Comments on: Miro open video player/client gets a major update http://boingboing.net/2009/07/23/miro-open-video-play.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 10:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/23/miro-open-video-play.html#comment-549714 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-549714 i am still running version 1.2 since the last update did not work on my apple computer. It works great and plays most torrents! i am still running version 1.2
since the last update did not work on my apple computer.

It works great and plays most torrents!

]]> By: Category http://boingboing.net/2009/07/23/miro-open-video-play.html#comment-549205 Category Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-549205 I heartily recommend this product! I've been using miro for about 6 months now, and it did streamline the way I watch my online video. Also, it introduced me to the HILARIOUS sock puppet theatre - essential viewing for all movie fans! Download now! I heartily recommend this product! I’ve been using miro for about 6 months now, and it did streamline the way I watch my online video. Also, it introduced me to the HILARIOUS sock puppet theatre – essential viewing for all movie fans!

Download now!

]]> By: Gilgongo http://boingboing.net/2009/07/23/miro-open-video-play.html#comment-549727 Gilgongo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-549727 While I love this project, I have to very guiltily admit that over the last 6 months I've been using XBMC to watch the same video feeds as I'd been watching with Miro. XBMC may be a bit of a different beast, but because it plays literally anything you can throw at it (TV feeds, movies, music), runs 3rd party plugins, has LastFM integration, fan art, cover art integration, lyrics, etc. etc., I'm afraid Miro is now lying unused on my hard drive. I wonder does the new version of Miro minimise to the task bar correctly on Ubuntu? That used to bug me I recall. While I love this project, I have to very guiltily admit that over the last 6 months I’ve been using XBMC to watch the same video feeds as I’d been watching with Miro.

XBMC may be a bit of a different beast, but because it plays literally anything you can throw at it (TV feeds, movies, music), runs 3rd party plugins, has LastFM integration, fan art, cover art integration, lyrics, etc. etc., I’m afraid Miro is now lying unused on my hard drive.

I wonder does the new version of Miro minimise to the task bar correctly on Ubuntu? That used to bug me I recall.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/23/miro-open-video-play.html#comment-549218 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-549218 Can it do netflix on Ubuntu? Can it do netflix on Ubuntu?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/23/miro-open-video-play.html#comment-549237 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-549237 Yeah.. I have 10 gb free and it is giving an error message every time I run it (Insufficient disk space to upgrade) It doesn't say how much more space it needs, it just quits. great. Don't upgrade until they have this fixed! Yeah.. I have 10 gb free and it is giving an error message every time I run it (Insufficient disk space to upgrade) It doesn’t say how much more space it needs, it just quits. great.

Don’t upgrade until they have this fixed!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/23/miro-open-video-play.html#comment-549759 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-549759 Meh. Miro sound great, but I've tried it twice now and have been disapointed. I'll try Miro 3.0 Meh. Miro sound great, but I’ve tried it twice now and have been disapointed.

I’ll try Miro 3.0

]]> By: Locobot http://boingboing.net/2009/07/23/miro-open-video-play.html#comment-549811 Locobot Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-549811 "Lots of Polish?" I'll wait until the English version comes out, K thanks. “Lots of Polish?” I’ll wait until the English version comes out, K thanks.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/23/miro-open-video-play.html#comment-549305 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-549305 I'm kind of not going to install that until the packages are signed properly. Looks awesome otherwise. I’m kind of not going to install that until the packages are signed properly. Looks awesome otherwise.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/23/miro-open-video-play.html#comment-549833 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-549833 (Disclosure: I am proud to serve as a volunteer on the Board of the nonprofit Participatory Culture Foundation, which publishes Miro) And that's why I'm not using it. (Disclosure: I am proud to serve as a volunteer on the Board of the nonprofit Participatory Culture Foundation, which publishes Miro)

And that’s why I’m not using it.

]]> By: spinach http://boingboing.net/2009/07/23/miro-open-video-play.html#comment-550859 spinach Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-550859 I've been using Miro for a very long time now and I recommend it wholeheartedly. It downloads my torrents at double the rate of any other torrent client (not sure why) and it works great. I admit I've been moving towards Boxee recently but I still use Miro for TV shows because it doesn't take over my whole screen and is easy to minimize. Any install problems you might face are well worth it in the end. I’ve been using Miro for a very long time now and I recommend it wholeheartedly. It downloads my torrents at double the rate of any other torrent client (not sure why) and it works great. I admit I’ve been moving towards Boxee recently but I still use Miro for TV shows because it doesn’t take over my whole screen and is easy to minimize. Any install problems you might face are well worth it in the end.

]]> By: weeble http://boingboing.net/2009/07/23/miro-open-video-play.html#comment-549836 weeble Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-549836 Not a great Ubuntu install experience here... Tried adding it from Synaptics Package Manager, but it only installed 1.2.4 or something like that. When I ran it it recommended an upgrade, hyperlinking to the web-page for 2.5. Following the instructions there for Ubuntu results in big "this application cannot be authenticated" warnings, followed by a crash and a broken package on upgrade - the upgrade process doesn't seem to check to see if Miro is already running and handle it gracefully. I got there in the end. Still leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Not a great Ubuntu install experience here… Tried adding it from Synaptics Package Manager, but it only installed 1.2.4 or something like that. When I ran it it recommended an upgrade, hyperlinking to the web-page for 2.5. Following the instructions there for Ubuntu results in big “this application cannot be authenticated” warnings, followed by a crash and a broken package on upgrade – the upgrade process doesn’t seem to check to see if Miro is already running and handle it gracefully.

I got there in the end. Still leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

]]> By: Rodney http://boingboing.net/2009/07/23/miro-open-video-play.html#comment-549365 Rodney Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-549365 It's not out for Ubuntu right now. Tomorrow, they say. *sigh* Always treated like second-class citizens. It’s not out for Ubuntu right now. Tomorrow, they say. *sigh* Always treated like second-class citizens.

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