Hello,
I am looking for alternatives for getting cable tv as the only thing I ever watch is football (last year I only had cable for the football season). One option I was exploring was ESPN on Xbox. This, combined with antenna for ABC/CBS would likely give me access to all the football I need (minus big ten channel).
I don't currently have an Xbox 360, so I would need to purchase one and then upgrade my internet speed, which would require going to the cable company anyway since I don't have FIOS available at my house. So, I'd be looking at $+30 for higher speed internet (currently have regular verizon DSL, which I don't think is fast enough for streaming) plus $60 for Xbox Live subscription vs. about $70/mo for 4 months for cable. So, I'd potentially save a little but not much. I would be able to justify purchasing an Xbox to my wife however .
Does anyone have any thoughts, suggestions, comments on this (specifically the usefulness of ESPN for football through Xbox live?). What speed internet is required for good streaming?
Thanks.
I am looking for alternatives for getting cable tv as the only thing I ever watch is football (last year I only had cable for the football season). One option I was exploring was ESPN on Xbox. This, combined with antenna for ABC/CBS would likely give me access to all the football I need (minus big ten channel).
I don't currently have an Xbox 360, so I would need to purchase one and then upgrade my internet speed, which would require going to the cable company anyway since I don't have FIOS available at my house. So, I'd be looking at $+30 for higher speed internet (currently have regular verizon DSL, which I don't think is fast enough for streaming) plus $60 for Xbox Live subscription vs. about $70/mo for 4 months for cable. So, I'd potentially save a little but not much. I would be able to justify purchasing an Xbox to my wife however .
Does anyone have any thoughts, suggestions, comments on this (specifically the usefulness of ESPN for football through Xbox live?). What speed internet is required for good streaming?
Thanks.