The cost for Cable TV for me was 73 dollars a month. That's a total of $876 dollars a year. I’m not just a casual TV watcher.I watch way more TV then I should but I enjoy every second of my 3 hours a day.The main reason for me to get rid of cable was to help me build a larger nest egg just in case I get laid off.I can not even think of one single TV show that I am not allowed to watch for free online after it airs. 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'm not reffering to those watch a billion channels on your PC junk 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.Often times wathcing it on the TV networks site is better because you can get it in HD, how sweet is that. 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.Before you cut the cable TV cord you have a few things you need to check out. The first is to ensure your computer is going to be able to take advantage of higher internet speeds. If it has under 1 Gig of ram then you will most likely need to upgrade to take advantage of higher internet speeds and to ensure your video play back is good.
You can even stream the TV shows via the internet onto your TV set with a modern Tv and by using a media center PC.This is how I roll and it suits my needs just fine. The cost involved is 150 for the media center extender but you can always just place a computer next to the TV that has a good wireless signal and be good that way as well.
I do suggest you ensure you have the latest dell video drivers for your computer as well.One isseu I did have at first was.
