PPLive

I don't know if everyone's aware of this, but there's a program called PPLive that lets you watch tv channels from China over the Internet. It's a peer-to-peer thingy, so the more people use it, the better it's supposed to get. That's why I going to tell everyone about it. Spread the news!

So far, I've tried it a number of times. At home the streaming isn't that good. I have a feeling it's like BitTorrent, where the streaming will slowly pick up and get better over time. But until now, it's been so-so only. However, when I tried it in my office, it was pretty neat. No, that's an understatement.. it was fantabulous!

If I could get decent streaming at home, I would have said this is really another ho gai siao. In fact, it'll be the best thing since sliced kaya toast with kopi siu dai extra gao. With over 50 channels, we can kick the evil cable company's big fat arse, throw the set-top box back at it and tell it to piss off for charging us exorbitant prices!