Free-to-air
lets try this thing out and see what is possible.
Is there a device that will take a cable or SAT feed and unlock it/descramble it - and pass the signal on?
Who wants that much TV on some equipment you really should not be spending that much time in front of?
INFO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-to-air
BOX & DISH
My friend told me that another friend is using this to get free satellite.
You dont have to pay a monthly fee or anything. He bought a box for $150 off ebay, hooked it up to his old satellite dish, looked for coordinates and codes for the transmission on the internet - and he gets a ton of channels for free.
these 100 buck boxes turn your current USB 2.0 pc into a HDTV
P2P-TV sites
http://www.krynsky.com/how-to-watch-world-cup-2006-games-streamed-live-on-the-internet/
http://store.snapstream.com/fusionhdtv-gold-usb.html
Stream all your live, recorded tv, photos, audio and video to any web connected device.
Your broadband Portal to watch live TV broadcasts and on demand TV broadcasts on the Internet.
DISH - azimuth 212.5 : elevation 46.6
http://www.channelchooser.com/
http://purefta.com/
http://hashhu.com/
http://www.ftacity.com/
http://rom10x.com/
the fine print.