They do have a large select of sports (which is a plus for some), but there are a lot more channels than just that. Everyone watches different things, of course. The only channel I miss is the History channel.
It's a separate app.
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They do have a large select of sports (which is a plus for some), but there are a lot more channels than just that. Everyone watches different things, of course. The only channel I miss is the History channel.
It's a separate app.
It's a DVR *in the cloud*, as with all of these services. Not a box.
Some of them include it, some of them treat it as an option, some of them treat a higher storage limit as an option.
Any concept of "storage limit" really has little meaning, since they aren't making a copy for you - they're just ticking a box (bit) telling them that they can't delete that show because at least one subscriber wanted it saved. As a practical matter, they need to keep almost everything for whatever period they are committing to saving your recordings for.
You can try any of these services for free for a short trial term. So, then, you WILL have a DirectTV Now (or Hulu TV, or Playstation Vue, or SlingTV, or....) DVR.
I'm planning on activating my 1 week trial soon, but I'm curious if you watch soccer. Do you know if you can watch most of the Timbers games? I don't follow them, but my dad does and I've been trying to help them cut the cord and move away from their monthly $100+ cable tv bill.
No, Youtube Red is a separate subscription.
In spite of the smaller network catalog, and a few other shortcomings, on price alone it still beats cable for anyone but the most die-hard TV addict.
No kidding. Be also nice to be able to watch 4K YouTube in Safari, while we’re at it...
We have DirecTV Now and don't have the DVR option. If I remember correctly the DVR option is still in beta and only available to a few lucky customers
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Yes, DVR will be rolled out this spring: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/01/31/directv-now-new-features-coming-spring-2018/
And how much does a channel package cost from the cable company?
Don't forget the monthly DVR box rental fees for each TV in your home.
I am a satisfied YouTube TV customer because it offers most what I want: live local channels, live local sports and live cable news - though it doesn’t offer all I want. For the most part I desired live broadcasts along with local channels and, until recently, most offerings were everything but that. $35 to drop cable? In a heartbeat.
Vue user here since shortly after it first rolled out and quite happy with it. Its channel lineup fits our family's viewing habits best, it was the first with DVR functionality, its guide is most similar to traditional cable/sat (important for my family's transition to it ). Our market has all the locals that carry NFL games and best regional sports coverage for our area as well (a must for hockey here). I've tried all except YTV and this was easily our favorite. The availability of an app helps but YTV's channel lineup doesn't match up well for us.
Meanwhile back on planet earth...
What kills the whole service for me isn't the lack of certain channels, it's the terrible policy on DVR'd content. Once a show is available on-demand (typically withing 24 hours of airing), your DVR'd version of it gets replaced with the on-demand version. What this means is now you can't fast forward through commercials. No thanks YouTube. Not paying you money to be forced to watch 8+ minutes of commercials per half hour show. No wonder DVR storage is "unlimited", because they reserve the unlimited right to remove your recorded content and replace it with versions that have commercials that can't be fast forwarded.
I moved here in July of last year, and actually attended quite a few games, but never watched them on TV. We do get Fox Sports regional, is that what the Timbers are broadcast on? We are hoping to go to a bunch more games this year, so have not really looked into TV coverage yet.
So 4 only 35 bisquicks u wanna tv without ads? That ain't never gonna happen dud u serious??
I don't care for this either but 35 a month for this is a steal. I don't watch much tv as in live tv channels or shows as it is but this does the trick. DVR, locals, 6 user accounts or so, and some pain on commercials vs around 100 a month for directv?
That is correct. I have been using YouTube TV for about 3 months and it works well for me. I was an early cord cutter (about 5 years ago) because I travel a lot and didn't want to pay for a cable package at home when I was gone so often. YouTube TV along with an unlimited data plan on my iPhone and iPad allows me to watch live TV anywhere and I like being able to "record" as much as I want to watch later.
This is a great service for my needs but as others have pointed out, it lacks 4K support and a few other features so it may not be the best solution to everyone.
And why wouldn't there be commerials? ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, etc, etc, etc. So you want to watch all these channels live without commerials? Three minutes of a black screen instead? There ain't no free lunch.
$35 or a tad more than a buck a day. Sounds like a great price to me IF you don't need DVR ability.
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Then again, most tv isn't in 4k is it? I'd say it looks better than the directv I had which is only 1080i or so. Using LG OLED tv. Not sure on the sound but probably not surround.
I'm not claiming it's a good or a bad deal financially, I'm just stating that the DVR policy is a total dealbreaker for me. I'd rather pay more for the ability to save 16 minutes of my life for each hour show. Ain't got time fo' dat.