I think we'll be cable tv cordcutters - roku tv

we've been happy w/ our new 40" insignia roku tv. we added netflix streaming ($8) to our long-held netflix dvd plan ($12): the vastly superior quality of commercial-free, self-directed, and diverse content blows the doors off the 100's of channels from cable tv. we didn't even need to give roku a credit card since we already had a netflix account. will likely just use netflix and any interesting free roku channels that we find.

i've been working w/ ota reception for local networks. my homemade bowtie antenna would start losing signal on two stations after dusk. these are vhf, and my research pointed to mohu leaf and wineguard flatwave as good paper-size indoor antennas, with the vhf reception nod given to wineguard. home depot had it for $29 and it does a good job w/ the vhf stations so far.

we are certain we'll drop cox tv this week, return their minibox, and keep their internet.

our analog tivo will still supply a robust program guide (internet data for device's lifetime). this will supplement the epg data from the rca dta880 that becomes our digital dvr.

will keep trying to get tivo ir cable to change channels of the rca tuner, but as it stands, losing tivo is not such a big concern now w/ complete netflix and local otas for news and maybe a few rca dvr recordings.

hope all this info proves useful for rv.netters thinking to cordcut cable tv

cmcdar wrote:
I've had Roku for 4 years now.

When I was trying to decide which box to get, I found an article comparing all of the current ones. The reason I went with Roku was that it had far less "bugs" than the newer competitors.

I have not had any issues in 4 years.

READ the REVIEWS!(the 1, 2, 3, star reviews)

We have two Rokus in the RV, 5 in the house. Never any problems with any of them.

I've had Roku for 4 years now.

When I was trying to decide which box to get, I found an article comparing all of the current ones. The reason I went with Roku was that it had far less "bugs" than the newer competitors.

I have not had any issues in 4 years.

READ the REVIEWS!(the 1, 2, 3, star reviews)

As a future cord cutter with unlimited Verizon is this a viable box to use vs the Roku?

http://www.amazon.com/Matricom-G-Box-Quad-Octo-Android/dp/B00QHLSKOE/ref=sr_1_4?s=tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1443436961&sr=1-4&keywords=kodi+box

It's highly rated for sure but I don't know how it stacks up uo the Roku.

I'm new at this so type slowly so I can understand;-)

Ron W.

ok, ota-minded peeps mourning the loss of your dvr...i started here my earlier thread about dvrs

here is a dvr that seems to be of recent origin that i saw at walmart for $50.

rca dta880

after looking at all suggestions, i think this box is a pretty solid choice for 2 days schedulable EPG recording. it scans ota digital and as a digital-transport- adapter, it puts out a signal that plays thru analog devices including my old tivo

alas, i'm still unable to get tivo ir blaster to change this (or any other) DTA's tuner

the tuner is strong and gives great pic. the too tiny remote allows very easy record-now, or schedule multiple recordigs from EPG.

has HDMI, coax, and analog ports, needs a usb stick/hdd

a must have for home or rv w/ ota and no dvr

We are getting ready to drop cable TV service at home. My discounted/promotional price is about $155 per month for 75mbps internet, TV, and HD-DVR. I have to call every 11 months to get that rate. We already have Prime and Netflix. $20 antenna gets all my locals (no DVR though). Internet only is about $80, and I'll probably add Hulu. Still at least $60/mo savings to lose hundreds of channels we never watch.

"I've always hated this corporate style - screw over your long-term customers unless they threaten to leave. It's one of the reasons why I stopped cable. Treat me with respect or lose my business. I'm not going to beg to get a decent price."

I agree. I was really hacked when I looked at the internet bill (rarely do) and found that they had jacked up the price on me. But I'm not one to cut off my nose to spite my face. If I want to have internet, I've one option.(other than satellite-which is bad) I want to have internet.

It's kind of like buying a car. You want a new car, but you know that in order to get it you must deal (beg) with the dealership and salesmen who have no scruples. The only thing in your favor is the fact that they have competition. Same with the satellite providers -- they know that you can drop or switch; so they want to keep your business.

We have never had cable, always OTA and last year bought a Channel Master DVR+ to record OTA. It has two tuners, can record two shows at once. We split the antenna feed so we can watch direct from antenna if we want to watch a third show while recording two on the Channel Master DVR+. They had a big black Friday sale (20-40% off)... We have Netflix so also watch that some (we share our daughter's Netflix).

Watching TV on cellular data plan really uses the data fast..

All you cord cutters or potentials need to check out Kodi and the addons available for it.
If you can't find something to watch on there,you really didn't want to watch TV. :)
Best thing is that it is free other than your internet.