Originally Posted by zcaveman (Post 788062)

Just out of curiosity how does the smart TV get its connection to all of these features?

Out of the air or do they use cable/WiFi (ad hoc cable connections)?

Z

Originally Posted by tommy steam (Post 788417)

I use brighthouse. It's around 140 a month , tv, turbo internet, and phone. Just putting it out there.

Originally Posted by 2BNTV (Post 788158)

Having grown up with television, as it was the new state of the art technology, I am somewhat addicted to it. Just can't live without watching sporting events. DirecTV does have a good product, for what I pay per month. Unfortunately, that is not an option, I want to explore.

It would be nice if one read books, and was out and about to fill their day. For some people, like me, I could do this, but would feel a part of my life would be missing something.

Like I said, I am a addict of television. I need to upgrade to a DVR type receiver, as I can sometimes can be enslaved, to what's being shown at a particular hour of the day. That's not a good thing.

Originally Posted by mainlander (Post 788100)

This is an interesting concept... "cutting the cord". I have two friends who are also baby boomers and they went a step further,, the got rid of all TV's. They now say they send more time with their spouses, listen to the news on the radio,, go out to movies, are more active.. in general they have adapted to the situation quite admirably.