The future of TV is here: Cut the cord, save money, and better TV

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by virtualpants • 12 years ago

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VLM• 12 years ago

His math assumes he wouldn't have internet access if he wasn't doing apple-TV and all that, which as a guy who's had Internet access more or less continuously since '89 or so, sounds really weird. Like "I'm intentionally not going to have electricity, or indoor plumbing" weird.

If you're watching TV to fit in with the "in crowd" then doing the same thing but cheaper isn't going to work... how do you show your financial supremacy and conformity by spending less?

If you're watching for enjoyment, you can pick and choose and there's no particular reason Amazon Prime wouldn't work, and I "need" it for fast free shipping, so the video streaming is "free".

Suddenly your math changes from $3K to zero.

virtualpants• 12 years ago

"His math assumes he wouldn't have internet access if he wasn't doing apple-TV and all that"

I included internet costs both with cable and without cable. I'm cutting the cord, not becoming a hermit! :)

The future of TV is here: Cut the cord, save money, and better TV

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