Cable TV: Do people actually watch this stuff?

[sudsmaster]

I got real tired of paying through the nose for Comcast and getting lousy picture and service. So I cancelled it about five years ago and went to antenna broadcast only. With the advent of digital, I get a plethora of public TV channels, as well as the usual network fare. I would say this was most of what I watched even with cable, other than History Channel, Comedy Channel.

Since cancelling the cable I figure I've saved at least $3000 in cable TV fees. Money I've partially spent on better equipment and the occasional DVD movie or documentary. Money I didn't have to pay to see the same commercials I can get over the air for free...

 

[rp2813]

There have been a number of news stories this past week on the conversion to digital TV broadcasting. One involved an elderly lady who had Geek Squad help her with her converter box. She had been getting only 7 channels of analog and now had access to over 50.

How much you want to bet the 43 new channels she's receiving are all shopping and infomercials? It appears that even over-the-air broadcasting offers no escape from this waste of signal bands.

Ralph