When we left off this TV purchasing epic, all the pieces were in place. I had my TV – a 65-inch Samsung which came in an even larger box, and a ready-to-assemble TV stand to accommodate said TV. Now all I needed was someone to help me put it all together. Who ya gonna call,
And so, the decision has been made. I have purchased a new TV. I surrendered to the siren song of modern technology, and the incessant ‘buy a new TV’ chant from my sons. And I went all-in with a 65-inch screen. OK, technically that’s not ALL in; I could have gone much, much larger. But
I’ve recently come into a bit of money via inheritance. Not ‘villa in the south of France’ money. More like ‘I can buy myself something nice’ money. As an old man, I find that there’s not really a lot of stuff I need or want to buy. If anything, I’m at the stage of life
Continuing with our series on free streaming services, let’s take a look at a ‘free’ service that you are paying for, whether you like it or not – CBC Gem. Gem is the streaming service of the venerable Canadian Broadcasting Corporation which, for all its faults, is still the only place to go for Canadian
Continuing on with my dive into the wonderful world of weirdly named free streaming services (Tubi? Pluto? Flurbo? Blurt?) let’s take a look at Plex. Plex is, in content, much like the other streamers, with a mix of old and new(ish) TV and movies. But there is one major difference. You can, if you want,
Pluto TV is one of the newest, and most heavily promoted, of the free streaming services to arrive in Canada. Part of the Paramount entertainment colossus, it boasts 100 channels and thousands of movies, all free. Canadian content, especially newscasts and “How To” shows, is boosted through an alliance with Corus Entertainment. The service is
Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Paramount+ … so much streaming, so little money. You can spend a tidy sum on streaming services, to be sure. But you can also subscribe to streaming services that won’t cost you anything other than lots and lots of your time. They are the free streaming services, and in terms
While Netflix and (thanks to The Last of Us) HBO suck up most of the media oxygen when it comes to TV drama, one streamer has produced enough top drawer entertainment to keep you watching for the rest of winter, and well into spring. It is – surprise! – AppleTV+. While Netflix goes for quantity,