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How good is content discovery/aggregation among the various streaming boxes now? As in if I had a Prime, Hulu, and Netflix accounts, if I searched for tv show x or movie y at the “home/dashboard” screen are these boxes smart and fast enough to stream from whatever sources provide it for free, and failing that give me a one(ish) button to purchase it from wherever for instant streaming? I’ve never used a streaming box or had a tv in a while but I vaguely remember needing to search in the Netflix app on Roku to find something on Netflix and so on. I also noticed that the newest season of Mr Robot is on iTunes. Is it safe to assume that tv shows are gonna be available for purchase (to stream) immediately nowadays from iTunes/amazon etc in tyool 2017 or is it still a crapshoot?
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Has anyone tried Philo yet? Just heard about it on Cordkillers, and this might be one to try. No sports or broadcast networks but a lot of other channels for $16 or $20. Here's what I got from their website: 37 Channels - $16 A&E AMC Animal Planet AXS TV BBC America BBC World News BET Cheddar CMT Comedy Central Discovery DIY Food Network FYI GSN HGTV History Channel IFC ID Lifetime Lifetime Movies MTV MTV 2 Nick Nick Jr. OWN SCI Spike Sundance TV Teen Nick TLC Travel Channel TV Land Velocity VH-1 Viceland WE 46 Channels - $20 All above plus: AHC BET*Her Cooking Channel Destination America Discovery Family Discovery Life Logo MTV LIVE Nick Toons Save Episodes for 30 Days Stream in HD on 3 devices at once Watch on Roku, iOS, Android Chrome, Web
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Nov 22, 2017 14:04
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I got an email from Vue today saying that they are raising my rate $10/mo with no new channels, so I am planning on switching to something else. How is Sling these days? It seems to be my cheapest option while keeping the Fox Sports RSN that I watch like 90% of the time. Is there any difference in stream quality amongst all the different options in the market now? Or is everything pretty comparable?
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Nov 22, 2017 21:01
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GOOD TIMES ON METH posted:I got an email from Vue today saying that they are raising my rate $10/mo with no new channels, so I am planning on switching to something else. How is Sling these days? It seems to be my cheapest option while keeping the Fox Sports RSN that I watch like 90% of the time. That's crazy. Did they have any sort of justification?
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Nov 23, 2017 00:05
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Jose Oquendo posted:That's crazy. Did they have any sort of justification? This is something they announced they were doing months ago. It's happening in a rolling fashion across markets. The justification is they're removing the "SLIM" packages, so if you happen to be in an area that still can't get locals in PSVue, welp sucks to be you. I'm lucky in that I got ABC/CBS/NBC/FOX/CW live, but if I got the no-choice price hike I'd be looking too. As it is, I'll be looking for a smaller cheaper service outside of college football season. PSVue is the best for football, but outside that there's really no advantage for me since I don't use the DVR very much. GOOD TIMES ON METH posted:How is Sling these days? It seems to be my cheapest option while keeping the Fox Sports RSN that I watch like 90% of the time. Personally, I've had issues streaming Sling at times when I've tried it. If you don't care about ESPN, then the Blue package is only $25 (if you add the additional sports I think that's another $5 or $10) HuluTV has EPSNs and FS1 and FS2 (not sure about regionals) for $40 DriecTV has ESPN, ESPN2 and FS1(no RSNs) for $35. To add FS2 (and RSN) is $60 package. All three of these I believe stream at 720p @ 60fps. I'm not sure of the compression but I imagine they're all around 2.5-3 MB/s FuboTV may be an option if you want sports, but there's no EPSN channels at all. $20 base.
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Nov 23, 2017 00:21
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Is there a website or service where you can sever the channels you need and it’ll spit out the streaming service that delivers those?
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Nov 23, 2017 14:12
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Thwomp posted:Is there a website or service where you can sever the channels you need and it’ll spit out the streaming service that delivers those? Not that I'm aware of. I can't imagine that would be in any way profitable for streaming providers (yet). Most of the popular channels are only offered as bundles for licensing. For instance, if you want the ESPN channels, you have to take the Disney channels as well and vice versa. It would also have the unintended side effect of driving a lot of the smaller, more niche channels out of existence. But I have seen some smaller channels that are website or YouTube only show up in Pluto.tv, so I imagine we're still transitioning on how entertainment is monetized and delivered.
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Nov 23, 2017 15:11
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What OP's wanting is a site where you say "I want x, y, & z" and the site spits back "Those are available on services A, B, C" giving you packages and prices. Not that you're wrong about a la carte channels and the knock on effects, that just wasn't the question.
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Nov 23, 2017 15:34
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Thwomp posted:Is there a website or service where you can sever the channels you need and it’ll spit out the streaming service that delivers those? This is the only thing like that I've seen so far.
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Nov 23, 2017 15:52
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LastInLine posted:What OP's wanting is a site where you say "I want x, y, & z" and the site spits back "Those are available on services A, B, C" giving you packages and prices. Yep. MASSIVELY misunderstood what was being asked.
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Nov 23, 2017 15:54
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Sounds like an idea for a new startup. “CBLSRCH - Expedia for Cable Television.” Anyone wanna get internet rich and found a startup with me.
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Nov 23, 2017 16:08
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Boris Galerkin posted:Sounds like an idea for a new startup. CABLR, and it's not a site it's an app.
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Nov 23, 2017 16:26
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LastInLine posted:CABLR, and it's not a site it's an app. Pfft. It's a site with an API.
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Nov 23, 2017 16:46
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LastInLine posted:CABLR, and it's not a site it's an app. With a top-screen ad banner and permissions that make it very clear that your data is for sale.
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Nov 23, 2017 18:16
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LastInLine posted:CABLR, and it's not a site it's an app. bull3964 posted:Pfft. It's a site with an API. TheScott2K posted:With a top-screen ad banner and permissions that make it very clear that your data is for sale. Are you guys serious here because I am failing to find what you guys are talking about on Google. The only thing I can actually find is cablr.cab which looks like yet another Uber-like service.
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Nov 23, 2017 19:01
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Boris Galerkin posted:Are you guys serious here because I am failing to find what you guys are talking about on Google. The only thing I can actually find is cablr.cab which looks like yet another Uber-like service. We are not serious, we're riffing on SV tropes.
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Nov 24, 2017 01:32
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I want to cancel my $200/mo cable service, keep the internet, and buy either a couple of Roku or Amazon sticks for my TVs. I do have Amazon prime. What are the advantages and disadvantages or differences between the two?
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Nov 24, 2017 02:40
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Flavor Truck posted:I want to cancel my $200/mo cable service, keep the internet, and buy either a couple of Roku or Amazon sticks for my TVs. I do have Amazon prime. What are the advantages and disadvantages or differences between the two? I can't say for the Roku, but don't get the FireTV stick. If you want to go with Amazon Fire, get the full size version. When I was setting up my parents' when they moved to DirectTV NOW, the stick just couldn't keep up with the streaming. Tons of freezing. Got the FireTV 4K and smooth sailing.
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Nov 24, 2017 02:42
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The Roku sticks are great. Just upgraded my 2016 stick in my bedroom to a new Streaming Stick+ for that sweet, sweet auto-adjust display refresh rate setting (only available on Roku OS 8 on models that support 4k, but as long as the model supports 4k the feature works for 1080p too). I also like that the remote can control TV power/volume now. It's still on a black friday sale for $48 at Amazon/Best Buy, too.
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Nov 24, 2017 04:56
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astral posted:The Roku sticks are great. Just upgraded my 2016 stick in my bedroom to a new Streaming Stick+ for that sweet, sweet auto-adjust display refresh rate setting (only available on Roku OS 8 on models that support 4k, but as long as the model supports 4k the feature works for 1080p too). I also like that the remote can control TV power/volume now. Also recommending the Roku Streaming Stick+. Upgraded my parents' Roku Streaming Stick 3600R to that since they got a new 4K TV. They've used the 3600R mostly for Plex and Netflix and it's by far the best "bang for your buck" streaming device. Supports an assload of services, and has Dolby/DTS audio passthrough from content served via Plex without issue as well (have read in the past FireTV devices have had issues with DTS audio).
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Nov 25, 2017 01:20
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Proteus Jones posted:This is something they announced they were doing months ago. It's happening in a rolling fashion across markets. Thanks for this. My trial with Sling has been pretty smooth and I oddly like having international cheap options, so I will probably stick with them. Fubo does seem like a good backup option in case Sling starts getting lovely. One of the India news stations has a segment where two guys full on yell at each other over politics. I have no idea what the issue is but it is good fun to watch. GOOD TIMES ON METH fucked around with this message at 15:09 on Nov 27, 2017 |
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Nov 27, 2017 15:07
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Proteus Jones posted:I can't say for the Roku, but don't get the FireTV stick. If you want to go with Amazon Fire, get the full size version. When I was setting up my parents' when they moved to DirectTV NOW, the stick just couldn't keep up with the streaming. Tons of freezing. Got the FireTV 4K and smooth sailing. I have an OG firestick that is drat near unusable. The thing is just so slow that launching Netflix or firing up an Amazon stream is painful. Maybe this was fixed in later generations, I don't know. I have a full size version that works incredibly well though. I recommend running an Ethernet cable to it. I really wish YoutubeTV had an interface for the FireTV. I know Google and Amazon are at odds and Google wants to sell you a Chromecast and other Google media, but native FireTV support with a guide would just be so nice. I don't like having to pick up my phone, unlock it, and go into the YouTube TV app to change the channel, it should just be a button press in my Fire remote. Mental Hospitality fucked around with this message at 03:57 on Nov 28, 2017 |
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Nov 28, 2017 03:34
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Thwomp posted:Is there a website or service where you can sever the channels you need and it’ll spit out the streaming service that delivers those? Recode just published this piece, which while less elegant than I'm looking for, communicates more information than the WP article did. So for instance, my wife needs Hallmark, Freeform, and Food network. According to recode's site, all three are available from DirecTV Now and SlingTV (and will still show the other services which only have two of the three). It does note that with SlingTV you'll have to add an extra package but unhelpfully can't tell you exactly how much ($5). Same goes for if I add Cooking Channel and it spits out a $50-96 for DirecTV Now. Still, it works at least to show you where you can get all your must-have channels together. Ideally, it'd be great to have a form to enter your must-have channels/shows plus other features you're interested in like DVR or VOD in addition to the device type you'd be accessing these services from and just have it spit out SlingTV Blue for $40 a month. Thwomp fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Nov 29, 2017 |
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Also don't forget to price out what individual seasons for shows may be too. It doesn't make sense to get a package that's an extra $5/month for one show since owning the season will almost certainly cost less than paying for that package for the duration of the season. I went down to a skinny package with FiOS that cut out a few stations where I had shows I was watching, but saving $15/month meant I could just own those shows for less (and in much higher quality.)
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bull3964 posted:Also don't forget to price out what individual seasons for shows may be too. It doesn't make sense to get a package that's an extra $5/month for one show since owning the season will almost certainly cost less than paying for that package for the duration of the season. With HBO and Starz, I wait until the current season is done and then binge on it so I only pay the 1 month cost. So, $15 to watch Westworld, and $8 to watch Ash vs. Evil Dead. I'll probably end up buying Westworld S2 (and S1 to build out the library), since that's a show that definitely rewards re-watching. I do agree with your strategy. I only carry a sub for PSVue when it's college football season. I drop Vue altogether outside of that, so it's definitely more economical for me to buy seasons of The Expanse. Proteus Jones fucked around with this message at 18:51 on Nov 29, 2017 |
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I just dropped Sling after about 3 weeks. No local channels for sports coupled with the overlap in channels while having Orange + Blue eventually got on my nerves. Giving DirecTV Now a shot. I'll give PS Vue a shot if I don't like it, no Viacom was the deciding choice between them for me. I also had a lot of buffering issues with Sling where I'd have to pick the channel again to get it to work. For real though, it felt like scrolling through 20 different channels over and over again with the way the guide works and the packages are structured.
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I didn’t even last past the free 7 day period with Sling. I ended up going back to PS Vue.
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Dec 5, 2017 02:23
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All of them lose me because I cannot get local channels. That would be something that brings me in so quickly. Even CBS All Access cannot give me live local.
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Dec 5, 2017 03:34
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Why not use an antenna?
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HEY NONG MAN posted:Why not use an antenna? Was going to ask the same thing. Just grab something from the nearest Best Buy, problem solved.
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Unless you live in an area where TV signals can be hard to get.
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Tv signals are hard to get (about an hour and a half away from the nearest stations) and I am completely surrounded by large trees.
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Bizarro Kanyon posted:Tv signals are hard to get (about an hour and a half away from the nearest stations) and I am completely surrounded by large trees. Sounds awesome.
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Dumb question but does anyone know of like a tiny LCD clock that's easy to stick on a flat surface inside an entertainment center/TV stand? Jumped on PS Vue earlier this month, and the glowing clock on the old STB is literally the only thing I miss about having cable.
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Minidust posted:Dumb question but does anyone know of like a tiny LCD clock that's easy to stick on a flat surface inside an entertainment center/TV stand? Jumped on PS Vue earlier this month, and the glowing clock on the old STB is literally the only thing I miss about having cable. https://www.amazon.com/s/field-keywords=lcd+clock ?
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Bizarro Kanyon posted:Tv signals are hard to get (about an hour and a half away from the nearest stations) and I am completely surrounded by large trees. Can you install one outside?
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Oooh they're loving with them https://twitter.com/CNETNews/status/938138159187156996
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TheScott2K posted:Oooh they're loving with them Wow. Shots loving fired.
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In the end, only the Shield will win.
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Silly Burrito posted:In the end, only the Roku will win.
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