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hunter

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11. Our television is a movie player. That's all it does.

Tue Jul 3, 2018, 02:53 PM

Jul 2018

No cable, no satellite, no broadcast.

We have the minimal Netflix subscription, a single "standard" definition stream over medium speed DSL. We sometimes watch Redbox DVDs, sometimes DVDs we find in thrift stores.

That's plenty of television for us.

I NEVER see television commercials unless they are clever ones posted here on DU, or I'm trapped in a waiting room with television addicts.

After years of going without, watching commercial television has becomes intolerable to me, even PBS.

I've never been a viewer of television news. I don't have the patience to sit through a bunch of stories I either don't care about, or believe to be propaganda. Fox News is not the only offender. Television is a terrible medium for news.

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Cutting The Cable [View all] sellitman Jul 2018 OP

I don't use anything janterry Jul 2018 #1

Good answer sellitman Jul 2018 #2

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Same here. Been a year now. Va Lefty Jul 2018 #4

Internet is it... 2naSalit Sep 2019 #52

As a future cord cutter genxlib Jul 2018 #3

Direct TV Now has a WEB DVR sellitman Jul 2018 #5

For over the air stations, I use ChannelMaster mythology Aug 2018 #17

No Netflix as a choice? hibbing Jul 2018 #6

I'm Netflix dependent. zanana1 Aug 2018 #19

I think most use Netflix as a supplement. sellitman Aug 2018 #23

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This months Consumers Report safeinOhio Jul 2018 #7

Great tip sellitman Jul 2018 #8

Hulu, Netflix and Great Courses. Total cost is $21.99. Kaleva Jul 2018 #9

Terrarium TV pintobean Jul 2018 #10

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Our television is a movie player. That's all it does. hunter Jul 2018 #11

Roku with Netflix, Hulu, Britbox csziggy Jul 2018 #12

been thinking about Britbox or Acorn. Which do you like better? yellowdogintexas Jul 2018 #13

Britbox has better streaming and more shows I like csziggy Jul 2018 #15

I don't understand, so I appreciate this thread also.... IcyPeas Jul 2018 #14

If you donate at least $5 to your local PBS station, you can use their Roku channel shenmue Aug 2018 #21

Spam deleted by MIR Team mikeshean11 Aug 2018 #16

BS. The app you are promoting requires you to lower security settings. I hope no one falls for this FSogol Aug 2018 #20

Spam, MIRT please read shenmue Aug 2018 #22

I don't have cable..Never had it. Never Will..Something strange has happened over the last 10 years. Stuart G Aug 2018 #18

Never had cable bif Sep 2018 #25

Digital antenna and Netflix. ginnyinWI Sep 2018 #26

Hated the DirecTV app... Tried for a couple of months and ditched JCMach1 Sep 2018 #27

I'm too broke for any of them right now. IrishEyes Sep 2018 #28

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Never had cable. bikebloke Sep 2018 #30

Windstream lillypaddle Sep 2018 #31

Never mind. This thread was started by a spammer. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 #33

A spammer with 10,000 plus posts? sellitman Jun 2019 #48

We have Roku sakabatou Sep 2018 #34

Fubo TV JonLP24 Sep 2018 #35

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My antenna :) Polybius Oct 2018 #38

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Interesing list. TexasTowelie Dec 2018 #41

Maybe too interesting! marble falls Dec 2018 #42

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Sling with HD antenna for local/network underpants Sep 2019 #51

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