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In the current world of downsizing and cost cutting there is always a new way to shave a dollars off your expense.  One such way is your entertainment costs.  Specifically TV.

In our house TV is used usually at night while unwinding.  Not only is TV good for watching those great new shows but also its a good way to just get lost in a show.  My grand idea is to cut the cord with the cable company. The main issue being the TV has two uses, can a replacement be found which fits both of these difficult niches?

We gave PlayOn a try.  PlayOn is a service provided which gives just about any DLNA- compliant devices including: Playstation 3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Google TV, brite-View CinemaTube, and Sony Bravia DLNA-compatible HDTV.

PlayOn works by unlocking TV channels from the internet.  There are tons of channels, with hours of TV shows ranging from old TV shows, to newly released movies and music videos.  By downloading new  Plugins new channels are opened to you.

The process is quite simple as well.  First download the software to your desktop.  Next download a few plugins and start up the software.  After teh software is running turn on your TV connected device and find your media stream.  Then watch your show.
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