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 Our very own library offers free content including Acorn TV (see above), Hoopla (streaming and downloadable media), and Kanopy (streaming video including classic and independent films).  You need a library card to check out these materials.\\
 [[https://www.carylibrary.org/collections-resources/ebooks-digital-media-online-resources]]
+====no cable at all ====
+Derek tells me how he lives with totally free, no cable, no internet, television.
+With respect to cable TV. We dumped the cable about six years ago [around 2019] in favor of an antenna to draw in all the local stations. The best case for an antenna is a panel hung on your wall like a picture. This didn’t work for our house so we had to go for a roof mount. This was installed professionally. The person who did the work wandered all over our several roofs with some sort of box that measures the signal strength. He settled for a mount on our porch.
+The antenna is paired with a Tablo DVR which records content. This is a special DVR designed to record signals from an antenna.
+There was quite a lot of upfront money to get the roof mounted antenna and the Tablo. The payback was three years compared to paying Verizon for TV service. So we are well ahead by now.
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