We opted not to get cable at the new house... yet anyway. We wanted to hold off so we could remember what our lives were like sans cable. After having it at the condo and being those people who got frustrated when the PVR didn't record properly, I realized that I was watching way too much tv. But, despite being able to recognize my over consumption, I couldn't pull myself away. There were too many good shows on on channels like Discovery, Oasis, HBO, etc. that I wanted to watch. So we're back to the way things were before we bought an HD tv and got cable -- catching the waves the old-fashioned way with an antenna. We don't watch much but the news. As a result, I've been doing more reading, writing, internet surfing -- I just feel more productive in general.