23
2010
Quitting Cable: Day 91 = $180 in our pockets
Posted under A Geek Dad's Life, Blog Posts, Quitting CableSo far, saved $180 and the TV signal is always in high-def. Been watching South Park directly from www.southparkstudios.com, and the kids have recently gotten hooked on MythBusters on Netflix Streaming. I recently introduced my wife to Firefly (and have been prepping her for the disappointment of only having 14 episodes), and I’m excited to watch Serenity with fresh eyes.
Our entertainment is a la carte, with new TV shows recorded to the central DVR for free, new movies costing $1 from RedBox, and ‘all-you-can-eat’ old movies and TV series costing $9 a month. Cable TV providers must know what is coming next, because they have been converting themselves into telecomm companies.
We really, really do not miss cable TV one bit. Now, if we could just get some more competition in the Internet Provider space, we’d be all set.
Just out of curiosity can you give me a run down of how you have your TV set up? This is something i’ve heard Scott Johnson talk about as well and it interests me greatly. Our Cable bill just went up another 12 dollars this month and i’m sick of it. We only have options of 2 Cable providers where we live and one of them charges extra for your HD box and has only half the channels of our current provider.
I have a rather simple diagram here: http://www.unthinkability.com/?p=347 and you can find Hoverman antenna tutorials on Google. That diagram was for the old ‘CableTV’ system, but the idea is the same for splitting the signal to the media Center PC and the rest of the house.
Read through my posts to learn about the challenges and struggles you’ll face with your family, and I wish you GOOD LUCK!
Let me know if you think I should post some practical photos of how it is all ‘connected.’
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