http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/ Engadget HD Comments for Could you live on online TV / Netflix alone? One gal found out. http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 24th 2008 8:38AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 24th 2008 9:22AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/
You've got the right state of mind, but it sounds like you just need a better HDTV. Download your shows in HD, send them to your HDTV from your PC via HDMI or VGA. The TV experience is much better from a couch on a big screen than on your 20" monitor in your office chair. I've got a great monitor (Samsung Syncmaster 206BW), but the image is looks poor compared to my HDTV (Samsung LN40A650).
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I've done it for the last 23 - my whole life. And you know what? I could still give it up. Actually, I pretty much have. Anything on network TV that I'm even remotely interested in is offered online, along with several shows that I don't even get (Hulu/Always Sunny in Philadelphia - the perfect combination). I can watch the online versions whenever I want, and with fewer commercials, too. The only thing I think I've actually sat down and watched in the last month are the Bills games on Sunday afternoons.

I don't need TV for the news. I rarely watch the news anymore; I'd rather read the paper in the morning and check the TV stations' websites later if I want additional sources on anything.

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All I want is a killer HT system and broadband. Other than that, I could live without TV 100%. I watch Southpark and Adult Swim Fix online, and other than that, I just watch movies. News is from the web and NPR (*sniffs fart*). TV is junk, expensive junk, just like a lot of things in this country.]]>Dec 24th 2008 6:42PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 24th 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/
The biggest question/issue for me is OTA reception. Due to my sports allegiances, I need the NY stations, but antennaweb only says I can get philly stations where I live. I have read reports of people getting NYC channels via antenna in my area, but usually that involves a large directional antenna that doesn't have a high WAF (wife acceptance factor). So I need to experiment to see what kind of reception I can get.

The other issue is general content WAF. How can I get access to the content of HGTV, TLC, etc. on my TV? I know hulu has alot of that content, but that isn't easily streamable to my current stbs (TiVo & PCH). I know playon can proxy the stream to the PCH, but that program taxes my old desktop too much to make it practical. I do need to upgrade that computer though. Also boxee on an old macbook is also an option.

Dropping pay TV should save me at least $40/month. I'd like any expenses I incur (antena, new STBs, computers, etc.) to be recoop'd within the first year (so less than $480). It will be an interesting experiment. ]]>Dec 24th 2008 9:00AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/
I do watch much less HD (a very sad thing), but a new Blu-Ray player should shore that up. My main problem was that most of the basic cable channels have abandoned their original programming (History Channel is about truckers and loggers, Bravo is about reality shows, A&E is about crime, etc, etc). You just don't get the product you see on the packaging (like a the picture of a Big Mac on the menu is nothing like what McDonalds actually serves you). The individual shows themselves are such poor quality pay-tv is no longer a strong value proposition for us. All of the really good shows will be put on disc anyway, right?

My only gripe is that I miss 24-hr cable news (I'm a junky) and I will need to sort out an HD solution for the last 10 episodes of Battlestar Galactica and Caprica (which I will buy on disc anyway).

I may go back to pay-tv when Fios is ready on my street, but probably not.]]>Dec 24th 2008 9:21AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 24th 2008 9:20AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 24th 2008 9:29AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 24th 2008 9:36AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/
Im actually going to be building a new HTPC so i can have a DVR for my OTA junk...

Oh, did i forget that XBMC rocks?!? if you need a reason to dump cable, XBMC may be your answer...]]>Dec 24th 2008 9:41AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 24th 2008 9:50AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 24th 2008 10:42AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/

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I just don't watch anything else. If I want to see it I wait for it to come out on DVD and get it on Netflix.

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In the end I think it is better to get SD content on Hulu or Netflicks, than to pay the cable company for SD content in HD. And for the things you can't find, there is always bit torrent.]]>Dec 24th 2008 12:36PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/
I pay $40/mo for Time Warner's 22mbps down / 1mpbs up cable connection, I have no land line, and I have no cable. I couldn't be more please with Time Warner, but I just know that this sweet deal cannot last forever. More and more people are ditching their landlines and cable packages, and they're going to have to pickup the revenue somewhere. I'm not concerned about paying a little more for my cable... but if I see sub-250gb/mo caps, I'm going to start a riot.]]>Dec 24th 2008 12:47PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/
The money I save by not having a digital tier more than covers a nice Netflix 4 disc at a time subscription, the occasional xbox or apple TV rental, or the purchase of the occasional blu-ray. One of the nice things about not having a cable and a DVR is I don't waste hours surfing channels not really watching anything in particular.

I only care about 2 or 3 TV shows and they can all be streamed via Boxee/Hulu on my Apple TV or watched in HD over the air. I'm much more interested in movies than TV shows anyway.

If you were a huge sports fan or you followed numerous TV shows I could see why giving up cable would a deal breaker but for me it works just fine.]]>Dec 24th 2008 1:39PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 24th 2008 1:42PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 24th 2008 3:09PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/
How about this question: Are you able to exist on Internet-sourced news and entertainment, avoiding even youtube TV excerpts and online versions of dead-tree papers?]]>Dec 24th 2008 5:21PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 24th 2008 8:20PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 24th 2008 7:52PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 28th 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/
Cable is $85 a month (not including $19 for netflix). We could download 30 rock for free! And Friday Night Lights is pretty much done for 2008. So that leaves... Dexter. We can wait for DVD. I see a savings of $500+ and nothing really missed as most TV sucks. ]]>Dec 24th 2008 8:19PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/
And that's just on two month's savings.

Why do you think cable companies and companies like AT&T are looking at broadband caps? Scared to death we won't need their Uverse et al. ]]>Dec 25th 2008 6:28PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 25th 2008 7:43PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/Dec 28th 2008 8:12PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/12/24/could-you-live-on-online-tv-netflix-alone-one-gal-found-out/
movies and commercial free television FTW]]>Jan 7th 2009 1:06PM