goodbye my Comcast…?

Why should I keep my Comcast subscription?

I came across hulu.com today. Like one of the many online video sites, you can watch TV shows in its entirety online. You’ll have to put up with ads just like TV, and unless you have Tivo/DVR, it makes no difference.

hmMmm…

I don’t watch a lot of TV except for my favorite shows, and even then I miss the show b/c I forget or just too busy. I do like watching live shows, such as The Today Show, Good Morning America or the local nightly news. Those aren’t available online…at least not yet. Hopefully sometime in the near future.

I could continue paying ~$65/month for the convenience of watching shows directly on my TV, or I could watch shows for free on the internet and connect my laptop to the TV (TV as a second monitor) with a HDMI or monitor cable. It’s possible I could finally watch shows in HD on my TV, assuming the video stream online is in HD too!

hMmmm… I do love my On-Demand music channel though, but I don’t think I love it enough to justify paying that much more a month for it.

Perhaps it’s time I kill my Comcast cable service and save more money. I’ll debate about this a little more.

Technology is good

pulling the trigger too late…

turns out John pulled the trigger too late.

Gtalk:

12:52 PM Darlin’: I’m sad, you can say I told you so and monkey knuckle me

me: no tv?

Darlin’: They called me and I have no tv

me:

oh well

12:53 PM what did they tell you?

Darlin’: that they had one more left but that was reserved just before me

me: wow

that hurts…

…

12:54 PM

me: well, did they actually charge your card?

or are you getting a refund?

Darlin’: nope it was just pending. It was not charged yet

…

Darlin’: just say it….

me: lol

Darlin’: “You told me so”

me: nah, that’s alright

you already said it

lol

What is really annoying when it comes to buying online is the accuracy of available inventory.

J&R.com couldn’t update their site fast enough to let customers know when something is out of stock. After John ordered his TV, I checked J&R to see if they had any left. Their website still allowed me to put in an order, even though (in hindsight) I know for a fact that they’re out of stock.

I know a few websites that are really good about updating their site with accurate inventory numbers – bluefly.com, eluxury.com, and smartbargains.com. They’ll let customers know how many of that product is available. And when the last one is gone, the page is either removed or will show “out of stock.” — Very nice.

So J&R buyers beware – you might not get your package even if you think you bought it.

pulled the trigger…

so John pulled the trigger…the LCD TV trigger that is. Congrats darlin’!

On Monday, while John went to Costco to pick up his futon, I found a deal for the Samsung 5271 on Amazon.

J&R put the TV on clearance for the price of $1799…woohoo.

So, for the past couple days, Mark and I have been trying to persuade John to just get that TV. hehe, thanks Mark. It’s a great deal for the specs:

• 52″
• 120HZ
• 1080p
• Great design by reputable brand

Mark and I both have that same Samsung series, 4671, and love it. The only thing we both wish we could change is the size – we want the 52″. In LCD TV world, bigger is better.

I called John around noon and jokingly said, “Did you get your TV yet?!!!” I think at that point John was really sick of hearing me ask and his response was, “OK, OK! I’ll get the TV. Geez, feels like I’m buying you a present”

pPpPBbBLLLTtTT! whatever! hahaha.

At least his worries of getting a TV is over. He’s been looking for the past few years and has been TV less for the last 2 months. In a few weeks, he will have cable and internet once again wooohoo! Goodbye to movies on his 12″ laptop when I’m in L.A.

Gtalk:

mark: we succeeded

me: yah!

i know

mark: he’ll be happy with his new purchase

me: he texted me

lol

mark: me too