So how many video streaming services do you have in your home? I personally have several, all on my Roku box. There are far more channels than I can ever watch. I subscribe to Netflix (of course), Amazon Prime, Acorn (British Television) and several others I get for free. And it seems the number of people like me are growing.
Of course, I cut the cable cord when I moved into my new place 14 months ago. I can use a Mohu Leaf antenna to bring in all the local stations for free when the needs require. I hate watching regular TV or even cable channels because of all the commercials they run. The mute button is a wonderful invention. The nice thing about Netflix, Amazon, and Acorn is there are no commercials. If I need a break, I just hit the pause button.
Anyway I won’t rattle on any more about my viewing habits. I just found our first story interesting.
PS: If you have a Roku device, you might want to search out an app called “Pear.” You need to find it on the Net as it is an unauthorized Roku channel, but it is legal. It has hundreds of cable channels on it for free and a few other channels that you can’t find anywhere else. For instance, they have one channel that shows episodes of The Big Bang Theory one after another with no commercials. Another shows Seinfeld. How they do it, I don’t know. But its easy to get and free.
Anyway, on with the show!! -JRC
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