Myth #6: You Need to Pay for Cable to Watch All the Newest Shows
If you talk to pretty much anyone with cable TV, they're biggest defense for keeping cable is that they want to stay up to date on popular shows. But for many of us, that's easy enough to do without spending $60-$120 a month on a cable bill.
With the exception of live sports, you can get almost any TV show a la carte from a variety of places. The most obvious place you get free TV is from the oldest source around: your TV antenna (and you can even build one yourself pretty easily). With an antenna you'll get all the network shows you want that are broadcast in your area....
If you talk to pretty much anyone with cable TV, they're biggest defense for keeping cable is that they want to stay up to date on popular shows. But for many of us, that's easy enough to do without spending $60-$120 a month on a cable bill.
With the exception of live sports, you can get almost any TV show a la carte from a variety of places. The most obvious place you get free TV is from the oldest source around: your TV antenna (and you can even build one yourself pretty easily). With an antenna you'll get all the network shows you want that are broadcast in your area....
Of course, cable is mostly about the shows specific to cable channels. The good news is that you can get season passes for most TV shows directly from places like Amazon and iTunes for around $30-$40. The price seems high at first, but unless you're subscribing to 12-15 shows a year you're saving money over cable. The benefit here is that you can essentially create a piecemeal cable service that only includes the TV shows you actually watch. Combine that with a service that offers recent episodes of most shows like Hulu Plus and you'll spend a lot less money on TV while still watching your favorite shows.
None of this means anything unless you can get these shows on your TV, of course. Thankfully, that's incredibly easy to do with a a good set top box, which is super cheap. Of course, you can also splurge a little more and go for an awesome $500 media center. If you already own a video game console, you can just stream directly from that.
The fact is, ditching cable is incredibly easy and you don't have to lose your favorite shows in the process
None of this means anything unless you can get these shows on your TV, of course. Thankfully, that's incredibly easy to do with a a good set top box, which is super cheap. Of course, you can also splurge a little more and go for an awesome $500 media center. If you already own a video game console, you can just stream directly from that.
The fact is, ditching cable is incredibly easy and you don't have to lose your favorite shows in the process