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Looking for a tvtorrents.com invitation code?

eddie — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:26:14 +0000

TV Torrents, located at tvtorrents.com, is an excellent Bittorrent site. It has exactly what one would expect – Torrents for TV shows. Lots of them.

I’ve been using Google Chrome a lot lately, and in doing so, I saw that Google suggests “tvtorrents.com invitation code” as a popular search term. (When typing in just “tvtorrents.com”.)

I had no idea that TV Torrents was “invite only” these days. Are there really that many people out there looking for invitation codes? Are there really that many people looking to download TV shows?

Even though most television networks stream their TV shows online for free, I still find TV Torrents handy – downloading TV shows from this site allows me to transfer them to my Tivo & watch on a big screen. Also, the downloaded versions of the TV shows have no commercials.

I suppose I could be coerced into giving out an invite code or two… If the price is right. :)

UPDATE: I’ve given out most of my alloted invites. If you’d like one, post in the comments & maybe someone will send one your way. I don’t know that it will be me, though – I’ve only got one left, and I’m saving it for a special occasion. :)

UPDATE TWO: I have decided to close the comments on this blog post and move the discussion to this forum topic. Please post TVT invite requests there. Thanks!

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Gene Simmons Tape hits the Internet, causes a torrent of uproar

eddie — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:53:43 +0000

First Pam & Tommy, then Paris Hilton. Pretty soon Kim Kardashian followed them up. Hell, even Screech got in on the tape action. Now comes news that 61-year-old Gene Simmons also has a tape making the rounds, and long-time girlfriend Shannon Tweed is not his co-star.

There was some early speculation that it was not in fact Gene, but instead a Gene Simmons lookalike in the starring role. Gene’s lawyers have put that speculation to rest, however, by sending these cease and desist letters to the operators of Gene’s Secret, the website selling access to the video for a mere $24.95 per month.

Rumor has it that the tape was filmed in 2003, and that the girl involved is an Australian model by the name of Elisa, and that the two met while working on a promo for Frank’s energy drink.

Personally, I have no desire to see this thing, so I’m not even going to bother searching for a torrent. However, if you were so inclined, I’m sure it’d be pretty easy to find a torrent link to two, if you know where to look.

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What do the abbreviations in Bittorrent Filenames mean?

eddie — Fri, 19 May 2006 23:31:33 +0000

How do you interpret BitTorrent file names?

Bittorrent filenames are often filled with cryptic abbreviations, leaving the uninitiatied puzzled as to what they mean.

The general standard is 350mb per 1 hour TV show (44 minutes), or 175 mb per half hour show (22 minutes). Movies are generally ripped at a higher quality, so a typical movie is around 700MB or higher.

Season/Episode number is usually specified in the format SSxEE. So, for example, Season 1, Episode 9 would be denoted as 01×09, or S1×09.

Here is a list of common abbreviations and their meanings.

XviD = Open Source Video Codec, equivalant of DivX
DivX = Video Codec
VCD = is an mpeg1 based format, with a constant bitrate of 1150kbit at a resolution of 352×240.
SVCD is an mpeg2 based (same as DVD) which allows variable bit-rates of up to 2500kbits at a resolution of 480×480 (NTSC) which is then decompressed into a 4:3 aspect ratio when played back.
NTSC / PAL = NTSC and PAL are the two main video standards. NTSC has a higher frame rate than PAL, but PAL has an increased resolution and a generally sharper picture.
HDTV = High Definition Television. This means that the video was captured off of a digital feed, and you can expect this file to be at 16:9 resolution. Note that this doesn’t always mean that what you are downloading is a HD quality.
HR = High resolution. Usually used in conjunction with “HDTV,” this indicates that the file is at or near HD quality.
LOL – Reference to a release group.
AC3 5.1 = Name of AudioCodec used. Think MP3, only AC3 is a codec for surround sound, and 5.1 means how many channels are encoded…
PDTV = indicates that the process used to capture the video is completely digital, and at no point is the signal turned into an analog one. HDTV is the same except that in the case of PDTV, the original broadcast was not high definition.
CAM = indicates that the video was recorded in a theater by some guy with a video camera, and it usually looks and sounds pretty terrible.
TS / Telesync = is similar to “CAM” except that the camera is usually mounted in the projection booth and the sound is taken directly from the projector.
TC / Telecine = a digital scan of the movie theater filmprint.
DVDrip = means that the file was ripped directly from a DVD.
SCR = indicates that the file is a DVD rip of a “screener” film given to members of the Academy for voting consideration purposes. This film is usually watermarked with the words ”
watermarked with various messages like “FOR CONSIDERATION PURPOSES ONLY”.
VHSRip = copy of a VHS cassette. Mainly used in XXX releases.