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Tivo was an interesting discovery for me because it both unlocked me from the stations schedule and made the "500 channels and nothing on" situation disappear. With a box full of shows you want to watch, when you want to watch them, I found I didnt need Directv Platinum to make sure I had a movie on at 8:00 that I hadnt seen before and wanted to watch. If you can stomach editing that removes all of the content you actually want to see, theres enough older movies on broadcast tv for a tivo to siphon up.
On the premium channels, I found HBO to offer the most variety but a disappointing turn rate on movies and shows. They *are* paid by the month, not by the specific content, so it makes sense that they'll introduce new movies and new series episodes as slowly as possible. For movies, I found Starz had the best variety and more/better movies than Showtime.
I could probably get by fine with basic cable (or an antenna if I could pick up all the locals with good quality), a tivo, and a periodic round of netflix or blockbusters unlimited plan.
For the premium series like Sopranos, six feet under and so forth...its a whole lot cheaper to rent them for a few bucks than to subscribe to a channel that only gives you a few episodes a month, a few months a year, with huge gaps between shows.
However I've found that its impossible to avoid the spoilers that seem to start the second the show is over. I got to read the ending of the Soprano's, the analysis of the ending, and the analysis of the analyses before I actually saw the episode.
On the premium channels, I found HBO to offer the most variety but a disappointing turn rate on movies and shows. They *are* paid by the month, not by the specific content, so it makes sense that they'll introduce new movies and new series episodes as slowly as possible. For movies, I found Starz had the best variety and more/better movies than Showtime.
I could probably get by fine with basic cable (or an antenna if I could pick up all the locals with good quality), a tivo, and a periodic round of netflix or blockbusters unlimited plan.
For the premium series like Sopranos, six feet under and so forth...its a whole lot cheaper to rent them for a few bucks than to subscribe to a channel that only gives you a few episodes a month, a few months a year, with huge gaps between shows.
However I've found that its impossible to avoid the spoilers that seem to start the second the show is over. I got to read the ending of the Soprano's, the analysis of the ending, and the analysis of the analyses before I actually saw the episode.
