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New TV

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So I waited to buy another tv. I know there have been discussions about smart tvs and various alternatives to cable amongst the group. Well I got a new tv with Google Chromecast built in. Holy shit, this thing is insane and it was a good deal. 

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. — Robin Williams

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#1 · Feb 3, 11:20 AM
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Not familiar,  what's it about?  Like Netflix or Amazon Prime?   I don't keep up on most of the new age shit.

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#2 · Feb 3, 11:35 AM
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i just  cut  ties  with  cable  and  satelitte  tv. goodbye riduclus tv bills  i  gotroku sticks   i  only watch a  few  shows  anyways and  as  my kids r getting  older  they watch  very little reg tv  and  i have really liked some of the lesser known  movies that imstreaming for  freenow. plus ialready  pay for  amazon prime  for  shipping so i get amazonn tv and  movies  now any ways

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#3 · Feb 3, 12:08 PM
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if you can get OTA its a no brainer

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@"AGRforever" said: if you can get OTA its a no brainer
That's where all this new stuff leaves me.  I don't get shit for networks over the air so for live TV stuff im kinda screwed into sattelite.  I am interested in more of these other things,  but I don't think I could ever not have live network tv so cutting the cord is out...not to mention iffy Internet speeds at times.
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@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"AGRforever" said: if you can get OTA its a no brainer
That's where all this new stuff leaves me.  I don't get shit for networks over the air so for live TV stuff im kinda screwed into sattelite.  I am interested in more of these other things,  but I don't think I could ever not have live network tv so cutting the cord is out...not to mention iffy Internet speeds at times.
yup... this 
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@"Sir Viking Bob VWO" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"AGRforever" said: if you can get OTA its a no brainer
That's where all this new stuff leaves me.  I don't get shit for networks over the air so for live TV stuff im kinda screwed into sattelite.  I am interested in more of these other things,  but I don't think I could ever not have live network tv so cutting the cord is out...not to mention iffy Internet speeds at times.
yup... this 
In a metro area you don't get good Internet and over the air networks ?  That surprises me.
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#7 · Feb 3, 1:39 PM
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@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"Sir Viking Bob VWO" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"AGRforever" said: if you can get OTA its a no brainer
That's where all this new stuff leaves me.  I don't get shit for networks over the air so for live TV stuff im kinda screwed into sattelite.  I am interested in more of these other things,  but I don't think I could ever not have live network tv so cutting the cord is out...not to mention iffy Internet speeds at times.
yup... this 
In a metro area you don't get good Internet and over the air networks ?  That surprises me.
Have a cable modem and internet seems to work fine most of the time in central Denver, but for whatever reason (probably prime time over-crowding of the feed), streaming is hit and miss. A lot of buffering and pixelated images. 
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#8 · Feb 4, 11:17 AM
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@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"AGRforever" said: if you can get OTA its a no brainer
That's where all this new stuff leaves me.  I don't get shit for networks over the air so for live TV stuff im kinda screwed into sattelite.  I am interested in more of these other things,  but I don't think I could ever not have live network tv so cutting the cord is out...not to mention iffy Internet speeds at times.
we’re in the same boat.  theres a website that lets you gps and get chances of getting chanles. We would need a 2000’+ tower to get chanels 80% of the time. 

we’re using dish network on their “welcome” package which they dont advertise. its been $20 plus taxes at $2 for years. however we just got a notice theyre raising it to $23. 

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#9 · Feb 5, 8:38 AM
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@"AGRforever" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"AGRforever" said: if you can get OTA its a no brainer
That's where all this new stuff leaves me.  I don't get shit for networks over the air so for live TV stuff im kinda screwed into sattelite.  I am interested in more of these other things,  but I don't think I could ever not have live network tv so cutting the cord is out...not to mention iffy Internet speeds at times.
we’re in the same boat.  theres a website that lets you gps and get chances of getting chanles. We would need a 2000’+ tower to get chanels 80% of the time. 

we’re using dish network on their “welcome” package which they dont advertise. its been $20 plus taxes at $2 for years. however we just got a notice theyre raising it to $23. 


For the love of God...a whole 3 dollars?  The insanity!

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