It's worth noting, too, that the Boxee Live TV tuner can't do some things that I've gotten used to as a Comcast subscriber with an HDTV/DVR box; most notably, it can't pause or rewind live TV.

That said, it's true that you can save a lot of money by eliminating monthly cable service fees and relying on and streaming Internet media. If you're happy with the quantity of over-the-air TV that you can receive (you might want to use your TV's built-in tuner first to see what you can get), and if you're already using Boxee for a lot of Internet content, $49 isn't much to pay for convenience. But you should understand that convenience is pretty much all you're getting.