Thought I would get some input from the CAGs. My SO is not going to be employed for much longer, and that's our main source of income, so basically we're being forced to give up non-essential bills. Plus frankly, the cost of our monthly TV service has slowly been spiralling out of control for a while now, so we're totally ready to become cord cutters.
I did some homework already, it looks like we can get pretty much the same programming as now, but much cheaper, if we ditch cable and go with a combination of over-the-air network TV & PBS (via antenna), plus certain cable shows ordered a-la-carte through amazon instant video, together with Netflix instant, and possibly Hulu Plus.
So does anyone here have experience with those slimline indoor antenna boxes that you stick on the wall? Is the quality pretty much the same as outdoor? I've heard that bad weather can screw with the signal, wondering how big of deal that would be... We live in an apartment where outdoor/roof antenna is not an option, so for us it would have to be indoor or nothing. I'm seriously thinking about the Mohu Leaf Ultimate Amplified indoor antenna, wondering if that's a good option.
Also, we're going to have to give back our cable company's DVR, so I'm trying to find out if there's a decent DVR that I can get which would work well with the over-the-air broadcasts, but where I only pay for the DVR hardware once, instead of a subscription... Ideally something not too complicated, where I could just put the antenna coaxial/RF cable into the DVR, then the coaxial cable from the DVR to the TV. I've looked into Tivo, it seems cool but the monthly payments just won't work for our budget, it would be just like when we had monthly DVR "rental" payments added to our bill with cable DVR. Any recommendations for a good basic no-frills DVR that would get the job done?
Obviously with BF sales around the corner, I'm going to be keeping an eye out for potential purchases at lower than usual prices. Any help or input very much appreciated.
I did some homework already, it looks like we can get pretty much the same programming as now, but much cheaper, if we ditch cable and go with a combination of over-the-air network TV & PBS (via antenna), plus certain cable shows ordered a-la-carte through amazon instant video, together with Netflix instant, and possibly Hulu Plus.
So does anyone here have experience with those slimline indoor antenna boxes that you stick on the wall? Is the quality pretty much the same as outdoor? I've heard that bad weather can screw with the signal, wondering how big of deal that would be... We live in an apartment where outdoor/roof antenna is not an option, so for us it would have to be indoor or nothing. I'm seriously thinking about the Mohu Leaf Ultimate Amplified indoor antenna, wondering if that's a good option.
Also, we're going to have to give back our cable company's DVR, so I'm trying to find out if there's a decent DVR that I can get which would work well with the over-the-air broadcasts, but where I only pay for the DVR hardware once, instead of a subscription... Ideally something not too complicated, where I could just put the antenna coaxial/RF cable into the DVR, then the coaxial cable from the DVR to the TV. I've looked into Tivo, it seems cool but the monthly payments just won't work for our budget, it would be just like when we had monthly DVR "rental" payments added to our bill with cable DVR. Any recommendations for a good basic no-frills DVR that would get the job done?
Obviously with BF sales around the corner, I'm going to be keeping an eye out for potential purchases at lower than usual prices. Any help or input very much appreciated.
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