Comments on: Are You Ready to Give Up Cable TV for Internet Video?

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:47:41 +0000

I’d love to get around the live sports issue. I want my Ice hockey (NESN in the New England area) to catch the occasional Sox game and the Bruins. So far, that’s the only reason to think about keeping cable. Other than that, I see the Internet as the only way to do it. I just found this article, written 2 years ago and I’m hoping that there might be a better way around this? Cheers!

By: Jenell

Jenell — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:15:07 +0000

I am on the edge of canceling the cable and the phone service through Mediacom. I am going to probably find the best option for high speed internet, get an VoIP (voice over ip) phone – vonage probably. And purchase a media server like WD TV Live or Xstreamer both are optionally wireless and will hook to my 65 inch HDTV and interface all my stored content and also access the internet content like Hulu. Cutting the bill for the bundled stuff from $165.00 down to $75.00 per month. I see cable and dish as going by the way of the rotary phone – its going to be obsolete.

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By: Comcast Dude

Comcast Dude — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:02:54 +0000

I think the prices for cable TV are very high. But so is everything today. Do you think that Dish Network is a better value?

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:47:09 +0000

Yep been there done that earlier this year dropped dish took an old desktop put a video card in with HD output hooked it up to the big screen wireless keyboard and mouse on the coffee table and whala watch HULU every night. love the limited commercials. Even bought a HD Homerun receiver to pick up the local HD over the air channels and now can watch and record all the local channels from any computer in the house and love it….cable as we know it is dead..

By: aredant

aredant — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:08:22 +0000

last year I ditched Comcast because of poor Tech and Cust service. I kept Comcast my broadband – no option there. I sswitched to Dish Network and was pleases with their service and interface. Then I got a DVR and found that I eventually only watched from the DVR. Lately, the material I have recorded seems lackluster as well. Movies really such nowadays – they are remaking everything and don’t ever show the originals. What I want to see is more likely somewhere on the internet or from video sources. TCM was the last decent thing that I used my DVR for, but lately we can’t get through most of the “B” movies they seem to be presenting. It’s really gotten bad. I have asked Disk what it costs to cancel.

By: richcasto

richcasto — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:49:27 +0000

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By: Neurotic Nomad

Neurotic Nomad — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:41:40 +0000

On July 1, I “cut the cable” and switched to The Internet for my “TV programming” with zero research ahead of time.

I’m stumbling through (and blogging about it), and Hulu has been a big one for me. Ditto Fancast, Surfthe Channel, and tvRSS,

tvRSS made Miro worth a darn!

I’m not an expert on NetTV yet, but by the time the fall season starts, I hope to be!

http://replacetelevision.wordpress.com/about/

By: Steven Wardell

Steven Wardell — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:13:34 +0000

My wife and I used to have our favorite shows each night. With the birth of our son 18 months ago, we converted the TV room in to the nursery and gave up TV / Cable / Tivo entirely.

After 2 weeks of missing it, we don’t miss it anymore and have much more time on our hands. Gradually, we’ve figured out how to get certain video content from YouTube and from the websites of the networks but it has not replaced the old amount.

Being computer-based now, we do a lot more than video, including blogs, Twitter, etc.

By: Daniel Weinreb

Daniel Weinreb — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:27:10 +0000

I had given up on TV until I got my Tivo. That changes everything! I also use my TV set to watch movies; only NetFlix’s physical DVDs have what I want.

Good shows: Try “Mad Men”, the second season of which premieres tonight. The first season was marvelous, and is now available on DVD.

Last year, “Damages” was great; it’s coming back too, but it’s hard to see how they can keep it up. PBS still runs some worthwhile stuff, including some of the Frontlines and Novae. Tivo lets you download some freebies including technology news.

I get phone, TV, and Internet from Verizon FiOS and so far we’re quite pleased with the service.

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By: Zach

Zach — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:29:34 +0000

@jim
You are absolutely right re: EPL. I have yet to find a legal way to watch the EPL online.

Fortunately I’ve found a few good pubs around Boston that routinely show games (or will as long as there isn’t a Sox game on at the time), which filled my soccer void for the last few years. But yes, I really wish these were available online easier.

By: jim

jim — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:25:35 +0000

The only thing that keeps me tethered to comcast right now is sports and other live broadcast things. There isn’t a good way to get soccer especially EPL in the states without cable. Although, after talking to the comcast guy last night on the phone HD chanels are now available if you have their basic cable equivalent. But you have to have the box.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:36:49 +0000

I completely agree with you Wade, but I have to say being a major TV junkie I can’t seem to quit my habit. I think I keep coming back to cable for these two reasons: First, I like TV to be “on in the background” and second, I like my couch too much. Sitting hunched over a computer or splayed out with a hot laptop on my lap for hours on end does not provide me with the same enjoyment as veg-ing on a Saturday morning watching a VH1 or The Food Network. Glamorous? no. Enjoyable, yes. I know I’ll get there, but for now, my down time in front of a TV on my couch is preferred.

By: James Geshwiler

James Geshwiler — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:36:21 +0000

Actually, I gave up my TV three years ago when we moved and went wholly internet. It really changes your paradigm. You stop thinking about “Television” but content in many forms.

By: Zach

Zach — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:17:51 +0000

I'm right there with you, Wade. Been using Hulu since its early beta days and can no longer imagine life without it... but very much can imagine life without cable. Interesting. Just a few weeks ago my growing love of online video content inspired a weekend project of turning an old clunker desktop into a Media Center PC - iTunes shows, Hulu, etc. stream flawlessly - the lack of HD is a little frustrating, but well worth the $100/month+ difference. Plus, HD is on its way, so I can easily see myself dropping cable in the near future. Lastly, I've had several friends recently drop cable all together for a iTunes/Hulu/Netflix combo - probably spending around $30 a month of shows and movies- not bad at all! So long, cable - we won't really miss you...