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In reply to the discussion: Watching TV on web is disrupting cable, broadcast worlds [View all]dballance
(5,756 posts)15. Let Me Wax Nostalgic. It's Kind of Sad in A Way.
I remember the old 3-channel plus PBS on UHF if it would come in without too much static interference. A B&W TV too with rabbit ears. Watched the first moon landing on that old B&W. Yes, I know I'm giving away too much about my age.
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Just today I had someone beg me to find an online stream for Downton Abbey Season 2
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#1
What will disrupt the industry is the ability to pay for only the channels you want. n/t
PoliticAverse
Jan 2013
#2
Intel's a la carte TV is going to destroy the cable monopolies. And about time, too.
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#8
Not unless the RIAA corporate types win forever. If that happens, and they manage to wrest
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#54
And the Catholic Church has been replaced by the Corporate Church. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#75
Roku's still a little glitchy but quite adequate & so much boring regressive JUNK on network tv.
patrice
Jan 2013
#10
Not completely. You can browse streaming content like Youtube and Pandora though.
Initech
Jan 2013
#58
Comcast might want to try lowering their rates... when it hit $80/month, I downgraded, big time!
reformist2
Jan 2013
#25
I have no cable or even antenna yet I have thousands of hours of programming available for streaming
Bjorn Against
Jan 2013
#26
Remember when you had to buy the album to get the one or two songs you wanted?
Nye Bevan
Jan 2013
#34
What irritates me to no end is the way infomercials have appeared to take over....
OldDem2012
Jan 2013
#44
Bundling is their issue. They should have gone to a la carte years ago.
distantearlywarning
Jan 2013
#45
They quit offering basic in my area. Now you have to get a package, I think. They offer a cheaper
Honeycombe8
Jan 2013
#67