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However before you go check out HBO’s site, it would help to know that the service is not yet offered nationally and is currently offered on an experimental basis in Green Bay and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I’m sure it would be as successful as HBO On Demand. I prefer the online viewing experience not because I’m a computer nerd but simply because it offers me the flexibility of watching the shows at my convenience and not planning my day or night around the TV timings. Quality-wise, I’m sure your television set or rather your latest LCD flatscreen HDTV is much better than the tiny computer screen but digging through the archives of Sopranos which I have largely missed is incentive enough. Also, the 400-odd movies in its archives will be available to watch any time. Ash and I have been catching up on prime time Fox or NBC shows that we have missed. I am aware that most national networks offer some content online but I’m more kicked about HBO simply due to their higher quality of programming and of course, movies.
Netflix recently eliminated the hours limit on its Watch Instantly option and opened up possibilities of choosing movies that you always wanted to watch but didn’t want to wait for it to arrive in the mail. Although the offerings are limited right now, there is plenty to keep you busy until they add more.
Although media and entertainment companies have been slow and reluctant to go the digital way, few companies like Apple, Netflix, and now HBO are blazing a new path and giving their consumers an easier, convenient, and enhanced alternative. I hope to see HBO’s service expanded to our region soon.
by Patrix | on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 at 6:00 am | 
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January 22nd, 2008 at 11:26 pm reply
You could always TVo. That way you get to be flexible about that timing thing and watch the show on your flatscreen :)
And PS - pliss to remove that lil’ photo-shmoto thing on comment. Annoys the hell out of you while you type comment by flickering X(
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:33 am reply
Sakshi, yeah TiVO does the trick but it also costs more than free, right? :)
And sorry about that ‘photo-shmoto’ thing. Dinn realize that Live Comment Preview had added a Gravatar feature. I couldn’t see it when logged in. Have removed it now.
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:04 am reply
Move from comcast to satellite TV. You get a DVR at $5/month. Works like a TiVo.
January 23rd, 2008 at 3:04 pm reply
Lekhni, have to check if we get a competitive satellite package in our small town.