– Cost: Free-$200 (depends on if you have one of these already. Check the link above to see if your device is supported. Tons of other networked media devices are compatible as well including Ipad, Iphone, Google Chromecast, Playstation 4, HP Mediasmart TVs, and Nintendo Wii and Roku devices. We just got our second one for $75 from a friend.
Networked Media Device – Like Our Xbox 360: You can get a brand new Xbox 360 for around $100-150 nowadays, sometimes cheaper. Monthly or yearly subscriptions are also available. Cost: Limited functionality free version, or one time fee of $59.99 for lifetime license. It’s essentially a home DVR for online video. 
They even allow you to record your favorite Netflix or Amazon shows so you can take them with you on the go (with no need for internet). They also have a feature if you pay for the “Plus” version of the software that allows recording of series of shows, and automatic skipping of commercials.
PlayOn Media Streaming Software: The PlayOn software allows you to stream online video from popular services like, Netflix, Amazon Video, the big networks and a myriad of others straight to your TV through a networked media device (see below). 
TV: A TV to watch your shows on! – Cost: Free (you probably already have one). Keep in mind that this package isn’t free, but it is lower in cost than the above mentioned $720/year package. How do we do it you ask? Through a combination of free over-the-air digital TV, free online video services (the legal kind), a video streaming software, super low-cost internet service, and a Xbox. There are tons of free video options out there! In fact, we actually still watch a lot of the same shows that our friends do. While we haven’t paid for cable TV, we haven’t exactly been deprived, or had to watch only the shows offered by the over the air networks. How much have we saved every year by not paying subscription costs for our TV entertainment? Probably between $600-720! That’s a lot of money! The good news is, TV doesn’t have to be that expensive! In fact, TV can be cheap or free! 
We probably would have ended up going for a middle of the road package, somewhere between $50-60/month. Rates for cable in our area range anywhere from around $12/month for the basic package with only local channels to well over $100/month for upgraded offerings with premium channels and shows.
If you’re in debt, you probably shouldn’t be paying for TV either! That means that we are saving ourselves a good chunk of money every year. One way that my wife and I have saved money over the years is that while most of our friends have cable or satellite TV, we’ve never paid subscription costs to receive TV programming. Television Can Be Expensive (It Doesn’t Have To Be)
Rent Movies And TV Shows – And Use The Library. Television Can Be Expensive (It Doesn’t Have To Be).
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