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CWatkinsNash · 03-07-2019, 02:04 PM

Oooh! What a fun thread to revisit!

I can update my current situation. Oh, how things have changed.

For one thing, I no longer have bandwidth caps or crappy shared speeds because I now have Google Fiber. That was a game changer.

I still have my faithful antenna on the side of the house, and it's working well just like it always has.

I still have Netflix, which my roommate and I share, and watch quite a bit on that.

Still have Amazon Prime, and watch quite a bit of stuff on there these days. Their new "Channel" offerings are nice, as I sometimes will pick up a channel for a month or two, watch everything I want to watch, then drop it.

I got a deal on Hulu (with limited commercials) via a package with my Spotify subscription. They have more that I want to watch than they used to, so I'm getting a lot of use out of that. I've enjoyed quite a bit of their original content, too. I've never minded commercials so for a few bucks a month, it's definitely been worth it.

My TV died and I replaced it with a Roku TV that I got on sale for pretty cheap. Don't remember the cost, bought it from WalMart. I've had it for about 3 years now and it's a great TV. Programmed my Harmony 650 remote with my favorite options and I can get to broadcast, Netflix, Hulu or Amazon with a button press.

With the release of Windows 10, I had switched from WMC and started running a media server using JRiver Media Center on an old refurbished computer I bought for about $60. Ran it 24/7 for a few years and then it died. I realized I wasn't really utilizing it much anyway so I haven't replaced it. I disconnected my SiliconDust tuners because I was never recording anything and I can just watch broadcast TV through the actual TV.

I used to love to tinker with this stuff. Now, I just want to push a button and have it happen.

03-07-2019, 02:04 PM	#275
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	Oooh! What a fun thread to revisit! I can update my current situation. Oh, how things have changed. For one thing, I no longer have bandwidth caps or crappy shared speeds because I now have Google Fiber. That was a game changer. I still have my faithful antenna on the side of the house, and it's working well just like it always has. I still have Netflix, which my roommate and I share, and watch quite a bit on that. Still have Amazon Prime, and watch quite a bit of stuff on there these days. Their new "Channel" offerings are nice, as I sometimes will pick up a channel for a month or two, watch everything I want to watch, then drop it. I got a deal on Hulu (with limited commercials) via a package with my Spotify subscription. They have more that I want to watch than they used to, so I'm getting a lot of use out of that. I've enjoyed quite a bit of their original content, too. I've never minded commercials so for a few bucks a month, it's definitely been worth it. My TV died and I replaced it with a Roku TV that I got on sale for pretty cheap. Don't remember the cost, bought it from WalMart. I've had it for about 3 years now and it's a great TV. Programmed my Harmony 650 remote with my favorite options and I can get to broadcast, Netflix, Hulu or Amazon with a button press. With the release of Windows 10, I had switched from WMC and started running a media server using JRiver Media Center on an old refurbished computer I bought for about $60. Ran it 24/7 for a few years and then it died. I realized I wasn't really utilizing it much anyway so I haven't replaced it. I disconnected my SiliconDust tuners because I was never recording anything and I can just watch broadcast TV through the actual TV. I used to love to tinker with this stuff. Now, I just want to push a button and have it happen.