Well, we havent had cable TV in a long while. Looking for more ideas:
 
Amazon Prime, Amazon Downloads
Roku 1 (amazon link) looking at getting this one.
WWE (wwe.com, works with Roku) Yes they got the old dog on Wrestle Mania.
ABC and CW do have .com/IP's for the Shows we watch. Prob more Networks doing this?
Not a fan of Netflix or Hulu, not sure about now days though.
Looking at building the wife a HTPC/Steam_Box.
 
Other options and feedback?
 
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I'm calling and cutting the cord on Friday. Antenna mounted and ready to go. Upping my DSL to 24 down, will try to get 2-3 up too while I'm at it (cable isn't so great in my rural community).
I already have my gaming PC ready to use as a DVR. Xbox 360 is now free to stream with a Silver account and works well (hardwired) with WMC.
 
For OTA DVR, I was thinking of getting one of these also along with a USB flash drive or external HDD:
http://www.amazon.com/Viewtv-Converter-Recording-Function-Composite/dp/B00GGVPKKC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1409140057&sr=8-3&keywords=ota+hd+dvr
http://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-HW-150PVR-HomeWorx-Converter-Recording/dp/B00I2ZBD1U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1409140057&sr=8-2&keywords=ota+hd+dvr
 
Netflix has a lot of older shows and movies. Usually the first of the month they change their list of movies. Occasionally they have a recent movie up. A few months ago "World War Z" was available.
Hulu has newer shows. I did get mad at them recently because they showed that "Deadliest Catch" was a show on their site, but unfortunately it is just clips from the show, not full episodes.
Redbox isn't too bad of a deal for $8 per month, but I don't know their library. http://www.redbox.com/streaming
Most networks have streaming of their shows up within 3 days (sometimes 1 week), but aren't up longer than a month. Occasionally they will put up the whole last season so you can get caught up, or get started on a new show. Some of their classic shows are available for streaming (CBS: Family Ties, I love Lucy, Star Trek, Twilight Zone).
 
I will try Amazon Prime also.
 
There are so many shows on my list of things to watch, and games to play (never finished a lot of games). Not enough time. All of this combined is cheaper than my $100 extra per month for DISH.

I hear XBMC is very good. There's a company where I buy parts from (business and personal) and they did a comparison between several XBMC boxes and found out one that stands out from the rest. Information can be found at http://aadroid.net.

You could always just install XBMC on the OS of your choice and go from there.
http://xbmchub.com

Some services like Netflix will let you browse their movie and TV show catalogs just to see what they have even if you aren't a customer. I was frankly surprised by a lot of things Netflix didn't have, the catalog was pretty spotty on TV seasons. You both should draw up a shortlist and see how much of it any service actually has before signing up!
 
I cut the cord myself early this year, got tired of the formerly free box having another $5 tacked onto it in monthly fees every six months. I don't regret it at all. 
 
 

Thanks for the input guys.
 
We use Amazon Prime/Downloads, I havent seen any support other than Windows for Amazon?
 
Planning a Lite Steam_Box/HTPC for the TV, will be close to Xmas for that build.
Here's a crappy pic, of the shell, Ill be using:

 
On a side note, The wife and I just ordered T-Mobile sim cards. We only get 2G in our local area, bu use wifi for data anyways. I might post a thread on the T-Mobile/phones as well, if anyone is interested. Two T-Mobile cell lines for $80 vs the $100-$120 we were doing with ATT Gophones, we havent done contracts in over two years now.

thetacowarrior,
Roku does amazon prime instant. And if you have a DLNA server you can stream your downloaded movies as well.

 
Dint think Amazon worked that way?  What Player would you use? I looked into doing this with the Roku, but Amazon Player dosent support streaming  local media?

I like Amazon, but a few things I wish they'd do diff, anyways.
 
ATM, Im looking at doing openELEC with a Raspberry_Pi for local media.