Oh Gosh! I'm so excited to tell you all about this!
To say that I love watching movies in second life is mild. I am a hardcore movie junkie, but it has always been a struggle to watch movies synchronized, meaning that everyone is watching the movie in real-time, all at the same time.
Until NOW *SCREAMS* I have been in second life for almost 13 years, and THIS is what I have been WAITING FOR.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you *drumroll*... Hivid TV!!
I don't
really know how long Hivid has been around, but to me, this is big news; not only
are you able to watch a movie synchronized with others, but you can also buy movies, and no, there's no copyright issue here if you go to the hivid main store there
are walls on walls on walls with real movies and if they don't have a movie
that you would like to see you can request it!!!
EDIT REGARDING HIVID STORE AND MOVIES:
"Hi, we're actually approved by Linden Labs and have explicit permissions. We pay all mandatory licensing fees on all our films so there is no issue with copyrighting. We often have Lindens in store to help us out and our owner has worked hard to meet all compliance standards. Come check us out!"
My brother
David got me on to this, and I'm so fucking thankful for it And for him for many
reasons.
If you
don't want to go to the store to buy a movie, you can also do it from the TV
itself, and the absolute best thing about it is that you get "physical" DVD case
copies that You Can Dance store in your home.
If I tell
you I went absolutely butt crazy, it would be an understatement!
I built a
DVD case shelving unit specifically for the Hivid DVD cases, but of course, you
can use the shelving unit for other stuff, too I also built it myself
because I could not find anything that fit my aesthetic wanted. When
I bought the TV it was 899 lindens. In about three days, I spent over 10,000 lindens on movies alone, And my movie collection is growing daily. Right now, it's on a 60% off sale on the marketplace, so I highly recommend you get it.
The TV itself is straightforward to understand, and requesting a movie is also very easy to know when ordering; movie takes to about 24 to 48 hours, depending on how fast they can find the movie for you; if the movie request gets rejected, it's usually because they can't find that particular movie.
The Hivid TV
community is very welcoming and kind. I spent hours
in the store just hanging out or walking around looking for movies. They also
have lucky chairs, which is so awesome.
I have had a hard few days, so today, I wanted to dim the lights in my home, bring snacks and a bottle of wine and watch a movie. I decided to watch Michael flatly’s Lord of the dance.
I enjoyed being alone, having a few glasses of wine, and chilling. I don't drink in real life but like to indulge in second life.
Hivid also
organizes fun events such as bingo. as I've said before, the Hivid community is
so welcoming and friendly that I can guarantee you will find yourself spending hours
in the store just to be social.
If you join the group now, a gift card holds 399 lindens, which is the regular price for a movie; however, they have a 25% off in the entire store, so one movie is 299 instead of 399. I don't know how long this sale will go on for, so don't come after me if you are reading this and they no longer have the sale.:)
Oh, and I forgot they also have a 10% discount on movie requests, which is rare!
What the
heck are you waiting for!!!??? I promise this TV and community will change
your second life; it will even change your life!
/Tessa
