Internet— Netflix. Hulu....
Cable, including FiOS and AT&T’s Uverse are for news and sports. For movies and anything else with a shelf live of more than 20 minutes, you should be looking at Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple iTunes, and similar offerings.
OTT devices (Over the Top) run from $35 to just over $100 and most will allow you to stream any of those services listed above and more.
We get “Sky Angel”, it does not have much of the regular channels. It has Fox News a few sports channels some old movie channels a few low budget kid channels and a whole bunch of Christian channels. Its pretty cheap. For series we miss (like Dr Who, Stargate etc) we by dvd sets.
We mostly watch Japanese animation, and the military channel. History channel has to be carefully watched, it tends to get stuff from the Howard Zinn(crypto-communist) end of the spectrum.
Wide band internet access is pretty nice though.
You can get a lot on youtube. You will find that TV has gotten more annoying and vacuous since you last saw it. I suggest you get a iBook or Kindle and read. Or, you could actually write your own books. (Here are four of mine. http://amzn.to/15yxkiy)
I haven’t watched TV in ages, the Internet is my TV.
The ONLY reason we have cable is my wife likes to watch sports on TV (I couldn’t care less about sports). I get my content from Amazon Prime, Blockbuster, Hulu, and Apple iTunes/Apple TV. I’d love to dump our cable TV, but Mrs. POF says “over my dead body.” Besides, we get our phone and Internet from Comcast now, too, and get a great package price.
Frankly, it sounds like you really don’t need cable; I’d consider the sources of content such as I suggested above and maybe NetFlix or Roku. Also check out the new Google $35 ChromeCast HDMI dongle introduced this week. Better yet, get an Internet-ready TV to access this content.
Quite a few good shows q43 being produced by cable networks and NetFlix, but you can purchase these ala carte from many sources. Or, if you wait long enough, watch them for free (eg, Amazon Prime).
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We stream most of what we watch, I’m jealous of your fiber connection. We cut the cable a decade ago,
I thought I missed Fox until I was stuck in the hospital for two weeks.
If you aren’t in an area shadowed by hills and mountains, over the air broadcast television is great. Crystal clear picture and no monthly fee.
yeah yeah, my mom was like that back in the 70s I thought it was stupid then and I think it is stupid now
I like the food channel. I’d watch Laura Calder or Giada burn water if it was televised. Also like Adam Richman on the travel channel. The wealth channel is cool with some interesting stuff sometimes. Restaurant takeover shows are sometimes fun. Bar Rescue is an interesting show as well. Also the DIY home shows are sometimes good. Love Mountain Men on History channel. Burn Notice is coming to an end, but for awhile, it was very cool, very Miami, and very good “blow stuff up” entertainment. There’s a lot out there. Keep perusing!
Depends on how much you want to invest.
I have a ROKU box (Abt $70) (requires a router so it can work off the modem for the Internet) to connect to the TV. With ROKU, I also have Netflix (subscription $9/mo). Hulu and Amazon Prime are other subscription services that operate through ROKU.
With ROKU, you can also add the PLEX channel. The PLEX software is available free. PLEX can connect via your computer (it has to be on) to the Internet to access videos on many TV networks and various video websites. PLEX then plays them through ROKU on your TV.
Netflix/Hulu/Amazon have many movies and TV series. Hulu adds short commercials throughout. Netflix and Amazon are commercial free.
I watch Korean programs now online with subtitles. Less filth and less leftist drivel.
Viki and DramaFever are the two sites I use most.
Stay away from the perverted Japanese cartoons.
I have a Roku box and use my internet service to get content through it. My only expense is a Netflix streaming account which is about $10 a month (there is also a lot of free content outside Netflix).
The only thing I want want to see on cable TV but can't get through Roku is NFL football but that wouldn't stop me from canceling cable if I could - I'd just see the game in a bar or over a friend's house if I had to.
You have an Internet connection. Get an Apple TV for $99. Sign up for Netflix ($8/mo, no ads) and/or Hulu (around $9/mo, has commercials). If this don’t have what you want, iTunes rents just about everything ($2-7/rental). Works for me.
Get a Roku box and watch your choice off the internet at a much lower cost
I had my satellite service disconnected a couple of years ago in utter disgust at the sleazy, mindless drivel that comprised it’s entire offering. I have been thankful that I did so. My phone provides all the current news headlines I need. I can scan them and delve deeper if I so choose.
I have a dvd mail order service that delivers all the bbc series, dramas and documentaries I could want. I haven’t had my peace of mind disturbed by seeing nutcases glorified, bad behavior touted as “individualism” or abberant philosophy presented as fact for a long time. I have also not missed the twenty-four-seven elevation dysfunction advertisements.
I get all the political discussion I wish to hear on talk radio without being distracted by big hair, cleavage, bad toupes or neon white phony smiles.
Be warned, however. The longer you remain out of the virtual lunacy of the mainstream media the more sane you will become. This will eventually make you incomprehensible to fully half of humanity and likewise, they will be incomprehensible to you for the most part. So has been my experience. Proceed with caution friend.
We evicted broadcast television 5 years ago and now only order movies from netflix...we’ll never go back. We were recently selected as a “Nielson Family”. I am anxious to be included in their stats.