You know, I have several friends who don't own TVs either. They say they can watch the few programs they enjoy on the net anyway and can watch DVDs on their computer. It makes sense to me. Kinda like getting rid of your landline when you get a cell phone. Do you have a TV tuner in your computer? The ones I've seen leave something to be desired as far as reception (unless you have cable hooked up to it), but maybe they are improved now.
I've never had a tuner card but I do have a SlingBox (actually, a different brand but the same thing). That thing is great for when I travel with my laptop. It lets me view my cable TV from anywhere I have internet access. It also has a little virtual remote. I like it a lot!My laptop comes with a TV tuner card, and since it is Windows Media Center Edition it also comes with both the card slot remote and the larger full function remote. So, I can watch cable on my laptop, air antenna, as well as many TV shows thru Comcast, and stuff on Netflix, and DVD movies, and downloaded movies, and with the full function remote I can record live TV as well as movies.
When I hook it up to the air antenna, it gets about the same reception as the TV if I hook it up to the air antenna.
Edit: I forgot to add I have the X2000 Media cable as well, so I can hook the laptop up to the Home Theater and anything I watch on the laptop I can watch on the Home Theater system, which is real cool for Netflix.
More time on my computer..I love to spend time with all my friends here.
But...I have a large round make up mirror on top of my printer so I do watch a TV behind me...the only weird thing is========it is so hard to guess the words on Wheel of Fortune..
...We keep debating on getting one,...
More time on my computer..I love to spend time with all my friends here.
But...I have a large round make up mirror on top of my printer so I do watch a TV behind me...the only weird thing is========it is so hard to guess the words on Wheel of Fortune..
iNTERESTINGLY, WE ARE DEBATING OF GETTING RID OF ONE. fOR SURE WE ARE GOING TO GET RID OF CABLE THIS SUMMER. AND mAYBE EVEN PHONE LINE TOO. iT IS JUST TOO EXPENSIVE.