I think you're right. I keep thinking literally, like ok how to I duplicate my DirecTV but really that's not it at all. I'm online a lot anyway, all this is is running a cable from my internet box to my 50" Sony HDTV and then I sit on my couch with my bluetooth keyboard and mouse and surf as normal. Easy to put all the bookmarks for these network websites into one folder and just go from there. I don't think I need any specific internet DVR type software, I can download and record pretty much anything I want now and just open up the files with my media player. Not as braindead foolproof as going to the program guide but really, who cares? I'm sure with practice I can streamline it down.

This past weekend I deliberatly used my internet to duplicate what I normally do on Sat and Sun mornings and it was no problem at all. Mostly news on Sat and the news related Sunday morning talkshows. Those are not available in real time but they are all there just a few hours later. The Romney and Obama appearances on 60 minutes showed up on the CBS website pretty soon after the live broadcast for example so I watched it and never turned my TV on all weekend. If I really wanted to watch the Packers and Steelers and get all upset at the ref's like everybody else I could have gone down to the sportsbar a mile from me and had some wings and a beer and watched it.

The one big cable network I really like is Discovery and I've researched that and no, they don't have much in the way of past full episodes free online and no streaming. They have that locked down pretty good. Something I really want I'll have to pay for through Amazon or whatever.

Now I have to move the pc into the living room to test this for a bit and then figure out how to control it remotely when I've moved it back to the bedroom. I know I can get one of the SmartTV devices but I've found that they're not for regular full internet surfing and if I'm going to do this I want full internet functions using Firefox.

Bob

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