This $17 HD antenna is the ultimate cord-cutter hack

Watching TV is something that's never going to go out of style, but let's face it: cable is no longer cutting it.

I mean, Netflix and Hulu adding new shows and movies every single month. So other than broadcast news, sports, or the occasional award show, cable channels can't really compete — and paying for cable just to watch two channels seems unnecessary.

You don't have to give up that broadcast stuff if you cut cable, though: HDTV antennas are the new 'it' thing, and this one is just $17 on Amazon today.

This amplified HDTV antenna by SkyTV may look like an innocent little black box, but its range has a serious wow factor. It skims the air up to 50 miles away to pick up every local channel possible and plays them live on your TV, just like cable would. This means paying $17 once and getting ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, the CW, and more for free for the rest of forever. And with your subscriptions to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and more, we can assure you that you won't miss cable. Read more...