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How To Watch TV Online - For Free

by Switched Staff on December 4, 2007 at 03:42 PM

YouTube is getting all the hype, but it's a far cry from the immersive, long-form esc..., er, entertainment offered 24-hours-a-day on broadcast networks around the world. Unfortunately, broadcast moves on a broadcast schedule, and while PVRs such as TiVO let to time-shift your prime-time lineup, they need you to know what you want to record before it airs.

Through the miracle of the Internet, you can now combine the on-demand satisfaction of YouTube with the boob-tube fix of broadcast programs. Joost, a free service available for both Mac and a PC, gives you access to more than 250 channels of programing from providers such as CBS, Comedy Central, and MTV. This is television if the future. It just happens to be on right now. Watch the video to see how it works and learn how to tune in.

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