I cut the cord

[mama23dogs]

I Ditched cable TV!    My frontier contract ended, so I dumped them.  

CHanged my Hulu to commercial free.  Never been happier.

Hardly anything to watch except Bluebloods, which I can watch on Hulu when I have time.

I'm enjoying "The Commish" until Bluebloods has new episodes.

[Khines5705]

I cut the cord a long time ago and all I miss is my NASCAR races.

[BillyG57]

I cut the cord years ago. I have hulu, MLB streaming and a good antenna that gets 50+ channels.

[MiiHere]

Isn't it great?? I haven't had cable in...10+ years. I don't even have basic cable.

How do you like Hulu? I have Netflix and Amazon Prime. I think my internet also comes with Comcast's version of Netflix/Hulu.

[BillyG57]

I really like hulu and I have Comcast internet. I also rent movies from Google through my roku box and pay for them through Google rewards program.

[Snn5]

I have cable cause it comes with the place and it reduces the internet cost.

[BillyG57]

I have basic cable that I don't use but I get internet cheaper and antenna gives me local channels in hd for free.

[mama23dogs]

I Love Hulu and Netflix, I have Amazon because I order from them all the time, but use Hulu and Netflix more often

I upgraded Hulu to commercial free, which is awesome and worth the $4. 

I Rarely can watch TV in real time because of my variable hours.  I hate commercials.

I Live in a valley, so I tried an antenna and got one good station and 2 really poorly.  Returned the antenna.

Roku rocks.  I can put it anywhere I get wifi.  Check this out...  My excuse is the clock broke and I need one in the bathroom.  Pretty thin huh? 

[Snn5]

I guess I haven't seen the main differences between Chromecast and Roku, other than a large difference in price.

[mama23dogs]

Chromecast has to cast a screen from another device and is limited to what you can get in the Internet.

Roku has channels and I find it easier to use. 

Also, it requires an HDMI, the little TV doesnt have HDMI, so only Roku can work with it.

[Snn5]

Might try one one day.  I cast most everything from the Internet via PC to CC.  If I can see it in a Chrome browser page, I can see it on the TV.  Plus, my phone is never far away from me anyway, which also casts.  And, I have a TV remote for the TV, which changes channels.  So, I probably have enough entertainment gadgets lying about.

[mama23dogs]

Someone revived this old thread with a ‘like’.  4 years later, lots of changes.  I added DirecTV NOW for $35 and then dumped it when it hit $50.   That’s too much to spend when 25% is commercials.  Still have the TV in the bathroom.  1/2 decadence, 1/3 night light/clock, 1/6 actually use as a TV.

[MiiHere]

And I thought I was an electronic nut. I don't have a TV in my bathroom. Though I do like the Roku, minus the fact that it is extremely glitchy at times. Most electronics are getting too fancy for me these days. At one point I had 4 different ways to watch Netflix on the TV depending on which device I wanted to use. It would be nice to consolidate.

[Snn5]

I did go to a friend's who had a Roku.  It was paused for 5 min, came back, froze up, restarted the thing, took 5 min to reboot, then find the show again.  That 5 min pause cost 10 min extra.....I suppose rewinding would have been a better idea.  I'm not sure what generation or model Roku it was.  I only saw a purple box.

[MiiHere]

That sounds exactly like both of mine, I have...the middle of the road ones. 2? I'm not even sure. They get hotter than the dickens too. I've on occasion had to unplug them and leave them completely off in order for them to boot back up. I'd say 5 minutes ish is the average and sometimes it boots up once and then does it all over again.

[mama23dogs]

Purple!   I think that's a really old Roku.  i have a 2 and an XD. The XD is HDMI only and has earbuds for listening without bothering others.  I also have really good internet.

i Have an Apple TV and Chromecast, but never use them.  I also have my Mac mini hooked to the flat screen.

[mama23dogs]

I Put it in as a joke.  But I can listen to pandora or put the news on, so it stayed.