I wouldn't bank on those sketchy sites that illegally rebroadcast TV channels. The quality is low, the availability is iffy, and I'm assuming that they're the kind of fly-by-night. If you want to deal with that kind of hassle, by all means, go ahead. I use a combination of digital cable and a PC to watch TV/movies. I rip/download/whatever movies to my PC, and download TV from Usenet (sometimes Bittorrent). Whatever shows are available on Usenet/Bittorrent, I download (commercials are cut out of them by whoever uploaded them, so that's a nice advantage) and have them sorted automatically to TV show folders on a USB hard drive. I use a VGA cable to output my PC onto my TV (and an audio line out) and use either Windows Media Center or XBMC as a nice interface to load TV, movies, music, and photos. I use the digital cable for live TV (sports, etc) and the DVR on it for any shows or one-off events that aren't available online. Yeah, I still have to pay for cable AND internet, but I don't think I'll ever be able to get rid of cable without sacrificing something I normally watch or dealing with a whole lot of hassle.