Wait, that's right, I DON'T watch TV!

[jackofallgeeks]

So, I was just reading This
article questioning how people can possibly find the time to watch TV, and
it got me thinking. I haven't really watched TV in, I'd guess, close to a
decade. When O got my house, I signed up for a package deal of voice,
internet, and phone for some 'reduced' price, but I almost never use my
landline or TV -- rather, I don't use my TV to watch network broadcasts,
it's just where I was movies and play video games. Just last night,
Anastasiya and Will came over and though they suggested we "see what's on"
while playing games and eating pizza, there wasn't anything in particular we
wanted to watch and so we just put on a movie. I thought, six months ago
when I got my service, that having a DVR would let me watch what I want when
I wanted to -- and it does, I just still don't want to watch any of
it. And especially with the disatisfaction I've been left with because
of the languishing of Heroes, I'm seriously considering cancelling my
TV service, giving them their DVR back, and using the saved money to buy an
HD-upconverter for my DVDs. The only question that remains is whether my
contract has some kind of time requirment (I wouldn't surprised if I'm
signed up for a year, and have cancellation fees before then) and if it's
significantly cheaper to just get my Internet access outside of the package
deal I have (my guess is 'yes').