Comments on: Do You Still Have Cable TV?

By: Seattle IT Company

Seattle IT Company — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:04:06 +0000

I have switched to netflix and now it is very difficult to watch cable TV. Once you try watching something with no commercials it is hard to go back.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 14:48:31 +0000

just a quick response to Chris, I just bought AppleTV and an iPad mini in preparation to move off of DirectTV. I also watch the History Channel a lot. There is an iPad History Channel app, that you can watch pretty much any History Channel show. It works via airplay, so your ipad wirelessly talks to the AppleTV and its just like watching the show on your cable/satellite. I’m watching American Restoration as I write this. I was skeptical, but after a few days I’m pretty convinced. Yes, I still need to figure out how to get my home Blackhawks games and NASCAR in the second half of the season…but, I’m happy so far (3 days in). I’ve also found apps that work the same for CBS, ABC, Fox, DIY Shows, PBS, etc)

By: Krissy

Krissy — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:13:08 +0000

I don’t think you should avoid mentioning that Western Digital makes and excellent product called the WDTVLiveHub. I bought one and access Hulu and other premium services through the hub which also allows connections to my other TV’s. I only mention it as an alternative to Apple and Roku. After researching all three I found from my purposes the WD product gave me more bang for my buck. Thanks, and an excellent article. I agree with Heidi below my post that you should consider a business as most people don’t even know there are alternatives, much less what they do and how to install them. I’ve helped numerous friends get off cable and they didn’t have a clue till the saw my system.
Thanks, Krissy

By: Jace

Jace — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:36:09 +0000

@David I am able to stream ESPN over my Xbox 360′s ESPN App it has a small selection but I was able to watch my Missouri Tigers when I was on vacation in Florida and I had brought my Xbox.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:24:41 +0000

Yep. Not giving up my sports and FX/USA/TNT shows, and I like a lot of the History, Discovery, and Food Network shows.

By: scott

scott — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:19:03 +0000

if there were better sports offerings on hulu and netflix, i would cut the cord tomorrow. unfortunately thats not the case. sports programming is the biggest reason i still have cable

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:05:35 +0000

I would love to get rid of the satellite bill but, like everyone else, not sure where and how to get what. Are there consultants for this? Can you watch HGTV or Food Network on any of those internet streaming choices? Also, can’t miss the NFL!! Probably my ignorance is keeping me with Dish.

By: Charles Laughlin

Charles Laughlin — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:58:55 +0000

The number of channels that my wife and I watch (about 60 – obviously, not all at once) obviates us from “ditching” cable. “Ditching” cable is not an option. The alternate resources you list could not possibly provide the different programming types that we watch. I have 6 DVRs OR DVR like devices to record all the programs we enjoy. That way, we can skip commercials (about 18 minutes average per program) and not have to suffer through them. Maybe I am in a sweet spot as far as cable goes as our cable switching station is located within a mile of our location and our provider is COX (I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times our service has been out in the past 32 YEARS!!). I pay about $300 a month (includes every imaginable option in a full optioned bundled package – cable, internet, and telephone) and it is WORTH EVERY PENNY!! Sorry, I “ain’t” ditching cable!!

By: Wesley

Wesley — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:33:07 +0000

Pretty much all the OTA (over the air) stations have Closed Caption and if not most tvs can do it stand alone anyhow. As far as CNBC ? Not sure what their site provides, but believe me they will be offering more as time goes by and more people migrate away from status quo. Remember advertisement is what has and always will support television in any form and if they can get you to sign up to their site with your personal info to target you better, they will give you all the content you want

By: Heather B

Heather B — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:19:46 +0000

We still have Verizon Fios for cable. There is no way with all the shows we watch to get all of them via Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, etc. I actually have a word doc in order to keep track of all of them, including the ones I tape. We’ve tried Netflix many times, even streaming video to our Sony TV. But many times all of a sudden the video just freezes – no matter how many times you re-play it our even downloading it again. Don’t think we’ll ever make the switch until something changes. Had direct TV, but too much weather gets in the way of watching TV sometimes and that got too frustrating. I have watched some shows I missed for free on NBC and such on my laptop…but that get’s tedious, at best.