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When you find what you want to watch on Hulu, clicking on the thumbnail will start streaming the show. They usually turn up on Hulu within 12hrs or so though. You also need to know that you won’t be able to watch the shows live or even the same day. It seems like they carry most, if not all ABC shows, but no Fox shows and they only offer links to shows on CBS that then stream from CBS’s website. Unfortunately Hulu doesn’t have all the major network shows we watch though. I then did a quick search and it turned out that about 75% of my current favorite shows were available on the site. But then I discovered that if you create an account, you can subscribe to shows and have the site send you an email when a new episode becomes available. I figured we could use it to at least watch some old classic shows. When you look up the title of a show, you will see the different episodes that are available to watch.
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If you’ve never heard of Hulu before (do you live under a rock?), it’s a web based video streaming site that has TV shows and Movies that can be watched for free. I had played around with Hulu a couple years ago and found it to be fun, but I thought it was mainly for watching older shows and not a way to view the latest and greatest. The only station that would come in halfway decently was a CW station and it would pause every 15-20 seconds.
I had high hopes that I would be able to pull in HDTV network broadcasts over the air from the Indianapolis stations. First I tried a USB TV Tuner connected to my 30 foot TV tower.
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The iMac’s display would work perfectly as a TV, but how to get content would be the next hurdle. 65″ to 27″ is a big step down, but it’s not nearly as bad as 15″. But then I had a much better idea… I would move my main computer, a 27″ iMac upstairs and would use the MBP as my main computer in the interim.
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My first idea was to use my Macbook Pro sitting on the coffee table to play rented DVDs from Netflix. The first weekend after we sold the TV, I was wondering how we would be able to keep up with our favorite shows and what we’d do in the evenings. A waste of time? Some probably think so… but it’s how I like to relax after a stressful day at work. To give you an idea of just how much TV we watch, here’s a list of our must see shows for the week:īig Bang Theory, How I met your Mother, Good Wife, Amazing Race, Survivor, Mercy, Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Biggest Loser, American Idol, Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, Lost, Celebrity Apprentice, Desperate Housewives, Dancing with the Stars, 20/20, Vampire Diaries, Modern Family, Happy Town, and probably a lot more that I can’t remember… Yes, that’s quite a few shows. Just the big Mitsubishi in the basement living room.
While many houses have multiple TVs, we’ve only ever had the one set at my house. At first I didn’t know how I would survive without my shows, but it didn’t take me long to figure out an alternative – one that is working out way better than I expected. Did I suddenly decide that TV was rotting my brain and make the choice to disconnect for awhile? Ummmm, no ? On the contrary, I’m doing a complete remodel of my basement and had to clear everything out in anticipation for the work. But one month ago I sold the TV and had DirecTV put a hold on my service for a few months. For the past several years, I’ve enjoyed these shows from my DirecTV satellite DVR on a huge 65″ RPTV. Reality TV, medical dramas, regular dramas, comedies, movies, cooking shows, you name it, I watch it. I’ve said this numerous times, but I’ll say it again – I’m a TV junkie. If you buy something through the links on this page, we may earn a commission at no cost to you.