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pros/cons of dropping cable TV service
Gray_Area:
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--- Quote from: GameOver on April 11, 2012, 01:27:14 pm ---Also dont believe two people could watch 2 different TV's and both use Netflix or Hulu at the same time?
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We often run Netflix on 2 or 3 different devices at Casa Cheffo without problem.
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I was just discussing this the other night with someone, as we were wondering. I figure they put a cap on how many streams to a certain address, but maybe they don't, and it falls back on your bandwidth?
--- Quote from: pinballjim on April 11, 2012, 03:33:46 pm ---There's at least 50 threads about this here already.
Pro - you save a lot of money.
Con - every night a ghost that looks like pinballjim comes into your room and rapes you.
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This is totally what I read these threads for.
--- Quote from: DaveMMR on April 11, 2012, 10:36:01 pm ---If I lived alone I'd cut cable in a second and just have a computer hooked up to the TV to stream Hulu Plus and Netflix. But my girlfriend watches a bit of TV and enjoys the cable offerings so no dice there.
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Sure. As long as she pays for it.
Gray_Area:
whoops, double post
Green Giant:
--- Quote ---I was just discussing this the other night with someone, as we were wondering. I figure they put a cap on how many streams to a certain address, but maybe they don't, and it falls back on your bandwidth?
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I was always under the impression that streaming netflix was a much much bigger tax on your internet provider than netflix itself.
I am pretty sure they will only start wondering if 10-15 different IP addresses in different cities start using the same account. Simply put don't share your account with to many people.
Samstag:
--- Quote from: Donkbaca on April 12, 2012, 03:39:47 pm ---That infinitv thing is like 200 bucks, then you have to load all the software, and configure a HTPC. You still have to pay for the cable subscription.
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In my experience loading "all the software" consists of spending 2 minutes to download and install the latest device driver. The rest is built in to windows and it configures itself in a few minutes.
It makes setting up a MAME system look like rocket science.
GameOver:
Phase 1 of operation cable cut has been executed.
1) Remove FIOS set top box from TV
2) Connect rabbit ears!
3) Connect 'smart' bluray player with Netflix & Hulu Plus
4) Activate free trials of Netflix & Hulu Plus
That's all for now! So far so good. I'll make a decision after my free trials are up. Hulu is only 1 week but that should be enough for me to know.
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