Today we made the tough choice to switch to...ugh...cable. It sounds ridiculous but I am heartbroken. We loved Directv at our old place when we had our own satellite, but in our new building it has been a big headache.
We originally got Directv to get the Sunday Ticket so that I wouldn't have to go to a smoky bar with Chris to watch Chiefs games. It turned out to be a great social investment. Friends would come every weekend to watch the games that you couldn't get on regular tv and I got to experiment with lots of recipes. (uhh...I hope we still have these friends.)
I'll admit it. I also like being different and it is a personal pride issue to have cable like everyone else. In addition, satellite has been a superior source for digital quality over cable. Considering we spent $$ on a HDTV I think you want the best quality picture.
Another irksome part about cable is their use of DVRs---not TiVO (I understand why Coke wants to make sure people say soda.) For those unfamiliar with TiVO it is a vastly superior product to just plain D-V-R. The manner with how you record shows and series is much more user friendly, you could search for listing under actor, director or keyword, it has movie downloads, and it suggests programming for you!
This is going to be a hard transition. But the one silver lining out of the whole thing is I get VH1 Soul. It is the one thing I like to hear in the morning. CNN, The Today Show, Mike and Mike better watch their ratings plummet when Team Purple House is waking up to New Edition's "If it isn't love".
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