- DVD Library — I have way too many DVD’s and quite a few VHS tapes around the house, but when you find Tommy Boy and Black Sheep as a double feature for $5 it’s hard to pass up.
- Netflix – I recently downgraded our Netflix account to one DVD at a time for $9 a month. With all the other content we use it just didn’t make sense to keep paying more.
- Roku – Sure, a lot of the content is not “cutting edge” or “hip”, but there is a lot of it, and we dig it.
- iTunes – I admit it, sometimes I rent a movie through iTunes because I don’t have the patience to wait on the DVD in the mail, and I don’t want to leave the house.
- Redbox – When I do leave the house for media, it is usually to visit the Redbox. New Releases for $1 is hard to beat, but where is the iPhone app? Please!
- Roku – TWiT Netcast Network: all of Leo Laporte’s tech content streaming in my living room…awesome!
- Roku – Revision3: all of Revision3′s tech content streaming in my living room…awesome!
- Roku – Pandora: endless free music streaming in my living room.
- Roku – Mediafly: the options here are incredible…sign up for Mediafly on the Internet, create all the podcast and video content channels you want and watch them on your TV. I haven’t gone through to set up content for the family yet, but I use it for Mark Driscoll’s sermons and to get a bunch of CNET‘s tech content streaming in my living room…awesome!
- Hulu – There are only a few shows I really like on TV, Sanctuary and V come to mind. I get an email each time a new episode is available, and I watch it on my computer with limited commercials…very nice indeed.
- iTunes — I use iTunes to download several podcasts. Some of the same tech materail on the Roku is duplicated on my Mac because sometimes I want to watch or listen on my iPhone or Mac instead of the TV.
This article was brought to my attention after I posted about my alternatives to cable TV. It provides an actual review of several different options. Thanks Anthony!