DISQUS

Bill · 11 months ago

Hey Abhi,

As you know I've been sans cable for over 6 years now. At first it meant simply not watching TV, but now there's so much content online that I can't possibly watch it all. I have my MacBook Pro hooked up directly to my projection screen and watch things all the time. I've also tried Boxee, which is definitely headed in the right direction and once they squash a few more bugs will likely become my primary way of watching online video. As for the price of TV shows on iTunes, why not just watch them directly from Hulu, or NBC, or ABC? If they're not there they are usually on NetFlix, which now supports Mac.

I run into more and more people doing exactly this, mostly folks my age or slightly younger. Some also augment this with over the air TV which is great quality if you can get it.

If you haven't already, go ahead, pull the plug. You won't miss it.

Best,
~>Bill

Abhishek · 11 months ago

Yes, I am going towards the OTA antenna model, which should get me local HD channels.
Also I do watch HULU, Comedy Central on my Boxee over Apple TV.

My goal is to watch all the content on my big screen and not my laptop. That has been a peeve of mine. Actually I watch all the Vodcasts on my TV too. You know, I spent considerable money buying that, so I should be able to watch everything there.

PS -- Any suggestions on the antenna.

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Abhishek · 11 months ago

Huh?

Tarik J. Ghbeish · 11 months ago

TiVo - I haven't watched live TV (no time anyway) in 6 years and can do pretty much everything you describe. Of course, it means still be subscribed to cable or satellite.

Abhishek · 11 months ago

True.
However, in that "time shifting" model, you are still paying for content you don't watch.

Also you have to take premium packages to access HBO programming. Not to mention that the HD content would need larger (more expensive) Tivo box.

Oscar Rentak · 9 months ago

Although it started slowly, more and more traditional TV screencast are now on the net. Initially poor quality, the path at which it grows suggest that with technology ever improving, traditional tv as we know it will die soon, to benefit web tv. The end result will raise the question of how programs are financed since web tv is free

Abhishek · 9 months ago

Oscar,

I agree with you. TV networks are dragging their feet in adopting the new medium as they dont know how to play in it. Their future is very similar to the print media.

In my opinion they must fund innovation in the web media to be able to monetize that medium without implementing subscription models. Creative advertising, personalization etc are some of the areas to look at.

Satellite tv for Free · 8 months ago

Thats a good point there. I would rather my cable service made schedule that suit me and not them. In any case i am the one paying and if i dont watch what i want when i want it, then why pay?

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