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You know the old saying “There is nothing good on TV”, well it is sadly is true anymore. When I was on vacation last week and had no Internet and just cable TV it was really hard to find something to watch. Watching TV has become so difficult especially for people who have become accustomed to watching video and TV shows on the Internet.

The first problem is that unless you have digital cable or Verizon Fios you have to blindly flip through channels trying to find a show you are interested in. Even if you find a station you are interested it may be on a commercial break and you don’t know what is on until it comes back from break. I know I am being picky but, it is a major nuisance and I am grateful that it has become possible to watch TV on the Internet with few commercial interruptions.

Speaking of commercials that is the second problem that I have is that commercial breaks go on for so long it seems as though there is an equal amount of time spent on commercials as the actual show. I much prefer the 15-second breaks that are used in online television or the option to watch a two-minute commercial in the beginning and watch the rest of the video commercial-free. But, these long two-and-a-half minute breaks are to long to keep the viewers interested in the show.

The final problem I have with cable TV is that there are times when there is nothing of interest on TV and if there is nothing else to do and this is the only source of entertainment then you could be out of luck. I know there are other forms of entertainment but, I think that for me, TV is usually my last resort and if nothing is on TV then I am bored.

The solution as I alluded to earlier is to watch content online and just cut the cable all together. The one problem is that archive or off-the-air shows are not all available online which is a shame because they are produced and all and if they are put online, they will produce revenue for the company without too much extra work! I will post my home-theater plan that will be fully cable-free and will rely mostly on the Internet.  I hope to inspire you all to use my plan and realize that cable TV has seen it’s hay-day come and pass and to see that the internet is the source of all future entertainment.