I don’t know this one, do you have a good link? > On Jun 30, 2016, at 6:31 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: > > We're not, but I am, > > I love it. > > I've got all 11 seasons on DVD and my media server in MKV format which I can > watch on vlc on my iPad or my iPhone > I love it and still think it's the best sit com ever > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Thursday, 30 June 2016 12:29 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Getting rid of cable (was Netflix) > > You guys are still watching MASH, wow. Always interests me what shows are > popular around the world. I hear Doogie Houser is huge in India for example, > not sure if that’s true. > Yes, near major cities you may get 30, 50 or more over the air channels. > Most are either religious garbage, home shopping, or old TV rerun networks. > You also get the big networks like NBC and Fox, CNN in some markets and a lot > of alternate language programming like Spanish or Chinese. A lot still going > on over the air. > >> On Jun 29, 2016, at 5:05 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: >> >> 30 channels hells teeth, that's crazy, >> >> We get about 6 now, for free may be a couple more than that with parliament >> tv if it's on. >> >> Otherwise you have to pay through the nose for Sky or satellite >> digital tv or join Netflix which is very limited in NZ unless you get a vpn >> connection to the USA to get the full US based programming lists And net >> flix you can't get M.A.S.H! >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of - >> Sent: Tuesday, 28 June 2016 11:48 PM >> To: Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> >> Cc: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Getting rid of cable (was Netflix) >> >> >> Another part of cutting the cable is to use local broadcasting. Most >> stations in addition to their regular content have subchannels, 1 to 4, with >> additional shows and/or movies. >> >> Most recent tv sets have the digital tuner built in that is required to >> recieve local over the air broadcasts. The tuner does a scan to recieve the >> available stations during setup and their subchannels and keeps it in >> memory. One just tunes up and down with the remote. With the regular and >> subchannels we get about 30 choices. >> >> One gets an antenna for 15$ or less on amazon. They are about a foot square >> and a thin flat plastic with an attached cable that plugs directly into the >> tv. Because it is so small and thin it can be placed anywhere for best >> reception. Ours lies flat on the top of the wall unit that holds the tv. >> >> On Mon, 27 Jun 2016, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >>> Hey Scott, >>> >>> I felt exactly like you do. My husband had been wanting to cut the >>> chord for a long time, and I was the one dragging my feet. But now >>> that we've done it, I don't miss it much at all. There are some >>> shows I miss like Diners and Dives and Restaurant Impossible, but >>> that's about it. And we've discovered new shows that we like that we >>> probably would never have discovered if we'd just been able to put >>> the Food Network on and let it run all night. :) >>> >>> It is different, though. If you want to watch TV, you can't just pick up >>> the remote and surf around. Now, we decide what we want to watch and then >>> access it. You can surf on Netflix, and probably other sources like Hulu >>> as well, but you surf through lists of shows, not channels. It's funny, my >>> husband will occasionally still ask, "What's on TV tonight?" and I have to >>> remind him, it's whatever we decide to put on. :) Neither my husband nor I >>> ever got our news from television, so that wasn't an issue for us. >>> >>> Our cost savings is probably around $80 per month, and we had a basic cable >>> package. Our internet is still cable, and they offer the best service in >>> our area, so it's likely to stay that way for a while. I know other people >>> who save less, because they took the same money they were spending on >>> cable, and just put it into subscriptions, Hulu, etc. Whichever way you >>> go, I have to say that not only is it nice to be saving that money, it's >>> also just nice not to be paying for all that really bad TV--in my opinion, >>> most of what your cable gets you is a load of ****. >>> >>> So, I'm glad we did it. My suggestion would be to keep track of what shows >>> you get from cable that you actually value. Then figure out whether those >>> same shows are available through another mechanism--don't rule out >>> purchasing them if you really like them. I'm a huge Big Bang Theory fan >>> for example. That isn't available on Netflix, so I just purchased my >>> favorite seasons on iTunes. My guess is that you won't have too much that >>> you get from your cable company that you couldn't get more cheaply >>> elsewhere. >>> >>> Good luck, and let us know if you do decide to cut the chord. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> >>>> On Jun 26, 2016, at 10:16 PM, Scott Granados <sc...@qualityip.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> Donna, I?ve been thinking of doing the same thing but can?t quite get my >>>> head around not having channels to turn to. I?m still a product of the >>>> old television way of doing things. How about news or other live >>>> broadcasting? Do you miss it? Do you still get it in other ways? >>>> How about the cost savings, are they as significant as people claim? >>>> Do you miss the older style of TV access or are things going well. Maybe >>>> if nobody objects you could talk a little more about your cord cutting >>>> experience? Are you still receiving Internet over the cable or are you >>>> all wireless or some other access method? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 6/26/16, 8:11 PM, "Donna Goodin" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on >>>> behalf of doniado...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Brandon, >>>> >>>> My husband and I ditched our cable last fall. We now watch either >>>> Netflix, or content that we own. Netflix works great, both with our Apple >>>> TV and on my iPhone. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Donna >>>>> On Jun 26, 2016, at 5:20 PM, Brandon A. 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