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Considering pulling the plug on cable TV
Posted on 12/11/12 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 12/11/12 at 8:01 pm
Got rid of the phone land line, since we all have cell phones, and now thinking about ditching cable TV. Looking at the combination of over-air HD transmission combined with internet TV (e.g., Hulu). Will still keep high-speed cable internet, but do not watch enough TV to justify the additional cost. Any suggestions? What about sports broacasts? And no, I am not poor, just frugal.
Posted on 12/11/12 at 8:33 pm to islandtiger
Posted on 12/11/12 at 8:36 pm to islandtiger
I have cable, but no a lot of people who just have netflix, instead.
Posted on 12/11/12 at 8:38 pm to islandtiger
I did it for over a year but sports are the only reason I made the jump back to Directv. Between OTA channels with a homemade DVR and netflix, I was perfectly happy outside of football season. The lack of espn killed it for me. I may give it another try soon. I pay too much for tv.
Posted on 12/11/12 at 8:38 pm to Kafka
Great starting point for amateurs like me. Many thanks for the link!
Posted on 12/11/12 at 8:40 pm to islandtiger
I got rid of it, I only regret it for Monday Night Football. Mostly it was a very good decision.
Posted on 12/11/12 at 8:46 pm to chinese58
I guess I am a little sensitie, having been worked over on some of the other boards a few times! Thanks again to all for solid information...I have some studying to do, but I feel good about making the move.
Posted on 12/12/12 at 5:55 am to islandtiger
It's interesting you posted this. I got rid of cable this week. I'm running my pc as a media center. The one tv the wife and I really watch is the same room as the pc so we just have it connected with an hdmi cable. I'm running a lot of stuff through xbmc, we have netflix, hulu, and amazon prime so between all of those things we're about covered. We have access to so much programming that I don't really see a need for cable anymore.
The only downside for me is local programming because we're too far away from our OTA stations. So it will suck a bit in that regard but the benefits far outweigh the negatives. Heck I'm not even worried about sports that much, the quality is bad but there are options online. Plus I mostly just watch Auburn and football is more fun with a group or to just go to the game.
The only downside for me is local programming because we're too far away from our OTA stations. So it will suck a bit in that regard but the benefits far outweigh the negatives. Heck I'm not even worried about sports that much, the quality is bad but there are options online. Plus I mostly just watch Auburn and football is more fun with a group or to just go to the game.
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