Otmas wrote:
This sounds like an interesting idea I'd like to explore. Any recommendations for a quality HD antenna?

Otmas wrote:
This sounds like an interesting idea I'd like to explore. Any recommendations for a quality HD antenna?

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dtjcview wrote:
Start by getting a friend to set up your Roku. Toughest piece is going to options/network settings and putting in your wireless router id/password.

After that, you'll should have access to amazon prime, and can try out both netflix and hulu - and decide what you like and what you don't. They all have plenty of content - but you have to pay for episodes of the latest shows. A lot have people have cut the cable for internet-based tv. A good compromise might be to keep the basic channels on fios, and use netflix/hulu/amazon for shows and movies.

For phone, use your cellphone, or get a voip box like Ooma or Vonage.

All good suggestions, but you left out the idea of using an HDTV antenna for local channels. The quality of over-the-air TV is incredible with the new HDTV broadcasts. For a one-time $20 investment, you can get a decent antenna that will get you awesome local TV without having to pay Verizon a monthly fee for the same stuff.

What channels will you get with the local antenna?

Enter your zip code and you will see the over the air stations that are available to you.

http://www.channelmaster.com/Antenna- ... ion-a/134.htm&Click=47329

There are other channel listings available.

Great link. Thanks for posting it. The quality of OTA HDTV channels is quite impressive. In this region, at least. I am a FiOS subscriber, and the signal quality of OTA vs FiOS for regular TV channels is almost identical.

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dtjcview wrote:
Start by getting a friend to set up your Roku. Toughest piece is going to options/network settings and putting in your wireless router id/password.

After that, you'll should have access to amazon prime, and can try out both netflix and hulu - and decide what you like and what you don't. They all have plenty of content - but you have to pay for episodes of the latest shows. A lot have people have cut the cable for internet-based tv. A good compromise might be to keep the basic channels on fios, and use netflix/hulu/amazon for shows and movies.

For phone, use your cellphone, or get a voip box like Ooma or Vonage.

All good suggestions, but you left out the idea of using an HDTV antenna for local channels. The quality of over-the-air TV is incredible with the new HDTV broadcasts. For a one-time $20 investment, you can get a decent antenna that will get you awesome local TV without having to pay Verizon a monthly fee for the same stuff.

What channels will you get with the local antenna?

Enter your zip code and you will see the over the air stations that are available to you.

http://www.channelmaster.com/Antenna- ... ion-a/134.htm&Click=47329

There are other channel listings available.

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dtjcview wrote:
Start by getting a friend to set up your Roku. Toughest piece is going to options/network settings and putting in your wireless router id/password.

After that, you'll should have access to amazon prime, and can try out both netflix and hulu - and decide what you like and what you don't. They all have plenty of content - but you have to pay for episodes of the latest shows. A lot have people have cut the cable for internet-based tv. A good compromise might be to keep the basic channels on fios, and use netflix/hulu/amazon for shows and movies.

For phone, use your cellphone, or get a voip box like Ooma or Vonage.

All good suggestions, but you left out the idea of using an HDTV antenna for local channels. The quality of over-the-air TV is incredible with the new HDTV broadcasts. For a one-time $20 investment, you can get a decent antenna that will get you awesome local TV without having to pay Verizon a monthly fee for the same stuff.

What channels will you get with the local antenna?

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dtjcview wrote:
Start by getting a friend to set up your Roku. Toughest piece is going to options/network settings and putting in your wireless router id/password.

After that, you'll should have access to amazon prime, and can try out both netflix and hulu - and decide what you like and what you don't. They all have plenty of content - but you have to pay for episodes of the latest shows. A lot have people have cut the cable for internet-based tv. A good compromise might be to keep the basic channels on fios, and use netflix/hulu/amazon for shows and movies.

For phone, use your cellphone, or get a voip box like Ooma or Vonage.

All good suggestions, but you left out the idea of using an HDTV antenna for local channels. The quality of over-the-air TV is incredible with the new HDTV broadcasts. For a one-time $20 investment, you can get a decent antenna that will get you awesome local TV without having to pay Verizon a monthly fee for the same stuff.

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WhoElseCouldIBe wrote:
Are you sure you want to do this? You're going to lose out on the valuable asset that is JCTV. (Although admittedly, this asset is considerably less valuable on Channel 96 than Channel 1).

You may have just won the Internet for today. But, just today.

WhoElseCouldIBe wrote:
Are you sure you want to do this? You're going to lose out on the valuable asset that is JCTV. (Although admittedly, this asset is considerably less valuable on Channel 96 than Channel 1).

jc_dweller wrote:
I barely watch TV but would like OTA channels. Mostly I watch PBS but sometimes ABC/NBC/CBS.

Will an antenna get me that? I know a lot of people don't subscribe to cable anymore, so your experience would be good to hear. Also any recommendations on a particular antenna? I rent so cannot install something on the roof, just point something (preferably small and discreet) out my window or fire escape.

Lastly, I currently have a $20/mo cable subscription which I know is like the cheapest imaginable, so is it even worth it to cut?

neanoora wrote:
Please help out another neophyte. I do not watch TV, just Netflix. Eons ago, my wireless router was close to my DVD player, and I was able to access Netflix (and some other things) through that. Well, when I got FIOS some years ago, the router changed location, and since then, I have not been able to connect the DVD player (which has the Netflix and other apps in it, about 9 years old) to the router. To my surprise, I found a HDMI port on my TV (which is also close to 9 years old). Now, being a neophyte, I wonder what is the best way to get the wireless connection to my TV, and be able to watch Netflix via TV (maybe by using the DVD player I have) versus my laptop screen. Should I buy a Roku stick? Or a Chromecast stick? Something else?
I am looking to spend hardly any money on this, otherwise, I can just keep watching Netflix on my laptop.

Sile wrote:
Also, I should add that I called Verizon today to ask for the most basic package (no phone, reduced channels, no DVR etc. & was told that the cheapest option is still about $100/month with equipment and taxes.

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GrovePath wrote:
This is not that -- that is peer-to-peer -- this is streaming like youtube. And it has no more pirated material than Youtube does. Do you watch youtube ever?

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You're right in the respect that streaming isn't illegal compared to peer-to-peer which is considered making a copy. Youtube removes pirated content at the request of the content owner - whereas tvaddons is an aggregator of multiple sources - but doesn't attempt to remove pirated content. There is a heck of a lot more recently pirated material available over tvaddons, than youtube.

Don't be surprised if your ISP starts throttling your connection as part of the whack-a-mole game being played between the content owners and pirates.

I believe the ISP's can smack you for uploading, but not downloading, copyrighted content. But I'm still not understanding the model. Bandwidth for this kind of content is expensive, which is why the Torrent distributed uploader model works. Someone has to be making money here if it's coming off one server.

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GrovePath wrote:
This is not that -- that is peer-to-peer -- this is streaming like youtube. And it has no more pirated material than Youtube does. Do you watch youtube ever?

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You're right in the respect that streaming isn't illegal compared to peer-to-peer which is considered making a copy. Youtube removes pirated content at the request of the content owner - whereas tvaddons is an aggregator of multiple sources - but doesn't attempt to remove pirated content. There is a heck of a lot more recently pirated material available over tvaddons, than youtube.

Don't be surprised if your ISP starts throttling your connection as part of the whack-a-mole game being played between the content owners and pirates.

GrovePath wrote:
This is not that -- that is peer-to-peer -- this is streaming like youtube. And it has no more pirated material than Youtube does. Do you watch youtube ever?

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