Saturday, November 9, 2013

Acorn TV and streaming movies

Jacques Barzun said long ago in "Science: The Glorious Entertainment" that inventions and discoveries come so fast now that we can't invent and adopt terminology fast enough to name all that is new.  From Wired magazine to Netflix ads, I learned about streaming movies through the internet to my router to my streaming player to my tv.  Most of what we watch these days is streamed, not downloaded in its entirety.  We have only used the Roku player, available in stores and online.  Just two days ago, I saw a Samsung Streamer on sale in Wal-Mart.  Like "flash" or "thumb" drives, the agreed-on name for a streamer isn't settled yet.

We have used Netflix and Amazon Instant Video but on the advice of a friend, have joined Acorn, the new British tv only service for $50 a year.  As a friend said, British tv from PBS seems so much more intelligent than our native stuff.  Acorn boasts further Foyle's War and Doc Martin episodes as well as many other shows.

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Date: Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:58 AM
Subject: This Month on Acorn TV: All New Midsomer Murders and Doc Martin Only on Acorn TV!



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 Midsomer Murders 23  
 
Doc Martin Series 6 Injustice
 
The Crimson Petal and The White Prime Suspect
 
Brideshead Revisited Blue Murder
 
 
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 Mr. and Mrs. Murder December 2
 
 
Upstairs, Downstairs William and Mary French Agatha Christie
Under Capricorn Springhill 1-2 Northern Lights Collection
 
 
British TV News
 
 

Mr. and Mrs. Murder Series Review
Mr. and Mrs. Murder will premiere exclusively on Acorn TV in December.... More

Miss Fisher's Murder Mystery Series 2 premieres in the US on Acorn TV starting Jan. 6
Acorn TV will add the first episode January 6 and then a new episode every Monday for 12 weeks.

Acorn TV has now added Cross-Device Pause/Resume
You can now start watching a show on your Roku and finish it on your computer

Doc Martin Series 6 on DVD now shipping in time for Christmas!
Pre-order Doc Martin Series 6 now from Acorn Online..... More

 
 
 

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