Comments on: How can i schedule video podcast downloads in Vista?

Question: How can i schedule video podcast downloads in Vista?

mrbenn — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:36:56 -0800

I am having some difficulty in finding a way to schedule downloads of video podcasts so as they happen during the night (off peak downloading = no limits > daytime = limits). Any recommendations (Vista based)?

I specifically am interested in grabbing WMV versions of Diggnation, CommandN etc etc, which iTunes does not seem to recognise. Ideally i would like a program that I can just set and forget with my desired shows so as when i get up in the morning I have shiny new content to watch :) The reason for preferring WMV is for ease of streaming to tv via Xbox XBMC (which will not play the h264 movs)

By: pompomtom

pompomtom — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:11:12 -0800

I'm not au fait with Vista, but there's a wget for dos which could be wrapped in a batch file and triggered with a scheduled task from other forms of Windows.

By: seanyboy

seanyboy — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:23:18 -0800

A quick look round the internet bought up Dopplerradio. Don't know anything about it, but it appears to allow you to download video podcasts based on a schedule.

By: Sonic_Molson

Sonic_Molson — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:35:17 -0800

uTorrent has a scheduler built in, on the downside (or upside if you prefer) you'll need to use torrents.

By: roll truck roll

roll truck roll — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:37:37 -0800

I use Democracy and launch the app when I'm going to be away from the computer for awhile.

By: mrbenn

mrbenn — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:27:41 -0800

Doppler looks absolutely perfect for my needs, thank you :)