Mandy Mustaro: You should get Chromecast! You can control it by your phone or computer or things like that. And it will be on your television without having cables in the way! It's really cool and great for projecting things onto your television! Hope this helps! :)
Mozell Sponsler: I don't know if there is any one option in order to "cut the cable", but rather a combination of items. And be prepared to fork over some bucks to get everything working properly. Think of it as an investment. How much are you willing to spend in order to cut the $85 a month or so cable bill? Sadly, a lot of people only want to spend fifty bucks on a one-time purchase for that kind of savings... it just doesn't work that way. You have to think in terms of "How many months of saving $85 will it take to pay this off". If you are willing to go to the expense of breaking even in 18 months or so, then you'll have a much better chance of successfully cutting the cable cord. After th! e 18 months, IT'S ALL FREE from then on out!Item Number One is an outdoor antenna. In order to successfully cut the cable, an antenna is a requirement. Period. You have to get one. An indoor antenna is usually not sufficient to pull in all of the channels available in an area. I live in a rural area and needed to have a 40 foot tower constructed for my antenna. It took a hole 4' x 4' x 4' and required sixty-five 80 lb bags of concrete for the foundation. Most people don't need to go to such extremes.I have a couple of "Network Attached Tuners" connected to the antenna. I use the HDHomeRun3 from Silicon Dust. That way, any PC on my home network can tune in programs from the antenna. This was important to me, because I have the HTPC in the front room, I have a PC in the kitchen, I have one in my office, and my wife has one in her office. It's nice being able to watch TV on all of them using the existing network cabling without having to run RG6 coax.You will need s! ome sort of streaming device. This can be a "smart" TV or Blu! -ray player, or it can be a set top box like Apple TV or Roku. While there are literally hundreds (if not thousands) of "channels" available on these devices, it seems to boil down to the Big 3 - Netflix, Amazon Prime, & Hulu Plus. If you have a large Apple setup already (iPhones, iPads, etc), then you'll probably want to stick with the Apple TV. Otherwise the Roku is head and shoulders above all the rest. Roku is even better than Apple TV, but the integration with your other Apple devices makes it more worthwhile in that instance.I know you said you wanted to watch TV and not your computer, but have you considered a dedicated PC (or laptop) for your TV. They're called Home Theater PCs (HTPC). I have an HDMI port on my laptop which makes it easy to connect to the TV. By using the HDHR3 mentioned above, my HTPC acts like a DVR. I can also pause and rewind live programming with it right off the antenna. I also use it to watch web videos in full screen right on the TV! , most of which are in HD.I also use my HTPC as a media server. That is, I can host all of my home videos, photos, music, etc so those too can be played right on the TV. I use PlayOn, which can also be used to access various video streaming sites on the Internet.The best advice I can give is to go slow, taking it one step at a time. It's a different way to watch TV and takes a bit getting used to. Instead of being offered a list of programs to watch and choosing the least objectionable thing to watch, you have to actively seek out what you want to watch.Good luck!...Show more
Burt Cheevers: I'll second chrome cast. You can use chrome cast or something similar, like a home entertainment center or a gaming console to stream Netflix or a similar service onto your television. I use a service called tvshow time for streaming, it's pretty good.
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