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Dog-faced pony soldier
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: A Rock Surrounded by a Whole lot of Water
Posts: 34,187
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I wouldn't bother with cable. I don't want the monthly bill from them (or Direct TV, or dish, or any of those clowns). I just want to cut the cord and be done with paying too much for their crappy programming altogether.
I think you can stream NFL Gameday, or I can just go to the local sports bar if it matters that much I guess. I can think of few if any reasons to be beholden to live broadcasting these days (maybe playoffs/superbowl) I don't mind waiting a few hours if there's a time delay but in the case of NFL Gameday I'm not even sure there is.
Unfortunately in my area the antenna doesn't pick up anything (one channel in Spanish - I actually watched about 5 minutes of "Predator" in Espanol the other night - kinda' funny).
I'll do some more research online but it sounds like this is the way to go. No more crap and no more stupid bills for things I'm not getting any mileage out of.
To answer the above question, if it's like iTunes (which I suspect) you typically can either buy or rent the programs. A buy is just that - you watch whenever you want. A rent gives you I think 30 days to view and once you start watching, 48 hours to finish. I don't particularly care for the latter part of that but I don't make those rules. Some programs ONLY give you the option to rent.
I suppose if you were really hung up on it, you could record the output to a .mp4 or a VHS tape or something if it really mattered so you could watch later.
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