I would think that streaming would have killed cable almost overnight. It is so mindbogglingly superior.
The thing that keeps them alive is you have to pay the cable company anyhow as they are also your ISP.
So you are really not saving that much by streaming.
Streaming for anything live is a pain. And even non-live, streaming services are cheap until you get a bunch. The smart cable companies are leveraging the stream. Cox DVRs can connect to Netflix and Youtube. They even have the search hooked into them, so you can search for a show, it’ll find episodes on Netflix, OnDemand, and soon to be broadcast. Pretty impressive actually.
We got more reliable audio-video at higher quality back when we were picking up VHS tapes at Blockbuster.
But not as user friendly for older non techy types. I’d go to DTV Now, but the viewing process i.e. turning on the equipment, navigating Roku, using their crappy limited remote and DTV’s poor virtual DVR does not work for Mrs. Redangus. So we stay with regular DTV and their very simple DVR box that works seamlessly with our other equipment and universal remote.
My daughter bought me a Roku and I must say I am quite impressed at the volume of content I come across on there by accident. Has me thinking about it.
I know, streaming lets you choose what to watch, while cable shows the same crappy movies at times they decide.
It’s a no brainer...