They are supported by advertising. During a typical TV show you will see 3-4 ads, 15-30 seconds in length. Considering that regular TV gives you 2-4 chunks of ads, each containing 3-5 ads of 30-60 second length, you can see that this is much better.
You can watch the shows in 360p or 480p and can watch in full screen with good quality. Their selection is top-notch; they have hundreds of series online, some which have a few episodes, others with a few seasons, and some with the full series available. Here are some of the highlights (read: shows I like):
24 (10 episodes)
Arrested Development (full series)
Burn Notice (full series)
Chuck (3 episodes)
The Colbert Report (12 episodes)
The Daily Show (12 episodes)
Dilbert (14 episodes)
Family Guy (5 episodes)
Firefly (full series)
Heroes (5 episodes)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (full series)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 episode)
NewsRadio (3 seasons)
Prison Break (5 episodes)
Psych (4 episodes)
Rescue Me (9 episodes)
The Simpsons (5 episodes)
Sliders (9 episodes)
Not to mention, they have exclusive web content. As far as I know the only example of this is Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, but you really must see this. It's quite amazing; created by Joss Whedon.
And it's not just TV shows! They also have movies! Some highlights:
28 Days Later
Bring It On (I don't wanna hear it)
Broken Arrow
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Fifth Element
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters 2
Groundhog Day
Karate Kid
Karate Kid 2
Karate Kid 3
Men in Black
Titan AE
After all of this, why do you really need your TV?
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Godspeed.
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