I've never paid for TV, always have been off the air. I just can't stay focused on one thing that long. Occasionally there is something interesting enough, and I'll watch it through. Today, there should be a historic speech on TV, that I hope to record and save. Obama's first State-of-the-Union, which should both comical and reveling. He hasn't made much progress on his campaign promise, but then what politician does, but of course it's the Bush administration's fault. I'm sure he well be pointing the blame-finger at G.W. Bush plenty of times through out. But mostly, I'm interested in what his goals will be for this year, will he continue to push Obama-Care, or a new pet projected to keep our legislators detracted from important issues, while passes out more bonus money to his friends.
With digital TV, I get 32 channels, some are barely watchable, pixelated, sound cuts out, but most are clear. I'm just using the same VHF/UHF antenna I used with analog, so guessing all those ads for 'Digital' antennas are a little misleading. I don't think pay TV is suffering so much because of the lack of fresh content, but mostly the economy. Everybody is a little tighter these days, and pay TV is a luxury that has the least impact on a household. Nobody wants to admit it's because finances are getting a little tight, and they need to trim some of the fat. Got a hunch cellphones are going to take a hit next, for most it's a toy, a very expensive toy. There will be a lot of people getting back to the basics before much longer.