Between and Hulu Plus, and the lineup of streaming content from channel-specific sites and apps like ABC, CBS, and HBO, it seems like you can get virtually all of your visual entertainment streamed over the Internet, and just abandon traditional cable and satellite TV. But, choose carefully because no single streaming media option has it all.

I currently have AT&T Uverse for my home television entertainment. I pay some astronomical amount of money (like nearly $120 per month) for the ultimate package Uverse has to offer--the U450. For my $120 I get about 370 channels to choose from, including 50 or so premium channels. Granted, many of those 370 channels are just HD duplicates of standard definition channels, and most of the premium channel options are just variations of HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, and Starz.

When it comes down to it, it's probably really less than 300 unique channels. But, do you know how many channels I actually use on a monthly basis? I don't know for sure, but I would guess that it's less than 10.

I could save myself a ton of money by ditching cable and just using streaming options, right? Well, yes--except that I first have to figure out which streaming services I need in order to see the shows and movies I want, and some of the shows I like may not be available at all which might make me regret giving up my old-fashioned cable TV.

Netflix seems to be everywhere, and has established itself as the de facto . You can watch Netflix content on virtually anything from set-top units like Apple TV, to Internet-enabled TVs, to mobile devices like an iPhone or iPad, to gaming consoles like the Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii.