We dropped TV in December of 2012. Can’t imagine going back.
- Buy a smart TV
- Sign up for high speed cable internet
- Sign up for Amazon Prime and Netflix
Watch what you like, when you like, and ever see another commercial!
It’s great:-)
I would advise against a smart TV. Some of them have O.K. interfaces but some of them are terrible. Most people own their TVs for 5-10 years. In 5 years (and definitively 10) the streaming box options will be much better than they are now. The AppleTV is a great set top box you can pick up for $150-$200. First gen boxes go for $50. Roku comes out with a new device every year or two and they are great also. The user interfaces on both the AppleTV and the Roku are awesome and very intuitive. Plus they are continually supported and they manufacturers are always pushing out updates.
I have heard of new boxes that will have HD antennas integrated into them and DVR capabilities. I personally can wait for these.
It doesn’t make sense to me to spend a couple thousand dollars on a smart TV and then be stuck with the integrated “smart” capabilities for the life of the TV when we are just in the infancy of this new era.
You are better off to buy a nice TV and then add on a $100 Roku or $200 Apple TV. In 2 or 3 years when a device comes out that is light years better, you can buy it and move the Roku to another TV.
Same here: I cut the cord over a year ago, and have not looked back. I’ve never missed it at all. I don’t have a smart tv, but I bought a ROKU, which pretty much just turns the TV into a smart TV. I have Netflix and Amazon Prime, a nice indoor antenna, and a multitude of free channels that I get through the ROKU. My Cox internet does cost me $70/mo. I could never justify having cable/satellite again.