Personal Tech, NYT page B5 describes a couple who showed ingenuity in using one device to watch movies, news, etc, without using normal cable service. Read this article
to see how they accomplished watching internet with TV.
and at nytimes.com/gadgetwise
watch the slideshow
This article indicates where I personally want to go insofar as replacing the TV with the computer, or should I say combining the TV with the computer. This couple had it right by their "quest for cable freedom." ..A computer can really replace the TV..a computer can perform all of those tasks expected from TV viewing using "software, a wireless keyboard and a mouse."
Now if this couple can do it, what not us!