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<blockquote data-quote="aabokla" data-source="post: 1314816" data-attributes="member: 240">I to cut the cable last year and saw my monthly bill drop by about $100. Took a little getting used too at first.&nbsp; That first week was a real eye opener as I had never realized how much junk I would watch.&nbsp; Not on purpose, but just sitting down and surfing through the channels.&nbsp; When you cut out cable, channel surfing isn&#039;t really there. You have to know what it is you want to watch.I&#039;m running a similar setup through a Mac mini.&nbsp; What&#039;s great about the mini is that it has digital optical output which means that when taken through a receiver you still get all the surround sound effects.&nbsp; Hopefully some day apple will start including blu-Ray players.On the Mac mini I use a program called Plex.&nbsp; Once it&#039;s set up, its fantastic.&nbsp; Has various apps with it as well, including a netflix app.&nbsp; Basically it&#039;s a one stop source for your media and scrapes your videos for imdb data, background images, and audio.This season fx started something new where they are delaying streaming the shows for 30 days grrrrrrrr.&nbsp; In those rare situations I&#039;ll buy a season pass from iTunes and watch they next day. Still way, way cheaper than cable.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aabokla, post: 1314816, member: 240"] I to cut the cable last year and saw my monthly bill drop by about $100. Took a little getting used too at first. That first week was a real eye opener as I had never realized how much junk I would watch. Not on purpose, but just sitting down and surfing through the channels. When you cut out cable, channel surfing isn't really there. You have to know what it is you want to watch. I'm running a similar setup through a Mac mini. What's great about the mini is that it has digital optical output which means that when taken through a receiver you still get all the surround sound effects. Hopefully some day apple will start including blu-Ray players. On the Mac mini I use a program called Plex. Once it's set up, its fantastic. Has various apps with it as well, including a netflix app. Basically it's a one stop source for your media and scrapes your videos for imdb data, background images, and audio. This season fx started something new where they are delaying streaming the shows for 30 days grrrrrrrr. In those rare situations I'll buy a season pass from iTunes and watch they next day. Still way, way cheaper than cable. [/QUOTE]

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