For those of you starting to feel the pain of the writers strike like I am, there are more and more alternative sources for “TV” popping up every day on the inter-web.

Internet TV comes in many shapes and forms, but the latest player (literally) in the game is Miro. Granted it’s not brand new, but the release of Miro version 1.0 (”bug-free”) is hot-off-the-presses.

“Cross-platform, open source video application Miro is now available in a full-featured, bug-fixed 1.0 version. The program formerly known as Democracy Player plays almost any kind of video file, but its real value lies in its content fetching and organizing features. Miro can subscribe to video podcasts, grab from YouTube channel feeds or BitTorrents (letting you make your own season pass) and keep video libraries organized, amongst other features. Miro is a free download for Windows, Mac and Linux.”

I haven’t used it enough to know how it compares to the competition, but it seems to be hitting all the right spots. If you have (or plan to) download it and use it I would love to know what you think.