7 Part 3: Cable-Free Viewing with Streaming Services Chapter 6: The Hardware You Need for Streaming Let's Talk TVs Streamers: Set-Top Box or Dongle? What to Look for in a Streaming Media Player Smart TVs for Streaming Media Setting Up Your Hardware Chapter 7: Getting Your Internet Access Ready for Streaming Investing in a New Router Extending Your Wi-Fi Network How Much Bandwidth Is Enough? Understanding How Streaming Works I Feel the Need — the Need for Speed! Chapter 8: Checking Out Free Streaming Services Is There Such a Thing as a Free Lunch? What to Expect from Free Streaming Services Some Free Streaming Services to Check Out Chapter 9: Checking Out Paid Streaming Services What to Expect from Paid Streaming Services What Types of Paid Streaming Services Are Available? On-Demand Streaming Services Cable-Replacement Services Checking Out Premium Channels
8 Part 4: The Part of Tens Chapter 10: Ten Ways to Save Money in a Cord-Free World Get the Smallest OTA Antenna Possible Don't Get Too Much Internet Take Advantage of Skinny Bundles Don't Commit Until You're Amazed at Your Luck Watch New Shows on the Cheap Subscribe Strategically Keep an Eye on Your Subscriptions Get a Credit Card Offering Streaming Cash Back Give Up the Premium Subscription Plan Save on Sports Chapter 11: Ten Tips for Troubleshooting Streaming Woes Check Your Streaming Device's Download Speed Restart Your Streaming Device Check Your Streaming Device for Updates Reset Your Streaming Device Check Your Wi-Fi Connection Speed Reset Your Wi-Fi Make Some Wi-Fi Adjustments Troubleshoot an Unresponsive Streaming Device Troubleshoot a Blank TV Screen Upgrade Your Hardware
9 Glossary
10 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 9TABLE 9-1 The Major Premium Streaming Channels
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 2FIGURE 2-1: Devices such as Amazon Fire TV offer access to content streams via ...FIGURE 2-2: All major streaming services offer a free trial period.
2 Chapter 3FIGURE 3-1: How over-the-air TV works.FIGURE 3-2: A list of nearby over-the-air TV stations and their relative signal...FIGURE 3-3: A typical over-the-air channel report from TV Fool.FIGURE 3-4: Many TV stations use their channel number in their branding.
3 Chapter 4FIGURE 4-1: Your HDTV antenna connects to your TV's F connector.FIGURE 4-2: Get a unidirectional antenna if your incoming signals come more or ...FIGURE 4-3: Get a multidirectional antenna if your incoming signals come from a...FIGURE 4-4: Available channels appear in the VHF and UHF bands.FIGURE 4-5: Connect your antenna’s coaxial cable to your TV’s jack F connector.FIGURE 4-6: A garden-variety coaxial splitter.FIGURE 4-7: An HDTV tuner enables you to view over-the-air TV on your PC.FIGURE 4-8: The screen shows the progress of the channel scan.
4 Chapter 5FIGURE 5-1: The back of a typical modern TV is festooned with connectors.FIGURE 5-2: For most TVs, you use the remote's Input button to change the input...FIGURE 5-3: With smart TVs, you use the TV interface to select the input source...FIGURE 5-4: Smart TVs offer a channel guide.
5 Chapter 6FIGURE 6-1: Modern TVs have all their HDMI ports together on the back panel.FIGURE 6-2: Three examples of set-top box streaming players: Roku player (left)...FIGURE 6-3: Set-top box players have multiple input ports.FIGURE 6-4: Three examples of dongle streaming players: a Roku (left), a Google...FIGURE 6-5: The Alexa voice remote includes