Thought it would be interesting to create a gift giving guide that could actually save money in the long run, so we just created and published our first ‘Money Saving Gift Guide‘.  It contains suggestions, discounts and tips for…… Set top boxes Streaming Blu-ray players Internet ready TVs Portable TVs Antennas for watching free HD broacast […]
We’ve heard from a lot of families who are considering canceling cable, but aren’t ready to make the leap due to concerns about being able to watch their favorite sports.  Here’s a short post on some of the alternatives we’ve seen… Note: Keep in mind that games aired over standard networks can be watched using free […]
It’s been way too long since out last post, but we’ve blocked off some time and have a lot of new things to blog about.   Due to a few new cool services and devices, its even easier for us to watch free Internet based content on our TV (and even our phone). And with just […]
Are you ready for the transition? If you are currently using cable, you shouldn’t be affected, but you may want to read about how we canceled our cable service and now receive free digital broadcast TV. If you have already purchased a digital converter box or are using a newer HDTV with a built in […]
The digital tv transition deadline has been moved from February 17th to June 12, but there are some complications. The problem is that the delay is optional. If broadcasters think they are ready, they can make the switch today as originally planned. And it looks like about one third of them will be stopping analog […]
Woke up this morning and see that CNN.com has a front page story on the digital tv switchover. They mention the February 17th, 2009 switchover date and discuss the impact this will have on over-the-air TV viewers like us.  The article confirms many of the things we have been blogging about over the past year, […]
When we first plugged in our digital converter box and started using free digital TV, we were surprised to see that our reception was actually better than our old digital cable signal. We’ve since learned that this is very common since free digital broadcast signals are often less compressed than digital cable signals. Here are […]
What if you could eliminate your gas bill and still drive 95% of the places you currently go? Or stop paying for heating by keeping your thermostat two degrees cooler? These aren’t possible, but you can stop paying for TV and still watch most of your favorite shows. Budgets are tight. But most people are […]
Update: The Digital TV Converter program ended in July of 2009.  The purpose of the program was to make it more affordable for the millions of OTA (over the air) TV users whose old analog sets would stop working when the digital transition occurred on June 12, 2009. Over $990,000 was allocated by the department of commerce […]
The easiest way to see what channels are available in your area is to visit a site called AntennaWeb.org. If you want to get the most accurate estimate, go ahead and enter your street address, town and zip code. Or, if you are in a rush or don’t want to give out your personal information, […]