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181. Cable is addictive

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 02:36 AM

Mar 2014

But free air television might be the future. The television panels are getting cheaper. I have a 42 inch diagonal high definition that is good viewing. I fabricated an antenna by chopping up a coax one end with the BNC connector to the television the other end connected to a simple length of wire making a dipole. You might have to swing the wires around to find the sweet spot for the wave however I get a few movie channels and a lot of oldie shows.

Saw Kevin Costner in dances with wolves one of my favorites, the stargate movies, Indiana Jones, also have a DVD connected for video store specials. The rental of Fringe is pretty cool, and 24 series rental is far cheaper than paying for cable. Sometimes the video store has a free DVD of many choices a two for one deal. From my view cable priced themselves out of the market.

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Why I cut off my cable TV service in 2001 . . . [View all] Triana Mar 2014 OP

So... don't watch the news? Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #1

Watch whatever you want. I'm not telling YOU what to watch. Triana Mar 2014 #14

Yes, with a superior attitude. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #18

Or maybe a different way of looking at something Triana Mar 2014 #28

Gosh, I do hope you recover from this slashing, painful (and highly original) criticism! hatrack Mar 2014 #40

ELITENESS Skittles Mar 2014 #162

LOL. The OP simply posted a picture. Seems more like your issue than his/hers. Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #31

Don't be silly. Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #50

Interesting "Blue Adept" agent46 Mar 2014 #68

No Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #70

Globalizing leads to false assumptions agent46 Mar 2014 #76

On pointlessness cprise Mar 2014 #78

What you said is stupid. nt ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #100

A huge plus one! Enthusiast Mar 2014 #168

Your logic is the same as someone who says a gay couple shouldn't show affection in public... HuckleB Mar 2014 #142

Smugness and eliteness? Enthusiast Mar 2014 #167

Some of us can mix 'n' match, and don't choose Depression All Day/ All the Time. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #2

In total agreement. I'm down to basic-basic ($18 a month), because I like clear pictures. reformist2 Mar 2014 #3

And cable has what effect on anything in column a? hobbit709 Mar 2014 #4

Cable provides misinformation, disinformation to the public as per column B. It causes IGNORANCE. Triana Mar 2014 #7

Maybe twenty years ago Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #9

That's another reason why giving up TV is a good idea. More time to spend online reading. n/t Turborama Mar 2014 #11

I refuse to pay to be fed propaganda. Triana Mar 2014 #13

Again, take the news out of the equation. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #16

Even with that. Nothing there but garbage. Triana Mar 2014 #25

That's unfortunate. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #27

Netflix at $10 a month can easily cure that. go west young man Mar 2014 #130

It hasn't in all the years we've had it. They like live TV. Everyone has their things. nt Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #134

Show us some evidence that Enthusiast Mar 2014 #169

Me too and pay for non-stop commercials. No thanks. we can do it Mar 2014 #127

Have you watched the fucking "History" Channel lately? All UFOs and aliens almost all ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #109

Only if you let it. hobbit709 Mar 2014 #26

The brain is a computer too. zeemike Mar 2014 #53

None. But condemnation of it does make one feel nice & superior. (nt) Inkfreak Mar 2014 #20

Which is what we ultimately see every time this subject comes up. nt. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #21

Yep, I'm just about to lose mine. It makes you stupider just watching it. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #5

Only if you watch stupid stuff. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #6

It's all stupid stuff. Shallow all the way down. bemildred Mar 2014 #8

So what entertainment should we partake in then? Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #10

Books. Go for a walk. Listen to someone who is not paid to talk to you. Fix something. bemildred Mar 2014 #12

I do a lot of that already. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #15

So why are you bothering me about it? nt bemildred Mar 2014 #17

I was curious if you'd offer anything, well, new. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #19

Yep, you are in deep shit if you think I'm here to entertain you. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #22

Oh, come on. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #23

Yawn. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #24

My apologies. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #29

Please see post #24. You don't owe me any apologies. You haven't done anything. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #30

See above cannondale Mar 2014 #32

And yet you recommend talking to those not paid to talk to you as a form of entertainment Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #86

Which is what, really? Try to be clear. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #88

the standard idiot box routine agent46 Mar 2014 #172

Wow agent46 Mar 2014 #170

Try video games. You'd be surprised what's actually in their stories. jeff47 Mar 2014 #97

My gaming days are mostly behind me unfortunately. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #103

I kept cable for years, I wanted access to the "good" channels. But I realized there weren't any! reformist2 Mar 2014 #37

I got cable internet about 5 years ago. bemildred Mar 2014 #43

+1,000,000 ... 000 !!!!! HuckleB Mar 2014 #141

You're better off reading Shakespeare - which is drenched in all of those things lame54 Mar 2014 #59

Yes, you would be. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #60

I assume you picked the wrong stuff. nt Logical Mar 2014 #135

Not sure why so many people are criticizing Triana on HER reasons for cutting cable Perseus Mar 2014 #33

The want people to be stupid and accuse people Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #42

Thank you so much for the tip on justhanginon Mar 2014 #71

I watch almost everything I want on line Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #77

thanks for that link. kcass1954 Mar 2014 #101

Tx. Exactly. Triana Mar 2014 #94

Projection? Rex Mar 2014 #132

Says the person with a TV Show clip on their sig line. LOL. n-t Logical Mar 2014 #137

Hmmmmm.......Discussion board! Get it now? n-t Logical Mar 2014 #136

Yep... KansDem Mar 2014 #34

I've seen progams on every single topic on the left...on my cable TV. MADem Mar 2014 #35

True Detective is amazing. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #44

I know a lotta people love that GoT. I have a feeling I'll have to wait until I'm up north MADem Mar 2014 #176

Mad Men... Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #177

That annoys me as well. I imagine they're looking around for something that will be half as good! MADem Mar 2014 #178

Yup Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #179

The Onion beat you to it.... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #36

+1,000,000 Paladin Mar 2014 #73

"...pretentious attitude that turns up, over and over again, here at DU." greiner3 Mar 2014 #107

Just having access to 100 channels increases the time you waste just surfing. Turn the TV off! reformist2 Mar 2014 #38

Or use a DVR? Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #46

It makes even more sense to cut the cable and watch those shows jeff47 Mar 2014 #91

A good option for those that can do it. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #95

What and how do you stream from Japan? Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #120

I work on simulcasts Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #121

I've seen that in the Roku channel store Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #123

They're an interesting case Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #124

Staring at that screen for hours at a time will turn your totodeinhere Mar 2014 #39

We watch a lot of tv, including entertainment, sports, news, etc. onenote Mar 2014 #52

And, one can mentally filter what they watch, none are making one watch what they RKP5637 Mar 2014 #83

I guess I can't make a tongue-in-cheek comment without raising someone's cackles. totodeinhere Mar 2014 #110

We cut ours off mainly because we want to be fully in control of what our daughter watches Turborama Mar 2014 #41

Believe it or not, you can find good programs Skidmore Mar 2014 #45

DVR = content filter karadax Mar 2014 #47

I got rid of TV all together and am far better off for it allGoodThings Mar 2014 #48

We got rid of our cable Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #49

Ended my cable service in 2005 Vinnie From Indy Mar 2014 #51

no cable tv, no extra cell phone = a savings account for me. Sunlei Mar 2014 #54

I became unemployed in 1989.... AnneD Mar 2014 #55

I watch programs all the time about topics in the left column (nt) bigwillq Mar 2014 #56

At random, I picked 'how to grow food' entered it as a search with TV series Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #61

we cut cable in 2011 LittleGirl Mar 2014 #57

In childhood, I knew a few 'TV is Satanic' sorts who also did not see films. Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #58

I like the Internet, you can talk back. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #62

That's nice. I think the point I was making however is that the 'I hate TV' folks assume Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #81

So you think you are "big minded" or something because you watch TV? nt bemildred Mar 2014 #82

I would have said that if I meant that. But I did not. You did say it is 'all stupid stuff' Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #85

You said if I think TV is crap, that's close-minded. bemildred Mar 2014 #87

No, I said claiming that the examples I cited are 'stupid garbage' suggests small mindedness Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #96

OK, a little bit of it is not crap. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #98

That's quite a thin skin you've got there. HuckleB Mar 2014 #143

False dichotomy JJChambers Mar 2014 #63

But by having cable, you support said news networks! Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #64

That's silly JJChambers Mar 2014 #65

That's how some people think though. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #67

I don't get my news from SamKnause Mar 2014 #66

Broadcast news is brain pollution. randome Mar 2014 #69

I have never lived with it. roody Mar 2014 #72

Sort of like FM radio, and TV in the beginning. bemildred Mar 2014 #75

Bwahahaha! I remember that bullshit, too! nt valerief Mar 2014 #80

No commercials, no repeats and a higher quality of content Samantha Mar 2014 #105

Can you watch any movies on broadcast TV without commercial interruption? onenote Mar 2014 #108

I hardly watch movies on cable but that is not the point Samantha Mar 2014 #154

I still have my satellite tee vee. dotymed Mar 2014 #74

TV is prolefeed. nt valerief Mar 2014 #79

Mushroom food to keep us in the dark. Uh, yeah, it's bullshit. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #161

I really grieved when i learned there was no tv service here (I'm rural) riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #84

+1. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #89

I get like that when I visit friends and family. The constant noise is so pervasive. Triana Mar 2014 #93

Had cable for years, especially back when channels like Discovery and A&E Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2014 #122

Haven't owned a TV in well over a decade. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #90

You and me both. Triana Mar 2014 #92

Recently got rid of ours, too, and the TV PasadenaTrudy Mar 2014 #99

I'm 67 and never had cable or satellite service. rickford66 Mar 2014 #102

Um ... Texano78704 Mar 2014 #104

Spoken like a true Monsanto PR rep. Um ... Mr_Jefferson_24 Mar 2014 #106

Wouldn't it be simpler ... Texano78704 Mar 2014 #111

Um ... Mr_Jefferson_24 Mar 2014 #113

Anytime Texano78704 Mar 2014 #114

Um ... Mr_Jefferson_24 Mar 2014 #115

So ... Texano78704 Mar 2014 #117

Um ... Mr_Jefferson_24 Mar 2014 #118

So ... Texano78704 Mar 2014 #119

So ... Mr_Jefferson_24 Mar 2014 #125

Who cares about content? Texano78704 Mar 2014 #126

You're really asking who cares... Mr_Jefferson_24 Mar 2014 #128

There's no science to it? Texano78704 Mar 2014 #129

The shill gambit as a lead! WOW! HuckleB Mar 2014 #145

Those things are definitely misses. -eom- HuckleB Mar 2014 #144

Those are the same reasons why I don't use the internet or read anything in print. penultimate Mar 2014 #112

So this is your penultimate post? randome Mar 2014 #116

K&R n/t jtuck004 Mar 2014 #131

Triana, I am sorry so many are beating you up over this. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #133

FFS, it is a discussion board. Do you get that? Wow, this place is whiny at times. n-t Logical Mar 2014 #138

And your point? HuckleB Mar 2014 #140

Really, give me a date it was not and I will find some posts for you. n-t Logical Mar 2014 #146

I'm sure you could find some anecdotal posts. HuckleB Mar 2014 #147

I do not understand people here acting like it has changed so much. I did not see any mean posts.... Logical Mar 2014 #148

You don't have to understand. HuckleB Mar 2014 #149

Quit being MEAN! n-t Logical Mar 2014 #151

FFS Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #150

It's like a schoolyard fight. Attracts a lot of attention. Everyone loves a fight. Triana Mar 2014 #173

Who is "beating her up?" Her thread has well over a hundred recs. MADem Mar 2014 #180

22 Years Without Cable/Satellite! It's Awesome! HuckleB Mar 2014 #139

I didn't get any kind of subscription TV until 2006. Warpy Mar 2014 #152

Teevee is for programming humans. DeSwiss Mar 2014 #153

K&R ReRe Mar 2014 #155

Excellent Triana.. this person beat me by a year. Cha Mar 2014 #156

Huh. ElboRuum Mar 2014 #157

Kick! Cha Mar 2014 #158

TV: "Tranquilizer for the 99%" blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #159

Incredible substance in what the news tells you about, eh? indepat Mar 2014 #160

Rec'd. Great post and it brought out many of the propaganda dupes Corruption Inc Mar 2014 #163

And now this administration allows expansion of corporate power over the internet. woo me with science Mar 2014 #164

That part really concerns me . . . Triana Mar 2014 #182

TV Free Since 2000 - Deprogramming Is Difficult - It Is Worthwhile cantbeserious Mar 2014 #165

Yes! This post should have hundreds of recommendations. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #166

About the same time for me. 24/7 Iraq war propaganda made me drop it. eom PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #171

I cut it in 2004 after the election. Crunchy Frog Mar 2014 #174

I am out too! No TV here! JNelson6563 Mar 2014 #175

Cable is addictive polynomial Mar 2014 #181