Top 10 TV-Links Alternatives

Web TV has come a long way in the past decade. Although it still lacks uniformity or any meaningful standards, most tv shows are available to watch online for free if you can find them. While Hulu has many of the top TV shows, several top network only allow Hulu to use a few of the available episodes or none at all. This seems to change with the wind and will probably not get any better if and when Hulu is sold.

Enter the TV and Movie search engines. A handful of sites have created specialized search engines (of sorts) to index all of the major and minor players and provide a one stop shop. In order of best to worst, here are the top 10 such providers. All of these are 100% legal and free to use.

1. Watch.io (AKA Watch It Online) indexes all major and minor tv shows and movies. It has one of the cleanest and fastest guis of any available online. It has no ads and a simple web 2.0 interface. Further, searches can be made from most modern browsers. In Chome, type watch.io and hit tab to search watch.io directly. Also, links are tightly managed to prevent spam and all links go straight to the player. 
2. CastTV.com - CastTV is still a player, but is getting a little long in the tooth. Over time, the interface has gotten cluttered with irrelevant videos from YouTube. 
3. Spreety.com - Owned by AOL, this unpopular site offers an index of tv shows and movies, but they tend to run behind. 
4. TV.Blinkx.com - Blinkx is probably the largest of the bunch, TV.Blinkx allows sites to submit their feeds for inclusion in the index. Unfortunately, while that makes it the largest, it also makes it full of spam.
5. TV-Links.eu - TV Links has been reborn, of sorts, with a new domain extension. This is a good alternative to Watch.io.
6. Sidereel.com - Sidereel has a bright, attrative interface. It's not as cluttered as some, but is a little flash & image heavy. 
7. XFinity.com - XFinity has a friendly interface that is easy to use and is even better than Watch.io. My only complaint here is that pay-per view programs are mixed in with the free stuff and it's not easy to view and browse only free content. Also, only Comcast users can register. 
8. Hulu.com - Yes, Hulu offers links to other sites video content. If they don't have it, they link to it. There is no easy way to browse such content, so Hulu is best left for Hulu's own content.
9. Clicker.com - This entry has a decent interface and a complete listing.
10. OVGuide.com - Like many others, this site has everything mixed in, clips with full length, and they don't link straight to the content.

Web TV should have progressed much further than it has, but at lease there is one that seems to be getting it right. Any guesses which one. That's right, Watch.io is quite simply the fastest route to the tv or movie you want to watch and it's 100% legal.