Get Rid of cable

[j2048b]

i also got rid of d tv, and got playon! man streaming my broncos for free=priceless!!!


soooo many channels, a bunch of live tv channel packs, and everything u can want,


check into it! well worth the mula!


and about the internet coupled with the tv signal, thats bull, tell them u only want internet, then when they hook it up if the signal is carried over the cable line for both, then just plug one in on the tv, and most will have internet and cable over 1 line, free cable tv!

 

[caughtintheweb]

For a complete newbie, can you please explain what i need to check out ?

i also got rid of d tv, and got playon! man streaming my broncos for free=priceless!!!


soooo many channels, a bunch of live tv channel packs, and everything u can want,


check into it! well worth the mula!


and about the internet coupled with the tv signal, thats bull, tell them u only want internet, then when they hook it up if the signal is carried over the cable line for both, then just plug one in on the tv, and most will have internet and cable over 1 line, free cable tv!

 

[wxman2003]

i also got rid of d tv, and got playon! man streaming my broncos for free=priceless!!!


soooo many channels, a bunch of live tv channel packs, and everything u can want,


check into it! well worth the mula!


and about the internet coupled with the tv signal, thats bull, tell them u only want internet, then when they hook it up if the signal is carried over the cable line for both, then just plug one in on the tv, and most will have internet and cable over 1 line, free cable tv!

Doesn't work that way everywhere. Where I live, you can subscribe just to Internet if you want, but when you connect cable to tv and scan for cable channels, you get nothing. You need a box to decode the signal.

 

[dynaflash]

no hulu on tv

AppleTV JB to xbmc and get the Freecable add on, Hulu (works great), Food network, PBS. ... Thats what I am testing now and there is a *lot* of content. No its not real time but expect that addons for xbmc after the impending Eden release will really kick into high gear.

That said it depends on what you want and whats available. Discovery Channel is a tough one. Not the same as cable but most shows are only a day or two delayed and the quality is whatever said site provides. Most isn't too bad on a 50" panny. Just a thought.

 

[whitegoodmen]

Doesn't work that way everywhere. Where I live, you can subscribe just to Internet if you want, but when you connect cable to tv and scan for cable channels, you get nothing. You need a box to decode the signal.

You don't need a box to decode the signal. If you are just getting Internet though your cable they sometimes but a filter on the cable line. If you took the filter off the cable your TV will pick up basic, channels 2 through 70. The in-line filter is sometimes on the pole, outside box, or up in the attic.

I'm not saying anyone should remove the filter because I'm sure you will have to pay for basic and have the cable company remove the filter. but it is just for clarification.

 

[j2048b]

For a complete newbie, can you please explain what i need to check out ?

hope all is well in your quest to cut the cord, haha!

if you go to this site:

http://www.playon.tv/playon

you can demo the playon app, unfortunatly it runs in windows only, so u will have to either throw it on a seperate pc, or install windows on your mac, if you have not done so yet!

then there are a handfull of web sites pretty much dedicated to downloading "scripts" as they are called, but are actually the "channels" one can get on their playon server.

i will list some of the best channels i have thus far: (got too many to list!)

netflix, hulu, tbs, live sports pack (AWESOME!!!) icefilms, tvlinks,
ESPN, superusvox, (can google this one for live tv now!) tv channel pack,


tons of kids scripts you can add, and tons of live tv scripts!!

and there are a ton more:

this sight will give you a lot of scripts to download:
http://www.playonscripts.com/

http://www.playonplugins.com

http://playonplugins.info/forum/index.php

just to name a few !!

hope this helps!

 

[avaloncourt]

Unless you are paying for some extremely fast connection package, I think you are either getting ripped off or exaggerating. And in most cases, when someone gives a price and uses the word "like", it's most often nowhere near that price.

Don't be so quick to judge. That is indeed the case in some places. We have Armstrong cable here which serves western PA and part of Ohio. They don't do 'basic' cable packages. There is no such thing as a lifeline type of package others offer primarily because the terrain here does not lend well to antenna use so they know they have people in a corner with no choice. The lowest channel package they allow is 45 channels here which is $50 and $40 for Internet service. There's your $90.

I subscribe to Internet-only service at $40. They used to surcharge $10 on top of it if you didn't have television service but they dropped it. The $40 gets me 10Mbps down and 5Mbps up. They offer up to 100Mbps service but 10 is fine for me. We're fortunate about one thing in that Armstrong is all fiber optic cable. They replaced all the copper coax distribution a decade ago. We were all fiber optic before Fios was ever announced.

 

[Deepsingh]

The best options in boxee box with navi x. In order for playon to work you have to have it running on a another machine all the time. i tried it and hated it.

 

[caughtintheweb]

hope all is well in your quest to cut the cord, haha!

if you go to this site:

http://www.playon.tv/playon

you can demo the playon app, unfortunatly it runs in windows only, so u will have to either throw it on a seperate pc, or install windows on your mac, if you have not done so yet!

then there are a handfull of web sites pretty much dedicated to downloading "scripts" as they are called, but are actually the "channels" one can get on their playon server.

i will list some of the best channels i have thus far: (got too many to list!)

netflix, hulu, tbs, live sports pack (AWESOME!!!) icefilms, tvlinks,
ESPN, superusvox, (can google this one for live tv now!) tv channel pack,


tons of kids scripts you can add, and tons of live tv scripts!!

and there are a ton more:

this sight will give you a lot of scripts to download:
http://www.playonscripts.com/

http://www.playonplugins.com

http://playonplugins.info/forum/index.php

just to name a few !!

hope this helps!

That sounds awesome except for the fact that I have to run it on windows. I also wish it was integrated with apple tv even if i have to jailbreak it. I dont prefer using any other boxes as i have all my media on itunes. I have a wii though and i can see if it works on it.

 

[Seminoles]

Does anyone know of a list or index of websites that show full episodes of popular shows.

Don't know if Hulu Plus is going to work. All the shows seem to be seasons behind.

Something that is up to date, not showing full episodes of season 1 when the show is in season 3. Maybe a few weeks behind is okay but not seasons behind.

And no icefilms or navi-x. I am talking something legal.

Looking for shows from Bravo, Discovery, History, TBS, etc.

Just thought one website to go to with all the links would be pretty cool.

 

[whitegoodmen]

Does anyone know of a list or index of websites that show full episodes of popular shows.

Don't know if Hulu Plus is going to work. All the shows seem to be seasons behind.

Something that is up to date, not showing full episodes of season 1 when the show is in season 3. Maybe a few weeks behind is okay but not seasons behind.

And no icefilms or navi-x. I am talking something legal.

Looking for shows from Bravo, Discovery, History, TBS, etc.

Just thought one website to go to with all the links would be pretty cool.

As I was reading your question I just realized it is easier to get pirated content then paying for it. Iceflims, navi-X, torrents, and the 800 pound gorilla of pirated sites is way more organized, faster at finding and downloading this content. Their are no legal sites like icefilms (that I know of). The movie and TV industry need to do something like everything on itunes like service.

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The best options in boxee box with navi x. In order for playon to work you have to have it running on a another machine all the time. i tried it and hated it.

I cut the cord after I got a Boxee Box!

 

[Spencie]

Personally I use the Apple tv jailbroken running XBMC. XBMC gives me free live news using USTV Now, and icefilms. For live sports I use my xbox ESPN 3 since playon's ESPN 3's quality is pretty bad. I think its pretty easy to get rid of cable with an xbox and apple tv or roku (Anything that runs XBMC) I love having no cable right now!

 

[davids8477]

Cut cable - Actually Direct TV

My solution is as follows:

Antenna for local stations (I get ~22 digital channels)

Apple TV2 for my media content.

Internet connected TV for Amazon Prime, VUDU, Hulu Plus and Skype.

Had to shop the TV to be sure that the correct Apps were supported.

For me an ideal solution and very wife friendly.

 

[j2048b]

That sounds awesome except for the fact that I have to run it on windows. I also wish it was integrated with apple tv even if i have to jailbreak it. I dont prefer using any other boxes as i have all my media on itunes. I have a wii though and i can see if it works on it.

yeah i run my mac pro along with an ibm intelli server 24/7/365, but will soon put windows on my mac pro to ileviate the windows box!

right now playon is on sale for like $50 for a lifetime subscription! down from the usual $80!!

http://www.playon.tv/po/buy/

if interested!

i watched a lot of tv last night for the first time in a few months due to moving into a new house! it was awesome to not have to tivo something, and then at the end of the month send that company $100 to use their crap!!