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Trading digital for HD . . .
Jul. 27th, 2009 04:57 pmSo. Geo has decided that we're going to give up the satellite TV and get an antenna so we can pic up the HD broadcasts from our local stations.
Yes, it's about time.
We've had DirecTV for eons, and what do we use it for now? Mostly, watching the broadcast channels. Oh, this will mean giving up Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures and Food Detectives, but really? At approximately $60 a month? I think I'll live.
We used to watch a lot of stuff on SciFi (or as it's now called, SyFy), and we used to watch Fox News (particularly around the time of 9/11), and I'd occasionally surf past TVLand or maybe A&E (or whichever station had Celebrity Poker). And Geo has umpteen bajillion old movies recorded off of the old movie channels. But now? All my shows are on regular TV. The other stuff I hear people talk about can certainly wait until it comes out on DVD or iTunes or whatever.
The one thing we will miss, I think, is Dr. Who. But a lot of Geo's co-workers get it off the 'Net (I know a few of my f-listies do, too), so that shouldn't be a major hinderance.
Of course, this means giving up Tivo as well, and Geo is currently searching for a DVR that can be hooked up to record off of an antenna broadcast and doesn't need to be hooked up to cable or something. I've told him that as long as everything is in place by September 10, I'm good.
This has been a long time coming. It's pointless to pay money for a huge number of stations that we never watch.
Also to the end of saving money, once my contract is up, I'm giving up my current cell phone service and going to a pay-as-you-go like TracPhone or something. Because I use maybe 10 minutes of the 5000+ I'm allotted each month.
Why has it taken us this long to get rid of the extra? I mean, heck. With the money I'll save on just two months of cell phone bills, I'll be able to get the SPN S4 DVDs. Save up a little more, and I'll be able to catch up on my N3 collection.
And save up to get either a new computer battery (short term solution) or new laptop (long term solution).
But how strange will it be not to have cable or satellite. How quaintly retro.
Yes, it's about time.
We've had DirecTV for eons, and what do we use it for now? Mostly, watching the broadcast channels. Oh, this will mean giving up Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures and Food Detectives, but really? At approximately $60 a month? I think I'll live.
We used to watch a lot of stuff on SciFi (or as it's now called, SyFy), and we used to watch Fox News (particularly around the time of 9/11), and I'd occasionally surf past TVLand or maybe A&E (or whichever station had Celebrity Poker). And Geo has umpteen bajillion old movies recorded off of the old movie channels. But now? All my shows are on regular TV. The other stuff I hear people talk about can certainly wait until it comes out on DVD or iTunes or whatever.
The one thing we will miss, I think, is Dr. Who. But a lot of Geo's co-workers get it off the 'Net (I know a few of my f-listies do, too), so that shouldn't be a major hinderance.
Of course, this means giving up Tivo as well, and Geo is currently searching for a DVR that can be hooked up to record off of an antenna broadcast and doesn't need to be hooked up to cable or something. I've told him that as long as everything is in place by September 10, I'm good.
This has been a long time coming. It's pointless to pay money for a huge number of stations that we never watch.
Also to the end of saving money, once my contract is up, I'm giving up my current cell phone service and going to a pay-as-you-go like TracPhone or something. Because I use maybe 10 minutes of the 5000+ I'm allotted each month.
Why has it taken us this long to get rid of the extra? I mean, heck. With the money I'll save on just two months of cell phone bills, I'll be able to get the SPN S4 DVDs. Save up a little more, and I'll be able to catch up on my N3 collection.
And save up to get either a new computer battery (short term solution) or new laptop (long term solution).
But how strange will it be not to have cable or satellite. How quaintly retro.
