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Stage6 to shutdown

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Uprising, Feb 25, 2008.

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  1. Uprising

    Uprising Contributing Member

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    This is a very sad day for people who love GREAT quality videos on the net. Stage6.com is going to shut down on the 28th of February. They have already turned off the uploading ability and the ability to view videos ends on Thursday. :( Not much of a heads up from the admins of the site. :(

    http://www.stage6.com/blog/107/
     
    #1 Uprising, Feb 25, 2008
  2. dntrwl

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    Wow that blows, they had all the great DvD downloads. Dang
     
    #2 dntrwl, Feb 25, 2008
  3. rodrick_98

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    any must see before then?
     
    #3 rodrick_98, Feb 26, 2008
  4. professorjay

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    Oh crap. That place was great.
     
    #4 professorjay, Feb 26, 2008
  5. Oski2005

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    Crap, all the best eps of tv shows online are hidden on that site. The video quality blows youtube and it's clones out of the water.
     
    #5 Oski2005, Feb 26, 2008
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    Damn ... they had a bunch of Rockets games from the championship years as well.
     
    #6 durvasa, Feb 26, 2008
  7. ChrisBosh

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    DAMN IT!!!! :mad:



    That sucks...quality was amazing.
     
    #7 ChrisBosh, Feb 26, 2008
  8. BetterThanI

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    Truly sad, but not terribly surprising. Almost all the videos they had were large, high-bitrate files: their bandwidth costs had to be gigantic. Not to mention the whole copyright infringement thing.
     
    #8 BetterThanI, Feb 26, 2008
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    only been on there a handful of times, but it the video quality of the vids far outdistanced other sites. youtube flv format sucks.
     
    #9 Shroopy2, Feb 26, 2008
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    definitely was a leader in quality video's, but it lacked content and the search sucked.

    As mentioned in the note, the DIVX format remains, and that is the good news.
     
    #10 AMS, Feb 26, 2008
  11. Uprising

    Uprising Contributing Member

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    Anyone know of any other websites that take advantage of divx webplayer?

    I really am bummed that stage6 is going down. I love it, have been with it since it's first opening to the public.
     
    #11 Uprising, Feb 26, 2008
  12. Roxfan73

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    Go to OVGuide. There are a bunch of stage6 type sites listed for your viewing pleasure.
     
    #12 Roxfan73, Feb 26, 2008
  13. Rockets34Legend

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    Sad day....Stage6 was the best. :(
     
    #13 Rockets34Legend, Feb 26, 2008
  14. Big Dogg

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    Damn, Stage 6 video quality was the best on the net bar none.
     
    #14 Big Dogg, Feb 26, 2008
  15. Rockets34Legend

    Rockets34Legend Contributing Member

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    It has officially shut down... :( :mad:

    [​IMG]
     
    #15 Rockets34Legend, Feb 28, 2008
  16. thelasik

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    still working for me :confused:
     
    #16 thelasik, Feb 28, 2008
  17. Uprising

    Uprising Contributing Member

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    Still working for me too.

    For now....:(
     
    #17 Uprising, Feb 28, 2008
  18. Rockets34Legend

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    Looks like the site is still up, but when you click on any videos to download, it just goes dead. Slowly, but surely, it's going away.... :(
     
    #18 Rockets34Legend, Feb 29, 2008
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