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Do you really need cable TV?


Like many other 20-something Canadians, Audrey Amar enjoys watching television shows, such as 30 Rock and How I Met Your Mother.

Except this Thornhill native cancelled her cable TV a couple of years ago.

Instead, Amar prefers to watch on her laptop — something she said most of her friends do, as well.

“When I went to university I spent a lot more time in front of my laptop and I sort of got used to watching shows on it,” explains Amar, who says she primarily tunes into websites that stream free television shows and movies.

“Actually, none of my friends sit in front of the TV anymore like we did in high school. I can’t think of anyone who pays for cable,” says Amar.

The 21-year-old pre-law University of Toronto student says she also prefers a laptop because she has a visual impairment that makes it difficult to see detail at a distance.

“My parents’ generation still prefer watching television together on the couch, though,” adds Amar.

While Amar concedes the cost of cable wasn’t a factor when deciding to ditch it, that option looks good when you consider the price of cable and its equivalents from providers like Rogers and Bell.

Rogers Digital Cable, for example, costs anywhere from $31.49 to $100.47 per month, depending on the package you want (number of specialty channels, movies, time-shifting options, HD content, and more). Similarly, Bell TV costs $30 to $94 a month between its five programming options.

Receivers with an integrated PVR (personal video recorder) — which lets you pause and rewind live TV, and store hundreds of hours of recorded content you can pull up at any time — cost $299.99 with Bell on 2-year contract (or $20 rental per month) and start at $499.99 with Rogers (or $24.95 rental per month).

And then there are usually installation fees, too, which vary depending on whether the customer is a new subscriber or one who’s upgrading their service. Many promos exist, however, that waive the installation fee for new customers.

Both companies offer discounts if your bundle TV/video plans with other services they offer, such as home phones, cellphones and/or high-speed Internet.

In defence of conventional cable or satellite television, most major providers in Canada offer many hundreds of channels to choose from (including a lot of HD content), dozens of digital music stations, on-demand info and interactive games; and live technical support, in English and French, should you need it.

But in 2010, there are many ways a Canadian can watch television content and rent or buy movies outside of traditional cable or satellite TV.

Some options still include the television itself, while others focus more on the other two screens in our lives: computers and cellphones.

Here’s a look at a number of popular alternatives:

• With more than 24 hours of video uploaded every minute, YouTube.com is arguably the ultimate online “television network.” Fusing user-generated content with professionally produced shows, music videos and trailers, there’s something for everyone — and each video starts when you want. Free to use, YouTube is accessible on computers, smartphones and newer TVs with Internet connectivity.

• Rogers and Bell both offer online, on-demand streaming services. Rogers On Demand Online (RODO) is available to all Canadians for free, but additional content is offered to Rogers Digital Cable customers. Examples of content anyone can access includes CityTV content (such as Big Brother) and CBC shows (e.g. The Hour), and a handful of movies (such as A Few Good Men).

Customer exclusive content includes access to networks they subscribe through Rogers Cable (if offered online), such as HGTV, YTV, Teletoon, Treehouse, W Network, Slice Network, Food Network and History Channel – as well as live concerts and sporting events. Bell TV Online requires users to be a Bell TV subscriber.

• Many Canadian television networks also stream television shows, classic programming, news updates and specialty content from their respective websites—including the likes of CTV.ca, GlobalTV.com and CityTV.com. Videos are free, but there are usually short advertisements before and/or during the shows. Look for the “Video” tab on the main page of these websites to access their offerings.

• Many viewers use video streaming from unauthorized Internet sites to watch television content and movies, such as MegaVideo, Fast Pass TV and Side Reel. Stateside, there’s the popular Hulu that offers TV shows and movies on-demand, as well as Netflix’s streaming service. Now available in Canada, Netflix lets users watch an unlimited number of movies and TV shows for a monthly price, starting at $7.99 - though for now the selection is limited. Consider this an “all you can eat” buffet-style approach, compared to iTunes’ individual, “a la carte” downloadable offerings (see below).

• While watching videos on a mobile phone might not be so appealing when you’ve got a 50-inch LCD mounted to the wall, if you’re standing in line at the supermarket you might not mind a quick fix. Most of the major television providers offer streaming television services to cellphones and smartphones, including Rogers ($5 a month, plus data costs), with content from MTV (Jersey Shore, The City, The Hills), NBC (Parenthood, The Biggest Loser) and live sporting events.

Bell also offers a comparable Bell Mobile TV service with 15 channels for its mobile phone subscribers at $8 a month (plus data usage charges), plus an exclusive NHL video streaming service for $8 a month, as well. Both Rogers and Bell also have iPhone apps (and an iPad app for Bell TV subsribers).

•Rather than streaming movies to a computer, television or smartphone, Apple’s iTunes store lets you download high-quality television shows and movies to watch on your computer, iPod touch, iPhone or iPad. Television shows are a couple of bucks apiece, while movies can be purchased or rented (with the latter, you have 30 days to watch it and 48 hours to finish it from the time you click play). The new Apple TV ($119) lets users steam high definition movies for $5.99 each with television to come at a later date. You can watch rented content as much as you like within the 48-hour period. Date Night, for example, costs $4.99 to rent or $19.99 to own; much of the back catalog, however, is 99 cents to rent or $4.99 to buy.

• All three video game consoles also let you watch on-demand content, such as popular TV shows and movies. Netfkicks, for example, is now available on Xbox 360, Playstation3 and Nintendo Wii. The Zune Marketplace, an online store for Xbox 360, also includes flicks such as Clash of the Titans, Hot Tub Time Machine, Kick Ass, and older titles, too. TV shows can be purchased for $2 to $4 apiece from networks such as A+E, BBC, CBC, CTV, Discovery Channel, MTV, NBC Universal, Nickelodeon, The Comedy Network, TLC and others. Movies rentals cost between $4 and $8, depending on whether they’re classic or contemporary flicks, and if they’re in standard or high-definition.

Similar to iTunes downloads, you can view the movie multiple times within 24 hours of pressing play. Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) owners can also access the company’s Video Delivery Service, which debuted on July 1, which allows users to purchase or rent more than 1,000 movies and purchase TV shows downloadable to the PS3 or PlayStation Portable (PSP) via the PlayStation Network.

Movies are from major studios such as 20th Century Fox, Alliance Films, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Walt Disney Studios. Costs are $3.99 to rent movies (from $9.99 to buy), while TV shows start at $1.99 per episode.

• Buying or renting DVD or Blu-ray Disc movies and TV show box sets are still a popular alternative to those who want to watch on their HDTVs or computers. Many include an extra disc, called “Digital Copy” to transfer to a computer’s hard drive or copy to a portable media player, such as iPod touch or iPhone. Movies on DVD tend to cost $15 to $20 for new releases ($5 to $8 more for Blu-ray, on average), or to rent, about $5 per DVD for 1 or 2 days (and $1 more for Blu-ray). TV show box sets, by season, could cost between $40 and $60. There are advantages to watching TV shows on disc: better quality, no commercials during the show, bonus features, and the ability to pause, play and rewind.

• Similar to Apple TV, there are also a number of ways to stream video on a computer, such as downloaded DivX or XviD videos, to a nearby television. The Sony PS3 has integrated DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) support, therefore you can access videos on a Windows-based computer in another room, over a wireless network. Companies such as LaCie, Cisco, Linksys, D-Link, Western Digital, Seagate, NetGear and Sling Media also make boxes to connect to a television, that play videos wirelessly and/or stored on a local hard drive.

• Finally, some Canadian viewers are accessing a number of free, high-definition over-the-air channels from Canada and the U.S.— depending on where you live, of course. Set-up for a television can be a bit trickier as it usually requires an external antenna placed in the attic, on the roof or even the ol’ rabbit ears.

It helps if your HDTV already has an integrated ATSC tuner, though there are alternatives. A USB-based TV tuner or video card with tuner support typically costs between $50 and $150, depending on the brand and features.

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Have you consider JadooTV ? I have not used it but some of my friend says it has good quality.

Also, some of my friend share BELL receivers – one person order four receiver from bell and distribute them along others friends and share monthly fees. – I’m considering that options

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http://www.moneyville.ca/article/889807--do-you-really-need-cable-tv

Do you really need cable TV?


Like many other 20-something Canadians, Audrey Amar enjoys watching television shows, such as 30 Rock and How I Met Your Mother.

Except this Thornhill native cancelled her cable TV a couple of years ago.

Instead, Amar prefers to watch on her laptop — something she said most of her friends do, as well.

“When I went to university I spent a lot more time in front of my laptop and I sort of got used to watching shows on it,” explains Amar, who says she primarily tunes into websites that stream free television shows and movies.

“Actually, none of my friends sit in front of the TV anymore like we did in high school. I can’t think of anyone who pays for cable,” says Amar.

The 21-year-old pre-law University of Toronto student says she also prefers a laptop because she has a visual impairment that makes it difficult to see detail at a distance.

“My parents’ generation still prefer watching television together on the couch, though,” adds Amar.

While Amar concedes the cost of cable wasn’t a factor when deciding to ditch it, that option looks good when you consider the price of cable and its equivalents from providers like Rogers and Bell.

Rogers Digital Cable, for example, costs anywhere from $31.49 to $100.47 per month, depending on the package you want (number of specialty channels, movies, time-shifting options, HD content, and more). Similarly, Bell TV costs $30 to $94 a month between its five programming options.

Receivers with an integrated PVR (personal video recorder) — which lets you pause and rewind live TV, and store hundreds of hours of recorded content you can pull up at any time — cost $299.99 with Bell on 2-year contract (or $20 rental per month) and start at $499.99 with Rogers (or $24.95 rental per month).

And then there are usually installation fees, too, which vary depending on whether the customer is a new subscriber or one who’s upgrading their service. Many promos exist, however, that waive the installation fee for new customers.

Both companies offer discounts if your bundle TV/video plans with other services they offer, such as home phones, cellphones and/or high-speed Internet.

In defence of conventional cable or satellite television, most major providers in Canada offer many hundreds of channels to choose from (including a lot of HD content), dozens of digital music stations, on-demand info and interactive games; and live technical support, in English and French, should you need it.

But in 2010, there are many ways a Canadian can watch television content and rent or buy movies outside of traditional cable or satellite TV.

Some options still include the television itself, while others focus more on the other two screens in our lives: computers and cellphones.

Here’s a look at a number of popular alternatives:

• With more than 24 hours of video uploaded every minute, YouTube.com is arguably the ultimate online “television network.” Fusing user-generated content with professionally produced shows, music videos and trailers, there’s something for everyone — and each video starts when you want. Free to use, YouTube is accessible on computers, smartphones and newer TVs with Internet connectivity.

• Rogers and Bell both offer online, on-demand streaming services. Rogers On Demand Online (RODO) is available to all Canadians for free, but additional content is offered to Rogers Digital Cable customers. Examples of content anyone can access includes CityTV content (such as Big Brother) and CBC shows (e.g. The Hour), and a handful of movies (such as A Few Good Men).

Customer exclusive content includes access to networks they subscribe through Rogers Cable (if offered online), such as HGTV, YTV, Teletoon, Treehouse, W Network, Slice Network, Food Network and History Channel – as well as live concerts and sporting events. Bell TV Online requires users to be a Bell TV subscriber.

• Many Canadian television networks also stream television shows, classic programming, news updates and specialty content from their respective websites—including the likes of CTV.ca, GlobalTV.com and CityTV.com. Videos are free, but there are usually short advertisements before and/or during the shows. Look for the “Video” tab on the main page of these websites to access their offerings.

• Many viewers use video streaming from unauthorized Internet sites to watch television content and movies, such as MegaVideo, Fast Pass TV and Side Reel. Stateside, there’s the popular Hulu that offers TV shows and movies on-demand, as well as Netflix’s streaming service. Now available in Canada, Netflix lets users watch an unlimited number of movies and TV shows for a monthly price, starting at $7.99 - though for now the selection is limited. Consider this an “all you can eat” buffet-style approach, compared to iTunes’ individual, “a la carte” downloadable offerings (see below).

• While watching videos on a mobile phone might not be so appealing when you’ve got a 50-inch LCD mounted to the wall, if you’re standing in line at the supermarket you might not mind a quick fix. Most of the major television providers offer streaming television services to cellphones and smartphones, including Rogers ($5 a month, plus data costs), with content from MTV (Jersey Shore, The City, The Hills), NBC (Parenthood, The Biggest Loser) and live sporting events.

Bell also offers a comparable Bell Mobile TV service with 15 channels for its mobile phone subscribers at $8 a month (plus data usage charges), plus an exclusive NHL video streaming service for $8 a month, as well. Both Rogers and Bell also have iPhone apps (and an iPad app for Bell TV subsribers).

•Rather than streaming movies to a computer, television or smartphone, Apple’s iTunes store lets you download high-quality television shows and movies to watch on your computer, iPod touch, iPhone or iPad. Television shows are a couple of bucks apiece, while movies can be purchased or rented (with the latter, you have 30 days to watch it and 48 hours to finish it from the time you click play). The new Apple TV ($119) lets users steam high definition movies for $5.99 each with television to come at a later date. You can watch rented content as much as you like within the 48-hour period. Date Night, for example, costs $4.99 to rent or $19.99 to own; much of the back catalog, however, is 99 cents to rent or $4.99 to buy.

• All three video game consoles also let you watch on-demand content, such as popular TV shows and movies. Netfkicks, for example, is now available on Xbox 360, Playstation3 and Nintendo Wii. The Zune Marketplace, an online store for Xbox 360, also includes flicks such as Clash of the Titans, Hot Tub Time Machine, Kick Ass, and older titles, too. TV shows can be purchased for $2 to $4 apiece from networks such as A+E, BBC, CBC, CTV, Discovery Channel, MTV, NBC Universal, Nickelodeon, The Comedy Network, TLC and others. Movies rentals cost between $4 and $8, depending on whether they’re classic or contemporary flicks, and if they’re in standard or high-definition.

Similar to iTunes downloads, you can view the movie multiple times within 24 hours of pressing play. Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) owners can also access the company’s Video Delivery Service, which debuted on July 1, which allows users to purchase or rent more than 1,000 movies and purchase TV shows downloadable to the PS3 or PlayStation Portable (PSP) via the PlayStation Network.

Movies are from major studios such as 20th Century Fox, Alliance Films, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Walt Disney Studios. Costs are $3.99 to rent movies (from $9.99 to buy), while TV shows start at $1.99 per episode.

• Buying or renting DVD or Blu-ray Disc movies and TV show box sets are still a popular alternative to those who want to watch on their HDTVs or computers. Many include an extra disc, called “Digital Copy” to transfer to a computer’s hard drive or copy to a portable media player, such as iPod touch or iPhone. Movies on DVD tend to cost $15 to $20 for new releases ($5 to $8 more for Blu-ray, on average), or to rent, about $5 per DVD for 1 or 2 days (and $1 more for Blu-ray). TV show box sets, by season, could cost between $40 and $60. There are advantages to watching TV shows on disc: better quality, no commercials during the show, bonus features, and the ability to pause, play and rewind.

• Similar to Apple TV, there are also a number of ways to stream video on a computer, such as downloaded DivX or XviD videos, to a nearby television. The Sony PS3 has integrated DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) support, therefore you can access videos on a Windows-based computer in another room, over a wireless network. Companies such as LaCie, Cisco, Linksys, D-Link, Western Digital, Seagate, NetGear and Sling Media also make boxes to connect to a television, that play videos wirelessly and/or stored on a local hard drive.

• Finally, some Canadian viewers are accessing a number of free, high-definition over-the-air channels from Canada and the U.S.— depending on where you live, of course. Set-up for a television can be a bit trickier as it usually requires an external antenna placed in the attic, on the roof or even the ol’ rabbit ears.

It helps if your HDTV already has an integrated ATSC tuner, though there are alternatives. A USB-based TV tuner or video card with tuner support typically costs between $50 and $150, depending on the brand and features.

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