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hunter

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10. Our television plays movies. That's all it does.

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 10:37 AM

Apr 2017

No cable, no satellite, no broadcast... and best of all, no advertising.

I find DVDs in the thrift store and we subscribe to Netflix over a medium speed DSL connection.

My kid bought me a Chromecast and I've watched a few things on YouTube and some fan-made Star Trek movies, but that's about it.

Anymore I have zero tolerance for television commercials or television news. It's just irritating noise to me.

I think watching commercial television is something we are conditioned to as children. As other posters here on DU have noted, once you lose that conditioning you don't go back.

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NEED REVIEWS: Anyone Here Use Internet TV Services Instead Of Cable or Satellite? [View all] eniwetok Apr 2017 OP

There are some growing pains. theaocp Apr 2017 #1

On November 9th I downgraded my Direct TV service to the Family Pack, which still_one Apr 2017 #2

I did not like the channel changing delay on Sling Trekologer Apr 2017 #3

Oh yeah great point, I had forgotten about that Heddi Apr 2017 #5

I have used sling, amazon prime, hulu, netfix through Roku Heddi Apr 2017 #4

Subscribe to the big news YouTube channels hexola Apr 2017 #6

Sling, Netflix a good indoor HD antenna and a Roku box. Lochloosa Apr 2017 #7

I like playstation vue.....the online "DVR" feature works well with ROKU virtualobserver Apr 2017 #8

Would love to ditch con cast but internet only is open to throttling I suspect BSdetect Apr 2017 #9

Our television plays movies. That's all it does. hunter Apr 2017 #10

are there any where you don't to have to pay for Faux but can still get the regional Fox Sports? pstokely Apr 2017 #11

Sling is pretty good. Big Blue Marble Apr 2017 #12

I did not like sling BainsBane Apr 2017 #13

Friend of mine loves Play On.... dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #14