Originally Posted by
tuckyquilter
I cut cable/tv some years ago as well. I didn't watch enough TV (except during football season) to justify the cost. And there was little else I was interested in. I'm not into soaps, cooking shows etc, dancing or the Kardashians, lol. I do like a good Crime mystery, but I can see some of those right on the computer. CBS lets me watch NCIS reruns for free. I do have Netflix and free Amazon viewing with my Prime membership. Funny, I haven't missed a thing by not having TV. I would need to buy an Internet Ready TV to stream from my computer. Not likely to happen.
You don't need an Internet Ready TV for streaming. When you buy a simple separate streaming device of your choice, the little gizmo takes care of all the locating the website itself, storing your apps or preferences in it or online, and other computer related activities instead of the traditional laptop or other computer devices. The TV is simply a "dumb" monitor with no brains of it's own (unless you choose to activate the newer ones to connect online-I prefer not to myself).
My laptop was used for streaming before I got an inexpensive HMDI port enabled television to hook it up to. I found after I got it that I rather use the laptop & smartphones for general computer & communication uses and leave the streaming devices to what they are specifically designed for-television viewing. Makes far more sense to me no matter how much or little I actually stream. Right now I'm online using my laptop to communicate with all of you. In a few minutes, I will check banking activities, e-mails, and other 21st century household chores. Then this laptop will go back to my bedroom drawer for storage.
I find this arraignment works well in my case. Everyone is different in his/her needs. No shame in that!
