Yes I still Smoke Cigarettes and I am addicted to the smoking habit - support and chat thread.

[Karen N Daytona]

It is easier here his TV and DVD player both have wifi., my TV is my monitor, so I can easily watch Netflix and Hulu on that. in all I have figured out we would only lose 1 channel that we watch a few shows on.this is a savings of at least $65 per month! The cost of the DVR will be my only hurdle.

What's funny (to me) is I was only going to respond to this post and then move along my merry way. But did my other post instead, as it seemed to fit within real reason for this thread, and then I forgot all about this one.

I came pretty darn close to getting "media streaming player" for Cmas but pulled out at last minute. All reviews I see online for these devices say this is a cable TV killer. Pay about $100 once for this device and you really don't need cable again. Yet here are the caveats that I'm aware of:
1 - you still have to subscribe to channels. Some of those require monthly payments, many are free. All the great ones seem to charge monthly subscriptions, but great is eye of the beholder, n'est pa?
2 - you would need another DVR type device if you wish to record stuff, as desired.
3 - live programming is not so possible. I watch TV often for sports, and while MLB has a paid subscribed channel, it isn't currently a guarantee that I would get all games from my home team through this. Plus there are umpteen other sports I care to watch, and so for me this was the deal breaker.

I do think this is where things are going and every insider knows this. You (consumer) buys device that gives you access to subscription channels, then you pay for the channels you want (or package of channels) and no longer need the middle person of big cable to do the stuff they do. Which I think isn't all bad, nor greedy, but is just bad and greedy enough to have people pushing hard on the streaming media player front to potentially take all cable providers down a good 5 to 10 notches.

How soon this all happens? I don't know. I'm still amazed my radio that I listen to in my car doesn't have a simple rewind button on it. I can rewind live TV, but not live radio?

Some day it'll all make sense.

 

[FinallyQuit]

I love you for that! And now commences the savings, convincing him he'll live once I cut the umbilical cord to cable and a subscription to Hulu plus and Netflix= awesome

Karen I tried a "free trial" of Hulu Plus and ended up cancelling it before the 7 day trial ran out. Still showed me ads every 5 minutes, instead of 90 seconds like the free version, only 60 seconds. Ads caused all devices to freeze and/or run slow. When I cancelled if I had not read the fine print I would have ended up paying for one month and losing the subscription early anyway. No bueno. A little further reading and a whole lot of mouse clicks later, the subscription finally cancelled the same day as the request, saving me from paying for something I didn't want/need.

I do have a Netflix account and love it, no ads, ever. And their free trial is a month, not a week. There is just about every movie you could want on there, especially since most of the stuff watched around here is a cartoon.

The miraculous invention in my life is a Roku. My phone company of all places sold it to me, for $50, spread over 6 phone bills. With my old tv which is a dinosaur, it works magic. No more watching movies on a 7 inch ipod screen, bliss. Their channels are numerous, although I think most require a subscription, some of them might be free but I haven't checked. We also have a paid subscription to Dramafever for me and DD1, no ads ever, well worth the $10 month not to have the slow/freeze ads. So for the price of the roku and $18 monthly we have all the tv and movies we care to see, we don't even go to the Redbox anymore. And I stopped borrowing/losing/paying for dvd's from the library, which was happening a lot more than I care to admit!

Good luck whatever you decide. The satellite/cable monthly fees were way too high for us, but this feels extravagant without breaking the bank.

 

[Karen N Daytona]

I do have a Netflix account for the nephew, he pays, so I can use it He had Hulu and I tried it, what I liked about it was the ability to watch the season in sequence. I did hate the commercials but, for the price, and convenience, unless I find better, I can live with it.
Since his TV is a smart TV and I use the TV as my monitor, do you think I need Roku in my room? If I get one of the DVR's that UNCLE gave me a link to, I probably don't need it. I will look at it anyway just in case. I know many of the first run TV shows, are rebroadcast within 24 hours on the web. I might not need HULU which would be sweet. I am going to start researching this week to see what my least expensive options are.

Karen I tried a "free trial" of Hulu Plus and ended up cancelling it before the 7 day trial ran out. Still showed me ads every 5 minutes, instead of 90 seconds like the free version, only 60 seconds. Ads caused all devices to freeze and/or run slow. When I cancelled if I had not read the fine print I would have ended up paying for one month and losing the subscription early anyway. No bueno. A little further reading and a whole lot of mouse clicks later, the subscription finally cancelled the same day as the request, saving me from paying for something I didn't want/need.

I do have a Netflix account and love it, no ads, ever. And their free trial is a month, not a week. There is just about every movie you could want on there, especially since most of the stuff watched around here is a cartoon.

The miraculous invention in my life is a Roku. My phone company of all places sold it to me, for $50, spread over 6 phone bills. With my old tv which is a dinosaur, it works magic. No more watching movies on a 7 inch ipod screen, bliss. Their channels are numerous, although I think most require a subscription, some of them might be free but I haven't checked. We also have a paid subscription to Dramafever for me and DD1, no ads ever, well worth the $10 month not to have the slow/freeze ads. So for the price of the roku and $18 monthly we have all the tv and movies we care to see, we don't even go to the Redbox anymore. And I stopped borrowing/losing/paying for dvd's from the library, which was happening a lot more than I care to admit!

Good luck whatever you decide. The satellite/cable monthly fees were way too high for us, but this feels extravagant without breaking the bank.

 

[Claudia P]

The Trident Clone arrived and I got it all washed and decided to use the dual coils that came already in it, I did remove the wicks and replace them with organic cotton wicks I made myself for the first time. YAY I actually did it and I have been vaping away like a fool, chain vaping, at least with 12 mg is going to be a thing of the past with this beast. I love it.

 

[FinallyQuit]

I do have a Netflix account for the nephew, he pays, so I can use it He had Hulu and I tried it, what I liked about it was the ability to watch the season in sequence. I did hate the commercials but, for the price, and convenience, unless I find better, I can live with it.
Since his TV is a smart TV and I use the TV as my monitor, do you think I need Roku in my room? If I get one of the DVR's that UNCLE gave me a link to, I probably don't need it. I will look at it anyway just in case. I know many of the first run TV shows, are rebroadcast within 24 hours on the web. I might not need HULU which would be sweet. I am going to start researching this week to see what my least expensive options are.

You probably won't need it, I was just telling you that there are other options besides feeding the cable snake. Your smart tv makes my dinosaur look even more antique! Oh, while you're researching, see what tv is available on Crackle, we use it too.

The Trident Clone arrived and I got it all washed and decided to use the dual coils that came already in it, I did remove the wicks and replace them with organic cotton wicks I made myself for the first time. YAY I actually did it and I have been vaping away like a fool, chain vaping, at least with 12 mg is going to be a thing of the past with this beast. I love it.

Wow that is beautiful! I have my eye on one right now, waiting for tax-time to pull the trigger. I don't "need" it per se, but I really want it!

 

[Claudia P]

I didn't need it either but I wanted it so I got it.

I thought about those options but the truth is a major part of our tv viewing is live NASCAR and NHRA events and cable is necessary for those, so I will continue to feed Charter.

You probably won't need it, I was just telling you that there are other options besides feeding the cable snake. Your smart tv makes my dinosaur look even more antique! Oh, while you're researching, see what tv is available on Crackle, we use it too.



Wow that is beautiful! I have my eye on one right now, waiting for tax-time to pull the trigger. I don't "need" it per se, but I really want it!

 

[aikanae1]

I think there is a Roku that streams meaning you can hook it up to your dinosaur tv and stream it to the smart tv. I have Amazon Prime and that also has oodles of free programming that Roku can pick up. I was looking at Western Digital media player but it doesn't work with Amazon however I can connect a hard drive to it and stream from there. I see specials on Roku all the time.

The AVS forum is a really good one, but they get over my head very fast. Thanks for those links. I feel like I need to spend years in there to figure out what they are talking about.

My biggest problem is my cable internet is too wonky to run those devices. It cuts in and out on a regular basis and from what I can tell, it's coming from the cable company. The cable is included with the rent (wifi) and I suspect the cable company would rather have every tenent pay for their own. I'm not sure I could hook something up to their router anyway since all I have is a password. Even playing a 5min YouTube video can be a problem.

 

[aikanae1]

The Trident Clone arrived and I got it all washed and decided to use the dual coils that came already in it, I did remove the wicks and replace them with organic cotton wicks I made myself for the first time. YAY I actually did it and I have been vaping away like a fool, chain vaping, at least with 12 mg is going to be a thing of the past with this beast. I love it.

That looks gorgeous! Is that the one FT is selling or did you get a "real" one?

 

[Karen N Daytona]

The Trident Clone arrived and I got it all washed and decided to use the dual coils that came already in it, I did remove the wicks and replace them with organic cotton wicks I made myself for the first time. YAY I actually did it and I have been vaping away like a fool, chain vaping, at least with 12 mg is going to be a thing of the past with this beast. I love it.

OOOOOHHHHH Pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Topdogie01]

If the device has wifi and you have the password you can connect it.

I don't have cable, or hulu or Netflix or amazon prime (I do have the free mothers prime for free shipping on diapers. ..) and I don't care for sports. I use a website to watch my shows. Would rather not link it in fourm to be hotlinked, will say in om for you. Most episodes are available within an hour of airing, by the next day at latest normally. Less popular shows take a while to be uploaded.

I have a tv tuner card for my desktop that records shows for me. Works with cable (every channel your tv can get without a box) and over the air channels. It makes my whole computer a dvr.

 

[Karen N Daytona]

You probably won't need it, I was just telling you that there are other options besides feeding the cable snake. Your smart tv makes my dinosaur look even more antique! Oh, while you're researching, see what tv is available on Crackle, we use it too.



Wow that is beautiful! I have my eye on one right now, waiting for tax-time to pull the trigger. I don't "need" it per se, but I really want it!

me too its very pretty!

 

[Karen N Daytona]

If the device has wifi and you have the password you can connect it.

I don't have cable, or hulu or Netflix or amazon prime (I do have the free mothers prime for free shipping on diapers. ..) and I don't care for sports. I use a website to watch my shows. Would rather not link it in fourm to be hotlinked, will say in om for you. Most episodes are available within an hour of airing, by the next day at latest normally. Less popular shows take a while to be uploaded.

I have a tv tuner card for my desktop that records shows for me. Works with cable (every channel your tv can get without a box) and over the air channels. It makes my whole computer a dvr.

What brand do you recommend for that? I have heard good and bad about them

 

[Topdogie01]

I have a hauppauge. It works well. I can watch and record or record 2 channels if not watching. Cant speak for other brands. I know the one I have wont accept a cable card (allows access to channels that you need a box to see, like hbo and such)

 

[Claudia P]

It is a clone and I got it from an ebay seller, I don't and won't do FT, I don't have that kind of patience. I will pay a little more to get it faster.
This is the one with the 24ct gold plate and I think it was $35, I know you can get it for a lot less at FT but I wanted it sooner so I paid. Even with the usps whatever it was I still got it within a week, my concern was that it disappeared off the tracking radar for a couple of days and I was afraid they had lost it.

That looks gorgeous! Is that the one FT is selling or did you get a "real" one?

me too its very pretty!

 

[loxmythe]

Roku players rock
Just sayin

 

[aikanae1]

I have a hauppauge. It works well. I can watch and record or record 2 channels if not watching. Cant speak for other brands. I know the one I have wont accept a cable card (allows access to channels that you need a box to see, like hbo and such)

I've heard good about hauppauge but I have a mac which means eye tv for me. I get tired of watching on a 13" computer. I can mirror to the tv but I'm lazy.

So just the password works. Cool. In all my reading I couldn't get a confirmed answer on that. The real problem is speed required. 3G is faster than my internet. I may try it anyway. Amazon had Roku light for $39.

I just placed a good sized order at FT. The waiting game begins ... I thought I could wait, but I want them NOW. So much for that lie. I'm finding more and more of the stuff FT carries at similar prices in the US. It's not always that good of a deal anymore. I can't beat FT prices on ego batteries. I have 5 coming, one is vv the rest are cute 650's that are easy to carry including hanging from my mouth when my hands are busy. And they were pretty. A gold protank2 mini, 2 tumblers purple and turq, 1 hypertank in silver, 2 drip tips and some trinkets not vape related. There's an aspire and protank coil coop that I feel like I should be in but I'm way beyond my budget right now. There should be more of those. I hope.

What are you waiting for / planning to get next?

FT has the cutest little pipe mech mod but so far sounds riddled with problems. Only one review so far, but I'm watching it. I've always had a soft spot for the k100 too. I think I like the fuschia better than purple for a change. I'll post a pick of one I saw that I loved.

 

[lulu836]

Chromecast anyone?

 

[Karen N Daytona]

I've heard good about hauppauge but I have a mac which means eye tv for me. I get tired of watching on a 13" computer. I can mirror to the tv but I'm lazy.

So just the password works. Cool. In all my reading I couldn't get a confirmed answer on that. The real problem is speed required. 3G is faster than my internet. I may try it anyway. Amazon had Roku light for $39.

I just placed a good sized order at FT. The waiting game begins ... I thought I could wait, but I want them NOW. So much for that lie. I'm finding more and more of the stuff FT carries at similar prices in the US. It's not always that good of a deal anymore. I can't beat FT prices on ego batteries. I have 5 coming, one is vv the rest are cute 650's that are easy to carry including hanging from my mouth when my hands are busy. And they were pretty. A gold protank2 mini, 2 tumblers purple and turq, 1 hypertank in silver, 2 drip tips and some trinkets not vape related. There's an aspire and protank coil coop that I feel like I should be in but I'm way beyond my budget right now. There should be more of those. I hope.

What are you waiting for / planning to get next?

FT has the cutest little pipe mech mod but so far sounds riddled with problems. Only one review so far, but I'm watching it. I've always had a soft spot for the k100 too. I think I like the fuschia better than purple for a change. I'll post a pick of one I saw that I loved.

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I can't push the button on those, it's really hard, I saw it at LJEsmokes, they don't sell it, it belonged to one of the employees, she let me try it. I also got to try a Poldiac, that was smooth like silk, really nice! That was also owned by an employee there. I saw a clone on FT but out of reach for me right now, I'll wait a bit longer to get that kind of thing. I went to see what kind of tanks they had for the Provari, too expensive so I will have to look for something I already have or try a Fasttech clone,Of course my big purchase will have to be that trident now that I have seen it in a better picture I really want it. I'll shop all the China stores for the best deal on that one. Might take me 2 months or so , but I will have that.

I think I'll wind up getting at least two mech mods and three or four RBA and RDA's Just in case stuff. I have more 18650 batts than I use and 2 18500 SO I will also stock up there. But for now, I am only going to purchase coils and maybe 3-4 BCC type attomizers like the evod.
I'll wait to see how my hearing went, then I will have a better idea of my future.

On another note: I will be insured for February 1, there was a tech problem so they couldn't fix my account till it was 1 day late,(of course) I am going to a doctor February 1st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Topdogie01]

I recommend hypertank. Lol. Uses protank/evod heads. Pretty much a bigger tank. There was a black chrome one that looks like spider webs over the glass I want.

 

[Karen N Daytona]