Best alternatives to cable??

[Beantown]

How much are cable bills for people? Mine is about $80 a month. I get the PAC 12 Network, NFL Redzone, NBA TV, most sports available. Then pretty much every cable channel there is besides premium movie channels.

Really if you break it down its a good deal if TV is part of your entertainment. Which for us with young kids its really a must. When the kids go to bed at 8 we have 3 hours to kill before bed. So really its about 2 hours and 55 minunets after our other activity is completed .

My point being that 80 bucks a month for daily in home entertainment isn't that bad. No to mention all the sports I get to watch.

 

[UGLI baby]

Sports is what keeps cable and dish companies afloat.

If you want to watch sports (and watch em in full HD on your television and on your DVR and all that ish) then I don't think there is an alternative.

 

[LogGrad98]

Thanks for the advice. We use Amazon all the time anyway. I know Hulu is great but the parental controls aren't very good . The only "current" show we are into is Revolution but we can get that with an antenna or watch later on NBC online if we miss it. Most of the stuff we watch are reruns anyway, like frasier, mash, Raymond, etc. We also like the hgtv, history, discovery, and food network stuff, but again, a lot of reruns. It seems like most channels are offering the current, but already run episodes online, which we could get right on our TV. The big thing is the sports. I have heard of sitting on the first row, but how is the quality and reliability of that?

Reliability - 75% to 95%; Quality - On my 27" Overlord Tempest (2560x1440 120hz IPS) the quality ranges from passable to decent, and occasionally pretty good up to pretty darn good. Mine is part of a multi-monitor setup that I use to watch the game while doing other things, as I am really the only one in my house that watches anyway.

 

[♪alt13]

How much are cable bills for people? Mine is about $80 a month. I get the PAC 12 Network, NFL Redzone, NBA TV, most sports available. Then pretty much every cable channel there is besides premium movie channels.

Really if you break it down its a good deal if TV is part of your entertainment. Which for us with young kids its really a must. When the kids go to bed at 8 we have 3 hours to kill before bed. So really its about 2 hours and 55 minunets after our other activity is completed .

My point being that 80 bucks a month for daily in home entertainment isn't that bad. No to mention all the sports I get to watch.

I really have to say that I disagree with this. At least %80 of the programming that you are talking about is available legally online(%100 if illegal doesn't bother you or you are willing to wait). Essentially you are paying nearly $1,000 a year for live sports imo. That is up to every individual to decide if it's worth it.

 

[Beantown]

I really have to say that I disagree with this. At least %80 of the programming that you are talking about is available legally online(%100 if illegal doesn't bother you or you are willing to wait). Essentially you are paying nearly $1,000 a year for live sports imo. That is up to every individual to decide if it's worth it.

Yea I am. But there is nothing else I would rather spend that $1000 dollars on. Sports is my #1 interest. The only other thing I spend my money on is golfing and vacations which I still have plenty of money for.

So until there are cheaper options to get live sports I am stuck paying that. And watching sports on firstrow is the most frustrating experience Ive ever had.

 

[franklin]

Yea I am. But there is nothing else I would rather spend that $1000 dollars on. Sports is my #1 interest. The only other thing I spend my money on is golfing and vacations which I still have plenty of money for.

So until there are cheaper options to get live sports I am stuck paying that. And watching sports on firstrow is the most frustrating experience Ive ever had.

And if you buy the sports package we'll include the babysitter absolutely free of charge. But that's not all, it's a personal chef coach, a $12,000 dollar value, a personal trainer ($1400 value), and so much more!