One of my New Year's resolutions was to streamline my streaming services and cut the cable cord while retaining more or less the same programming, which turned out to be incredibly complicated. (Additional incentive was provided by the fact that the streaming services don't force me to pay for Fox News or any o…
One of my New Year's resolutions was to streamline my streaming services and cut the cable cord while retaining more or less the same programming, which turned out to be incredibly complicated. (Additional incentive was provided by the fact that the streaming services don't force me to pay for Fox News or any other channel as part of the "basic bundle.")
Part of my reluctance to cut the cable cord was that there are times when access to my local television news is essential, e.g., in SoCal during a wildfire. Discovering that Paramount + includes the local CBS station as part of the subscription allayed this particular concern.
For anyone similarly inclined, the most important thing: just make an Excel spreadsheet from the jump instead of trying to do it on paper.
Have you tried a $50 HDTV antenna for local stations? Does the trick for me. NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and PBS affiliates all come in fine. Combined with a FireStick I have all the content I can consume for next to nothing.
I use mine mostly for live sports. Sometimes I have to futz around to get solid reception but once the signal is locked in, the picture is fine for me.
Excellent podcast as usual!
One of my New Year's resolutions was to streamline my streaming services and cut the cable cord while retaining more or less the same programming, which turned out to be incredibly complicated. (Additional incentive was provided by the fact that the streaming services don't force me to pay for Fox News or any other channel as part of the "basic bundle.")
Part of my reluctance to cut the cable cord was that there are times when access to my local television news is essential, e.g., in SoCal during a wildfire. Discovering that Paramount + includes the local CBS station as part of the subscription allayed this particular concern.
For anyone similarly inclined, the most important thing: just make an Excel spreadsheet from the jump instead of trying to do it on paper.
Have you tried a $50 HDTV antenna for local stations? Does the trick for me. NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox and PBS affiliates all come in fine. Combined with a FireStick I have all the content I can consume for next to nothing.
Yeah I got a $20 antenna from Best Buy and the image quality is roughly as good as the Spectrum app’s was.
I use mine mostly for live sports. Sometimes I have to futz around to get solid reception but once the signal is locked in, the picture is fine for me.