In place of a ps4, you can do this instead with a one time purchase of fire stick, $30 for 1080p or $50 for 4k.
again no monthly cost
what about local channel?...if you cut cable can you still get local tv?
Depending on where you live I would also recommend an antenna and a DVR.
This pluto tv has OAN (one america news), newsmax, blaze, etc
Stop supporting wicked corporations who hate us and work against us and cut the cord
Woo hoo! Way to go! Plus you get the satisfaction of no longer funding the LEFTIST media.
Well not cable but I did after 5 years cancel netkiddiepornflix!
This is not really my concern right now when the fate of the nation hangs in the balance.
You can also check out IMDB TV, Xumo, Tubi and Crackle. Also, if you get Plex they have a lot of live and on demand content. Also all free.
to any cable cutting gurus- can tis be done on an old CRTV television? (I know there is an HDMI to component or S-video converter- but not sure if it will work with services like pluto, or roku or whatever?
Bkmrk
Glad to hear it!
I recently cut the satellite cord and don’t miss it at all, thankfully internet tech has replaced it nicely
Just a note, come people with broadband may want to to see if their speed can be increased if they are running under 10Mbps.
If you have more than one person using streaming you can sometimes hit a wall on the bandwidth being used, and most Broadband providers can increase the speed for not much, I know someone who was using 12Mbps DSL and they boosted to 40Mbps and their streaming has had no hiccups since and it only cost them a one time install fee that was paid for in a month since they dumped their cable too.
I did many years ago. Got a good Stacker antenna w/amp & rotor and do Internet streaming.
Many streaming TV options including old TV series, which are so much better than today’s Millennial-targetting low-IQ queer crap.
As for queer crap, Netflix is dead to me now. Hallmark is chasing them. They can have their faggots.
Conservative talkers, OANN, a couple others for news (FR’s my primary news source - DONATE!).
I suggest getting the hardware called Tablo. It’s a small receiver for over the air broadcast TV. You may need an antenna depending on your reception. It connects to your home’s wifi. You can watch on your screen of choice like phone, tablet, pc or tv. For TV you will need something like a roku, firestick or smart tv.
Tablo lets you DVD stuff like sports or your favorite shows. Enjoy your cord cutting experience.
What’s good about local TV?..its just a less polished version of regular cable shows ..second hand fake news?
I suppose some people need to ween off the tube gradually ...so as to avoid the DT’s?
Personally, i like the download route when it comes to the old shows..which are better anyhow. And then their are podcast..like Red Eye Radio and the like.
Get an antenna and a Roku box. I spend all of $6 per month for Britbox which has tons of shows that we like. You can get other free movies channels, though they have commercials. An antenna will get you the local broadcast stations if you like any of them.
Lots of options. Cable is on a death spiral.
Bkmk
They are owned by CBS/Viacom and expect to see a 2 hr movie in 3 hrs with all the ads interrupting it.
Otherwise, it’s a decent alternative to cable.
That's all I needed. Never missed cable for one minute. Except perhaps the NFL (before they went anti-American). But even then, it gave me an excuse to spend the day at Buffalo Wild Winds with a pitcher of beer and a lot of dry desert heat wings. Or at the local pool hall.
Between Amazon Prime, YouTube, Hulu and Netflix (yeah, I know), I have virtually unlimited content and never run out of things to watch. But lately I've been tapping into RSBN, NewsMax and Rumbler. Might check out the OANN offerings as well.
I tried to get Pluto yesterday on my Smart TV web browser. They made me sign in to my Google account, which I did. Then I got a message saying that my cell phone device can be accessed on the TV. (Not cool.) I cancelled the process and logged out of Google.
I’ll order a Roku today and see if I can skip that step.
I’m turning in my fire stick to the cable provider. I told the woman I spoke with that I love their high speed internet (which I am keeping), but the cost of entertainment is just way out of line with what you get. Also mentioned that there is no real news entity any more, that they’re all far-left garbage telling me what to think instead of what happened.
Anyway, I did go with Sling orange because I’m still addicted to college football, and the Epix movie package for a total of $35 a month.
Also got Pluto TV, which is free, for Newsmax and a couple of other conservative sources.
And - surprise - I found that the “over the air” channels were pretty numerous, and since it’s all digital HD the picture quality is pretty good too.
So for about 1/3 the cost, I have gotten rid of Fox, have other sources, and still have much of what I had prior.