I’ve toyed with the idea of buying cable for quite a while, but haven’t pulled the trigger because it’s too expensive for the tiny amount I watch television.  Sports and the History channel are about all that get me going, so the investment never seemed worth it.  I get movies from Netflix and stream them a lot.  I don’t watch Hulu all that much anymore, but used to.

Just yesterday I signed up for the half season of NBA League Pass, with seven teams to pick from.  One issue that I’m already seeing is that black out rules apply.  That’s pretty weak when the only good game to watch isn’t available despite having signed up for it.  Overall though, it’s a nice interface and the streams are really good.  We’ll see if it’s enough to keep me on for next season.

My optimal situation would be to be able to stream Twins, Vikes and T-Wolves (favorite team) games and not have to pay for normal cable.  Problem with that arises in that the cost for streaming the games adds up if you buy the season packages.  I’ll be investigating this when the Twins season starts soon.  Honestly, if any of the cable and content companies could work a deal to let people pick and choose at a decent price, I’d be all over it.  It may take quite a long time, but I feel like this is the way content is slowly moving.