Sick Beard is an application that works like a sort of hybrid TV Guide/TiVo/TV Show Organizer. Do you really have the time or desire to sit there and hand catalog the back episodes of 20+ popular television shows? It’s even more tedious if you’re trying to build a back catalog of shows that have already aired. At that point you can watch the show in your Unpacked folder or take the time to move and sort it by hand to the library structure used by your favorite media center software.
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Without an automated system in place you need to, every week after each show airs, search a Usenet index for your shows, download the NZB file for the current episode, and then have your NZB client download and unpack the show.
Let’s say, for example, that you’ve decided to use Usenet to keep up with some favorite TV shows. For those of you that are already dedicated Usenet users or at least have gotten a taste for it following your introduction to it last week with our Usenet guide, you’ve probably realized that as awesome as Usenet is compared to Torrenting, it’s still a bit on the tedious side. If you’re unfamiliar with Usenet, we’d highly recommend reading our previous guide to getting started with Usenet to get up to speed. So what exactly does Sick Beard do? Sick Beard is a fantastic PVR powered by Usenet. You don’t need a dedicated computer but if you want the process to be as smooth as possible with your shows instantly downloaded and sorted for you, ready to watch at the drop of a hat, then having an always on computer really helps. A dedicated always on desktop computer or home server.A copy of free PVR application, Sick Beard.A Usenet account and SABnzbd installed and configured (check out our step-by-step tutorial here).First, your “parts” list for this tutorial you’ll need the following things, at minimum, to proceed: Let’s take a moment to highlight what you do need and what this setup is and isn’t. You don’t need much to turn your computer into a supercharged TiVo style device that uses the internet as a source for all your television watching needs.