Hmmm. My bill is close to $160 per month and I wouldn't think of dropping it (max internet, plus 2 HD-DVRs + premium HBO). There's lots of crap on cable, but there is good stuff too. HD is very cool. Watching my kids totally enthralled by the Planet Earth series in 8ft projection HD made it all worthwhile. They couldn't wait for the next show and waved off all peer and social events just to be with the family to watch it. Very cool. I love the Hist, Discovery, DIY, others. Modern marvels, mythbusters, ooh ooh.
Amen. It's so en vogue to admonish TV these days. Gimme a break. Of course there is crap on TV. There is crap in the bookstore too, but you don't have to read it!
I too am still enthralled my HDTV. The Discovery stuff is literally "out of this world." Watching high def from the space station was really a one of a kind experience.
After all, how many of you have seen the earth from space in high definition? I nearly gave up TV until i discovered DVR's and high def. It is SO nice to be able to watch what you want, when you want. In fact you can record strictly educational television, if you are that elitist. But still it is more fashionable to denounce TV.
Frankly I pity anyone's kids who DON'T have television.