Is a "Free TV" connection still worthwhile?

Again on the topic: Since we haven't had a TV for years either, I was also faced with the question.

My current solution: I attached a Sat-IP converter to my neighbor's dish (we are related). This now transmits free TV via the shared network. I therefore do not need satellite sockets, but can receive any channel on any reasonably current device with LAN/Wi-Fi. So if I want, the World Cup runs on the projector and the tablet at the same time. And not only better (because less compressed), but also about a minute more up-to-date than via the internet live streams.

It feels like the SAT question pops up in the forum every 14 days. I always wonder if the search function is broken???

Furthermore, I also wonder why the question about an investment of roundabout 500 euros for a technical "extra" is asked at all? With a total investment of 300,000 - 500,000 (or even more), it gets lost in the background noise.

Afterwards, all doors are open and without it, you become dependent. Additionally, you also have to pay monthly fees. I just can't comprehend it.

I simply have an 8-participant system with 4 satellites and a medium-sized NAS for content that you want to watch non-linearly, in the house.

And everything together didn't cost more than 1000 euros. What else is there to think about???

1000€ is just 1000€. Someone receiving 4 satellites will hardly understand why one would want to save this.

We asked ourselves the same question, but I was too scared and now it is being realized. In 2-3 years I might have voted more clearly with "no". It's simply hard to retrofit if it becomes relevant again. I also looked at the paid web services like zattoo or magine, but they all always had a catch (e.g. ridiculously low number of simultaneous streams, poor audio quality, ...).

The discussion about news quality ... the valuable Tagesschau is available for free on the internet, you don't need any extra connection for that.
The range of information on the internet is overwhelming. Whereas there seems to be a kind of basic trust in the public broadcasters (they won't lie after all ), choosing freely your preferred form of opinion making may lead to being overwhelmed.

1000€ was the cost of my setup. (A large part of that the NAS)

Astra for 4 participants without much fuss... costs no more than 500. It doesn't have to be Kathrein, Fuba is enough. Receivers are nowadays built into the devices.

100 for the reception hardware
100 for the mast
300 for the small stuff, labor and laying of the cables.

Even a single-user system offers added value compared to none at all. Because with it, the common FreeTV user still has the other offers available.

Network Attached Storage, so the thing where all sorts of stuff just lingers around and is accessible at any time, from music to series to blockbusters.

A NAS is simply a hard drive connected to the network. It contains photos, music, videos, and data, and every device on the network can access it depending on access rights. It then looks like the picture.