My college offers cable. However, I watch episodes of popular shows online at sites like Hulu and Fancast. I think that these sites and sites that stream video in general may be a good alternative to people that do not wish to subscribe to cable. However, one loses local news and the episodes are available online a few days after they aired on TV.

The N.Y. Times has written stories about people who have switched from cable to their computers for video media. The latest story appears to be &quot;The Mouse That Roared...&quot; @ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/garden/11tv.html.