Recommendations for Subscription-Based Online TV
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Lol, I thought it was on every plan. It is the local channels that are different depending on the area.
You also get unlimited space to record shows. I think there is a cap for Hulu. So I went in there and set all my shows including Bama games to record. They are all in my library now for easy access.
So the time has finally come where AT&T / Direct TV did not offer me the same discounted rate as they have in previous years when my promotion ended. Typically, Direct TV would give me a $60 credit for 12 months when I would call to cancel. No dice this time. They offered me a lower package which did not include many of the sports channels so that was a no go. After 7 years of Direct TV and AT&T internet I have both set for cancellation at the end of the current billing cycle. Google Fiber internet will be installed this Saturday and then the end of March will finalize my Direct TV service. The internet change should be pretty seamless. So what to do now for TV? After doing a lot of research and talking to people who have tried all the services (including this forum) I'm going to try YouTube TV. I was excited at first but the more I read about it the more skeptical I'm becoming. Mainly due to picture quality issues. Most people who have switched to a streaming service from Direct TV have commented that it's a noticeable decrease in picture quality. Not bad per say but a noticeable downgrade. If so that may be a deal breaker for me. I plan to stream from a Roku which will be hardwired into the new Google Fiber modem so there should be no connectivity issue or latency there. As long as the picture quality is good everything else about the service sounds great. I'm actually going to be splitting an account with somebody so it will only cost me $20 per month for YTTV and then $50 for the Google Fiber internet. Total of $70 per month versus what I was paying which was $160. Just hope the picture quality is at least on par to what I had with Direct TV.
Has anyone here switched from Direct TV or a cable company to YouTube TV and noticed lesser picture quality with YTTV (or better)? The good thing is I have several months before football season starts to get everything settled..
Has anyone here switched from Direct TV or a cable company to YouTube TV and noticed lesser picture quality with YTTV (or better)? The good thing is I have several months before football season starts to get everything settled..
I have noticed a change. Some shows have a note that it is HD. My assumption is that it does not have that note, it is not HD. I currently have HULU. I am switching to YouTube for awhile.
Finally have YouTube TV in Prattville, so I'm probably about to switch. Will be a savings of about $90 a month (my fault because I didn't called AT&T after my promotion expired).
We noticed a difference at first with the picture. But haven’t had an issue for months. We have AT&T Fiber internet. So no connection issues. We just had some issues with the prime time shows at first. They must have fixed that since it is perfectly fine now.
Btw, we stream with Roku on all TVs.
Btw, we stream with Roku on all TVs.
Good to know. I've heard that YTTV has improved over the last few years.
Same. I'm actually splitting YTTV with a relative so it's only going to cost me $20 per month for TV. YTTV allows up to 3 concurrent streams so it shouldn't be a problem. The person I'm splitting it with only has 1 TV so I can still stream on 2 TVs during the fall when there's 2 good games on at the same time. I think you can also log into the ESPN App through YTTV and stream a game which doesn't count against 1 of the 3 streams for YTTV. All in all I was paying $160 for TV and internet - these were the promotional prices for Direct TV and AT&T internet. I'll now be paying $70 total for Google Fiber internet and YTTV. May add Philo for $16 since it has most of the other channels YTTV doesn't. Either way I'm saving around $80 per month.
Good to know. Is your Roku hard wired into the modem or is it connecting via WiFi? I'm going to hard wire the Roku on my main TV to help with connection stability and reduce any latency issues..
Asked about this on a thread on the Football board, but I know some of you stay on NS more...
What device do you use? I'm looking at Roku Ultura or AppleTV 4k since both can be connected to the router.
What device do you use? I'm looking at Roku Ultura or AppleTV 4k since both can be connected to the router.
I use an X-box-1. It gives me the streaming device, the blue-ray player, and if I am in the mood i can blow stuff up or shoot stuff in a video game (it is very therapeutic).
We use the Roku sticks on all TVs. But we have used the XBOX as well. Both work fine.
What streaming service do you use on the apple tv? I've read that YTTV doesn't act well with the apple tv's. Could just be the latest model apple tv..
I'm a PlayStation guy myself. Was hoping YTTV would be on PS4, which would give me reason to buy it.
CF, I found this comparison of Roku Ultra and AppleTV 4K earlier today.
i have not tried you tube tv on it yet. we use netflix, hbo, amazon prime, and used to use hulu live. i plan to give yttv a try before next football season because hulu live sucks. the streaming was ok, but we were just getting inundated with commercials
I use an Apple TV 4K and I have not had any problems with the YTTV app. It works great from my experience.
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