Is this in HD and do they charge you for extra boxes like cable does?
News Article: ESPN layoffs
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I'm not positive but I think you are right. You could also probably cast it to your tv if you have a chromecast or just use an HDMI cord to a laptop.
Yes. I have it through a Roku, but it is only in 720p. But, I don't mind. I only pay $25 that includes the sports package that includes the SECN.
Amazing, someone broke the dadgum code. Give the customer what he wants, without seventeen channels of Home Shopping Network.
It is. There is a tiny difference that I can detect, but doesn't bother me.
Absolutely! I'm saving over $100 a month compared to what I was paying with cable TV. I do miss DVR, however, but the savings offset that for me.
I do the same as you. Sling from a Roku. We love it. We have pretty speedy wi-fi so that's not a concern and they keep working on the interface which makes it easier to navigate and it's even gotten snappier on their end. Load times have decreased massively. I've had it for the pas couple of years, since right around it's inception. $25 a month plus an HD antenna gets me all the sports I really want.
Last year I just got Sling TV during football season. $20 a month was hard to beat. The thing was, it reminded me how useless most of the channels were anyway. They tended to show the same couple of programs over and over anyway. Ironically, broadcast TV actually has more diversity and I'm not just talking the main channels. Now they're adding things like Charge, Comet, Get TV, ME TV, etc... as subchannels and the diversity of programming is actually greater than what a lot of cable channels provide. We had a couple new ones show up at the start of the year, I'm assuming the cordcutters are encouraging it. To augment that we got an OTA Tivo for a good deal, so we get some of the DVR options n' what not as well.
I also have Amazon Prime, which overall offers a lot of benefits beyond just video, but it does have a decent amount of content as well. We also have a Roku, which works with Amazon video, Sling, etc... and even provides easy access to some other things like Pluto TV which gives you even more options. Finally, through Comcast (which seems to be willing to continually honor promos, so it's internet for $20 a month) they actually give me access to some more on demand stuff (including the premium channels when they have previews) on my PC and tablets. It's actually quite a few of the cable programs, though usually a fairly limited number of episodes at a time.
Anyway, to add that all up, for a rather modest investment I get pretty much all the TV I can stomach. The only thing that's really missing is live sporting events that cable channels have intentionally put out of my reach.
I also have Amazon Prime, which overall offers a lot of benefits beyond just video, but it does have a decent amount of content as well. We also have a Roku, which works with Amazon video, Sling, etc... and even provides easy access to some other things like Pluto TV which gives you even more options. Finally, through Comcast (which seems to be willing to continually honor promos, so it's internet for $20 a month) they actually give me access to some more on demand stuff (including the premium channels when they have previews) on my PC and tablets. It's actually quite a few of the cable programs, though usually a fairly limited number of episodes at a time.
Anyway, to add that all up, for a rather modest investment I get pretty much all the TV I can stomach. The only thing that's really missing is live sporting events that cable channels have intentionally put out of my reach.
Sportscenter Anchor Sara Walsh was getting ready to return from maternity leave (had twins). She tweeted this just now:
It's hard to say this without getting political, but I still think it's a valid point. Regardless of how you feel about the issue of paid maternity leave and so on, it's pretty hard to argue against the notion that a sure fire way to let your employer know they can do without you is to be gone for an extended period of time. Not that I'm trying to justify ESPN's actions mind you.
whoever the girl was previewing the Celtics game on sportscenter just now should have been right at the top of the list for layoffs. especially over some of the others that got the boot. my goodness
It seems that they laid off expensive people, a lot of the beat reporters/writers, but danced around certain types that may cause a stir if fired en masse.
We quit cable years ago, and didn't really miss it until virtually every bowl game was on ESPN. This year, I got the free one week trial of Sling TV about an hour before kickoff, and cancelled by the end of the week. Free championship game, and no commitment to ESPN or cable.
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