My neighbor was recently given an early out from AT&T/Direct because they are already seeing a massive shift away from TV over old-style delivery systems.  While it may not be directly generational, that's definitely a component.  He said he was basically only installing services for retired people most of the time.  If you take a room full of 60-somethings or even 50-somethings, a couple will be doing streaming.  If you take a room full of 20-somethings, a couple will be using the old tech and the rest will look at them like they are insane.  I'm 54, we switched to streaming only over ten years ago.  But then, we're a tech household; two network/VoIP engineers working from home.  We've helped a few neighbors convert, and they simply wouldn't have without us.  They are all in the late 40s to 50s range.

Standard TV systems are dying with the generation that still uses them.

All things come to an end eventually.  Suits and ties, dresses and hose, handwriting, language skills, and good manners are all dying with the generation that still uses them.  Most new generations abandon some of the practices of the older.  Thank God and Henry Ford we don't have to shovel manure off the streets anymore.

However, it's a long ways to go before everyone has access to broadband internet capable of relying on for streaming television.  I know, Elon Musk, 5G cellular, da da da da da.  I am no soothsayer, but I'm predicting that satellite TV will be around for the rest of my lifetime.

That being said, for the time being I'm happy with the structured format of satellite TV.  I like having a guide I can use to find what I want to watch.  I've dabbled in the streaming world a bit and know people who do it exclusively.  I spent more time just finding what to watch than actually watching it.  I seldom watch anything live, usually record it and watch it delayed so I can skip through commercials and commentary.  That especially applies to live sports.  I can't stand all the talking heads in between plays.

Most of the people I know who do only streaming, pay more for the combined internet and TV than I do.  I pay $23 per month for internet and $73 for TV.  For that, I have more than enough choices for the two or three hours per day that I actually watch the boob tube.

But that's just me, an old man who doesn't always believe that newer is better.

We spend around $45 for the combined streaming service costs.  Not a huge difference from your cost.  But lots of my friends and neighbors were spending well over $100 and even $200 for it.  There are so many options out there that it's hard to compare.  Just yesterday I got an offer from our cable company to add TV for only $10/mo over the cost of internet.  I really thought about it, then realized that we probably wouldn't use it anyway.

I think the structured format is exactly what will kill regular TV.  There's just no reason to search for things based on a "channel" or a time, it should be based on specific shows, genres, and the like, no matter where it comes from.  That takes adjustment, but in the end, that seems to be where younger people are going.  My mind has never worked that way which is why I was happy to switch to online only as soon as it was practical.

The millenials I know are more courteous and respectful than the previous generation, so there is hope.

If you're not happy with jumping from app to app for the streaming channel you want, take a look at the Fitzy TV app. It consolidates a number of different streaming services into a single guide. The app and guide service are free, and there's an optional $5/mo DVR service available. Fitzy doesn't include all channels yet, but I think the current count is 100+ with more being added.

https://www.fitzytv.com/index.html

Interesting product, thanks.  I couldn't find this on their site; does it have ads?  That's half the reason to avoid regular TV.

Fitzy streams whatever is on the subscribed live channels you choose to watch. Fitzy adds no advertising of its own.

  On 4/3/2019 at 1:21 AM, chirakawa said:

All things come to an end eventually.  Suits and ties, dresses and hose, handwriting, language skills, and good manners are all dying with the generation that still uses them.  Most new generations abandon some of the practices of the older.  Thank God and Henry Ford we don't have to shovel manure off the streets anymore.

However, it's a long ways to go before everyone has access to broadband internet capable of relying on for streaming television.  I know, Elon Musk, 5G cellular, da da da da da.  I am no soothsayer, but I'm predicting that satellite TV will be around for the rest of my lifetime.

That being said, for the time being I'm happy with the structured format of satellite TV.  I like having a guide I can use to find what I want to watch.  I've dabbled in the streaming world a bit and know people who do it exclusively.  I spent more time just finding what to watch than actually watching it.  I seldom watch anything live, usually record it and watch it delayed so I can skip through commercials and commentary.  That especially applies to live sports.  I can't stand all the talking heads in between plays.

Most of the people I know who do only streaming, pay more for the combined internet and TV than I do.  I pay $23 per month for internet and $73 for TV.  For that, I have more than enough choices for the two or three hours per day that I actually watch the boob tube. 

But that's just me, an old man who doesn't always believe that newer is better.

I`m with you OLD MAN, I`m 79 close to 80 and going back full time with a pull trailer and 1/2  Ton Truck. I`m totally confused on what to do with all these new fantangled stuff. I`ve got Internet through Verizon OK but TV I`m Lost.

Arthur, great post! And here you are on an Internet forum rather than sending all of us a letter or a telegram.......

How can I have a movie on my computer and through the picture to my TV without a cable?

  On 4/19/2019 at 3:57 PM, TLRam1 said:

How can I have a movie on my computer and through the picture to my TV without a cable?

Edited April 19 by pjstough