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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5437704" data-attributes="member: 8835">I know iTunes is $2 an episode (which after a season, is more than a boxed set).Zune is about the same pricing, isn't it?the apple cable for iThings is about $50 last time I checked. Compare to the PSP's cable for about $20.&nbsp; Pretty pricey (and half-way to doing an AppleTV to access your itunes library over the wire)Since you recommend Zune, isn't Zune just as locked down?&nbsp; It's only going to work on my xbox and presumably a windows app (Media Player/Zune Player?).&nbsp; I've never &quot;rented/bought&quot; a movie or show on Zune.&nbsp; I bought 1 iTunes episode of a show that I missed that fell off the network's web site (stupid DVR from comcast).If store content is relatively equivalent, Zune works for TV1 with my xbox and TV2 with a laptop.&nbsp; Amazon would only work on TV2. iTunes would require laptop, thus also TV2 only (not going to buy a $50 cable).What I'd probably need is to make a list of all the shows I watch, and identify the sources/cost to get them.If HuluPlus covered 45% of the shows, and Zune covered the rest, what Zune covers will need to be mathed out to make sure it is cheaper than $70 - $10 for Hulu on a per month basis.thanks for helping with some info felon.&nbsp; I think we really are close to being able to replace cable TV with equivalent functionality.&nbsp; It just needs a little more content.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 5437704, member: 8835"] I know iTunes is $2 an episode (which after a season, is more than a boxed set). Zune is about the same pricing, isn't it? the apple cable for iThings is about $50 last time I checked. Compare to the PSP's cable for about $20. Pretty pricey (and half-way to doing an AppleTV to access your itunes library over the wire) Since you recommend Zune, isn't Zune just as locked down? It's only going to work on my xbox and presumably a windows app (Media Player/Zune Player?). I've never "rented/bought" a movie or show on Zune. I bought 1 iTunes episode of a show that I missed that fell off the network's web site (stupid DVR from comcast). If store content is relatively equivalent, Zune works for TV1 with my xbox and TV2 with a laptop. Amazon would only work on TV2. iTunes would require laptop, thus also TV2 only (not going to buy a $50 cable). What I'd probably need is to make a list of all the shows I watch, and identify the sources/cost to get them. If HuluPlus covered 45% of the shows, and Zune covered the rest, what Zune covers will need to be mathed out to make sure it is cheaper than $70 - $10 for Hulu on a per month basis. thanks for helping with some info felon. I think we really are close to being able to replace cable TV with equivalent functionality. It just needs a little more content. [/QUOTE]

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