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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Movies and Television To-Go


[For Educational Purposes]

This is a Mac walkthrough. Someone may post a Windows walkthrough in the comments.

You'll need:
A source for TV torrents. (We'll use http://eztv.it/)
A torrent client (We'll use Transmission) .
A Dropbox and it's Drop folder properly configured.

Say you're about to go on a trip, but you need your television fix to go. Before you leave:

1) Navigate to your favorite TV torrents source. Mine: http://eztv.it/
2) Find and download the torrent for your desired TV shows.
3) Open the torrent files with the Transmission app.
4) Open the Preferences from the top menu bar. (Transmission > Preferences)
5) Navigate to the "Transfers" window and set the default save location to your Dropbox Folder. (Click screencap below.)


6) Go on your trip/vacation, leaving your desktop on. Transmission will continue to download the files, and Dropbox will passively upload them.
8) After the downloads complete you can access your TV files from a laptop/public computer at http://www.dropbox.com/

More!

-Dropbox has apps for smart phones/ tablets. I know for a fact the Apple app store features Dropbox for iPhones/iPads. You could watch your favorite episodes anywhere off of the 3G connection.

-Dropbox's storage space can be expanded various ways. You can pay or recruit people to Dropbox for additional storage.

If you know an easier or better method leave a comment.  Thanks.

**Edit**

-Blogger, Fang, suggests saving energy by setting a timer for sleep mode.

-Those of you who don't have a Mac, The Windows walkthrough would be the same with the exception of the Torrent client. Transmission is for Mac. Find and substitute a Windows counterpart. You should be able to achieve the same effect.

-To view TV shows on iOS enabled devices, You must correctly format the TV show's dimensions and file type.
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57 comments:

  1. EvanJanuary 27, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    Thats an awesome idea. I always torrent but ive never torrented movies and tv before.

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  2. Klyde DawsonJanuary 27, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    Note: Some formatting needs to occur before you view your TV Shows on iOS devices.

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  3. Saving Money {The FL way}January 27, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Great Idea Thanks!

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  4. Al FrancesJanuary 27, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    Is this for Mac air or something? I know nothing about this kind of thing, I just torrent stuff to watch on my laptop in bed.

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  5. SnickelsoxJanuary 27, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    It too bad I do not own a mac...

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  6. RoseJanuary 27, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    savvy

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  7. DutchAnonJanuary 27, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    Dont have a mac, a friend of mine does however. will link this to him.
    Following.

    http://dutchanon.blogspot.com/

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    That is awesome!

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  9. juiceboxJanuary 27, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    This is freaking amazing stuff man. Bookmarked this neat find and following you for more like this.


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  10. JefreyOneFJanuary 27, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    would be neat if i had a mac i guess

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  11. Lendo KharJanuary 27, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    This post remind me that my 6 month macbook pro died yesterday, and I'm still mad...

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  12. Casey JacobsonJanuary 27, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    thanks! real informative

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  13. EvilWafflesJanuary 27, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    That's actually a really cool idea!

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  14. Raging RoyalJanuary 27, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    I definitely want the PC rundown for this! Any chance if we don't see one in comments, you could put one up?


    Raging Royal

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  15. SamJanuary 27, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    Really cool...I'm going to bookmark this and read it again when I get my mac..

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  16. FangJanuary 27, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    Save power: tell it to go to sleep mode after [ETA + 1 hour], so that it goes to sleep when it's done!
    Dropbox tends to work kind of slow for me when it comes to file transfers I want to make real quick, but this is a rather ideal way of using it 8D

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  17. jonwintersJanuary 27, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    i still use eztv even though other torrent sites offer tv shows. legit.

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  18. OverthinkerJanuary 28, 2011 at 1:49 AM

    Hey, good idea! thanks for sharing

    But dropbox's free 2gb isn't really enough for a holiday's worth of TV/movies..

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  19. SivadJanuary 28, 2011 at 3:21 AM

    Not much of a Mac user. Could be in the future though so i'll be sticking around to see some good tutorials. Or anything in general for that matter :)

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  20. DBtG5January 28, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    Yeah, I'd like to see a Windows version. This is awesome.

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  21. ChrisJanuary 28, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    Cool post is there a windows version of this?

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  22. Justin HJanuary 28, 2011 at 7:34 AM

    I don't really watch tv anymore, but it's useful to know anyways. At the least you can amaze other people!

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  23. AcenoidsJanuary 28, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    awesome, my brother is gonna love this.

    Following and supporting! :>
    acenoids.blogspot.com

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  24. KrustaceanInvasionJanuary 28, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    Thats awesome, Nice

    Following you!

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  25. Some dudeJanuary 28, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    I <3 dropbox.

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  26. UnknownJanuary 28, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    Meh if thats so great check out vuze? they try to sound legit despite it being a .torrent? I think it's cool what your doing tho.

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  27. SeanJanuary 28, 2011 at 11:43 PM

    Dropbox is sooooo useful.

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  28. The Gamer GirlJanuary 29, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    Score, more about the eztv than anything. Better than the 'noid or the bay?

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  29. and then there was METALJanuary 29, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    i love this idea

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  30. Red BaronJanuary 29, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    i'll just watch tv ...

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  31. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    great tutorial. thanks

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  32. metalpickleJanuary 29, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    This is always useful

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  33. Frisky BaconJanuary 30, 2011 at 12:25 AM

    very useful info. following for future wisdom.


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  34. Icky RayJanuary 30, 2011 at 1:23 AM

    Good info..

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  35. The Facts of VidyaJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    Very nice find. I use Dropbox to sync any word documents I write on my Iphone with my home computer.

    Couldn't live without it!

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  36. AnonymouseJanuary 30, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    good info, thanks.

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  37. RoseJanuary 30, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    gross macs

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  38. ZygoteWashingtonJanuary 30, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    Very helpful, not often that I come across blog posts as detailed as this.

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  39. MilkballsJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    hey man good call. thought I was pretty knowledgeable about stuff like this.

    check out my blog if you like prog music!

    http://progmetaldaily.blogspot.com/

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  40. Gamerman's Gaming BlogJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    Wow savvy stuff! I know a lot of this but lookin forward to more! Followed

    http://gamermangaming.blogspot.com/

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  41. MarieJanuary 31, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    I can't torrent now anyway, but when I can I'll have to keep this in mind!

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  42. AdamJanuary 31, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Post moar PC stuff!

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  43. RankulusJanuary 31, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    Never thought of this. Thanks!

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  44. C. B.January 31, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    I'll show this to the mac friends :)

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  45. AlopixJanuary 31, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    More mac posts please!

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  46. WorldCraftJanuary 31, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    Now THIS is useful....or at least it would be if I had a Mac. ;(

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  47. PvtCarlinJanuary 31, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    WTB Windows equivalent!!
    Following :)

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  48. AlektorophobiaJanuary 31, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    Useful, thanks dude! Subscribed.

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  49. rickyshaJanuary 31, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Thanks. I'll save this for when I get my macbook.

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  50. AllShallPerishxFebruary 1, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    Dropbox is awesome

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  51. SeanFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:55 PM

    still not worth getting a mac over ;)

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  52. cubemike99February 3, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    Thanks for the great info....even though I don't have a Mac...and never will. Keep up the great info and blog nonetheless!

    Check me out: http://cubemike99.blogspot.com
    You help me out, I help you out ;)

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  53. Sam SpammersonFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    Thank you!

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  54. earthFebruary 3, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    Thanx for the trick man! we need MOAR

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  55. FilthyFebruary 3, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Great guide man! I set it up with no problems!

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  56. King of BrocoliFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    You know why am I here dont forget to hit my blog nice info btw

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  57. AnonSatanFebruary 11, 2011 at 5:47 AM

    Yeah I knew about RSS feeds but never thought about using dropbox.
    I currently run an airplay server to access my videos via iphone.

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