Lately I have been seriously contemplating the notion of eliminating my cable TV. I find that there is less and less that compels me to want to watch TV. The days of must see TV are long gone for me…

A new report out about “Children Who Watch Too Much TV Are…” fill in the blank with any bad thing in life. i.e. lower IQ, more likely to fail, obese, social misfits, etc. So, this made me think about losing the cable TV altogether. Now don’t get me wrong, I enjoy watching TV and would not total eliminate it. There is a growing trend of just using the internet for watching your favorite shows. With sites like Hulu, Fancast, and Clicker to name a few, it is becoming easier and easier to watch what you want over internet streaming.

I’ve already been using an HTPC (Home Theater PC) for several years and enjoy surfing the web on my big screen TV as well as watching some *cough* downloaded movies. So, I don’t think the transition will be that hard. By eliminating cable and sticking solely to internet streaming content, it just makes it a little more likely that we will bypass TV watching altogether.

We have always limited our kids TV time but as they get older that becomes a little harder. Particularly when they already know how to use the remote control and have their favorite channel numbers memorized (Anabella loves her 51, Disney Channel).

So for the kids sake and to save a couple of bucks a month, I think I am gonna try going cable-less for a while. I’ll let you know how it goes and if you’ve already gone without cable or satellite TV, let me know how it’s going…