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5.0 out of 5 stars
watch episodes of 24 for FREE & legal!, April 10, 2007
I don't have TV so I have been missing out on watching 24! I came across Amazon's Video Unbox Downloads and I thought I had found my answer. Sadly, Mac users are not supported at this time. Since I don't want to mess around with torrents, I thought I would just have to wait for this season to be over and the boxset to be released. After some hunting on the internet I found that the Fox Network videostreams the current season using myspace dot com! YAY! So there is no need to buy the current season's episodes! I'd rather save my money and buy the boxsets & now I also don't have to wait to see the episodes until that faraway boxset release date!
Fox's myspace page lets you watch the current season's episodes of many different Fox shows for FREE!
The new episodes for 24 are posted weekly (tuesday at 12am). This is especially nice for mac users since video unbox is still not compatible for mac users and the best part: it's FREE!!! Not only that, there are usually only 2 commercial breaks lasting less than 30 seconds each instead of the 3min30sec commerical breaks you have to endure over and over while watching the program on network television! It's free & it's legal; no hunting for torrents or waiting forever for the download to finish!
The quality of the video streaming on myspace (for FOX shows) is very good & I have not experienced any lagtime during playback. The screen size is decent (you can choose from two settings but have to select the smaller one to pause the videostream) & I've haven't experienced any audio synchronization problems either.
The systems requirement to watch the episodes on myspace are (for mac):
you must be running at least OSX & the following browsers are supported on at this time: Safari 1.3.2 (build 312.5) or later & Firefox/Mozilla 1.5 or later
watch them at: myspace dot com /24
Listing of Fox shows on myspace:
24, Prison Break, The War at Home, American Dad, Standoff, The Wedding Bells, Are you Smarter...?, Talk Show, The Winner, Bones, 'Til Death, The Loop, Vanished
For people who want to OWN the episodes: I recommend buying the boxsets new or used instead of downloading the videos and making backups.
I'm not writing a review regarding *actually using* Amazon's Unbox Video Downloads because it doesn't work for me (Mac User). My alternative suggestion of watching the episodes on myspace dot com are crossplatform user-friendly. As for the show: doesn't everyone already know it's terrific?! The most exciting hour on television (or myspace for that matter;>)! You also do NOT need to sign up for a myspace account to watch the videostreams.
ENJOY!
5 stars for the show & no stars at this time for un-mac-friendly-Amazon!
watch them at: myspace dot com /24
P.S. I don't work for, nor is this review endorsed by, [...].
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Last Episode, June 20, 2007
It's been 3 weeks since the last episode of season 6 was broadcasted. I haven't see it yet, first dissapointment from the Unbox of Amazon, other than that, good quality, good sound, is worth to download from the unbox, good stuff!!!!
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