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TV? What's that? I haven't watched TV in years now; neither have my wife and kids. We're much too frugal for cable. If there's a show we want to watch, we stream it off of Hulu or from the network's site if Hulu doesn't have it.

Before this article, I'd never heard of Aereo. Their solution sounds pretty sweet. I signed up for being notified once they're in my area. I'd love to ditch the big frickin' antenna in my garage attic since it does absolutely jack squat in terms of picking up digital TV signals these days. We're bound by neighborhood covenant laws from having an antenna outside, so having Aereo would be great.

The only thing I'm "meh" about Aereo is $8 / month. I'd be willing to pay $5 or less. $8 / month is too steep for me given our media consumption habits.



>We're bound by neighborhood covenant laws from having an antenna outside, so having Aereo would be great.

Are you in the USA? Laws* that interfere with antenna use are not enforceable.

http://www.fcc.gov/guides/over-air-reception-devices-rule

* "applies to state or local laws or regulations, including zoning, land-use or building regulations, private covenants, homeowners' association rules, condominium or cooperative association restrictions, lease restrictions, or similar restrictions on property within the exclusive use or control of the antenna user where the user has an ownership or leasehold interest in the property"




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