Simpler than this is just switching to DVDs. Not only do I not have extra bandwidth strain on my home internet, but there are no recurring fees, no worries about legality, and lots of extra features and games that kids enjoy. DVDs are Blu Ray are the best format for movies that currently exist, and arguably the best way to actually own a movie legally. A good TV antenna serves for watching news in my area.

As a consumer, I try follow the reverse of William Painter's advice to King Camp Gillette before he invented the famous razor, "invent something people use and throw away" and arrive at "buy things you can actually own and use repeatedly."