I’ve described how one can use rss and bit torrent as an alternative to a monthly cable television subscription before and even pointed to a few implementations. I figured it was time to update the list after a conversation with my brother where he wasn’t quite clear on how one might use the Mediagate MG-25. In brief, the model is this: you use a bit torrent client to download content, and you use RSS feeds to inform the client what content you’d actually like to download. Just like a tivo with the season pass, the RSS feeds can be used to tailor a very specific selection of shows/movies/whatever that you’d like to see. A couple of tools that facilitate doing this which I haven’t blogged before – RSS Feed Scanner for the superb java-based bit torrent client, Azureus. If that’s too complicated for you, give Videora a try instead – a task specific (ie get video from rss feeds via bit torrent) client which is somewhat easier to configure.