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I've got the Ooma phone hooked up, but it takes a month to "port" my existing phone number. Once that's done, that $70 will drop further.
Indeed. We (my family) have our TV addictions that's for sure. But once we figured out how to get "just enough" to keep us happy, then figured out how to get rid o the rest, that was the beginning of the end for Charter/AT&T/Dish/DirecTv (the available services here).Once I got everybody on board with the thought of a change, it didn't take long before I was able to present them with the new shiny things they can now have while I secretly trim away the 'fat' in the background. If this is what being a Luddite is like, then count me in. All in.
Jon - out of curiosity on a 4:3 broadcast does the box let you view the program in 4:3 or does it stretch it? That is the only thing that drives me crazy about the Samsungs (I have two of them - one in the bedroom and one in the main system). I know the picture quality is better on the Samsung 260 vs. the old Samsung SIR-T150 (I still have one in the garage) but I it has been so long since I've used it (over 10 years) I don't remember if that box did it too.
Sorry for the late response - just got to try this out today after tuning to 4:3 channels. It does automatically scale (if you set it up that way in the menu settings) and 4:3 is displayed with gray side bars with no stretching. Only performance issue today was sound was off - sounded as if extreme "hall" effect was on - but a restart cleared it and sound returned to normal.