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Sling TV when you get a minute. I posted up about it a few weeks ago when it was announced and signed up for info when it came online. Basically its internet streaming television of certain cable stations for $20 a month. For the base you get the following channels: ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS, Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel, CNN, ABC Family, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, and Adult Swim. There are add on bundles where you pay $5 and you get more channels from a certain category. Right now there is a kids show group and another for news. They say there will be a group for sports coming soon.
I got my early invite email on Tuesday and I got it activated yesterday. I couldn't get logged in to set up my password last night but it worked this morning. The stream was very clear and seemed to be consistent without buffering. It basically works like netflix or hulu. If you have a good internet connection it will stream in HD but as your connection degrades the stream quality will as well.
I know this isn't for everyone but the price is worth it to me. I really don't watch much TV but I do enjoy watching a live game after I've worn myself out on the weekends. I was pretty unhappy about the last few college football games not being on broadcast TV and that pretty much sealed the deal for me to jump on this. I've got a free week to preview the service before I'm charged and there isn't a contract on it so I can cancel whenever. You pay for the month upfront so if you cancel it before the next bill date you are good to go. One other thing to note is that you can only have one device streaming at a time with the service so you can't be watching a game on the couch and have your kid watching Disney in the other room.
