SyncTV launches beta of ‘unlimited download’ service for TV shows
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Nov 19, 2007 at 5:48am
SyncTV has announced the private beta launch of its TV download service, which will provide TV shows on an unlimited download basis. Based on open-standards, the SyncTV service works on Mac, Windows and Linux systems. In the future it will also work on TVs and portable players.
SyncTV’s program library is organized by channels, some of which, like Showtime, will already be familiar to viewers. Once subscribed to a particular channel, viewers can download any show made available on that channel, which sometimes will include every episode of every season of a particular show. There is a small monthly fee for each subscribed channel, though a minority of channels will make their content available on a pay-per-download basis, rather than through subscriptions.
Those interested in signing up to the private beta can request participation through the SyncTV home page. Qualifying beta-testers can then download the media player free of charge to their computer. You’ll be able to play back shows on up to five “home” devices. Upon availability of compatible portable devices, SyncTV will allow you to specify an additional 10 portable devices for playback.
Article Information
Comment on this Article Print this Article Email this Article Digg This
Contributor
Dennis Sellers
Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 4,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
