My 2 cents is that here in Miami there is so much more value associated with Satelite. The cost is a couple dollars more however you get much more. HDTV for one plus Dolby Digital too. Cable doesn't give either. Don't be fooled with that issue about the Satelite going out... it just doesn't happen much at all. Since 11/15/03 it happened once for a few minutes. And South Florida can really rain!
However... if I was really on a tight budget I'd just have a really good outside anttena coupled to a HDTV tuner and get it (t.v. reception & dolby digital on the network broadcasts) for free. I've a digital t.v. and was floored with the reception over the air from my outside antenna. Plus there are 20 or so channels I could watch. Of course, the HEAT are only on ESPN or TNT now...
However... if I was really on a tight budget I'd just have a really good outside anttena coupled to a HDTV tuner and get it (t.v. reception & dolby digital on the network broadcasts) for free. I've a digital t.v. and was floored with the reception over the air from my outside antenna. Plus there are 20 or so channels I could watch. Of course, the HEAT are only on ESPN or TNT now...