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Originally posted by coy-ote View Postsick and tired of direct tv and all the cable companies ,what do I need to buy to watch tv local channels? or internet tv .an antenna? hulu? roku? voodoo? whoodoo?youdoo? be specific I am not very computer literate please help.......
Bought a set of rabbit ears with amplifier for each tv at about $40 each I think.
I have two monthly subs for Netflix -one to stream and another for one DVD at a time for about $20.00/month.
Only thing(s) i miss are no fox sports SW, discovery, history, and a few other select channels.
Not sory I quit that bill.
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Use a smart TV or Blu Ray and get Netflix and Hulu. That along with YouTube and other Web based shows should be all most people need.
I work for a small Internet CATV provider and the rates that we pay broadcaters(the large company's that own the TV networks) is growing at a staggering rate. We absorb some of the cost but are forced to pass some on to the customer. I believe that in 5-10 years traditional television will be almost non exsisitant.
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Check to see what restrictions you have from your internet service provider. Mine is capped at 300gb/month then have to pay if I go over that. When my kids were home at Christmas break from college I went over the 300gb for Dec and Jan. The snap chat and Netflix ate up a lot of data. I'm all for cutting the cord but if everything is to be streamed over the internet be prepared for your internet bill to go up too. I would recommend an antenna along with streaming. http://www.dennysantennaservice.com/ is a good source for everything OTA (over the air) broadcasting, just realize he is in the business of selling antennas so take it for what its worth.
My goal would be have a dual or quad OTA DVR setup to broadcast over my wifi network so that I could watch OTA shows over chromecast or smart TV. Looking into this, http://mymediaexperience.com/dvr-guide/ .
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To answer the OP question, you can buy a digital tv antenna and converter box for your tv.
There are multiple web sites that will estimate what local signals you can pickup at your home, here's one.
You need a special antenna on your roof, they look something like this. Disclaimer- I looked into it and just did my regular stop Direct TV and switch back to Uverse and back and forth.
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