![]() While I was extremely happy with the versatility of the PlayStation (and pleased with the Xbox’s similar capabilities), I had no desire to purchase a second console for use in my living room. When Netflix became available for PS3 and Xbox 360 owners, a powerful blow was landed to my feelings for the cable company. With the PlayStation Network, any movie that I wanted to see I could rent for a slightly inflated price… but I watch movies so infrequently that this never became an issue. At the time, Blu-ray players were almost prohibitively expensive and the general consensus among A/V techies was that the PS3 was not only a great gaming platform, but also one of the best Blu-ray players available at the time.Īs I moved into a new house in March of 2010, I never even bothered hooking up the cable in my bedroom, opting to stream my videos from a Synology NAS box. I originally got the console for the games and Blu-ray capabilities that the machine had to offer. The first step in this experiment was taken two years ago when I purchased my PlayStation 3. Paying extra for all of the hardware and channels that I rarely watch has made less and less sense as each monthly bill comes in. Primarily using my current cable service to watch sporting events and a handful of recorded shows, I have never really felt that I was getting my money’s worth out of the deal. ![]() Two months ago I began an experiment to see if I could wean myself away from traditional cable television. ![]()
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