I understand Sonny's point of view, but I don't agree with it. I love streaming and only paying for what I want. My husband retired last year, we moved to the mountains, and we cut the cable cord. I feel great that I no longer subsidize things like Fox News, which I find morally repugnant. It is okay for me if there is less content, because there is way too much right now for me to keep up with anyways. I have craft hobbies, I read a lot, I don't need to fill many, many hours of TV. My only regret with getting rid of cable is sometimes I would like to watch CNN or MSNBC for breaking news coverage. It looks like Max is going to give me CNN. I know Peacock does have some live news, but I do miss Rachel Maddow and Nicole Wallace. (However, I do not miss them enough to pay for a live TV subscription through Hulu, which would be my only option where I live because there isn't a cable company available in my area.)
This is what I was going to say. Cable might be a better deal overall *if* one is willing to commit to TV being their sole or main pass time. I have many other things that compete for my time so that $100-$150 a month price tag to get a handful of shows throughout the year isn't and never was a good deal for me.
At $100 a month I could get a new high end gaming PC every 2 years plus a bunch of games. Many of those games offer 100+ hrs of entertainment each. There are no ads either. I don't purchase PCs or games at that frequency so I'm actually saving quite a bit.
With streaming as an option I can grab a streaming app or two to watch the 1 or 2 shows I'm interested in at the moment without breaking the bank. That is a way better deal for my interest level than cable.
I understand Sonny's point of view, but I don't agree with it. I love streaming and only paying for what I want. My husband retired last year, we moved to the mountains, and we cut the cable cord. I feel great that I no longer subsidize things like Fox News, which I find morally repugnant. It is okay for me if there is less content, because there is way too much right now for me to keep up with anyways. I have craft hobbies, I read a lot, I don't need to fill many, many hours of TV. My only regret with getting rid of cable is sometimes I would like to watch CNN or MSNBC for breaking news coverage. It looks like Max is going to give me CNN. I know Peacock does have some live news, but I do miss Rachel Maddow and Nicole Wallace. (However, I do not miss them enough to pay for a live TV subscription through Hulu, which would be my only option where I live because there isn't a cable company available in my area.)
You can get decent clips from CNN and MSNBC on Youtube for (now) free. Maybe not entire shows but relevant and important parts.
You can listen to Rachel and Nicolle in podcast form.
This is what I was going to say. Cable might be a better deal overall *if* one is willing to commit to TV being their sole or main pass time. I have many other things that compete for my time so that $100-$150 a month price tag to get a handful of shows throughout the year isn't and never was a good deal for me.
At $100 a month I could get a new high end gaming PC every 2 years plus a bunch of games. Many of those games offer 100+ hrs of entertainment each. There are no ads either. I don't purchase PCs or games at that frequency so I'm actually saving quite a bit.
With streaming as an option I can grab a streaming app or two to watch the 1 or 2 shows I'm interested in at the moment without breaking the bank. That is a way better deal for my interest level than cable.