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With Chromecast (or something similar to connect your computer to TV), and a decent Antenna, you do not really need anything else. Plus, most of the things that

With Chromecast (or something similar to connect your computer to TV), and a decent Antenna, you do not really need anything else. Plus, most of the things that we watch are on-demand anyway - we don't have patience to sit through commercials for 1 hour to watch 20 minutes of a Sci-Fi episode.

wnevets 11y ago
This is my current setup, I have a chromecast on each floor with an antenna.
ddingus 11y ago
Me too. This works very well.
lettergram 11y ago
I've been using Chromecast since it came out, and prior to that I had a similar setup that I configured myself. Never really needed/wanted an antenna, as I don't really watch much T.V. anyways. What's interesting, is that when my parents saw my setup they immediately canceled their T.V. subscription with Comcast and bought 3 Chromcasts (one for each room) & a Netflix subscription, and switched to an antenna for their local news. Once their friends saw this setup three or four of them setup the same thing. It seems pretty popular among the older generations which grew up with antenna anyways, plus with the ease of using Chromecast, they can cut their bills down and get everything they want.
- deckerdoes 11y ago
  I might be classified as older but I'd suspect that with this story topping HN, the number of responses, etc. that it's less of a generational thing and more of a people of all ages are sick of cable companies thing.
twblalock 11y ago
> With Chromecast (or something similar to connect your computer to TV), and a decent Antenna, you do not really need anything else. Unless you want to watch a lot of sports.
- noelsusman 11y ago
  You can get a lot of NFL and college football from the antenna. I use my parent's cable login to cover the rest (WatchESPN) but of course that's not a real solution available to everyone.
  - heyheyhey 11y ago
    NFL is doable although there's no obvious solution for MNF except using someone else's login. NCAAF is a little random since some games are on non-cable but a majority aren't. I'm on the west coast and the games are usually on FS1 or Pac-12 network. NBA is pretty much impossible until the ABC has their Sunday games and the NBA finals.
- carsonreinke 11y ago
  Pretty much all of the MLB stuff (except for playoffs) is cable only. NFL will at least of the either Monday or Thursday game along with your local on Sunday.
  - kale 11y ago
    Half of NASCAR Sprint Cup races are OTA, the other half are cable only. I don't really get to watch xfinity cup or other NASCAR events.
  - heuermh 11y ago
    Even the playoffs for MLB are cable only. http://m.mlb.com/postseason-schedule http://m.mlb.com/postseason-schedule OTA FOX only gets one or two playoffs games and the World Series. In previous years it was possible to watch most of the games online via "live alternative video feeds (excluding the broadcast feed)", and now even that is not allowed. Check out all the disclaimers and fine print here http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp?&affiliateId=MLBTVREDIRECT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp?&affiliateId=...
    - jessaustin 11y ago
      I suspect that some league (NHL perhaps?) will specifically exclude webcasting from its next huge TV contract. Or it will extract a higher price not to be the first to do so. It will be the beginning of the end for regional sports channels, and eventually for ESPN.
canow 11y ago
of course if you pay for everything on-demand, you don't need anything else...

wnevets 11y ago

This is my current setup, I have a chromecast on each floor with an antenna.

ddingus 11y ago

Me too. This works very well.

lettergram 11y ago

I've been using Chromecast since it came out, and prior to that I had a similar setup that I configured myself. Never really needed/wanted an antenna, as I don't really watch much T.V. anyways. What's interesting, is that when my parents saw my setup they immediately canceled their T.V. subscription with Comcast and bought 3 Chromcasts (one for each room) & a Netflix subscription, and switched to an antenna for their local news. Once their friends saw this setup three or four of them setup the same thing. It seems pretty popular among the older generations which grew up with antenna anyways, plus with the ease of using Chromecast, they can cut their bills down and get everything they want.

deckerdoes 11y ago
I might be classified as older but I'd suspect that with this story topping HN, the number of responses, etc. that it's less of a generational thing and more of a people of all ages are sick of cable companies thing.

twblalock 11y ago

> With Chromecast (or something similar to connect your computer to TV), and a decent Antenna, you do not really need anything else. Unless you want to watch a lot of sports.

noelsusman 11y ago
You can get a lot of NFL and college football from the antenna. I use my parent's cable login to cover the rest (WatchESPN) but of course that's not a real solution available to everyone.
- heyheyhey 11y ago
  NFL is doable although there's no obvious solution for MNF except using someone else's login. NCAAF is a little random since some games are on non-cable but a majority aren't. I'm on the west coast and the games are usually on FS1 or Pac-12 network. NBA is pretty much impossible until the ABC has their Sunday games and the NBA finals.
carsonreinke 11y ago
Pretty much all of the MLB stuff (except for playoffs) is cable only. NFL will at least of the either Monday or Thursday game along with your local on Sunday.
- kale 11y ago
  Half of NASCAR Sprint Cup races are OTA, the other half are cable only. I don't really get to watch xfinity cup or other NASCAR events.
- heuermh 11y ago
  Even the playoffs for MLB are cable only. http://m.mlb.com/postseason-schedule http://m.mlb.com/postseason-schedule OTA FOX only gets one or two playoffs games and the World Series. In previous years it was possible to watch most of the games online via "live alternative video feeds (excluding the broadcast feed)", and now even that is not allowed. Check out all the disclaimers and fine print here http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp?&affiliateId=MLBTVREDIRECT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp?&affiliateId=...
  - jessaustin 11y ago
    I suspect that some league (NHL perhaps?) will specifically exclude webcasting from its next huge TV contract. Or it will extract a higher price not to be the first to do so. It will be the beginning of the end for regional sports channels, and eventually for ESPN.

canow 11y ago

of course if you pay for everything on-demand, you don't need anything else...