http://www.viewpoints.com/Entertainment-Web-Sites Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:46:24 GMT Reviews about Entertainment Web Sites http://www.viewpoints.com/DIRECTTV-review-7c803 <p>We moved into our new home 5 years ago.  The house was built cable ready.  The local cable company only had to hook up their equipment in order to provide service to us.  We chose not to use local cable service and to go with DirectTV.  Their installer came, hooked up the system and left.  Their channel lineup was good and we were happy with the service.  We went with AT&amp;T for home telephone and DSL for internet.  I have never been happy with AT&amp;T - I think they are a rip off - but that's for another review.  Fast forward to this month.  Just like most other folks we have been reviewing our income and outgo and decided to make some changes.  The local cable company was offering high speed internet and telephone service for about the same cost as AT&amp;T but with higher speed and no long distance charges.  We decided to go with it and to keep DirectTV because we were basically happy with the service.  The cable company sent someone to hook up the system and found that they could...</p>... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:46:24 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/DIRECTTV-review-7c803 dinnerdiva 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-8cb04 <p>I have had nexflex for quiet a while now and love it I can get a movie with out having to rush to the video store and hope the movie i want to see is there .they have different plans that you can pick from rent one or two or more movies at a time and keep them as long as you need to If you dont get to watch it one weekend you can watch it the nexted and not have to rerent it or any late fees because you did not get it back in time my monthly fee comes out of my account every month I dont need to worry about missing a payment as you send the movies back in the envelope they provide they will send the next one on your list to you it take at least 2 days to get as soon as the post office scans it in netflex knows and sends the nexted one to you.. You can also give netflex as a gift to someone you pay for them month they get the movies if your friends or family like it they can join and you can trade movies with them. it is cheaper than block buster was .</p>... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:26:08 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-8cb04 tdurigun 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-6eb3 <p>now this is a high quality company. I usually recieve my movies within 1 day and the online service with over 40,000 movies is phenominal. I personally think the online feature is the best feature. For those of you with an Xbox 360 or a child that has one it can send from your comp to the game system the movies and you can watch them on the tv. All this for just 8.99 a month thats for the one out at a time plan and unlimited online viewing of the ever changing online system. now to me thats cheaper than renting and with the average person having a game system and a computer in their house anymore this is like a steal. I suggest everyone join you wont regret it .</p>... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:01:02 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-6eb3 BenjiStout 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Snopes-review-43ab5 <p>I have been using <strong>Snopes</strong> every since I can remember getting emails.  A few short months after I started using the internet and email daily of course I was hit up with email "chain" letters, scams, hoaxes and sob stories by everyone from a Nigerian who had a million dollars they wanted to give me to free gift cards from Applebees for forwarding this message.  A friend suggested using this site, and now, not only am I older and wiser when it comes to recognizing the email equivalent of junk mail, but I am also armed with one of the best scam detectors out there. </p> <p><strong>Snopes.com</strong> is fast and easy to use. You simply type in the subject line or a few keywords of content from your message (or even a story that someone has told you) and find out if it is fact or fiction.  You can also find out details about how this so called story started and when. I admit now I work for a consumer protection website, and one of the first things I do before writing about a bogus email message is start my fact...</p>... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:42:47 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Snopes-review-43ab5 LisaCarey 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/hulu-com-review-0c9a5 <p>I first found <strong>hulu.com</strong> when searching for a place to watch an episode of "Super Nanny" that sounded interesting. I tried to watch it online, but for some reason my computer just wouldn't work with the site. Doing a search I found <strong>hulu,com</strong>, but not Super Nanny. </p> <p>Interestingly enough I DID find the second part to a television show that I had given up on.  I DVR'd the first episode, not knowing that it was a two part movie.  Here I was hanging in the wind about how the television movie ended and I was able to watch it online for free at <strong>hulu.com</strong>. </p> <p>I admit, I enjoy <strong>hulu.com</strong> and every once in a while visit it to find something unique for my children to watch (they have veggie tales on there) or just to see what is available.  I am not exactly as thrilled with it as many of the other reviewers out there.  I am much happier just DVRing my shows and planning the week ahead of time. </p> <p> I find it is easy to get lost on <strong>hulu.com</strong>, and that it is hard to find what I am looking for.  There is...</p>... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:29:46 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/hulu-com-review-0c9a5 LisaCarey 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/IMDB--27601-review-72cc5 <p>I am so bad with names.  I can remember faces and people (so other Viewpoints writers please don't change your photos too much) and it is so annoying to be watching a movie and think, "I've seen them before, now who is that?" Followed then usually by, "Now what movie did I see them in?"  Since my husband is a walking wikipedia, I can usually turn to him for the answer, but when I can't <strong>IMDB</strong> is the first site I visit to find out about movie credits, actors, story lines, plots and all the other trivia I need for both personal and professional use. </p> <p><strong>IMDB</strong> (the Internet Movie Database) is overflowing with information from both the knowledgeable and the fanatical.  It is true that much of the information is accurate and helpful, and quite often far more than I want to know. But one of the most entertaining features about this site is finding out all the other television shows and movies that some of my favorite or just memorable actors have been in.  </p> <p>Visitors can contribute their own trivia...</p>... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:17:58 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/IMDB--27601-review-72cc5 LisaCarey 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/PaperBackSwap-com--26737-review-95bb <p>Paperbackswap has saved me hundred of dollars, introduced me to new authors and is very convenient and easy to use. It's free to join, and they'll even give you 2 free credits for listing your first 10 books. The only required cost is for postage, which depending on the weight of the book can run around $2 and up per book. It works on the credit system. When someone requests your book, you package it and mail it (the sender pays for postage). When the book is received, you receive a credit that you can use to request any book you want. If the book you want isn't currently available in their huge inventory, you can add it to your wishlist and you'll be notified when the book is available for you to request. There are minimum condition guidelines for the books to help ensure that no one receives a nasty book, and there are procedures set up to handle those instances where the condition guidelines are not adhered to. They do have some additional optional features available for a nominal fee....</p>... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:35:58 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/PaperBackSwap-com--26737-review-95bb snag 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Custom-Astro-Charts-review-e8802 <p>The Blogger site, birthchartsblog, has moved to a new domain, customastrocharts.com.  Its stil in the works, but the background is super cute and there are already some super valuable learning tools, visual aids, and reference materials so that you can start on your way learning the art of Astrology.  Its really very scientific in nature, though some are not serious about it and consider it to be more of a pseudo-science.  The phases of the moon are kept up to date there and some resources are listed to get free mini readings.  It educational, its fun, and its good, clean entertainment.  Feel free to check it out and scoot around the pages.  There will be more stuff up soon!</p>... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:18:32 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Custom-Astro-Charts-review-e8802 scarywoodwitch 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/YOUTUBE--265776-review-86492 <p>I thought that <strong>Youtube.com</strong> was simply for posting your "home movies" for lack of a better term to show off and have a laugh until a client asked that I used the videos there within some other work I was doing for them.  Include a video in an online article from Youtube I asked?  Yes, it is fun, it is easy and when they say a picture is worth a thousand words they can also say a video is work 100,000.  </p> <p><strong>What I like about Youtube.com </strong></p> <p> </p><ul><li>easy to use search engine </li> <li>offers alternatives if it can't find what you want </li> <li>offers suggestions to other videos on your topic </li> <li>allows you to leave and read comments </li> <li>both personal and professional videos are available </li> <li>can find something on just about every topic from DIY home improvement to homebrewing and everything in between </li> <li>find out about latest trends, trouble that kids get into and even watch portions of the news using Youtube</li> <li>fun stuff, love stuff, just lots of stuff </li> <li>and it's free to include those videos in your webpage, blog or post...</li></ul>... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:29:36 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/YOUTUBE--265776-review-86492 LisaCarey 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Disney-Movie-Club-review-15156 <p>The Disney Movie Club has a great selection of movies you just don't see for sale at the stores.  BUT, where are all the blockbusters?  I am forced to buy big name movies like, Aladdin, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Alice in Wonderland, etc., etc.  elsewhere because the DMC just doesn't offer them.  Apparently, they go into some vault -whatever that means.  I wanted to build my collection and figured I would have no problem hitting my commitment with all the blockbusters I want to buy, but instead I have to buy other movies which isn't so bad, but not what I expected at all.</p>... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:37:47 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Disney-Movie-Club-review-15156 DrewToo 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/free-kibble-review-960e4 <p>Freekibblekat.com is a site for pet lovers who care and want to help but aren't sure how. Play meow trivia to win free kibble to provide to shelters for hungry cats. You win 10 free pieces of kibble each time you play and it doesn't matter if  you get the answer correct or not. You still win free kibble and you just might learn something new! Once you answer the meow trivia, click on the top of the page and play bow wow trivia to feed the shelter dogs as well. Play once (one meow and one bow wow trivia game) per day and sign up for a daily email reminder so you don't forget to get kibble donated each and everyday.</p>... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:10:20 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/free-kibble-review-960e4 LDRWeber 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Catster-review-5c6c <p>Catster.com is a fun informative web site on all things cats! There are fun polls and surveys. Like "would you give CPR to your cat?" or "what role does your cat play in your life? soul-mate, family member, best friend, or wild cat that lives with me". They have the ultimate breed resource where you can meet other fans of your favorite breed or explore thousands of cat profiles. The offer a free cat care guide book that will help you with anything you need to know about cats.You can ask or respond to questions and find the best places for pets in your area.You can also find your local pet friendly businesses, services and park listings. Find reviews of pet places or write reviews of pet places you know of to help others. There are many different blogs that offer information and advice. Their forum has over 25 categories like choosing the right cat, travel tips, laws &amp; legislation. There is even a support center to help you say goodbye to your cat when the time comes. You can join...</p>... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:00:05 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Catster-review-5c6c LDRWeber 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-e84b <p>I have been a subscriber of Netflx for about 4 years now.  And I finally have completely given up on them.  Half of the time, their new release movies are on "long" or "very long wait" and you don't receive them for a month or so.  To me, that is poor service.  They should expect a high demand of new release movies, and order more copies to keep members satisfied.</p> <p>Other than that, I have never had any other problems with using the Netflix service.  Their prices are reasonable, and movies are shipped/received quickly.  (unless it a new release movie).</p> <p>I just recenly switched to Blockbuster online.  Same type of service, same price.  Only difference is I am now receiving new release movies as soon as they come out.  Bye Bye Netflix, forever!!</p>... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:12:18 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-e84b misskarin323 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Disney-Movie-Club-review-8957 <p>During my membership with Disney Movie Club I was offered a free movie with the referral of a friend. I managed to recruit two of my friends in joining the club. After many calls requesting my two free movies I was told they didn't have anything on file. Each time they took the membership numbers of my friends and the movies I wanted but never sent them. It also became difficult to cancel the feature selection and when you return the DVD they send nasty letters requesting you not return the DVD's.</p>... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:57:50 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Disney-Movie-Club-review-8957 customer5164 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Disney-Movie-Club-review-20e93 <p>Disney Movie Club spammed my email account not one, but three times over a period of two days.  This business is extremely unethical, and cannot be operating a legitimate business due to the breaking of internet laws and violations of privacy.  Any company that must resort to such behaviour must have major problems and be nothing but bad news.  They violate the peace and privacy of countless people, with multiple spams to each person.  DO NOT give them even one penny of your money.  DO NOT give them ANY of your personal information.  They CANNOT be trusted with either money or information.  They need to be penalized and fined big time.</p> <p> </p>... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:47:34 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Disney-Movie-Club-review-20e93 Cat123 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-76f71 <p>I participated in a trial membership of Netflix.  I didn't realize all you get in comparison to comparable programs.  Its $8.99 a month for a video at a time, so pretty much every other day, sometimes sooner, sometimes longer depending on how quickly the mail gets picked up and delivered.  In addition to this, which would be enough for me, you can watch unlimited movies on demand via your computer.  There is the option of a box to plug into your tv that costs $100 one time and you get to keep it forever, you would then have that on tv included in your $8.99 rate.  But aside from that, which is enough for me, you get unlimited on demand videos on your computer every day all day if you want, as many as you like and a video by mail as much as you want, one at a time.  You can queue videos and they will just come in succession in the mail.  If they become available on demand, everything is not, but many films are, you can delete, and change the queue and watch it online.  There are...</p>... Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:35:23 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-76f71 scarywoodwitch 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Mixpod-review-49713 <p>One day while visiting a friend's blog I realized she had a song playing in the background and after that song played another began and so forth.  I looked around her blog and noticed a little music stick and saw the rewind and fastforward buttons.  She had a music playlists on her blog and below the music stick was a logo telling you it was powered by <strong>http://www.mixpod.com</strong> I clicked on the link and well, the rest is history.</p> <p>The mixpod is a free site for use on your computer.  I have put a music playlist on my personal blog too and whenever I am in the study for long periods of time I might listen to my playlist.</p> <p>How does mixpod.com work?  It's very easy.  You sign up (that's free).  The user creates a screen name and password.  Some systems will allow you to "remember" screen name and password.  The mixpod.com is also a social networking site; which I don't use.  I'm just there for the music but you can establish a personal profile, view other profiles and music playlists and...</p>... Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:33:24 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Mixpod-review-49713 GigiandAdonai 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Blockbuster-Online-review-d8bb0 <p>This is one service you want to shy away from, not only do they lie to their customers but they are no bargain.  I know over 100 people who blog daily about the lousy service they offer.  They have a 3 dvd plan and when you sign up for it you will be lucky to get your 2 dvds in a week.  They tell customers they don't process on Mondays, Fridays and weekends.  And when they recive your titles back and they claim it takes two business days for their system to process them so if you send the dvds back on a non processing day you can expect up to a week before the next titles releases.  When you call customer service they offer no help they have a written script to tell customers and thats it.  Go to Netflix and Redbox for your rentals you will glad you did.  Also their online watching is poor....nothing but major troubles just like their financial status customer neware!</p>... Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:08:03 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Blockbuster-Online-review-d8bb0 burgman 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-b21e8 <p>We started using NetFlix several years ago.  We were tired of paying late fees when the kids failed to return their movies.  So, we closed out our accounts at the local video shops and went strictly with Netflix.  When we had kids still living at home we rented more movies a month, but now that they're all off doing their thing we've cut back.  We like that we can download movies to the computer, too; however, the selection is pretty lame.  You really need to look to find one worth watching.  They're either way old or they're not familiar.  On the not-familiar side we have watched a couple that were unexpectedly quite entertaining.  My husband and I take turns each week picking the next movie that we'll watch.  That way everyone gets to watch what they like.  We've had no problem getting new releases.  The turn-around time is awesome.  In 4 years we've only gotten one movie disc that wasn't playable.</p>... Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:50:40 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-b21e8 RealSup 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-caa20 <p>I have to say if you are looking for a great deal in video rentals Netflix is the company you want to deal with.  They have the largest selection in titles and if you are lucky to have a Tivo HD Box or Rouku box you can watch movies instantly like I do, and the quality is very good depending if you have a wired internet connection as wireless is very slow.  If you had to pick between Netflix and Blockbuster go with Netflix. they have all types of rental plans for your lifestyle.  The delivery is fast and easy as well.</p>... Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:49:01 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Netflix-review-caa20 burgman 5