We are using mostly local broadcasts run through a digital antennae into a TiVo recorder. This represents about 85% of our TV viewing. Total cost on this was under $100. To watch LIVE, there are no additional charges. To record on our TiVo, it requires a subscription to the TiVo service.

Netflix streaming makes up about 8% of our viewing. This requires an internet connection.

YouTube makes up maybe 3% of our viewing. This requires an internet connection.

And Roku only about 1% of our viewing. This requires an internet connection.

The last 3% is something new. Google ChromeCast allows us to use our iPad or computer to SET UP a video, which then broadcasts to our TV. See the separate article entitled ChromeCast for more information. This also requires an internet connection.