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PlayStation Vue Now Available on Apple TV

Here's to hoping they change their Top Shelf on the Apple TV home screen...doesn't do me much good to see how I can sign up, when I already have signed up...
 
Eh. I can't get ABC, NBC, or FOX live, just on demand. Most of that can be done through Hulu.

Is that normal or just in my market? The icons show On Demand stations but hoped it would be like the app and let me watch it live, which my market doesn't allow.
 
fhall1 said:
With this and (hopefully) DirecTV Now coming to the ATV, it will make cord-cutting a more-likely possibility.
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This is not cord cutting. This is just a tiny pay tv package. Cord cutting is about paying $0 for live tv.
 
davidg4781 said:
Eh. I can't get ABC, NBC, or FOX live, just on demand. Most of that can be done through Hulu.

Is that normal or just in my market? The icons show On Demand stations but hoped it would be like the app and let me watch it live, which my market doesn't allow.
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It's normal for now. They announced earlier this week that they're working on more local TV contracts. I have CBS in my area, but ABC, NBC and FOX are on-demand like you say.
 
I've been waiting for this since I subscribed. It is horrible on the FireTV and I don't want to raise my electric bill to run it on my PS4. Finally on a good device and it runs incredibly well.

I love the On Demand feature over the DVR. Less commercials and a higher bitrate for better picture. Wish all channels had On Demand instead of DVR.

Now if ATV can can Amazon Video and VUDU/FandangoNow I'll be happy.
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RansZ28 said:
Can I sign up for Vue and use my account at my moms house so we can both stream simultaneously?
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Probably not. It is VERY picky about location. In the same house I get error messages about being in a new location. Possibly because it is on my 2.4 ghz network instead of 5 like my ATV.

When I signed up for a free trial, I couldn't use it because my location was at my previous address. I didn't even get credited for that when I called to complain.
 
nfl46 said:
Vue is WAY better! Hell, the DVR feature is enough to choose Vue over Sling. The only downside to Vue is, if you aren't on your home wifi network, you can't stream Vue...with Sling, you can stream from anywhere. That may be a huge deal for most people, though.
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Yeah that could be a deal breaker. That means you can't steam on the go. Even if you don't stream on the go on your phone, having the option to when you need it is nice. Also, I do share it with someone at another house currently.
 
If I have my local CBS station shown can I watch anything LIVE?

Like the NFL on Sundays ??
All the other local 4 channels are on demand only. And guessing NFL is blocked that way.
 
2010mini said:
I suggest you consider a class action lawsuit against your cable/ISP provider.
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On what grounds? They offer a service at a price and I can go with them or one of their competitors. There is no reason they can't offer better deals if I buy a bundle.
 
davidg4781 said:
Eh. I can't get ABC, NBC, or FOX live, just on demand. Most of that can be done through Hulu.

Is that normal or just in my market? The icons show On Demand stations but hoped it would be like the app and let me watch it live, which my market doesn't allow.
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But, this is a cheaper alternative to Hulu if you want those channels and the others that Vue offers. If there is other content with Hulu that you want, that's a different story. I was able to sub to Vue, add the Epix package, and never missed Hulu at all.
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nfl46 said:
Correct. I clarified that in another post in this thread.
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I'm watching Vue on my iphone over cellular data now, with no issues. There's just a hoop you have to jump through to watch mobile - log in to the app first on your home network, and then you will be fine.
 
jlc1978 said:
On what grounds? They offer a service at a price and I can go with them or one of their competitors. There is no reason they can't offer better deals if I buy a bundle.
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The data cap is bogus. It serves no purpose but to gouge customers of money. It is designed to limit competition. And the mere fact they will remove it if you subscribe to a higher tv package is alarming.
 
tennisproha said:
For people who have had both, how would you compare it to Sling?
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Just started the Vue trial. I've had Sling for about a year. Maybe it's because I'm used to Sling, but I feel like the Vue interface and navigation on Apple TV seems a little "wonky". Maybe I'll get used to it in the remaining days of the trial but I'm used to Sling and it's $15/month cheaper for the package I have. I watch mainly sports, not much regular TV for what it's worth.
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curt richardson said:
Will this work even if I don't own a Playstation? Can I just sign up for the service? I've been using Sling, but it's pretty awful on Apple Tv.
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Found this out the hard way about a month ago. Signed up for trial not knowing I needed Roku/Amazon device to sign in initially, essentially wasting my free trial. You can sign up online then download Apple TV app and enter code to "sync". I still think I prefer Sling so far for my needs/price.
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nightowl said:
Yes, I've been using it on both an Amazon Fire TV stick as well as a Roku streaming stick. Will now get rid of both and use the Apple TV for all my streaming needs.

There are 3 main advantages Vue has over Sling:
  1. Cloud-based DVR. No limit on the amount of shows you can record at once, but programs will disappear after 28 days.
  2. In most markets, all 4 major networks are available, at least On Demand. You can tag your favorite network shows, and they appear in your shows to be watched the day after they air (CBS doesn't support On Demand, just DVR if you have your local CBS. The only thing you miss is local programming and syndicated fare on those channels.
  3. TV Anywhere for most channels. Nearly all channels that you have access to in your subscription are able to be accessed through the TV Anywhere.
The only thing to be aware of is that, as mentioned, Vue dropped all Viacom channels last week. They may or may not be back, and we may or may not get additional programming to help compensate for the loss. No problem for me personally, we rarely watched the Viacom channels.
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Sling has Tv Anywhere for ALL channels.
[doublepost=1479442456][/doublepost]Are these "cord-cutting" options starting to equal base or low-tier cable prices? I've been a Sling subscriber for about a year and love it at $20/month, but between the higher Sling package, Vue, and DIRECTV Now, it seems to be just as cheap to get a base/low tier cable/satellite package (I'm a single guy so single stream is fine). Options are nice, but where are we saving? Maybe cost of equipment unless you spread the cost of owning Apple TV or video game console out over a cable contract obligation to compare.
 
Jwhite1 said:
Just started the Vue trial. I've had Sling for about a year. Maybe it's because I'm used to Sling, but I feel like the Vue interface and navigation on Apple TV seems a little "wonky". Maybe I'll get used to it in the remaining days of the trial but I'm used to Sling and it's $15/month cheaper for the package I have. I watch mainly sports, not much regular TV for what it's worth.
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Hmm. I might give it a shot.

Since you've had Sling for a while, lemme kinda vent with you for a sec. I've had it for a couple months and while it's not bad overall, there are too many little things that I find annoying. The app is pretty terrible. The on-demand content is pretty sporadic. The streams, skip and freeze occasionally. The one thing I like it you can watch anywhere but even with that the app is pretty clumsy and watchlists don't transfer. It seems like they aren't actively trying to improve b/c I've yet to see any updates.
 
nfl46 said:
Unfortunately, not. You still should be fine with apps like ESPN3, etc., because they require you to sign in with your Vue account. But, as far as streaming stuff like ESPN/ESPN2, from a different location other than home, you can't.

If I am not mistaken, they know you are not on your home wifi based off your IP address.
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ESPN works outside of home. Other channels as well. Haven't tried them all, but have yet to have any issues using on the road.
 

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Polaroid said:
Still cant believe we dont have any proper catch up services except iPlayer... and now ITV wont even let us Airplay!

I literally only use 3 apps on my ATV.... TV Player, Plex and Music... now cancelled Netflix and NowTV as they were never getting used.
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Have you logged a request with the missing providers?
I started last week by contacting ITV.
 
too bad you can't use vue at multiple homes. you can't right? Can you with Sling?
 
Not sure why so many people aren't getting the local live channels. I'm getting CBS, NBC, FOX, and ABC live...?
Not that I would want to watch anything on those pathetic archaic networks.
 
The good, streams pick up a lot faster...

The user interface is not nearly as well done as with fireTV or PS3/4, this could be the lack of buttons. No way to quickly get guide up, brings you to home page requiring a lot of additional clicks to get to guide or no way to get to last channel like you can by holding return key on fireTV remote...

Prefer Apple TV but I will probably continue to use fireTV until they fix the UX on ATV.
 
jeffjank33 said:
The good, streams pick up a lot faster...

The user interface is not nearly as well done as with fireTV or PS3/4, this could be the lack of buttons. No way to quickly get guide up, brings you to home page requiring a lot of additional clicks to get to guide or no way to get to last channel like you can by holding return key on fireTV remote...

Prefer Apple TV but I will probably continue to use fireTV until they fix the UX on ATV.
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The UX does not need fixing. Maybe you didn't read the instructions that came up when first launching the App.
 
TurboPGT! said:
The UX does not need fixing. Maybe you didn't read the instructions that came up when first launching the App.
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Have you used it on a PS3/4 or fireTV, you can navigate a lot faster. Hold one button and you get quick option to last channel and guide.

With ATV brings you to last screen...50% of time I'm clicking between two shows, other 35% to guide...not nearly as fast, just count the clicks...
 
CarlJ said:
I want it too, but Amazon is the one to complain to about this. tvOS isn't that radically different from iOS and they already have an iOS app. It's pretty clear that Amazon is doing this on purpose to try to give their Fire TV a leg up against the Apple TV (along with outlawing sales of Apple TV on amazon.com - even from 3rd party sellers - "to avoid confusion" - uh huh, sure).
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Cool! When they say "DVR", does that mean only things that you have said in advance that you want to "record", or does it give streaming access to prior episodes (and even seasons), like Hulu does?
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But don't they offer Amazon Prime on Roku?
 
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