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Are You Ready to Give Up Cable TV for Internet Video?

6 points by waderoush 18y ago

tx 18y ago
TV programming is junk, it's anti-Internet, it's old. What's the point of watching whatever someone else pre-selected for you? Netflix is obsolete too: these funky plastic disks are so last century. If I can't download a video, I don't care for it. iTunes HD rentals are ok, but selection is small. Amazon's offering is Windows-only... What a weird choice of a target market... I thought only unemployed still use Windows at home since it comes standard on $299 laptops.
vaksel 18y ago
Until we get complete TV line up streamed in real time, in sizes other than 640x480, I'll stick to cable
t0pj 18y ago
Yes.
ivank 18y ago
I switched to "Internet Video" in 2001.
LogicHoleFlaw 18y ago
I went TV-free about 10 years ago. The initial reason was because paying for cable or satellite was beyond my budget. But after about 2 weeks I realized that I didn't miss it. Netflix and video games are far better alternatives for me.
- notauser 18y ago
  I find that unless I battle really hard time wasted is fairly constant, the only difference is what I waste it on. Keeping the TV out of the house helps make sure that the distractions (books, HN) that are lying around are at least of some positive value, however small.
timcederman 18y ago
Easynews + OS XBMC.
rcoder 18y ago
I grew up without cable TV, didn't have it when I left home for college, and haven't really found a need for it since. I'm still occasionally tempted to switch from my DSL line to cable 'net access to save money, but I just don't think I can bring myself to write that check to Comcast every month. For that matter, I haven't had a POTS phone line into my home any time this decade. Now that my cellphone runs over my home WiFi, I really don't need much more than a single twisted-pair line running out of my house for all my entertainment and communications. (Of course, I'd gladly move to fiber instead of copper, were it available in my area...)

6 points by waderoush 18y ago

tx 18y ago

TV programming is junk, it's anti-Internet, it's old. What's the point of watching whatever someone else pre-selected for you? Netflix is obsolete too: these funky plastic disks are so last century. If I can't download a video, I don't care for it. iTunes HD rentals are ok, but selection is small. Amazon's offering is Windows-only... What a weird choice of a target market... I thought only unemployed still use Windows at home since it comes standard on $299 laptops.

vaksel 18y ago

Until we get complete TV line up streamed in real time, in sizes other than 640x480, I'll stick to cable

t0pj 18y ago

Yes.

ivank 18y ago

I switched to "Internet Video" in 2001.

LogicHoleFlaw 18y ago

I went TV-free about 10 years ago. The initial reason was because paying for cable or satellite was beyond my budget. But after about 2 weeks I realized that I didn't miss it. Netflix and video games are far better alternatives for me.

notauser 18y ago
I find that unless I battle really hard time wasted is fairly constant, the only difference is what I waste it on. Keeping the TV out of the house helps make sure that the distractions (books, HN) that are lying around are at least of some positive value, however small.

timcederman 18y ago

Easynews + OS XBMC.

rcoder 18y ago

I grew up without cable TV, didn't have it when I left home for college, and haven't really found a need for it since. I'm still occasionally tempted to switch from my DSL line to cable 'net access to save money, but I just don't think I can bring myself to write that check to Comcast every month. For that matter, I haven't had a POTS phone line into my home any time this decade. Now that my cellphone runs over my home WiFi, I really don't need much more than a single twisted-pair line running out of my house for all my entertainment and communications. (Of course, I'd gladly move to fiber instead of copper, were it available in my area...)