Do your TV watching on your PC?
Here’s a novel idea- drop cable altogether and watch your TV programs on the Internet. At least that’s what Mike Elgan says at Computerworld:
As part of my transition to semi-nomadic living and gadget-consolidation project, I canceled my subscription to cable TV and returned the cable box and remote.
I assumed tradeoffs in this arrangement: I would end up with an inferior TV experience, but save money. What I discovered, however, is that the overall experience is actually better. Much better.
Elgan goes on to expound on how well his idea of dropping cable worked out. However, he doesn’t say who his broadband Internet provider is and I assume it isn’t a cable company. Also, I wonder if his contention that he can find everything on the Internet is really true. He says:
Finding a show is easy: Just Google it. All major shows that I’m aware of have a link to the streaming or downloadable HD version on the first results page. You can also find clips and shows on social bookmarking sites, TV sites like Hulu, and on YouTube.
I watch very little TV so I can’t claim to know what’s available on the Internet but I suspect that there is plenty that you can’t find. Any readers who watch TV programs on the Internet want to comment?
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