Just gave up cable TV, suggestions?

Swatter · February 04, 2015, 12:11:49 AM

I have finally given up cable TV, its nice to have that expensive monkey off my back. I picked up a Fire TV box and am pretty happy with it. I also bought a digital antenna, which provides a pretty good number of channels. I currently have Amazon Prime and Netflix, which provides a huge amount of content. Anything else I should check into?

LongBlade · February 04, 2015, 12:19:34 AM

PC and boardgames!

GDS_Starfury · February 04, 2015, 12:22:42 AM

home beer brewing setup.

bayonetbrant · February 04, 2015, 04:21:11 AM

Quote from: Swatter on February 04, 2015, 12:11:49 AMAnything else I should check into?

HBO is getting ready to launch a stand-alone service.

Staggerwing · February 04, 2015, 06:39:08 AM

Get Netflix and Amazon Prime (and HULU if you want to keep up with recent TV shows) as well as either an Apple TV or Roku device.

There are pros and cons to each option but even if you get all of the above you will still spend less than 3 months of cable.

bayonetbrant · February 04, 2015, 06:56:24 AM

Quote from: Staggerwing on February 04, 2015, 06:39:08 AMGet Netflix and Amazon Prime

he already said he's got both of those 8)

BanzaiCat · February 04, 2015, 07:11:59 AM

If it wasn't for my wife and MIL, I'd get rid of the TV portion of Uverse in a heartbeat. I'm perfectly happy with Netflix alone.

Gusington · February 04, 2015, 09:11:52 AM

I've been wanting to do that for years, you are my hero for the day Swatter. I don't know what keeps holding me back. Amazon prime is great, better than Netflix IMHO.

DoctorQuest · February 04, 2015, 10:03:50 AM

Quote from: bayonetbrant on February 04, 2015, 04:21:11 AM
Quote from: Swatter on February 04, 2015, 12:11:49 AMAnything else I should check into?

HBO is getting ready to launch a stand-alone service.

I've heard rumors ESPN is thinking along the same lines.

Yeah. If I could get my better half to buy into it I would drop cable in a nanosecond.

Kushan · February 04, 2015, 10:10:00 AM

Congrats Swatter.

I've been thinking of doing it for the least few years. Only two things holding me back is live sport games (NFL and NHL) and the last time I checked none of the streaming services seem to have the Big bang Theory, which is the one TV show I actually watch.

Swatter · February 04, 2015, 02:59:34 PM

Thanks! Its good to hear HBO will be doing a stand alone service, I have a lot of Game of Thrones to watch.

DoctorQuest · February 04, 2015, 03:04:15 PM

Quote from: Kushan on February 04, 2015, 10:10:00 AM
Congrats Swatter.

I've been thinking of doing it for the least few years. Only two things holding me back is live sport games (NFL and NHL) and the last time I checked none of the streaming services seem to have the Big bang Theory, which is the one TV show I actually watch.

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mirth · February 04, 2015, 03:08:18 PM

I haven't had cable in 10 years. I rarely miss it.

Sports are the hardest to do without, but that's why God invented bars with the NFL package ;)

DoctorQuest · February 04, 2015, 03:31:49 PM

Quote from: mirth on February 04, 2015, 03:08:18 PM
I haven't had cable in 10 years. I rarely miss it.

Sports are the hardest to do without, but that's why God invented bars with the NFL package ;)

I thought about that, too, but if I got a broadcast antenna I could watch quite a bit. I really only watch football. Part of my frustration with cable is that my local college football team has most of their games on the Big 10 network. B10 network is not part of my basic cable package and I will NOT pay more for it.

I can watch more than enough NFL without cable. I would lose out on some college games but I could live with that.

mirth · February 04, 2015, 04:16:48 PM

I have a broadcast antenna with mixed results. Over the air reception in my area is poor. The switch to digital made it worse.

I can still watch many NFL game, but for "big games" I tend to go some place with cable.

What I really miss cable at home for is just vegging out and channel surfing.