There have been a couple of tweaks here and there to find the right combination that works for us.
There are plenty of throughputs for receiving your entertainment through the internet. We started off using our Wii and Netflix.
A new world had opened up for us. Having instant queue, TV becomes 100% on demand. I watch what I want, when I want. For the nominal fee of $9 a month, I don't think twice about this investment.
It's not absolutely perfect though (but what is). Netflix is striving to have all up to date programming, however this a daunting task, therefore their programming isn't always the latest and greatest.
HuLu is another tool in our "entertainment tool box". Using these two to access programs/movies/documentaries that we both enjoy has become our system to receive our main TV entertainment.
For some time now, I have wanted to wire up a Mac Mini as the server to bring all of this together. This is not for everyone, I had this mac sitting around for a while and wanted to do this. I am not suggesting go out and buy a Mac Mini to save money and fix all of your TV woes. If you like playing video games, a Wii or a PS3 is most likely the way to go, since you will have a multi functioning device. Especially the PS3, gaming/BlueRay DVD/ internet TV.
The nice thing about having a computer connected to your TV is that you have no GUI (graphical user interface) learning curve. An apple TV is certainly more economical but it lacks all of the flexibility that you have with a computer.
The computer is extremely versatile in viewing all media. We also enjoy Vimeo, YouTube, Flicker, surfing the web, playing music and array of other things that you can do on a computer that you can not do on other devises.
All and all, this system works very well for our lifestyle. Our annual savings is a little over $1,300, and we haven’t missed cable in the slightest, since we’re able to find all our favorite programming. Sometimes it is just a day later before the program is posted on the web.
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