Don't waste your money.
DVD/CDs are quickly going to go the way of VHS tapes and LP records. You can already stream most older TV shows off the Internet and before too long, you will be able to stream just about anything that was every recorded.
I still find the sound of a record sounds better on my vintage 1965 Magnavox stereo system than on my Ipod.
Until they decide to:
(A) Turn off the stream of the show you want ("taking that program out of rotation for awhile")
(B) Raise the price of the programming you want (either by bundling offerings or simply raising licensing fees)
(C) Question whether cigarette use and other non-PC content has been trimmed from the streamed version
(D) force you to watch 25% advertising for 75% programming
(E) force you to relinquish privacy rights over your viewing habits.
“DVD/CDs are quickly going to go the way of VHS tapes and LP records. You can already stream most older TV shows off the Internet and before too long, you will be able to stream just about anything that was every recorded.”
I’m a pretty old guy, and not a technology leader. I usually wait until a technology proves to be here to stay.
Watching television for hours was never my thing. Sports, politics, but not much else.
When I got sober, I had more time, and turned to cable TV, VHS, then DVD.
I heard about streaming, decided to give it a try, and now can state that my Roku and my $7.99 monthly Netflix subscription are the best entertainment dollars ever spent.
I want to cancel cable entirely, and will IF my wife and daughter can be brought along willingly.