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    Best Online Video Services Roundup 2010 Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Dustin Sklavos, Nov 15, 2010.

  1. Dustin Sklavos

    Dustin Sklavos Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Dustin Sklavos, Nov 15, 2010
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    cridgit001 Notebook Consultant

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    An interesting article. I too have pretty much switched to netflix and the occasional Hulu. Only reason why i watch TV anymore is because College Football is on right now, and I could pull the bulk of those games off of ESPN3 if I really wanted too.

    One thing though, you didn't mention that all these cable companies don't just provide phone and television, but also the internet. I imagine once people get wise and go online for their content, these companies will simply jack up their internet prices and ask the government for more taxpayer money.
     
    cridgit001, Nov 16, 2010
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  3. Blake

    Blake NBR Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Great write up!
    I recently cut the cord from my cable company (save for the internet... sigh) and am much happier with an extra $100 in my pocket every month.

    Right now, I'm only using Netflix and my PS3 browser to replace the content I lost. I don't have as much sports access, but I don't typically watch sports at home anyways, so not an issue for me.
     
    Blake, Nov 16, 2010
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  4. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Short answer: not until our internet infrastructure could handle the bandwidth.
     
    talin, Nov 18, 2010
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