I think I have finally found a working solution to continue not having a TV while still having access to quality programs, it’s called Miro.

Miro, formly called Democracy Player, is a program that goes online to search for TV shows, movies and any other content. You can search national and international TV channels, YouTube and pretty much anything out there. It presents itself like a modern age TV, with channels. You select what type of video you would like to see, Science, entertainment, etc and download it. You can view it later and save it to your hard drives.

What won me over is that I have been using it for years from way when it was a fledgling program to what I consider now a robust alternative to TV. I can watch National Geography shows without commercials (some shows have) and my favorite, NASA shows. You can even find public domain cartoons, movies and another one of my favorite, such as FastLaneDaily, and other car shows. All free!

The great thing about it is that is a discrete revolution. Take for instance FastLaneDaily, amongst many others. They are redefining TV content. Everyday, or so they review a car, any news and accept suggestions from you. There is a quick commercial in the beginning (that you can skip through, thankfully). Somehow, the Navy is big on commercials in this new media which is strange considering the type of people watching through this technology, as far as I concerned. Nonetheless, it is a quiet revolution. Barely a blip on the media radar, thank Goodness. It can mature away from public scrutiny and find more stable ways of bringing out content in a relevant way.

As far as I am concerned, this is the future of TV. I can access what I want, when I want it. I can chose what I want. I can skip any commercials that are not interesting. In the future, we will probably be able to rate commercials and buy directly, I assume but in the meantime, Miro is a great way to get quality content for free, letting me complete reign how and when I watch it.