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Hulu is fantastic. I canceled my cable TV when I realized all the shows I watch are on there. With the money I saved I bought a mini computer just for my HDTV.

by vyrotek 18y ago

briansmith 18y ago
Same here. But, I wish there was a way to get HBO.
- unalone 18y ago
  Does buying HBO shows via, say, iTunes cost more or less than subscribing regularly to HBO?
  - electromagnetic 18y ago
    That's actually a good question. I watch a limited number of shows, and I wonder if simply buying the DVD's of a program would turn out to be cheaper than actually subscribing. Edit: I mean I've seen boxsets in BestBuy for as little as $25 and they're shows I watch. If I had all the series of Simpsons, Futurama, Mythbusters, Family Guy and American Dad I believe from then on I believe I would rather use the monthly subscription fee (about $150 here for all the channels we want; TMN is great to have as they're free of charge for a monthly fee, I get all the recent Stargate and Dexter episodes and most of the big movies not too long after they're out for rental) for buying more boxsets and movie rentals.
    - unalone 18y ago
      The only HBO show I've bought myself was The Wire, on sale for $90 the entire season. That's less than $2 an episode. iTunes sells shows for $20 a season? That would be $100 for all of The Wire. How much does HBO charge a month?
      - electromagnetic 18y ago
        I don't think we get the actual HBO channel here in Canada, but The Movie Network (TMN) has a channel dedicated to HBO shows and you can get them On Demand for free. They also carry the On Demand for the Space (Sci-Fi) channel here. So we get HBO bundled into the movie package, which was a total of $35 a month IIRC, but with 5 people in the house we do get through a lot of movies so it actually has good value for money, especially as they get most of the recent movies and the actual movie rental costs ~$5, it only takes 7 rentals a month to get your moneys worth.
paul7986 18y ago
Yeah me too, as I have my Mac Mini connected to my LCD TV & use a wireless hand-held mouse as remote. All together I pay $50 a month for Internet & limited cable (Internet is cheaper when you purchase limited cable).

Hulu is fantastic. I canceled my cable TV when I realized all the shows I watch are on there. With the money I saved I bought a mini computer just for my HDTV.

by vyrotek 18y ago

Hulu is fantastic. I canceled my cable TV when I realized all the shows I watch are on there. With the money I saved I bought a mini computer just for my HDTV.

briansmith 18y ago

Same here. But, I wish there was a way to get HBO.

unalone 18y ago
Does buying HBO shows via, say, iTunes cost more or less than subscribing regularly to HBO?
- electromagnetic 18y ago
  That's actually a good question. I watch a limited number of shows, and I wonder if simply buying the DVD's of a program would turn out to be cheaper than actually subscribing. Edit: I mean I've seen boxsets in BestBuy for as little as $25 and they're shows I watch. If I had all the series of Simpsons, Futurama, Mythbusters, Family Guy and American Dad I believe from then on I believe I would rather use the monthly subscription fee (about $150 here for all the channels we want; TMN is great to have as they're free of charge for a monthly fee, I get all the recent Stargate and Dexter episodes and most of the big movies not too long after they're out for rental) for buying more boxsets and movie rentals.
  - unalone 18y ago
    The only HBO show I've bought myself was The Wire, on sale for $90 the entire season. That's less than $2 an episode. iTunes sells shows for $20 a season? That would be $100 for all of The Wire. How much does HBO charge a month?
    - electromagnetic 18y ago
      I don't think we get the actual HBO channel here in Canada, but The Movie Network (TMN) has a channel dedicated to HBO shows and you can get them On Demand for free. They also carry the On Demand for the Space (Sci-Fi) channel here. So we get HBO bundled into the movie package, which was a total of $35 a month IIRC, but with 5 people in the house we do get through a lot of movies so it actually has good value for money, especially as they get most of the recent movies and the actual movie rental costs ~$5, it only takes 7 rentals a month to get your moneys worth.

paul7986 18y ago

Yeah me too, as I have my Mac Mini connected to my LCD TV & use a wireless hand-held mouse as remote. All together I pay $50 a month for Internet & limited cable (Internet is cheaper when you purchase limited cable).