so why am i supposed to pay $35 a month for OTA channels i get for free?
I'm guessing that you probably don't have to. I, OTOH, live in an area with flat flood plains, save for two "mountains". All the TV companies have their antennas on Mountain #1. I live in the shadow of Mountain #2. Sadly, OTA simply doesn't work for me.
Why would I want to spend $35 on channels you can get over the air for free? Worthless and to expensive!!!! Total rip off!
How are you going to watch those shows on your iPad? Watch them if you are away from home? Record it to watch later? Or watch last night's episode that you forgot to record?
Sure there are ways around that like setting up a computer based DVR, buy an OTA TiVo, etc. But the only way it's "free" is if you are willing/able to make sure you are sitting on the sofa at home when the show starts and be restricted to real-time viewing only (no pausing, rewind, commercial skipping, etc). Otherwise there is going to be some cost involved and/or it is going to be far less convenient.
I have set up a Mac mini with EyeTV as a DVR. The EyeTV interface is very easy to use.
I can easily vpn to my Mac from my iPad anywhere I have network access and watch any episode I want without the monthly subscription.
It is not inconvenient at all. It does come with a significant upfront costs, but I have a computer and a DVR that I own, not rent.
I'll pass on the YouTube service. It is a very poor value at $420 a year for over the air stations.
Why would I want to spend $35 on channels you can get over the air for free? Worthless and to expensive!!!! Total rip off!
How are you going to watch those shows on your iPad? Watch them if you are away from home? Record it to watch later? Or watch last night's episode that you forgot to record?
Sure there are ways around that like setting up a computer based DVR, buy an OTA TiVo, etc. But the only way it's "free" is if you are willing/able to make sure you are sitting on the sofa at home when the show starts and be restricted to real-time viewing only (no pausing, rewind, commercial skipping, etc). Otherwise there is going to be some cost involved and/or it is going to be far less convenient.
I can easily vpn to my Mac from my iPad anywhere I have network access and watch any episode I want without the monthly subscription.
This is neat. You run a VPN server on the Mac? Can I ask for the reference on how to do so?
Why would I want to spend $35 on channels you can get over the air for free? Worthless and to expensive!!!! Total rip off!
How are you going to watch those shows on your iPad? Watch them if you are away from home? Record it to watch later? Or watch last night's episode that you forgot to record?
Sure there are ways around that like setting up a computer based DVR, buy an OTA TiVo, etc. But the only way it's "free" is if you are willing/able to make sure you are sitting on the sofa at home when the show starts and be restricted to real-time viewing only (no pausing, rewind, commercial skipping, etc). Otherwise there is going to be some cost involved and/or it is going to be far less convenient.
I can easily vpn to my Mac from my iPad anywhere I have network access and watch any episode I want without the monthly subscription.
This is neat. You run a VPN server on the Mac? Can I ask for the reference on how to do so?
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I'm guessing that you probably don't have to. I, OTOH, live in an area with flat flood plains, save for two "mountains". All the TV companies have their antennas on Mountain #1. I live in the shadow of Mountain #2. Sadly, OTA simply doesn't work for me.
I can easily vpn to my Mac from my iPad anywhere I have network access and watch any episode I want without the monthly subscription.
It is not inconvenient at all. It does come with a significant upfront costs, but I have a computer and a DVR that I own, not rent.
I'll pass on the YouTube service. It is a very poor value at $420 a year for over the air stations.
and the middleman (Comcast) vying to buy another middleman (Time Warner Cable)