We dropped AT&T yesterday and picked up Time Warner for internet only. I don't miss it yet. We are saving about $100/month plus whatever electricity is saved by not having 3 cable boxes (and associated TVs) running all the time.
Nor do we all spend our time and energy the same way. Often, these are far more critical to such things than money.We don't all spend money the same way.
Thanks, I'll check out the Roku. After more research, I saw that Neo TV Max 300SL will do it too. I was kind of hoping for a no-name Hong-Kong device, since those kinds of things are so inexpensive, and probably wouldn't try to bait you into buying stuff when I already have a NAS full of stuff.
I actually tried that, but I already have a DLNA NAS...I'm looking for a simple way to play content from it.
I kind of figured I could drive the screen from a PC or a phone, but I wanted this to not require to boot up something, worry about getting a call, and stuff like that.
We don't all spend money the same way.
I get a huge charge out of watching 100% free OTA shows right over the air.
I wonder how long this FREE service has been available and why most people don't seem to know about it. I guess it takes a while for new ideas to catch on and for people to get comfortable with them. Progress is a great thing.
To get the above crisp picture without pixilation, I did have to raise-up the UHF antenna (taped it to a broom handle)... using a homemade antenna.
+1 on this. Lots of areas don't have decent OTA signal and might be living in apartments, condos or townhouses that have restrictions on antenna placement. I dropped cable a long time ago. Alas, I redirected money saved on the cable subscription towards computer hardware (Windows 7 Media Center HTPC on every TV + shared SiliconDust HDHomeRun tuner).It helps to live in an area where you can receive an OTA signal, many of us don't.
I guess I'm just lucky to live in an urban area. Here's a photo I just took showing my reception (great HD), and my antenna which is sticking up behind the TV on the left side. So easy, so free....
OK, I should move my router and Wii U from in front of the TV so they won't be in the way. I'm so used to them that I don't notice any more.
I get great reception too. Only 11 channels however, but all that is available to me. Price you pay living in a small town. I do get all the major networks including PBS.
Had the in-laws over on Sunday and they wanted to watch some March Madness. I carried my TV, power cord, and little circle UHF antenna into the living room (our big TV is in another, smaller room). In a couple of seconds we were watching the game. They were amazed at how crisp the picture was (their cable companies apparently are multi-casting lower def signals to save bandwidth).
... I do have access to F's Netflix, and Amazon Prime streaming video, but they bore me and honestly I never watch anything on either. There are many other forms of entertainment that I prefer.
... for entertainment I spend a few minutes just standing in the water, enjoying the feel of it, singing in the shower, scratching my back with my back scrubber/scratcher brush just for fun, and well, you get the idea! TMI!!
Let's not forget another form of entertainment that you prefer. (Taken from another thread):
I pass my OTA signal thru Tablo to record it for later viewing. The downside to this is when I'm viewing realtime. I get occasional pixelation or the "buffering" symbol for a few seconds. it happens enough that it's frustrating. And it's frustrating enough that we keep our cable for realtime viewing. ...
I pass my OTA signal thru Tablo to record it for later viewing. The downside to this is when I'm viewing realtime. I get occasional pixelation or the "buffering" symbol for a few seconds. it happens enough that it's frustrating. And it's frustrating enough that we keep our cable for realtime viewing.
I pass my OTA signal thru Tablo to record it for later viewing. The downside to this is when I'm viewing realtime. I get occasional pixelation or the "buffering" symbol for a few seconds. it happens enough that it's frustrating. And it's frustrating enough that we keep our cable for realtime viewing.
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Magnavox just announced plans to launch three digital video recorders (DVRs) by the end of this year. However, these aren’t the type of DVRs you’d hook up to a pay TV service with crazy monthly fees. Instead, the company has specifically designed each DVR with cord cutters in mind.
It helps to live in an area where you can receive an OTA signal, many of us don't.
I dropped cable tv from our Cox service last week Now we only have internet and phone service from Cox. I checked yesterday, and despite dropping the tv, we still have a few channels anyway, but are saving $10 a month by "getting rid of the service".
Got a letter in the mail today about Verizon being taken over by Frontier Communications. Never heard of that company. Effective 4-1-16. Everything going to Frontier except Verizon Wireless. All cable TV, internet and regular phone. We'll see how that goes. Anyone have Frontier Communications?
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) is today announcing a definitive agreement with Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) under which Frontier will acquire Verizon's wireline operations that provide services to residential, commercial and wholesale customers in California, Florida and Texas, for $10.54 billion in cash. These Verizon properties include 3.7 million voice connections, 2.2 million broadband connections, and 1.2 million FiOS® video connections. The network being acquired is the product of substantial capital investments by Verizon and is 54 percent FiOS enabled. Subject to regulatory approval, the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2016.