limiter (like what you use for the case sensitive thing below the comments box).

Where as cable may have faster speeds then DSL, I personally haven't switched because of how crappy my cable connection is. I think I'd get a less reliable connection if my TV is anything to judge by.

Great job Patrick on the review of the Sony portable computer.

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it is friday!!!
I want my dl.tv!!!!

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If I remember correctly you already showed that picture of the exploding Dell. Well they did it again: http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/Dude-Dell-freaking-blew-ftopict192887.html

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Break a server, you guys--somehow, saying "leg" didn't fit, lol! ;-)

http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/

For audio encoding and cd ripping

Works great!!!

Keep up the good work guys.