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We canceled satellite about 10 years ago. We're close to a metro area so get a surprising number of OTA stations (about 30). Reception is improved as I mounted an outdoor antenna INSIDE the attic (not viewable from outside the house).

For a DVR I use a Windows 7 PC (as a home theater PC with DVD, TV tuner, internet access, etc.) and wireless remote (serves as both mouse and remote for both PC and TV), which also gives access to internet provided programming.

There are a few televised events that we miss, but for what we save in monthly fees we can afford to take the family out a couple times a month to the local sports pub for dinner to watch games, etc.