my comcast killer is here

i'm building a home theater pc (htpc) for my ummm... home theater. it will take over for the comcast box. yeah, that's right, i'm cancelling my cable service in a few weeks.

now i have nothing against comcast really. i've had really good service with just a few complaints. i love my dvr. it's just that i don't watch enough "premium" tv to justify the $80/month i pay now for digital silver high definition with dvr. and they're going to raise rates again this year?

espn? espn.com. nfl network? nfl.com. internet@internet.com.

what do i usually watch? 24, house, scrubs, arrested development, lost, and maybe the oc. and eagles football. and guess what? that's all local and FREE. not only free, but FREE IN HIGH DEF if you have a hdtv tuner and cheapo antenna.

go here http://antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.aspx and see how close you are to the broadcast antennas. i'm 6 miles away and i'm surrounded on all sides by skyscrapers and i still get a 95% reception for high definition stuff.

i'll post more later. my parts came in today and i'm assembling as we speak.