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I have the Sling adapter and I love it because it allows me to have LIVE TV everywhere I go on my Phone or computer. As a customer and employee with DISH, I love that they have so much to offer me. I love having all my channels and not worrying about where I have to find them on the internet. I wouldn’t cute my service off in a million years. I don’t know why everyone thinks it is the best thing to do to cut off your satellite. I know that my viewing options will drop in number, but my viewing pleasure should rise to compensate for that. I’m tired of paying too much to watch commercials and not being able to find anything I’m interested in. I’m looking forward to fully “cutting the cord” and cutting down monthly expenses. I won’t go too deep in to those because it gets pretty geeky – but let’s just say much of it focuses around mobility.

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There are also many other benefits of having my “TV viewing” arrangement based on the Mac Mini. Though there is a steep cost of entry to get all the hardware needed for this setup, it will pay for itself within the first year of cancelled DTV service.

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While it’s true that most broadcast shows are available online, they are not full HD quality, and as you mentioned you cannot watch all live sports online (though is starting to address that). I chose a Mac Mini over an Apple TV so that I could watch live TV and use it as a DVR. I can tap in to my Netflix subscription either through my Samsung Blu-ray player, or by using the Mac Mini. The Harmony remote allows me to setup “activities” so that the correct equipment and inputs are setup when I want to “Watch TV” or “Watch a Blu-ray”. The dual tuners allows it to record two shows at once, or allow you to record a show while watching something else. It can handle recording setups to automatically record new episodes, etc., much like a DTV or Dish DVR. It also is able to tap in to TV Guide for listing information. It is aware of the HD Homerun tuner and uses it to tune local HD broadcast stations.

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Elgato’s EyeTV software is running on the Mac Mini. It ties in to my network (CAT6) and to my receiver (HDMI). The Mac Mini sits with my home theater equipment. They are connected in the attic to the HD Homerun device, which in turn has one network cable that runs back to my home network. I used to determine what direction to point them. *Assumes an existing home network and broadband cnx Samsung BD-C5500 Blu-ray player ($99 BestBuy refurbed) SiliconDust HD Homerun dual-tuner ($109 Amazon) As a word of warning: I’m an IT professional, so some of these things might stump others.Ģ over-the-air HD tuners (got at monoprice for under $40 total)

I thought I’d share what my final setup will most likely look like. I’ve been doing lots of research and have started to get things ready for my “conversion”. I’m about to do the same at my house – my DTV contract is up in December. Bottom line monthly costs after cutting the cord and moving off the grid (to the internet) You can check out some resources to determine if that project is right for you.

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Brian & Paul both use a free DVR called MythTV that makes a PC into a home theater PC to give them Digital Video Recorder (DVR) capabilities similar to what is available from Tivo, Satellite, cable and Fios providers.īuilding your own Home Theater PC DVR using MythTV is beyond the scope of a podcast and these show notes. He also pays schedules direct about $20/year to handle scheduling for his home build MythTV DVR.Īnother option is to get your HighDef programming from an over the air antenna. He pays Netflix for their basic package which includes unlimited streaming of movies. Moving off of the grid - Drop cable, satellite or FiosTVįor television entertainment, Brian and Paul both have on demand movies and television from Netflix using the Roku box.įor T.V., Paul pays about $20 for basic cable which includes all the broadcast channels delivered via unencrypted HD digital signals. You need to have an Internet service to use them. Both services give you more features than the regular phone company and let you keep your existing number. Paul uses a service from Via:Talk which has no up-front costs but a monthly cost of about $18. Brian uses the Ooma Telo which costs about $200 up front for equipment but has free calling. Moving off of the grid - Eliminate the local phone serviceīrian and Paul talk about cutting their phone bill down to only a few bucks per month. How much do you pay for your home phone and TV entertainment? You can save a lot of money by cutting some of the cables. In this audio episode of The Handyguys Podcast, we discuss “Cutting The Cable” and moving off of the telecommunication and entertainment grid.

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