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Reply #1 - 2008 May 26, 12:53 pm
Hashiriya Member
From: Georgia Registered: 2008-04-14 Posts: 1072

hi guys, i was unsure where i should put this post so i will put it here... i was reading on www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog about watching japanese tv and movies and trying to pick out words and stuff to help you learn... anyways through a lot of searching around on the internet i found only 1 website with a 24-hour streaming online broadcast and it was here:

http://www.iiv.ne.jp/

i was wanting to know if anybody knew of any other TV station websites with live broadcasts that they could share (particularly ones with daily conversations like doramas)....... Khatzumoto recommends listening to japanese while you sleep at night too to help keep your brain always thinking about japanese so i left that website on all last night and i was definately thinking about japanese and what people were saying when i fell asleep and woke up the next day... i think i'll keep doing it every night because i do feel like it is benefiting me... you guys might want to try it out yourselves ^_^

Reply #2 - 2008 May 26, 2:26 pm
mullr Member
Registered: 2005-10-30 Posts: 67

Well, if you can stomach it, QVC is actually pretty good.  They say the same thing over and over and over and over...
It's certainly a different register of Japanese than you usually hear.  But it's good practice anyway. 

http://wwitv.com/a1/b2248.asx

Reply #3 - 2008 May 26, 3:30 pm
Hashiriya Member
From: Georgia Registered: 2008-04-14 Posts: 1072

thanks a lot for the links guys ^_^

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Reply #4 - 2008 May 26, 4:31 pm
Hashiriya Member
From: Georgia Registered: 2008-04-14 Posts: 1072

i'm really really impressed by the TVU Player... no slowdowns at all and the words match the picture... awesome ^_^

Reply #5 - 2008 May 26, 7:35 pm
radical_tyro Member
Registered: 2005-11-19 Posts: 272

Woah. Thanks for the lead on TVU player. Besides the ads, it's awesome. Quality is much better than keyhole.

Reply #6 - 2008 May 26, 8:08 pm
Hashiriya Member
From: Georgia Registered: 2008-04-14 Posts: 1072

i like watching the NTV channel on there it's not too bad.....

Reply #7 - 2008 May 26, 8:23 pm
dilandau23 Member
From: Japan Registered: 2006-09-13 Posts: 330

Another option might be to set up a slingbox exchange with someone living in Japan.  I have one connected to a VCR here in Japan for my best friends wife back in the states.  She records shows and watches what she wants from any broadcast channel all the time.

Reply #8 - 2008 May 26, 8:44 pm
Hashiriya Member
From: Georgia Registered: 2008-04-14 Posts: 1072

is TVUplayer available for Windows Mobile phones?? you guys have a link if it is?
i found the PSP version of TVUplayer http://www.mobilecastle.biz/mobiles/psp … r-psp.html

Reply #9 - 2008 May 27, 7:22 am
stshores24 Member
From: Atlanta Registered: 2008-01-22 Posts: 71 Website

dilandau23 wrote:

Another option might be to set up a slingbox exchange with someone living in Japan.  I have one connected to a VCR here in Japan for my best friends wife back in the states.  She records shows and watches what she wants from any broadcast channel all the time.

That's a good idea. Are there web sites where people can set up Slingbox exchanges? I think it would be cool to set up one with a TiVo for ourselves so if we go to Japan, we could watch some of our shows we'd miss. smile

Thanks for the pointer to TVUPlayer. Going to try that tonight. KHTV is nice, but the quality is very poor.

Reply #10 - 2008 May 27, 2:12 pm
uberstuber Member
Registered: 2007-03-27 Posts: 238

Does anyone have version 2.2.0 or 2.3.3 beta 2 of TVU player?
I can't get the new one to load any channels in linux, and people have had success with those two versions.

Reply #11 - 2008 May 27, 2:25 pm
billyclyde Member
Registered: 2007-05-21 Posts: 192

Any mac options similar to these two players?

Reply #12 - 2008 May 27, 3:33 pm
uberstuber Member
Registered: 2007-03-27 Posts: 238

nest0r wrote:

I installed this (site says it's 2.2.0): http://www.recordstreaming.com/download/tvuplayer.exe (via: http://www.pprecorder.com/iptv-tvuplayer.htm), because I heard it worked best with recording, but I couldn't get Japanese channels working. It also doesn't have ads.

It's actually 2.3.2.34 sad
I can't get it working either...

Reply #13 - 2008 June 17, 10:33 pm
uberstuber Member
Registered: 2007-03-27 Posts: 238

I found an older version of tvuplayer that works under wine (for linux). You still have to run the video through vlc or something, but it works.

PM me if you want the older exe.

Last edited by uberstuber (2008 June 17, 11:32 pm)

Reply #14 - 2008 June 18, 1:02 am
nac_est Member
From: Italy Registered: 2006-12-12 Posts: 617 Website

uberstuber wrote:

I found an older version of tvuplayer that works under wine (for linux). You still have to run the video through vlc or something, but it works.

I'm currently using tvuplayer under vmware-virtualized windows. It works fine!

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