There are three main reasons why I watch TV.  For normal broadcast shows, for movies on IFC and the sundance channel, and for sports.  I could probably get by just fine without the broadcast shows, since I would be able to pick them up via antenna, still in HDTV.  I would have to give up a few things, but all-in-all I wouldn’t be too hard off there.  The money savings from not having cable would negate the loss of good asian film on the sundance channel, since I could buy the DVDs instead (and have much better sound/picture quality anyways).  Sports would be the biggest hit.  Because I love to watch things like college football on Saturdays on ESPN, late at night.  And when Maria Sharapova is playing in a Grand Slam, it is usually on ESPN2 HD.  That said… I wouldn’t be surprised if I could get some kind of subscription to watch them via the internet.

So where does this put me?  Well.. I don’t really know if getting rid of TV would give me that much more time to do other things.  I don’t spend too much time on TV as it is.  I suppose just not wasting time by lounging around the house and surfing the net all day would yield more to doing the things that I really want to do to improve my life.  Also, saving that $15 or so per month by combining internet and TV would be lost… and the internet is something that I can not give up for many reasons.