If you are tired of paying Apple to download their television content via iTunes, here is an alternative (and legal way).

BroadClip MediaCatcher is a non-subscription service that allows you to fill your portable devices with television shows for free. The package is specifically designed to help schedule and record television shows for your portable media player devices.

Current supported players include the iPod family, and nearly all other portable media players, including Zune, Sony PSP, Nintendo DS, Creative Labs Zen, and SanDisk Sensa.

With MediaCatcher installed on a PC, you simply:

- Schedule the shows you want to record using an online web interface

- Leave your computer on during those show times and watch it automatically record and convert the shows

- Sync the shows to your iPod via iTunes

The BroadClip software bundles for $39 but comes with desktop and laptop packaged bundles at $99/ $149 respectively. No more fees and licenses to pay after that. Krunker reviews the bundles and software installation in detail.

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