[Hidden-tech] Using Smart TV instead of Cable?

[Seth Fischer]

I dropped DirecTV a bit more than a year ago when no one watched it anymore.

I have 2 Roku players to connect wifi to our HDTVs, along with Netflix and
Amazon Prime (but hardly watch Prime, since Netflix is dramatically better).

I have also purchased a PC-only software application called PlayLater
(records) and PlayOn (streams) and was up and running in 5 minutes through
my Roku. It plays/records shows over the web for NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, PBS,
Hulu (free version has a lot of shows), SyFy, etc., with more coming all of
the time. At the time, it was a $40 lifetime license and it just plain
works.

Seth


On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Colin Panetta <colin at left-click.us> wrote:

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> I've been using a Sony Google TV for over a year. I love it, but
> definitely with some huge qualifications. The browser crashes often, and
> can't handle many websites. It basically never crashes when I'm watching a
> show, however. You can watch basically whatever you want on it, provided
> you're willing to pay a few bucks for it on Amazon. (You're paying for most
> content anyway, either through iTunes, Netflix, Hulu +, etc). You can't
> watch Hulu, not even Hulu +, but it has great Netflix support. I stream a
> couple things from their own websites, and that works great. I'll stream
> stuff from Amazon sometimes, but you want to stick to TV shows there, not
> movies, because the sound is pretty bad. It also has some cool apps, like
> Redux TV, which is kind of like curated YouTube playlists. It's not
> perfect, but I don't know what I'd do without it.
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> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 4:44 PM, David F. Farkas <david at farkas.com> wrote:
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>> Hi Mavens...
>>
>> I'll bet someone has either researched or tried this... since most TV
>> shows and Movies are easily accessible from the Internet, is it possible to
>> ditch cable TV and use a 'smart TV' with only Internet connection.
>>
>> I'm wondering if I should just buy a new smart TV and drop Xfinity TV? It
>> would pay for itself in less than a year and then montly charges would be
>> very low.
>>
>> And, secondary question, would I need to upgrade or my Internet service
>> speed to get good results?
>>
>> Thoughts? Comments? Research Results? Experience?
>>
>> Thanx
>> dff
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