Silicon Alley Insider is reporting on a Bernstein survey showing that 35% of internet video viewers may get rid of cable for online video within the next 5 years.
This gives some more evidence of the momentum towards a decabled world and an embracing of the web as a legitimate source of video content, which is great. The survey also showed the switch being party due to more content choices online - hopefully that includes a lot of the great independent productions for which there is no expsoure on television, but who knows. Just good to know there’s going to be more of us 
Jeff,
With new computer hardware being so inexpensive, and everyone wanting the latest and greatest, would be worth your time to give hardware and software tips for viewers with old computers? For example, with a clean install of Windows XP Professional on a nine year-old Dell dimension 4100, all Microsoft updates, SP3, updated Java, Flash, Shock Wave, Media Player 11, Real Player 11 and then a $29 video card upgrade (Arcade FX GeForce 5200 128MB DDR AGP Graphics Card Mfr Part #: GF5200FX128 works great), then with Nvidia’s latest graphic drivers version 175.19, I can plug the old Dell PC directly into any VHS tape player or old 27 in. analog television, use the full screen toggle and watch a full screen episode of Commandn that looks as good as a digital TV broadcast using a converter box.
I’ve recently joined the decabled. Been running a windows media center setup with networked storage of movies and music and photos for the last year. As time went on I noticed less and less time was spent actually watching what was coming in from my TV provider and with a recent move to a new apartment I’ve cut the cable.
Also the release of Boxee for windows means a very internet rich experience for windows over the built in Media center. Is there a CommandN app coming for Boxee?
So now I’m currently designing my second generation HTPC. Was going to get a Mac mini but remembered I needed to use a blu-ray drive that was a gift, so need to build a new smaller, quieter PC instead.
I have been decabled (de-satellited) for three months, now. I have never been happier and I don’t have to pay $115 USD every month. Fortunately, I have a 30 Mbps cable line and it feeds my three streaming servers quite nicely. Between PlayOn, TVersity and Bravia Net, there is actually too much programming to digest, which is a good thing. I’m going to enjoy it for free while I can. I know someone is going to exploit this to make a buck.
Unfortunately, in order to keep such a network running, you have to be quite compute savvy. There is always some disaster that needs my attention. My wife and son constantly have some complaint that I have to fix. I feel that as long as it is somewhat complicated, it will remain free or at an extremely low cost. It’s the only way to fly. I don’t pay for the 90% of channels that I never watch. I only stream or put on my NAS what someone is the household enjoys. It is certainly a much more efficient way of watching television.
Apple TV 2.4 software update features flick-gesture support for controlling your Apple TV through the iPhone/iPod Touch Remote application (requires Remote 1.3 running on an iPhone or iPod Touch with iPhone OS 3.0). Also, Boxee for Windows is available now too. http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/boxee-soon-to-support-windows-apple-tv-gets-upgrade/