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YouTube TV Raises Prices From $50/Month to $65/Month
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YouTube is relying on their two main differentiators - six individuals can use one account on unlimited devices and and DVR storage is unlimited. Depending on your situation those can be strong incentives.
Funny, I cancelled Hulu TV recently. Slimming down to Philo ($16 grandfathered rate) and locast. I also pay for Prime.
It could be a good price depending on where you are for 150 and four premium channels
Maybe I just have too many other things to do, but I would never have the time to utilise that many services..... 😬
Do people spend most of the day watching stuff.... 🤔
Is it fully unlimited now or is it either space or time limited? YTTV and Vue were the only ones we liked because they were space unlimited but time limited, but anytime the same show was on it reset the timer.
Look at this price point, it’s now a cable alternative instead of a cable competitor. And it still has a superior UI, features and portability where is
Sure if you like lacross and other fringe sports on ESPN+. But whaif you want to watch your local MLB team on a fox sports RSN or even a NFL game on fox or cbs? You need need a basic “cable package” to get those local channels.
Espn does not equal all sports. Not like
a long shot.
Sure if you like lacross and other fringe sports on ESPN+. But whaif you want to watch your local MLB team on a fox sports RSN or even a NFL game on fox or cbs? You need need a basic “cable package” to get those local channels.
Espn does not equal all sports. Not like
a long shot.
How long before Hulu bumps. The will for sure wait to get the YT cancels but then how long.
The amount of people who are commenting on this and have no idea what YouTube TV service actual is is pretty staggering.
at this price point it’s an Apples to apples comparison with cable, and they still win. The points you mention above PLUS no contracts or equipment fees. And added portability. We just got back from a beach house rental and I downloaded yttv app on the main tv and had instant access to my channel list and dvr. Cable can’t top that.
For $65 dollars, that's pretty insane, especially since that's about the same as cable. But what most fail to realize is that Live TV is truly a premium (especially for sports). More and more sports are no longer being broadcasted OTA (especially in Philly, where Comcast owns most sports broadcasting). Most people probably can be fine without live TV, but if you're a big sports fan, both cable and Live-TV-over-internet services (like Youtube TV and Hulu Live) have you for sure.
6 users can be added to a YouTube TV account, but only 3 can watch at any one time. The unlimited storage is definitely a big plus. I don't know how the other services are now as I haven't used anything other than YouTube TV since it was released, but there were a lot of complaints about buffering in other services.
Agree - if not for sports and the news I could easily live without any of them. But, as a big sports fan, it's not an option yet.
as I’ve said in another reply at $65 it’s a cable competitor, not a cable alternative. IMO if you want live channels, it’s superior to cable. if
You don’t, move on.
150MB down and 15MB up is pretty entry level by today's world internet standards. You can get 300/300 for $40 a month on most major providers. Is cable TV for $125, even including those "premium" channels, really worth it?
I think this just hastens the death of traditional live television regardless if it is distributed over cable or a streaming service.
I work for a small business and my boss pays for Youtube TV for business news. I am able to piggy back off it at home. However, I notice I rarely touch it. I am so use to on-demand content these days.
I work for a small business and my boss pays for Youtube TV for business news. I am able to piggy back off it at home. However, I notice I rarely touch it. I am so use to on-demand content these days.
It has the best one-stop interface out of all of them, and the youtube TV app is available widely. You don't need to subscribe to 5+ services to get all your content (remember netflix of yesteryear?).
It also has the best sports and live TV package too.
I previously canceled my Youtube TV package at $45 per month, but now I'm regretting it. The value just gets better over time.
My biggest gripe with it is that recorded DVR expires much like regular DVR does, due to content licensing deals. So, you really own nothing. Sure, you can browse in seasons shows, and stream them for 3 months at a time, but they disappear after that.
It also has Google's recommendation engine (AI/algos) for the discovery of new shows, something the other platforms don't have. Netflix is ok at it, but Google has all your data.
I've personally jumped on the iTunes train (sales and cheap digital codes) so I can actually own my content forever from multiple publishers. But even so, iTunes lacks live content and doesn't have a great recommendation engine, and doesn't let you casually binge watch random crap.
Consider this, $65 for YouTube TV, or $65 towards a permanent iTunes library content? I went with the latter.
Indeed! I signed up for that deal and still use the free Apple TV, but ditched DTN last year as it was the same thing as YT-TV now, prices going up and up and up. Switched to Sling for $25, they raised it to $30 and I cancelled. Am happy with Netflix, Hulu/D+/ESPN package, CBS and YT premium. I get Peacock for free as I have Comcast Internet.
$15 per month for a bunch of garbage channels. You can get a low end Netflix subscription for about half the price, and Netflix at least has a pretty solid selection of shows and movies. The only channel in this Paramount/Viacom package that is actually worth anything is TV Land. I would only pay $2-3 per month for it though, not $15.
Limited content, but Hulu no adds is great. Actually becoming what watch the most. We do the entry level Hulu... not that package with lots of channels. We also get 30+ local channels free with our antennae.