30Mar/091
Premium Cable
Is not what it is cracked up to be, so I am ditching HBO and Cinemax ASAP. I waste $30 per month watching the same crap over and over. Major ripoffs. The ONLY value might be HBO sport events, but it is still weak.
The on-demand movie rentals are $4-6 per movie for a 24-hour viewing period. Ripoff! We do not have to lug our lazy butts down to the local video store, but $6 for 1-day is too much. I can rent a 2-day rental for less $8 per movie, wassup?
I think I am going to try Netflix. For $16.99 per month, I can have 3 DVDs out at-a-time plus I can stream movies directly to an Xbox 360 console. I would save $150+ per year over cheesy premium channels and its cheaper than on-demand. Stay tuned for an update.
April 1st, 2009 - 08:55
Just be aware that there’s only a handful of movies to watch via streaming. You won’t be able to stream any of the new stuff usually, thought it depends. My wife and I like it because she likes the old movies and I like the documentaries, so far us it’s a great penny-saver. We also opted for the $8/mo plan. One DVD at a time.