Most major shows ARE 4K but the cable broadcasters only dump out 1080p. So unless they've worked some deal to let YTTV grab source 4K streams from the various networks (if they even do that), I don't see the benefit. Yet.
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Not really. They started out picking a niche and all of them chose to exclude certain larger networks in order to keep costs down.
Now they all have agreements with everyone except Bally Sports and the price shows. The only one that has stuck to its roots is Sling TV and you see it with the low cost of entry. Gone are the days of $35 YTTV, Hulu, and DirecTV Now (or whatever it's called now) because they're all trying to be exactly what cable already is.
Greed continues to creep into cord cutting - soon it will be cheaper to go back to the cord!
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I don't recall YTTV starting out as a niche (skinny bundle.) I recall it starting out cheap. But it always had a fairly full cable package at least from what I remember. Yes they added some channels along the way and gradually got the local networks in most every area of the country. But I don't think it was ever a skinny bundle like Sling.
And Sling's price has increased dramatically as well. It used to be $20 maybe even $15 for one of their skinny packages. Now it's $35 to start.
The reality is the early prices were loss leaders to grow the services. And again, the price of cable channels is largely dictated by the big media companies who own the channels. The other reality is customers demanded additional channels. Turns out there was a reason for the cable package being what it is.
I like YTTV, but they need to tone it down.
This service has almost doubled in price since launch. True, they have added channels, but I watch none of them. Want my locals and network news. That’s it.
I’m not cool paying to line Ophras, Halmarks and or Sporting teams pockets.
This article actually reminded me to cancel YTTV
This service has almost doubled in price since launch. True, they have added channels, but I watch none of them. Want my locals and network news. That’s it.
I’m not cool paying to line Ophras, Halmarks and or Sporting teams pockets.
This article actually reminded me to cancel YTTV
It’s about half of what I was paying for DirecTV. I have multiple people able to share my account without needing a dish or a box. The “main channels” are a small fraction fraction of what’s available.
I quit YTTV when the pandemic hit and sports stopped. And haven't been back except thru free trials here and there on it and other services when I start to get sports/cnbc withdrawal.
It helped that I had a cheap Walmart antenna in the closet. That gave me most of the NFL games plus some other weekend sports.
And I was already watching everything else on Netflix etc anyway.
It helped that I had a cheap Walmart antenna in the closet. That gave me most of the NFL games plus some other weekend sports.
And I was already watching everything else on Netflix etc anyway.
Youtube TV is starting to get just as expensive as Cable, and they still don't have NHL Network.
I gave up cable tv / streaming tv service when ATT TV Now raise their prices this last time. I stream my purchased iTunes shows and movies, along with my year free of Apple TV+ and my ripped shows and movies. I like not having a tv streaming bill.
Sports is really holding progression back, which sucks. You spend your whole life as a sports fan and it becomes habitual so you keep watching, even though you know that they are all greedy bastards.
We have YouTube TV and it's already expensive comparatively.
$20 EXTRA dollars is ********.
More like $5
$20 EXTRA dollars is ********.
More like $5
Looking at this from a VoD perspective (digital code) anything you buy online would be better from iTunes Movies or MoviesAnywhere because they both present 4K HDR10 streams usually at 32 Mbps Max peak. Whats YouTube TV going to offer comparably?
20.00$? We've reached peak Bit Coin.....
Google today announced the launch of a new "4K Plus" plan for YouTube TV subscribers, which will allow for streaming in 4K on a compatible TV and set-top box.
Along with 4K streaming, the 4K Plus option includes an option to download shows for watching offline and unlimited streaming when connected to home WiFi.
4K Plus is priced at an additional $19.99 per month on top of the standard YouTube TV streaming price, which starts at $65. That means subscribers can expect to pay $85 per month to watch YouTube TV in 4K, though Google is offering a promotion.
New users can get a one-month free trial and then will pay $9.99 per month for a year, after which the price will increase to $19.99 per month.
For all YouTube TV subscribers, Google is adding 5.1 Dolby audio capabilities, which will start rolling out to select devices "in the coming weeks." YouTube TV 4K Plus is available for customers starting today, with the feature accessible under membership settings on any browser.
Article Link: YouTube TV Gains Support for 4K Streaming and 5.1 Surround Sound
Don't worry....as with Apple the Congress critters will come to our rescue LOL..LOL...LOL...LOL.....
To charge that much extra monthly just to raise the resolution of content they did not even create is outrageous. Is Google going to share some of the 4k profit with the creators?
Google today announced the launch of a new "4K Plus" plan for YouTube TV subscribers, which will allow for streaming in 4K on a compatible TV and set-top box.
Along with 4K streaming, the 4K Plus option includes an option to download shows for watching offline and unlimited streaming when connected to home WiFi.
4K Plus is priced at an additional $19.99 per month on top of the standard YouTube TV streaming price, which starts at $65. That means subscribers can expect to pay $85 per month to watch YouTube TV in 4K, though Google is offering a promotion.
New users can get a one-month free trial and then will pay $9.99 per month for a year, after which the price will increase to $19.99 per month.
For all YouTube TV subscribers, Google is adding 5.1 Dolby audio capabilities, which will start rolling out to select devices "in the coming weeks." YouTube TV 4K Plus is available for customers starting today, with the feature accessible under membership settings on any browser.
Article Link: YouTube TV Gains Support for 4K Streaming and 5.1 Surround Sound
Still better than cable. Show me a cable with the same channel line up, unlimited streams, unlimited DVR and offline DVR downloads, cancel anytime with a single click and ability to pause. I'll wait.
who says the "creators" aren't charging Google more for 4k content?
Plus more for unlimited streams at home and offline viewing.
Google has to negotiate terms with the media companies.
Is that what YouTube TV is? I honestly don't know. Is that the same thing as YouTube Red?
I see it as very expensive, I see YouTube as having a UI that I loathe, and I see that every time (every few months or so) I try to watch an ad-supported movie on YouTube the experience is just awful (playback randomly stops across ad breaks, playback randomly jumps to the beginning of the movie). So I have zero incentive to probe further.
If I want ad-supported content, Tubi seem to be a lot more technically competent.
And if I want non-ad content, Prime or HBO Max or Disney+ seem like so much better deals. What's Youtube TV's selling point? The same thing as cable TV -- sports, lunatics ranting on cable "news", and reality shows, all presented in the same glorious lower-quality picture?
But the competition (for anyone tech savvy and with decent connectivity) is not cable! It is one or more of Prime, HBO Max, Netflix, or Disney+. Any one of those is much cheaper, higher quality, and has enough content to satisfy most people.
Holy Nelly, $85 per month to stare at a box? With Disney, Netflix, Stan, Paramount+, and Prime this is getting back to old 90’s cable TV prices. Cable TV was attractive vs broadcast TV when it started as it has no ads, but given that google are advertising whores I guess it all makes sense.
Google today announced the launch of a new "4K Plus" plan for YouTube TV subscribers, which will allow for streaming in 4K on a compatible TV and set-top box.
Along with 4K streaming, the 4K Plus option includes an option to download shows for watching offline and unlimited streaming when connected to home WiFi.
4K Plus is priced at an additional $19.99 per month on top of the standard YouTube TV streaming price, which starts at $65. That means subscribers can expect to pay $85 per month to watch YouTube TV in 4K, though Google is offering a promotion.
New users can get a one-month free trial and then will pay $9.99 per month for a year, after which the price will increase to $19.99 per month.
For all YouTube TV subscribers, Google is adding 5.1 Dolby audio capabilities, which will start rolling out to select devices "in the coming weeks." YouTube TV 4K Plus is available for customers starting today, with the feature accessible under membership settings on any browser.
Article Link: YouTube TV Gains Support for 4K Streaming and 5.1 Surround Sound
Because the speed has not improved nor has the price decreased in 5 years. It should be doing both over time.