ScienceHD: A New Science Tracker - Open Signups Soon

April 24, 09 by sharky   13,753  views  

Expect some fresh ideas & very big things from the talented dev team and staff behind the brand-new tracker ScienceHD.info. Aptly-named ScienceHD is devoted to mostly high-definition content for sci-fi TV, documentaries, technology, nature and science-related torrents. Officially launching on the 39th annual Earth Day (April 22nd, 2009) SciHD is set to open up for public signups as early as next Wednesday. This Gazelle beauty already has some interesting features; including a web based in-house IRC chat complete with IMDb & TV bots. Currently all torrents are hosted on 100mbit seedboxes, and SciHD is also home to a group of internal encoders providing exclusive content.

ScienceHD is built around a science theme with the content consisting of either Science, or Science Fiction related torrents. Examples include shows from The History Channel, National Geographic, The Science Channel, Discovery, Animal Planet, TLC, The Biography Channel, and Planet Green just to name a few. Also included will be many popular SciFi TV shows such as Lost, Heroes, and Stargate Atlantis. Additionally, the site features audio books and ebooks, which are science/learning related, such as Michio Kaku’s ‘Physics of the Impossible’ and books like ‘Physics for dummies’.

SciHD is also privy to very unique torrent uploading options (i.e. - make your torrent freeleech for all, and an ‘Exclusive’ torrent option whereby the torrent isn’t allowed outside of the tracker).

Probably the most distinct feature is the inclusion of a small, but growing internal team of encoders that will be providing exclusive content, consistently predominantly of HD caps from some of the aforementioned channels, though blu-rays rips are definitely slated for inclusion as well.

Another feature worth mentioning is the gazelle setup of the tracker (think What.cd). This facet, coupled with a propriety naming system, strives to create a synergy of fast, efficient searches that result in a golden standard for ease of content selection. For example, take the complete season 4 of the hit show "Lost". It would be listed as ‘SciFi TV - Lost.Season.4′. From that entry then, users can select their preferred resolution, format, video and audio containers. So rather than search through 5 or 6 different torrents for the desired format, users find the content they are looking for and the can browse the available formats, such as: DVD-R, 1080p/MKV/AAC, 720p/MKV/AC3, and 480p/AVI/AC3, etc.

Some ScienceHD Features…

  • • SciHD also has IMDb and TV.com bots for announcing releases in their IRC.
  • • Has their own SSL certificate, so SSL browsing (https:) will be available shortly.
  • • Category icons (think: BitMe/BitMeTV) for easy categorical browsing of similar torrents.
  • • Implementation of a triple redundant backup of their database and server daily so they’ll be able to restore the site with minimal data loss in the event where things go wrong.
  • • All new members start out with 10GB upload credit.
  • • All torrents can be rated by users on a scale of 1 - 5.
  • • ScienceHD IRC support channel can be found at irc.forpirates.net/SciHD-support.

As of now there’s just a 3,000 member limit. Once signups open, slots will fill up fast. Future plans for SciHD could include topsite access for the latest science scene releases. All that’s missing now is some good folks, who desire to be part of a team that’s not afraid to do things a bit different. Look for ScienceHD to open up registration publicly as soon as next Wednesday, April 29th. The signup URL (although we can’t confirm it) might be here:

http://sciencehd.info/register.php

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67 responses for this post

  1. 01   •   XBOX Says: 24.04.09 at 12:52 am

    This looks awesome. Can’t wait to join. Thanks for the great information Sharky!

  2. 02   •   yasserjapon Says: 24.04.09 at 2:36 am

    Good news
    looking forward to get in.

  3. 03   •   RouteR Says: 24.04.09 at 3:56 am

    seems to be grt site

  4. 04   •   undead_m0nkey Says: 24.04.09 at 6:52 am

    doesn’t seem to be working anymore

  5. 05   •   hdbitsftw Says: 24.04.09 at 7:19 am

    Hopefully their internal group knows how to encode properly, not make some crappy quality encodes like scene does.

  6. 06   •   DonnieAnony Says: 24.04.09 at 7:28 am

    Might be a really great site. Thanks for the heads up Sharky

  7. 07   •   jrocket Says: 24.04.09 at 8:39 am

    im too late :(
    shame, this sounds like just my kinda place

  8. 08   •   Bertus Says: 24.04.09 at 10:23 am

    looks very good :D
    Can you tell anything about their ratio-requirements? You say all the torrents are hosted on seedboxes, so it could be pretty hard to maintain a good ratio.

  9. 09   •   PARCO Says: 24.04.09 at 11:01 am

    hej

  10. 010   •   ScienceHD Staff Says: 24.04.09 at 11:15 am

    Hey Bertus,
    Yup you are right all our torrents are hosted on seedboxes but all new users will get 10 gb’s at the moment so will not be very hard to keep a good ratio.We just opened the site in time will not be hard anymore to keep a good ratio.

    We are waiting you;)

  11. 011   •   theJ3STeR Says: 24.04.09 at 11:16 am

    Does anyone know their IRC?

  12. 012   •   dumbo Says: 24.04.09 at 11:42 am

    eesh, just too late..when do they open next?

  13. 013   •   ScienceNut Says: 24.04.09 at 2:17 pm

    NooooOOooo!

    Was greatly looking forward to this tracker, looks like im too late? ah well, hope you guys post your irc chan in here so i can come hang out, science attracts great minds and great peeps :)

  14. 014   •   Sharky Says: 24.04.09 at 3:24 pm

    Why are people saying, “Looks like I’m too late” ?! ScienceHD was never open to public signups, and is in fact still somewhat in their infancy stage. I was invited there, but most people don’t have a chance at getting in (yet) until at least next Wednesday.

  15. 015   •   Kareem Says: 24.04.09 at 4:14 pm

    Will be nice to see how they do. I currently use MVG. Ofcourse, not the same, but to have some of the same content.

    Good luck to all at SHD!

  16. 016   •   Echoes Says: 24.04.09 at 6:08 pm

    Already have an account there.

    It’s great! Good luck joining when they open signups.

  17. 017   •   HackedServer Says: 24.04.09 at 9:03 pm

    Hmmmm, I’m intrigued. I do hope I am able to get in. And intelligent tracker will be nice, and will have a lot of content that is actually useful. Someone uploaded a pack of lectures about math principles, thats the first thing I’ve seen like that, downloaded it right away.

    HackedServer

  18. 018   •   AzzA Says: 25.04.09 at 1:17 am

    im already a member and it looks nice :)

  19. 019   •   honey Says: 25.04.09 at 5:41 am

    What the f*ck?! I saw two episodes of Heroes in that screenshot of their torrent inventory.

  20. 020   •   ScienceHD Staff Says: 25.04.09 at 6:56 am

    ” ScienceHD is built around a science theme with the content consisting of either Science, or Science Fiction related torrents. Examples include shows from The History Channel, National Geographic, The Science Channel, Discovery, Animal Planet, TLC, The Biography Channel, and Planet Green just to name a few. Also included will be many popular SciFi TV shows such as Lost, Heroes, and Stargate Atlantis. Additionally, the site features audio books and ebooks, which are science/learning related, such as Michio Kaku’s ‘Physics of the Impossible’ and books like ‘Physics for dummies’. “

  21. 021   •   sexy Says: 25.04.09 at 8:21 am

    use MVG —- the best one there!

  22. 022   •   honey Says: 25.04.09 at 11:49 am

    If you want to be a science tracker, you should leave the Science Fiction related torrents out. Science is non-fiction, real facts and figures. You shouldn’t merge these two different worlds. If you want to differentiate, do it good.

  23. 023   •   NUTS Says: 25.04.09 at 12:28 pm

    If you want to be a science tracker, you should leave the Science Fiction related torrents out. Science is non-fiction, real facts and figures. You shouldn’t merge these two different worlds. If you want to differentiate, do it good.
    +1

  24. 024   •   mona Says: 25.04.09 at 2:01 pm

    i just tried to register but its closed already :( how can i get invited to become a member at sciencehd site? can someone send me an invite please?

  25. 025   •   Echoes Says: 25.04.09 at 6:05 pm

    “Look for ScienceHD to open up registration publicly as soon as next Wednesday, April 29th. ”

    It’s April 25th here.. Open signups start in 4 days! Stop saying you missed it.

  26. 026   •   Sharky Says: 25.04.09 at 8:19 pm

    “It’s April 25th here.. Open signups start in 4 days! Stop saying you missed it.”

    +1

  27. 027   •   dojjah Says: 26.04.09 at 1:10 am

    hopefully i will be able to get into this, Discovery/History are a reason to have cable.

  28. 028   •   xd Says: 26.04.09 at 2:57 am

    hi :>

  29. 029   •   Dogboy Says: 26.04.09 at 8:59 am

    I’m in and the site looks great. Good speeds and the content is growing nicely. Plus it seems very friendly. No attitude staff and a growing community feel. Get up early on the 29th and check for open reg, it with be worth it..

  30. 030   •   george Says: 26.04.09 at 4:54 pm

    can someone give me an invitation
    e-mail: seenoevilgeorge@gmail.com

  31. 031   •   anon Says: 26.04.09 at 11:06 pm

    Nice to see another e-learning community enter the scene.

  32. 032   •   yasserjapon Says: 27.04.09 at 3:09 am

    thanks FileShareFreak
    I got the invite from you.

  33. 033   •   m0cka Says: 27.04.09 at 6:40 am

    I’m looking forward to join that tracker. The sign-ups starts wednesday 29th you say?

  34. 034   •   wow Says: 27.04.09 at 8:33 am

    wow ~

  35. 035   •   Gore Says: 27.04.09 at 8:03 pm

    I am already there, through invite.

    Staff and Devs seem to be talented and users are already in competition.
    I think this tracker will be great! :D

  36. 036   •   Charlie Says: 28.04.09 at 9:20 am

    Sharky, I am lost for words. You are blindly offering invites to anyone for this new tracker…

    Sharky, I am certain that through your involvement in the File Sharing scene that you are aware of the kind of people that you may attract, and the kind of unsavory characters that you may attract by blindly offering invites to people that you dont know. So, why the hell are you blindly offering invites to anyone for this new tracker? Let me ask you this. How many people from MPAA are you going to allow access to this new tracker?

    Just a hunch Sharky, but I really think you really need to pull down your offer. I thought you were smarter than that.

  37. 037   •   yy777 Says: 28.04.09 at 9:29 am

    Rabim povabilo za
    hdavmv@gmail.com
    thank you so much

  38. 038   •   Raitsa Says: 28.04.09 at 11:59 am

    Damn, would love to get an invite to this site, will be living in hope at raitsa at gmail.com…

  39. 039   •   Bertus Says: 29.04.09 at 6:59 am

    It’s Wednesday in my part of the world and registration is still closed. Am I too early or too late?

    I would really like to get acces to SHD :D

  40. 040   •   dojjah Says: 29.04.09 at 11:15 am

    its wed. here too, i am eagerly awaiting to register.

  41. 041   •   johno Says: 29.04.09 at 1:01 pm

    I would love an invite please :)

  42. 042   •   Morgan Says: 29.04.09 at 2:12 pm

    i would like an invite please >.<

    Thanks FSF

  43. 043   •   cinemanut Says: 29.04.09 at 3:22 pm

    Like the above, I’d appreciate an invite.

  44. 044   •   anon Says: 29.04.09 at 4:23 pm

    are they still going to open signups today?
    is there another link maybe for signup?

  45. 045   •   r0afasjkdapå Says: 29.04.09 at 4:34 pm

    don’t say they will open if they’ll not…

    any1 got an invite?

  46. 046   •   sciencehd rep Says: 29.04.09 at 6:06 pm

    Open reg will probably start during the US evening

  47. 047   •   anon Says: 29.04.09 at 8:01 pm

    registrations open

  48. 048   •   kilo7855 Says: 29.04.09 at 9:04 pm

    Can someone give a link o the torrents I can’t get out of the news page for some reason.

  49. 049   •   Soulnova Says: 01.05.09 at 10:14 am

    Charlie,

    I think your missing the point. The MPAA or anyone else can and will gain access to the sites. Its only a matter of time before they find an invite. Its not on Sharkey to keep things hidden its on you.

    Sharkey has given many the ways to do so. VPN, SeedBox, etc.

    Just as we are everywhere you also have to assume they are to. Even useing a public tracker you can take the same steps to stay safe and stay hidden.

    Just my thoughts.

    Mr. Nova

  50. 050   •   mala Says: 27.05.09 at 3:52 am

    OMG I missed the bus .. i was on vacation .. Can somebody, anybody send me an invite … it is malakar_j1 at hotmail dot com….

  51. 051   •   cha236 Says: 21.06.09 at 7:55 am

    could someone give me a invent
    chaichai236@gmail.com
    thank you

  52. 052   •   sullengrl Says: 27.06.09 at 6:35 pm

    Desperately looking for an invite

    Come on guys, help a student :)
    aesentia [at] gmail.com

  53. 053   •   Raoul Says: 13.07.09 at 2:15 pm

    Please, I need an invite.
    mnimeni@hotmail.com
    Thanks!

  54. 054   •   Bj Says: 16.07.09 at 12:25 am

    Please, could anyone invite me?

    irraban@gmail.com

  55. 055   •   unmnind Says: 20.07.09 at 1:50 pm

    I would love an invitation, this seems like it would be my cup of tea. Thanks

  56. 056   •   sameera Says: 24.07.09 at 6:20 am

    Please can anyone give me an invitation. Im a science student. I love this site please…
    sluploader@gmail.com

  57. 057   •   Wayne Says: 25.07.09 at 1:41 pm

    Can someone please send me an invitation, i love science and I think it’s a great idea for a tracker.

    WayneLock23[AT]gmail.com

  58. 058   •   nuno Says: 10.09.09 at 12:30 am

    Please can anyone give me an invitation? I’m a engineering student.

    bnunow@aeiou.pt

    best regards

  59. 059   •   Amo Says: 21.10.09 at 1:25 pm

    please sand me an invite to amonotek@gmail.com
    i was looking for something like this for a long time!Thanx!

  60. 060   •   pintoff Says: 24.10.09 at 6:36 am

    Please, send me an invite. Please.

    This site looks diferent.

    Thanks

    nipasur (AT) gmail.com

  61. 061   •   msb01 Says: 10.11.09 at 7:50 pm

    could someone please invite me? queegqueg (at) gmail.com

  62. 062   •   OC01 Says: 14.11.09 at 12:33 pm

    An Invite, Please..

    Thanks alot

    abebz_69@yahoo.com

  63. 063   •   SchrodingersCatIsDead Says: 09.12.09 at 8:34 pm

    Is there any chance of being invited to this wonderful sight? TvTorrents doesn’t offer the most appealing selection of Sci-fi Science shows, and definitely not some of the more recent ones. The most they get in the “science” area is “Dirty Jobs” and “Stargate Universe”. Any help? The email is samuraiken (.at.) gmail dot com

    Forgive me for asking, i just noticed that invites were closed permanently. Hopefully a mod will give me a present for my birthday next week (an invite, not a ban please!)

    - SCID

  64. 064   •   Jade Says: 16.12.09 at 5:32 pm

    If anyone can give me an invite, I would really appreciate it! domojade (at) gmail.com

    Thank you in advance :)

  65. 065   •   Askin Says: 07.01.10 at 4:14 am

    Hi, Can anyone send me an invite for ScienceHD. I will be glad to join there. askinaltun at gmail.com

  66. 066   •   rami Says: 14.01.10 at 1:38 am

    The site is not working, and i don not know why..

  67. 067   •   Cyfer Says: 17.01.10 at 5:48 pm

    Guys please please drop me an invite, I love sci-fi so much and I want to be a part of that community :)

    e-mail: gacho00@inbox.lv

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