fuck cable and sat.  the stations suck and you get 40% of them are bullshit stuff like shopping network stuff. and for $60-100+ a month?   I got one of these http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=330   and never looked back.  I didn't get 1/2 of the stuff on cable as I do this thing. advantages over cable, 1. FREE TV 2. FREE MOVIES (no commercials) 3. most shows and movies are in FULL HD.  cable and sat= 480i. lol  this thing is 1080p. 4. no commercials 5. stop, pause, rewind, fast forward through shows. 6. watch what you want when you want. 7. free games 8. no more $60 a month cable bill!!!! and you can access any computer on your network, external hard drives, or thumbdrive  to watch movies, look at pictures and listen to music  did I mention it's free and better picture?