I used to have ComCrap, I mean ComCast with HBO and Showtime (I like to watch their series and boxing). I switched to Verizon FIOS and for the about the same cost as ComCast, I now have "every" movie and sports package that Verizon offers. And Verizons Internet access speeds blow Comcast out of the water. I used to have the 6Mbit down/256Kb up with Comcast. Now I have 15Mbit down/5Mbit up for lees money. I'm about to bump it to 20/20 for the same as I was paying for Comcast.

As far as what I watch, HBO and Showtime have a bunch of great series and all are available "OnDemand" so if you miss a show or want to start watching a series, you can catch up without having to start in the middle.

"everything will be ok in the end. if it's not ok, it's not the end" - unknown

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Well right now it will only be available for a small group and limited to Time Warner cable customers (which owns HBO). There's no info on when it will be available to all suscribers of any other cable/satellite systems other Time Warner. If they let you download it, it will definately be DRM'ed and tied to some sort of player. Hopefully it will be Windows Media Player 11 as that will allow it to be streamed to the EVA8000from the machine that holds the license. But they are talking about user account for all family members with Parental controls which leads me to believe it will some sort of customized player. If it is a separate or customized player, it might make it difficult to stream to the EVA. If they are smart they will go with WMP11 or an add-in for it so the EVA can be authorized to access it as it does now with DRM'ed content. This will definately be an interesting thing to follow. If they do it correctly, you'll see more and more entertainment companies/networks (think ABC, NBC, FOX etc) jumping on the bandwagon.

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Just extended basic cable for me.  As long as I've got the networks and the standard cable networks: Discovery, ESPN, Fox News, CNN, Food, Comcast Sports, etc, then I've got all I need.  No need to pay for premium movie channels when I've got Netflix too.