Saving on Cable TV
The cost for Cable TV for me was 73 dollars a month.While it's not a grand for me it sure is close. I’m not just a casual TV watcher.I watch way more TV then I should but I enjoy every second of my 3 hours a day. The reason for ditching cable TV was yes to save money but for me the 876 bucks a year is well worth the entertainment I get. However there is not much on TV that you can't watch for free online. Providing you have high speed internet that is.
I’m not talking about illegal file downloading sites or pirate sites that are filled with trojans and the like. No I am not referring to BS software products either that claim to give you 2000 plus channels of TV. Simple places like Hulu and Fancast are all ad supported video outlets that allow you to watch hundreds of TV shows and Movies at will. They normally air every TV the next day after it played live.
You have many different options that are legit for watching TV shows online and even almost every TV staion has the full and current series online on thier website. I find that in many cases watching it on the makers end is a little better because you can get it in HD. As stated you still need to ensure you have enough bandwidth. DSL will work but for most people you need to make sure you have around 6 Mbps download speeds. Look here for a list of local high speed internet providers. They break down each provider by state.
Being able to sit down and watch what I want when I want it is the best part for me. There are things you may want to consider before going with this option. The first is to ensure your computer is going to be able to take advantage of higher internet speeds.If your comptuer is old and under 1 gig of memory then you will need to upgrade the memory so your video streaming is not choppy.
You can even stream the TV shows via the internet onto your TV set with a modern Tv and by using a media center PC.This is how I roll and it suits my needs just fine. The cost involved is 150 for the media center extender but you can always just place a computer next to the TV that has a good wireless signal and be good that way as well.
I do suggest you ensure you have the latest hp video drivers for your computer as well. This was actually an issue I had at first.
How to connect a MacBook Pro to an HD TV with sound!
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