万花筒 2009-03-15&03-16 上网看电视，不花钱

"If you want to watch movies, we also have VUDU."

 

Josh Gilbert was tired of paying for the TV program that he wanted.

 

"Anywhere from 50 to 100 bucks¹ a month."

 

So he dumped his service provider and hooked his 50-inch flat screen to his home computer.

 

"I can watch all those same shows as I'd like to watch. When I had cable, I can watch them just directly from the actual computer itself directly through the TV."

 

Josh is one of a growing number of people turning their TV sets into big fancy computer screens.

 

I have at least five to ten customers come on a daily basis, asking how they can hook up their, their desktop² computers to, say their, television sets.

 

They’re tapping into services like Hulu.com for TV shows. It’s partially³ owned by a parent company - NBC Universal. Sites like Pandora provide music. For movies options include Netflicks, Blockbuster and a service called VUDU.

 

There are several ways to connect your computer to your TV. This is one of the easiest, an HDMI cable. One end goes into the back of your computer, the other goes straight into the back of your TV.

 

One of the most common questions is about video quality.

 

"It's great quality. The stream's smooth, so there's no way you will like having wait to afford the buffer⁴ out."

 

Josh is so satisfied. He says there is only one way he would ever go back.

 

"They made it free too."

 

1 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 desktop   

n.桌面管理系统程序；台式

参考例句：

• My computer is a desktop computer of excellent quality.我的计算机是品质卓越的台式计算机。
• Do you know which one is better,a laptop or a desktop?你知道哪一种更好，笔记本还是台式机？

3 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

4 buffer   

n.起缓冲作用的人(或物)，缓冲器；vt.缓冲

参考例句：

• A little money can be a useful buffer in time of need.在急需时，很少一点钱就能解燃眉之急。
• Romantic love will buffer you against life's hardships.浪漫的爱会减轻生活的艰辛。