The Four Big Steps To Cutting The Cord

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Antennas are alive and well. In fact, they can pull in an HD signal that will make some cable HD channels look like a VHS tape. The vast majority of flat screen TVs have an ATSC tuner and many late-model tube TVs even have the right goods. Simply plug-in an antenna, tell the TV to search for OTA stations, and you’ve got crystal clear HD programming...



...Cable and satellite can be expensive. Here in mid-Michigan Comcast has the exclusive rights to serve me cable and this lack of competition creates crazy prices. My cable bill for just the expanded basic package and HD stations (along with 2 CableCards) runs $80 a month with my total bill including Internet services hitting nearly $120 a month. $80 a month is nearly $1,000 a year just on cable. Netflix on the other hand is just under $100 a year for a net savings of $900.

Of course cable provides infinity more options along with live news and sporting events. However, an OTA antenna paired with an ATSC tuner supplements downloads and streaming nicely. It’s important to cut the cord only after realizing that nothing will totally replicate the sheer amount of content or even cable’s user experience. Life is different without cable. But different is good.

The Four Big Steps To Cutting The Cord

+1. Good to see when the blogosphere is starting to churn out these pro-OTA articles.

But it's bad when these blog sites also condone copyright infringement which pretty much hurts everyone.

Originally Posted by n2rj

But it's bad when these blog sites also condone copyright infringement which pretty much hurts everyone.

True. I missed the whole part about "Torrents and usenet", hmmmmmm.

Originally Posted by Jay

True. I missed the whole part about "Torrents and usenet", hmmmmmm.

I have no moral problem with movies made over 75 years ago.
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