I've Just Cut The Cord

I have unhooked my Spectrum DVR and return it. I have an antenna but I have to wait for a new TV remote as I don't have one and you need it for set up. I've watched a few things using my laptop and an HDMI cable. I fell like it's a new adventure and I'm happy I did it and I want to let other know. And, I no longer have to give them $180 month!

 

We did that a few years ago and have been very happy streaming. We can't get antenna reception, being in the wooded mountains, that would be nice.

 

I did the same thing last month. I have since signed up for Youtube TV. All the channels I need for $50/month (including Turner Classic), free cloud DVR, and no hot box needed.

 

We got rid of cable back in 2014. We haven't missed it for a second.

 

Cut in late 2016, wish i'd
done it years earlier!

 

Dang. Even with people being trapped in their houses for weeks at a time under threat of arrest cable can’t keep customers!

 

It’s going on 21 years since we cut the cord.

 

Homer paid 50 bucks for cable

 

Is there a consensus as to which streaming service has the best picture quality?

 

Ahh, my first post after lurking for a few weeks.

I cut the cord last week.. Got youtubetv, roku and a few others from my Daughter's suggestion. It definitely is a learning experience, specifically in my living room where we have a Samsung tv. Samsung doesn't like roku and the others. They have their own platform. In addition, it doesn't like my Sony sound bar or remote, but I will get by, it's only been a week. I'm going to hook up the antenna for the local extra channels, but we went from 160 to 50 bucks.

 

Cable still exists?

 

I just took the first step to cancel my TV license. I went to the website to fill out the cancel declaration but 'oddly' it just sends you round in circles. Hmmm...

So instead I just cancelled my Direct Debit and we'll see what happens.

 

They all look good to me. I run off a FireTV box that supports HDR10+ etc. etc. and my TV is HDR10+ capable.

The days of QVGA video streams are long gone. In fact streaming looks better than digital broadcast TV when it comes to intense scenes with lots of stuff going on.

 

I also cut the cord a few years ago (4/5) and haven't missed it at all !

I'm using an OTA antenna getting 57 ch. with 10 of those being HD, also using a Channel Master OTA-DVR.
I'm an Amazon Prime member also so that includes Prime Video and basic Prime Music at 119.00 yr. or about 10 bucks a month.
My HDTV is a Sony and like "softl" above the home platform is crap, I find the Roku 4K box does a great job with lots of channels to choose from.
The Internet bill is 40 a month for 110 MBPS download speed which is more than enough to stream 4K
So 50 bucks a month is a lot better than 169.00

 

Get a Roku or Firestick and check out Pluto TV it's free and wonderful.

 

Yep. Pluto is just as good as cable in my opinion (Though I don't like their new interface and I can't seem to find ME TV and local channels now). There are a few cable channels I miss (like TCM}, but otherwise it's great. Roku just started carrying a new movie channel, "Movieland TV" and they show a lot of great films, mostly classics from the '60s thru '80s. One of the few movie channels which doesn't have a lot of filler - B movies and direct to video titles no one has ever heard of.

 

There's enough on Youtube alone to keep me entertained. Besides that, a lot of networks have shows online if you don't mind the commercials.

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Tubi TV has a lot on Roku as well, and probably other streaming devices. I think my top three are: Youtube (regular, free), Tubi TV (free), Pluto (free).

 

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I know right now it doesnt make much of a difference, but what do you guys normally do to watch sports?

 

Are there any sports to watch right now?

 

Did you read what I wrote?

Back at ya.

 

I have Spectrum and would love to get rid of them totally. But what are those that cut the cord using for internet access?

 

Most are saying that they're paying $40 vs. $170. The $40 is for internet service, which is the base for streaming.

 

Since the new tax laws removed business expenses for people in my field, cable TV has become more and more of a luxury. And, I know I'm paying for much more crap than what's worth it to me. Frankly my favorite feature on my DVD (and before that, my VCR) has been my ability to block so much of what makes surfing a time-suck; we never really watched much in real-time anyway, except for winding-back the news at any point, so we could catch-up on it at any time. But, now that every channel seems to feature the same tangerine-colored talking head, the cable option seems useless. But there's simply no way to keep up with the eclectic choices for programming we have, without at the very least, an expanded-basic tier.