I'm not sure I have the technology to do that. I can download it, sure, but who wants to watch it on an a computer monitor? Sounds like I'd need to invest thousands, and for what? A book just costs a few bucks. I already pay for my satellite dish and the programming, plus the dvr--nope, this just doesn't sound cost effective.
nah--the software's free.
I have friends that connect up their notebook computer to their TV just like you would hook up a Playstation. They just play them on their notebook computer and they "play" on their TV.
You can Google up XBMC - Xbox Media Center and see how I do it. Play files stored on a PC on your home network using an Xbox. Or you can just put the files on a data DVD and play them that way using XBMC.
As for where you find these there's the good old fashioned newsgroups method where shows appear only a short time after they air (sometimes an hour). Then there's all those P2P networks (Emule and Bittorrent being the best).
I'm not really advocating doing it this way. Just saying this is an option that lots of people use.