As the lines between the traditional TV world slowly get blurred, and we start phasing out the need for printed materials, where can we turn to in order to get our beloved television listings?There are many great services out there that offer show times, channels, and content breakdowns, but how do we know which one is the best to turn to? ReadWriteWeb has published a comparison of the top 10 online television guides. They rank them all compared on Design, Content, Extras, and sum each one up with a nice conclusion and screenshot.
The services ReadWriteWeb compares are:
- AOL Television
- Couchville
- IMDb TV
- MeeVee
- TitanTV
- TV.com
- TV Guide
- TVplanner
- Yahoo! TV
- Zap2It
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-04-2007 @ 11:54AM
Phillip Miller said...
I have been using couchville ever since i was introduced. I have not had a chance to check out some of the others but I love the ability to move the listings around by dragging them. I just like the format. I will check out the others now that they are all listed but i bet i stick with couchville.
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4-04-2007 @ 1:32PM
Gyp Joe said...
I use tv.msn.com because I can schedule me stories to record in Media Center with it from abroad...
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4-04-2007 @ 5:50PM
tevetorbes said...
I've used MeeVee- I like it just fine.
I just tried out AOL and I'm not impressed: specifically, the little listing that shows the "what's on tonight" stuff on the front page doesn't understand that Primetime starts at 7pm in Central Time and not 8pm like Eastern.
The shows are listed at the right times, they just skip the 7pm block :(
Anywho, neat article nonetheless.
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4-04-2007 @ 6:06PM
Drewsky said...
EvokeTV was the coolest TV guide service ever. You could set up calendars and sync them with your email calendars, customize your lineup, etc. But they ran out of money and closed down apparently. Been bummed ever since. I will take a look at the ones in the post...looking for a replacement.
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4-05-2007 @ 12:34AM
Scott-O-Rama said...
Yahoo's "Record this on Tivo" integration is the killer app for me. Until some other listing provider has this, I'll stick with Yahoo!
Besides, Yahoo simplified that overly AJAX interface they recently introduced so the site load much quicker.
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4-05-2007 @ 2:58PM
The_RaViD said...
I personally don't use any of the above services, mainly because I don't care what time the show is on, simply what is on each night. The site that I use is called Calendar for TV (or CAT) @ http://www.pogdesign.co.uk/cat/ Basically it just gives me a rundown of what shows are on what nights, whether or not theres a new episode (it won't list the show if its a repeat) and how long I have to wait until a new episode is on. Also gives me the ability to pick only the shows I watch and disregard any that I don't. It's all i need, and I love it.
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4-06-2007 @ 10:09PM
grapeshot said...
I use my ReplayTV guide normally, but once in a while when I DO use the internet to check TV listings, I use the listings at MyWay.com, but only because they have "no banners. no popups. no kidding." It's not that it's full of whiz-bang features, but I really like NOT being annoyed by ads, popups, and banners.
I'll give some of these others a try, just in case there's something I might like better.
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