My parents are 54 (mom) and 67 (dad) but they both have smart phones nowadays and are used to them enough. I bought my mother an i3 tower from a computer store for 160.
I want them to get rid of cable and save them some money.
Netflix I heard they made it illegal to share an account... is this true and do other companies do it too? What would trigger a share incident, like if they both login to the account in the same house, would that do anything?
I have Amazon Prime for $49 a year because I'm a student, but Amazon TV doesn't seem as good as hulu, netflix, and others, and I don't particularly like that they give you an option to subscribe to HBO for example or buy movies, that might get confusing and expensive for them. But I am definitely no Amazon TV expert.
I would also like to mention that it seems that streaming online videos/movies is legal and I am sure the companies are getting their money by either suing or getting a cut of any profits the site makes using their content since many of these sites stay up. So I don't think it's all too unethical to use free sites, I'm sure I'm going to get a lecture of some sort, but want to really weigh all options for them.
I am considering getting either another pc, compute stick, or a steam stick (firestick, roku, etc.) for my dad and/or mom, they live in the same house and can switch at any time. My dad is a Vietnam Veteran and he mostly just likes to watch the local news. They also have antennas that allow them to watch digital tv, so he can watch the news that way as well, but trying to see other options.
So which options are best? Thank you.
I want them to get rid of cable and save them some money.
Netflix I heard they made it illegal to share an account... is this true and do other companies do it too? What would trigger a share incident, like if they both login to the account in the same house, would that do anything?
I have Amazon Prime for $49 a year because I'm a student, but Amazon TV doesn't seem as good as hulu, netflix, and others, and I don't particularly like that they give you an option to subscribe to HBO for example or buy movies, that might get confusing and expensive for them. But I am definitely no Amazon TV expert.
I would also like to mention that it seems that streaming online videos/movies is legal and I am sure the companies are getting their money by either suing or getting a cut of any profits the site makes using their content since many of these sites stay up. So I don't think it's all too unethical to use free sites, I'm sure I'm going to get a lecture of some sort, but want to really weigh all options for them.
I am considering getting either another pc, compute stick, or a steam stick (firestick, roku, etc.) for my dad and/or mom, they live in the same house and can switch at any time. My dad is a Vietnam Veteran and he mostly just likes to watch the local news. They also have antennas that allow them to watch digital tv, so he can watch the news that way as well, but trying to see other options.
So which options are best? Thank you.