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From what I understand, the "Most Popular" shows on Hulu and the shows I normally watch off Hulu are mostly prime time network shows. These shows are all availa
by kin 16y ago
From what I understand, the "Most Popular" shows on Hulu and the shows I normally watch off Hulu are mostly prime time network shows. These shows are all available for free in HD over the air. Why aren't cable companies blaming their diminishing subscriptions on this as well?
Cable is so incredibly overpriced that Hulu was almost a legal godsend of an alternative for many consumers, even the paid version. It's just how people watch TV. We watch shows. We watch 30/150 available channels. Occasionally we just watch "what's on". Cable companies realize this and though it is not necessarily costing them more to provide content, they're losing potential money from overpriced cable so now they're looking on hiking the prices of content available and soon Hulu will be just as expensive as cable and we'll have to resort to illegal watching until an alternative comes out again.
- wmf 16y agoI considered buying an OTA DVR, but then I discovered that there's one model on the market and it's $350. Hello Hulu!
- kenjackson 16y agoIf you have Windows Vista/7, it's built in. Just get an OTA tuner card -- USB HD OTA tuner cards go for $100 if not cheaper. It's the best DVR on the planet, bar none. Just not very popular as people don't think of using their computer as a DVR.
- jolan 16y agoOr grab a networked tuner like the HDHomeRun. It does OTA and unencrypted cable. Watching 1080i over 802.11n works well. There's also DVRs for Linux like XBMC/MythTV and a couple for Mac too.
- kenjackson 16y agoI didn't realize the HDHR now had two tuners at $149. Good deal. Also looked up an internal OTA tuner card. Only $59... see http://store.hauppauge.com/hardware2.asp?product=hvr1150 http://store.hauppauge.com/hardware2.asp?product=hvr1150
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