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Did the same thing the first of October and I agree it is easier and certainly cheaper. Also portable between the two houses so saved money in both places. I'm using it through Roku though.
 
I threatened this earlier and will come back to it.

The big catch is having access to football.


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RDSChicago said:
I switched to YouTube TV a few months ago and have no regrets.
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I love how it tunes into programs I watch at certain times. Turn the TV on at 5:58 and PBS Newshour is tuned in.

Not sure if I'm really saving money with all the ancillary subscriptions we ended up with. But happier than I was with directv


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The bozos at YouTube TV just cut all Florida Sports channels! Just switched to AT&T TV. The Tampa Bay Lightning are back on my TV now!

Picture quality is way better too.


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Mike said:
The bozos at YouTube TV just cut all Florida Sports channels! Just switched to AT&T TV. The Tampa Bay Lightning are back on my TV now!

Picture quality is way better too.


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Fox Sports has a app. I use that for the Twins


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Now that Sinclair owns all of the old regional Fox Sports networks the rules have apparently changed and none of the Internet TV providers carry there channels except AT&T for now. That includes You Tube TV, Hulu, Sling and Fubo. Whether agreements that expired in October are worked out by the start of the MLB season nobody knows yet.
 
Jack said:
Now that Sinclair owns all of the old regional Fox Sports networks the rules have apparently changed and none of the Internet TV providers carry there channels except AT&T for now. That includes You Tube TV, Hulu, Sling and Fubo. Whether agreements that expired in October are worked out by the start of the MLB season nobody knows yet.
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I think the app has a small fee to get all fox sports. Seems worth it.

I live at the western edge of the Minneapolis suburbs. Only choice for me is a s**t cable network or satellite. With MN weather, I hated satellite. Apple TV/YouTube TV is as good as it gets for me.


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Now that the Fox Network was forced by the courts to divest themselves of the regional sports channels they are owned by Sinclair Broadcasting who outbid MLB themselves for them. Don't know if the Fox Sports Go app is going to work anymore so may have to just hope that they can work something out before the season starts or since I'm with You Tube too I will be out of luck with the Rays. Like Mike already lost the Lightning.
 
I cut the cord about a year ago. From time to time, I have subscribed (short-term, like 1 month) to providers such as YouTube TV and Sling.

In a few weeks I will likely subscribe to a provider to watch the Australian open.

Doing some reading ahead of time, it looks like all matches will be on ESPN and ESPN2. Sling Orange offers ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 for $35/mo.

But I just saw that Disney’s new streaming service also offers ESPN.
Their price is less than half of Sling.

Anyone here subscribed to Disney+? Can you access all ESPN channels including live sports events? Any likes, dislikes?
 
nicoff said:
I cut the cord about a year ago. From time to time, I have subscribed (short-term, like 1 month) to providers such as YouTube TV and Sling.

In a few weeks I will likely subscribe to a provider to watch the Australian open.

Doing some reading ahead of time, it looks like all matches will be on ESPN and ESPN2. Sling Orange offers ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 for $35/mo.

But I just saw that Disney’s new streaming service also offers ESPN.
Their price is less than half of Sling.

Anyone here subscribed to Disney+? Can you access all ESPN channels including live sports events? Any likes, dislikes?
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I subscribe to ESPN only. I believe it’s $5/mo. This is all the ESPN channels, live sports, specials, and PPV for things like the UFC.
 
vortrex said:
I subscribe to ESPN only. I believe it’s $5/mo. This is all the ESPN channels, live sports, specials, and PPV for things like the UFC.
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I tried Sling (with the ESPN bundle) and it worked fine for watching the event that I wanted. I have since cancelled and will definitely check out the ESPN subscription in the future. Thanks!
 
brad225 said:
Can someone tell me how does Apple TV differ from Roku?

Thanks
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If you are in an Apple environment (that is, you are using an iPhone and other Apple products), the AppleTV provides seamless integration with the rest of those products. For example, you are searching for a movie within AppleTV and you can then use your iPhone to do a quicker search. Also, it integrates with Siri (for voice commands). The biggest disadvantage is cost and the AppleTV remote (it is awful).

Roku Ultra is much cheaper. The remote is a breeze to use and works great. It can use AirPlay (to cast stuff to it). Voice command is not as good as Siri.

Both devices have pretty much the same Apps and both can do high definition video (4K, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos).

Roku is best value; cost no object (and if you don't mind putting up with a lousy remote), then Apple TV.
 
Also, Apple TV is more of a curated experience, while Roku is more of an open marketplace. There are lots of random niche Roku channels both free and paid, while Apple TV tends to stick with streaming services that Apple is choosing to partner with.

I also want to say that generally all apps on Apple TV need to conform to the Apple TV user experience, and not so much on Roku. But that may be more of an impression than a reality. Both companies require a certain level of integration and uniformity of functionality, to ensure a level of consistency and maintain user expectations.

And both ecosystems support games.
 
Thanks guys. We currently use a Roku Ultra for some programing. As for the remote we are using an RTI unit that combined all of our remotes into one for my wife. Unfortunately it is kind of like using the Mars rover for site seeing in your yard. I will probably contact the HT dealer that programed it for us and see what his suggestions are.

I'm going to need to set down and figure what channels we actually need as opposed to the ones we pay for and never use. I'm sure everyone is faced with that, I want this channel but I need to purchase 6 more I don't need to get it. Not looking forward to that.

I looked at our Frontier bill last night and it is ridiculous, in my opinion. We have a phone line, 3 TV's, plus internet and a bill that is $285 a month. My wife pays the bills (another advantage of being married to a retired CPA) so I don't pay attention until she mentions something usually. I would imagine we would still be close to
$200 but It would probably be 1/3 less.
For me AT&T looks like the best choice and that is on the Roku anyway which would make it easier.

If we go with the Roku do we need a unit for each TV location? Can one account be used in different locations in the house at the same time?
 
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