The box that would make me embrace IPTV

[HDRoberts]

Well, I am out of suggestions. In a way it sounds like you may be looking for justifications to keep cable and that is a valid position.

The current state of the art and politics will not allow what you want. Cable/sat companies will fight to keep their exclusive content off of IP based carriers. Content providers will fight to the death to protect against even the slightest opening for copying content. Those two are not going to change.

BTW, I was speaking directly about ROKU and the Panasonic BR player. The Panny draws in the microamp range when in its 'off' state. Just enough power to keep the ram alive.

I just have one show that I really want ASAP. Just one. And one other show that I'm fine with being available the next morning. I really would like an alternative, as I'm tired of paying big bucks for those 2 shows. I'm just uncompromising in that I don't want to lose functionality.

Maybe I'll just move ahead with dropping the internet. That almost saves as much money.

 

[TheKrell]

Maybe I'll just move ahead with dropping the internet. That almost saves as much money.

I have one word for you: Freedompop.

 

[mike123abc]

I just have one show that I really want ASAP. Just one. And one other show that I'm fine with being available the next morning. I really would like an alternative, as I'm tired of paying big bucks for those 2 shows. I'm just uncompromising in that I don't want to lose functionality.

Maybe I'll just move ahead with dropping the internet. That almost saves as much money.

With the TiVo and amazon VOD if you have a season pass, you can set it to automatically download to your DVR overnight. Of course it is next morning not ASAP...

 

[jayn_j]

With the TiVo and amazon VOD if you have a season pass, you can set it to automatically download to your DVR overnight. Of course it is next morning not ASAP...

Assuming the show is available on Amazon VOD, of course.

 

[PopcornNMore]

I would never give up my internet connection.

A study says your DVR and cable box draws more power than your fridge or air conditioner:
http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2011-06/least-electric-bill-murdering-dvrs-every-provider

My Raspberry Pi provides thousands of programming choices and costs less than $4 annually to power if left on 24/7 365 days a year.

 

[harshness]

I've got the same service in Southwest Ohio from TWC. I do see a little rebuffering but not that bad.

If you're having to re-buffer a stream that is coming down at around 4, you're not getting anywhere near the "up to" 15.

You should see if you can participate in the national bandwidth survey.