TIVO + Netflix = Cable Killer?

A couple months ago, with fears of the world economic collapse looming, Charla and I decided that it was time to cut back on discretionary spending. Looking over our budget, we realized cable was an easy first cut. With the government mandated switch to digital TV, local television channels often look better when viewed with a simply antenna - the quality amazes me at times. But, we had become attached to our Comcast DVR and hated to miss the Daily Show. Then I discovered Boxee - think AppleTV interface - that allowed me to stream the Daily Show and tons of other shows, to my HDTV for free. Daily Show dilemma solved. Next, I purchased a TiVo HD from Amazon at a significant discount (along with three free months from TiVo) and I was on my way. But finally, and maybe most exciting, I can now stream Netflix through my TiVo box. The quality of the stream movies and TV shows is definitely better than via DVD. Since cutting our cable, we have not looked back and we enjoy spending the $80 we save each month on things we really enjoy, like eating great food.

Share |