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  • On the post: The Cable Industry Thinks Cord Cutting's A Fad That Will End Once Millennials Procreate

    Gourdman ( profile ), 01 Nov, 2015 @ 01:25am

    Why pay for access to ad-laden content?

    I cut the cable when it became apparent that 95% of my TV viewing came via Hulu, Amazon, Netflix, and other streaming services.

    In other words, I was already paying for streamed content because cable couldn't satisfy my viewing appetite for quality documentaries and classic foreign film.

    Far from being a faddist, I'm now a cord cutting evangelist who has invested in two new streaming boxes: one for Hulu, Netflix, and other popular apps, and one for Kodi, giving me access to the wider Internet. Cable offerings, in comparison, seem very puny indeed... And incredibly overpriced.

  • On the post: Cable Industry Still Proudly Thinks Cord Cutting Is A Media-Manufactured Crisis

    Gourdman ( profile ), 05 Oct, 2015 @ 11:20pm

    Cord cutting will stun the industry-- just you watch

    Here's the thing -- lots of people have thought about cord cutting, but they don't really know how to go about it. Once they figure out it's as easy as a Roku box and a few downloaded apps, and they can enjoy high def shows directly on their TV... Well, you might see them question why they pay $200+ a month (in the Bay Area) to Comcast for crappy content constantly interrupted by ads. That's right, they fork over all that dough only to be rewarded by an ever rising flood of commercials. Who in his right mind is willing to put up with that?

  • On the post: Cable Industry Still Proudly Thinks Cord Cutting Is A Media-Manufactured Crisis

    Gourdman ( profile ), 24 Jul, 2015 @ 10:32pm

    Cutting the cable was an epiphany

    I cut the cable just over a month ago. High quality content -- classic foreign film -- comes to me via Hulu Plus, while Netflix, Amazon, and Sling more than satisfy my cravings for trash TV.

    It amazes me that anyone is still willing to pay usurious rates for cable. Is it loyalty, fear, or something else?

  • On the post: Cord Cutting Is About To Punch ESPN Squarely In The Face

    Gourdman ( profile ), 23 Jul, 2015 @ 09:17pm

    Re: Love me some college football

    With Sling TV and the ESPN app, you can stream all the college football you want. The app actually gives you far more viewing choices than cable ever did.

  • On the post: Cable Industry Still Proudly Thinks Cord Cutting Is A Media-Manufactured Crisis

    Gourdman ( profile ), 23 Jul, 2015 @ 09:03pm

    With affordable internet access, cord cutting becomes real

    it's not as though the cable companies were ever delivering something truly wonderful -- just third-rate programming fraught with ads.

    I cast off Comcast when I found a low-cost internet provider, and now watch far better content with far fewer ads, thanks to Hulu, Amazon, Netflix, Sling TV, YouTube, Crackle, et al. Plus, I'm saving nearly $100 a month. I only wish I had made the move sooner.