I probably will try one of the homebrew antennas first, though I do place some value on my time and spending half a day building an antenna vs. buying one for $100 gets close to a wash for me.
I do want to be able to watch broadcast TV for the major sports events, and really that's about all. News I can read online, don't need TV for that. It's just more and more annoying that I have to pay Comcast for content that's about 1/3 advertising and most of which I never watch at all. Internet is going to be a big issue if this seems otherwise workable. Comcast is currently my only option for broadband, and they jack up the price on internet if it's not bundled with a TV subscription. Allan On Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:14 -0400, "Tim C" <bb...@crone.us> wrote: > We've gone 100% digital source, been that way for most of a year > (maybe more?). We use PlayOn to translate Hulu + Netflix + Comedy > Central + other stuff we never watch [ http://www.playon.tv/ ] and a > Windows server [the one I'm going to virtualize eventually]. The TVs > are hooked to DLNA clients - in our case, PS3s with broken blu-ray > drives, cheap on Craigslist, but Wiis or Xboxes work too if you > already have them. Both TVs are analog so I don't know how it looks > on one of those fancy post-2000 sets. > > Only downside for me is news, but I would rather read that than watch > it anyway. We have missed the SotU addresses etc., but not enough to > plug in the converters and get the antenna situated. Some folks also > get upset that they can't watch local sports, but that's ho-hum from > me - if I wanted a local game I'm perfectly happy to listen on the > radio, but I never do. > > With our 3Mbps DSL connection we've rarely* had internet uplink > problems, but we can't watch two Netflix' at the same time because of > the licensing. > > *Rarely = two clients start Hulu within a few minutes of each other. > We don't do this much because it doesn't work very well, in > retrospect. > > Anyway for cheapskates like those of us on Okiebenz it is worth > considering before you invest in one of those pricey $10 antennas. :) > > -Tim > > On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 10:53 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > New tower sections are $119 per 10 feet, then you need the ground mount and > > the top section, plus shipping: > > http://www.texastowers.com/rohn_25g.htm > > > > We now watch most of our TV on Hulu -- > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 6:47 PM, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > > > >> I'm growing tired of forking over $$$ to the cable company every month > >> when I only watch about 10% of the chanels available. > >> > >> Here's a tower for sale close to me, is this price high, decent? > >> > >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160469554963 > >> > >> Allan > >> -- > >> > > > > -- > > OK Don > > 2001 ML320 > > 1992 300D 2.5T > > 1990 300D 2.5T > > 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
