The number of U.S. households watching TV through the computer is growing every day. One in four households now does it this way, according to the latest estimates. A few years ago, it was only the one or two percent of techies among us that adopted this technology.
The growing popularity of free online TV is no surprise; the typical person pays some $60/month for cable or satellite (or else gets it free over the air). It's not uncommon to pay over $100/month. Who couldn't use that money back in your pocket?
But is watching online content really practical? Clark recalls years ago when AOL was trying to stay relevant and offered a free TV service. He vowed to try it out and found it to be a horrible experience.
Today's experience, however, is much better. Yet one major roadblock remains the difficulty of actually getting content from your computer to your TV screen. Hooking your computer up to a newer HDTV is a simple process via the USB connectors. But what can you do if you have an older television? Unfortunately, that process has too many variables to be explained here, but this free video below will give you an overview and get you started.
Now that you're ready to get your computer and TV hooked up, where can you actually point your browser to view free TV and movie content? Here's a few to get you started:
