TV/DVR without Timewarner, Verizon, Comcast, etc
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I use a DVR in Japan to time shift OTA channels there in conjunction with our SlingBox.
I would like to have a DVR here in the US to record OTA programming, because we do have a nice antenna and good OTA channel selection in the Chicago suburbs. But I would not like it enough that I have purchased any hardware.
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Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet. And when you stack all of those other service on top of one another, you're not really saving all that much anyhow.
I would like the normal OTA channels - everything on demand, as soon as the show has ended on it's live broadcast would be awesome, but there's normally a delay of a day or more.
Also add in the discovery channels, and the wife would like the Big East Conference for Basketball - but no other sports needed/wanted.
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@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet. And when you stack all of those other service on top of one another, you're not really saving all that much anyhow.
My costs: Comcast Internet Service - $49.99/month, US TV OTA - $0, Japanese TV OTA - $0, Netflix - $7.99/month, Crunchyroll - $99.95/year ($8.33/month) for a total of $66.31/month
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@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet.
Those are exactly the reasons I don't have cable/satellite anymore.
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@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet.
Those are exactly the reasons I don't have cable/satellite anymore.
it wasn't easy to use?
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@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet.
Those are exactly the reasons I don't have cable/satellite anymore.
it wasn't easy to use?
Not really. Content was very hard to find when I wanted it, there were these loud intermissions on every channel every few minutes. Not easy to use at all. Much less so then clicking a button and instantly having the content you want without crazy loud breaks.
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@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet.
Those are exactly the reasons I don't have cable/satellite anymore.
it wasn't easy to use?
Not really. Content was very hard to find when I wanted it, there were these loud intermissions on every channel every few minutes. Not easy to use at all. Much less so then clicking a button and instantly having the content you want without crazy loud breaks.
You mean commericals..... "loud breaks" that is one way to describe them... the actors need to pee too, they literally live inside that small box on your wall...
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@DustinB3403 said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet.
Those are exactly the reasons I don't have cable/satellite anymore.
it wasn't easy to use?
Not really. Content was very hard to find when I wanted it, there were these loud intermissions on every channel every few minutes. Not easy to use at all. Much less so then clicking a button and instantly having the content you want without crazy loud breaks.
You mean commericals..... "loud breaks" that is one way to describe them... the actors need to pee too, they literally live inside that small box on your wall...
Pretty much what it seems like... actors must have extremely small bladders it seems like we can't go 7 minutes on normal TV anymore without them having to take a break.
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http://www.reddit.com/r/cordcutters has got you covered. Check out their FAQ.
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@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet. And when you stack all of those other service on top of one another, you're not really saving all that much anyhow.
I would like the normal OTA channels - everything on demand, as soon as the show has ended on it's live broadcast would be awesome, but there's normally a delay of a day or more.
Also add in the discovery channels, and the wife would like the Big East Conference for Basketball - but no other sports needed/wanted.
Same here. Too much sports and other programming I like to leave, unfortunately.
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@BRRABill said:
@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet. And when you stack all of those other service on top of one another, you're not really saving all that much anyhow.
I would like the normal OTA channels - everything on demand, as soon as the show has ended on it's live broadcast would be awesome, but there's normally a delay of a day or more.
Also add in the discovery channels, and the wife would like the Big East Conference for Basketball - but no other sports needed/wanted.
Same here. Too much sports and other programming I like to leave, unfortunately.
It's my understanding that Cox pays ESPN something like $35 a month per subscriber - I would like to just cut that shit out of my channel lineup and bill!
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@Dashrender said:
@BRRABill said:
@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet. And when you stack all of those other service on top of one another, you're not really saving all that much anyhow.
I would like the normal OTA channels - everything on demand, as soon as the show has ended on it's live broadcast would be awesome, but there's normally a delay of a day or more.
Also add in the discovery channels, and the wife would like the Big East Conference for Basketball - but no other sports needed/wanted.
Same here. Too much sports and other programming I like to leave, unfortunately.
It's my understanding that Cox pays ESPN something like $35 a month per subscriber - I would like to just cut that shit out of my channel lineup and bill!
The Cult of the Mouse is going to get its money no matter what!
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@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet.
Those are exactly the reasons I don't have cable/satellite anymore.
it wasn't easy to use?
Not really. Content was very hard to find when I wanted it, there were these loud intermissions on every channel every few minutes. Not easy to use at all. Much less so then clicking a button and instantly having the content you want without crazy loud breaks.
So you have a legal way to get shows anywhere near original release date without those loud breaks?
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@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet.
Those are exactly the reasons I don't have cable/satellite anymore.
it wasn't easy to use?
Not really. Content was very hard to find when I wanted it, there were these loud intermissions on every channel every few minutes. Not easy to use at all. Much less so then clicking a button and instantly having the content you want without crazy loud breaks.
So you have a legal way to get shows anywhere near original release date without those loud breaks?
Why would I want to watch them near their release date? That just seems silly to have to wait a week for an episode... if I just wait a few months I can watch the entire season as I want to much more enjoyable that way.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@quicky2g said:
@dafyre said:
Roku 3+ SlingTV ($25 a month for a few channels + Disney, Cartoon Network, and Boomerang) + Netflix + Hulu + Amazon = Win.
I don't count Netflix or Hulu since we were already paying for those...
Our Cable + Internet Bill went from $130 a month to $65 a month for Internet + SingTV.
How have I not heard of SlingTV?! Will definitely have to try it out. Any ideas for a DVR?
I've never had a DVR. What purpose would it serve once you drop cable?
Can't always catch shows live and want to watch them after...Bar Rescue, Ink Master, Property Brothers, Big Bang Theory, etc. Can probably "obtain" some if not all of that stuff online but need it to be easy to use and manage for the misses. Something like Hulu would be a good DVR replacement so I can grab stuff on demand but they don't have everything I want.
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@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet.
Those are exactly the reasons I don't have cable/satellite anymore.
it wasn't easy to use?
Not really. Content was very hard to find when I wanted it, there were these loud intermissions on every channel every few minutes. Not easy to use at all. Much less so then clicking a button and instantly having the content you want without crazy loud breaks.
So you have a legal way to get shows anywhere near original release date without those loud breaks?
Why would I want to watch them near their release date? That just seems silly to have to wait a week for an episode... if I just wait a few months I can watch the entire season as I want to much more enjoyable that way.
So no water cooler talk for you then.
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@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet.
Those are exactly the reasons I don't have cable/satellite anymore.
it wasn't easy to use?
Not really. Content was very hard to find when I wanted it, there were these loud intermissions on every channel every few minutes. Not easy to use at all. Much less so then clicking a button and instantly having the content you want without crazy loud breaks.
So you have a legal way to get shows anywhere near original release date without those loud breaks?
Why would I want to watch them near their release date? That just seems silly to have to wait a week for an episode... if I just wait a few months I can watch the entire season as I want to much more enjoyable that way.
So no water cooler talk for you then.
I'm not sure I see the appeal.
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@quicky2g said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@quicky2g said:
@dafyre said:
Roku 3+ SlingTV ($25 a month for a few channels + Disney, Cartoon Network, and Boomerang) + Netflix + Hulu + Amazon = Win.
I don't count Netflix or Hulu since we were already paying for those...
Our Cable + Internet Bill went from $130 a month to $65 a month for Internet + SingTV.
How have I not heard of SlingTV?! Will definitely have to try it out. Any ideas for a DVR?
I've never had a DVR. What purpose would it serve once you drop cable?
Can't always catch shows live and want to watch them after...Bar Rescue, Ink Master, Property Brothers, Big Bang Theory, etc. Can probably "obtain" some if not all of that stuff online but need it to be easy to use and manage for the misses. Something like Hulu would be a good DVR replacement so I can grab stuff on demand but they don't have everything I want.
it's been a while since I looked, but yeah, same problem I had.
I'll have us sit down and make a list and see what we can do about finding other options for watching.
But waiting for a show to be over (or at least a season to be over) and then only bing watching it? nah.
Don't get me wrong, I love bing watching old stuff, or when Netflix releases a new show that way.
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@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet.
Those are exactly the reasons I don't have cable/satellite anymore.
it wasn't easy to use?
Not really. Content was very hard to find when I wanted it, there were these loud intermissions on every channel every few minutes. Not easy to use at all. Much less so then clicking a button and instantly having the content you want without crazy loud breaks.
So you have a legal way to get shows anywhere near original release date without those loud breaks?
Why would I want to watch them near their release date? That just seems silly to have to wait a week for an episode... if I just wait a few months I can watch the entire season as I want to much more enjoyable that way.
So no water cooler talk for you then.
I'm not sure I see the appeal.
I'd probably lose my shit if everyone ruined Walking Dead episodes for me Monday morning lol.
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@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
Ease of use and channel selection is why I haven't left cable yet.
Those are exactly the reasons I don't have cable/satellite anymore.
it wasn't easy to use?
Not really. Content was very hard to find when I wanted it, there were these loud intermissions on every channel every few minutes. Not easy to use at all. Much less so then clicking a button and instantly having the content you want without crazy loud breaks.
So you have a legal way to get shows anywhere near original release date without those loud breaks?
Why would I want to watch them near their release date? That just seems silly to have to wait a week for an episode... if I just wait a few months I can watch the entire season as I want to much more enjoyable that way.
So no water cooler talk for you then.
I'm not sure I see the appeal.
Then clearly you don't have other people wanting to talk to you about a show after you watch it.
