I had only internet and then the cable company came back with a deal that was basic cable plus internet and it came out $4 cheaper per month. I pay $2/month for the cable modem and have lost 4 in during the 6 years I've owned this house (lightening and other mishaps) - every time they replace it I get the latest technology.

I use a Series 3 HD Tivo to record programs and it's integrated with Netflix (about 40k titles availble for streaming). The realitiy is that most programming is available somewhere online. I have several friends that run Windows Media Center and forgo all TV except what they get via high speed access.

-- John