The cost for Cable TV for me was 73 dollars a month.While it's not a grand for me it sure is close. I’m not just a casual TV watcher. On average I would say I watch 3 hours of TV a day. The reason for ditching cable TV was yes to save money but for me the 876 bucks a year is well worth the entertainment I get.There is not one regular TV show that I can think of that you can not watch online after it airs on TV. Providing you have high speed internet access that is.
I’m not talking about illegal file downloading sites or pirate sites that are filled with trojans and the like.I am not talking about those crummy satellite to PC tv programs. Simple places like Hulu and Fancast are all ad supported video outlets that allow you to watch hundreds of TV shows and Movies at will. They normally air every TV the next day after it played live.
Besides using great sites like these for my entertainment you can even go to the makers of whatever TV show you like so much and watch it there as well. I find that in many cases watching it on the makers end is a little better because you can get it in HD. As stated you still need to ensure you have enough bandwidth. DSL will work but for most people you need to make sure you have around 6 Mbps download speeds. Look here for a list of USA internet providers. They break down each provider by state.
Not only are the commercials only about 15 - 30 seconds but I can watch the show when I want and pause it at any time, I can even watch the show over and over if I'm that into it. There are things you may want to consider before going with this option. The first is to ensure your computer is going to be able to take advantage of higher internet speeds.If your comptuer is old and under 1 gig of memory then you will need to upgrade the memory so your video streaming is not choppy.
You may also want to look into options for streaming the program to your TV itself using a Media center box.This is how I roll and it suits my needs just fine.If you have an extra computer you can always place it there, this gives you the added benefit of being able to surf the internet on Tv or play video games online with your big screen.
I do suggest you ensure you have the latest hp video drivers for your computer as well.One isseu I did have at first was.


