Satellite or Cable

[TheBelly]

Dear Members,

The new house has been acquired! Now the part that is troubling:

should we get cable or satellite? Please discuss.

[Dingo]

Neither. You're in Texas - go shoot something, BBQ it, and eat it. :-)

[ray1970]

What can you get the better deal on and which one has the channels you want?

[car-15]

some great info here
http://www.ar-15.co/threads/56431-Sh...hlight=directv

http://www.ar-15.co/threads/57665-Co...hlight=directv

[ben4372]

If you need the ultraweb and you LOVE tv I'd say cable. If you are a casual tv viewer and don't need tons of bandwidth, I'd go dish and phone. Also depends on age of the area, newer/less ghetto areas have better cable service. Your stuck with DirectTV if you need the NFL package.

[kwando]

What can you get the better deal on and which one has the channels you want?

This... at work i get satellite for flee. So satellite it is.

[BushMasterBoy]

I just have a antenna for over air broadcast. DSL for internet, get my TV from internet. Mainly Netflix for $8 a month, plays off my BluRay player and wireless router.

[w748]

No cable here! Satellite or nothing! No problems if I keep the snow brushed off the dish ; probably something you won't have to worry about.

[NFATrustGuy]

I'm in the process of moving from DirectTV to an antenna. I bought a Mac Mini and a dual over-the-air TV tuner and am going to use the Mac as a DVR instead of the DirectTV DVR. I'm 50 miles from the TV broadcasting antennas and I get a perfect picture on all the networks. Planning to cancel my satellite service in July when my 2-year contract is up. I'll save $75/mo.

[TheBelly]

I'm in the process of moving from DirectTV to an antenna. I bought a Mac Mini and a dual over-the-air TV tuner and am going to use the Mac as a DVR instead of the DirectTV DVR. I'm 50 miles from the TV broadcasting antennas and I get a perfect picture on all the networks. Planning to cancel my satellite service in July when my 2-year contract is up. I'll save $75/mo.

Im not so smart, so please help a brotha out: what equipment is needed to use a Mac mini as a dvr?