Best TV Streaming

[Cow Poke]

So, I'm abandoning U-Verse, and already have Netflix. Which of the streaming TV services do you like best, and why? Sling, Hulu....?

[Sparko]

I have been researching this lately and found this article comparing all of the various streaming services and what channels each has, etc.

https://www.cnet.com/news/youtube-tv...eups-compared/

My conclusion is that the services are not there yet. Each of them has various channels that the others don't and lacks channels that the other do have. Basically to get everything I want I would have to buy at least 2 of the different streaming services, plus pay each one for an "extra" package and then I would be right back up there at the same price as my cable and have the added complexity of having to deal with different online services to watch the shows I want to watch - on cable I have everything in one place and can record what I want to (I don't think the streaming services let you fast forward through ads like you can do with cable DVR recordings)

[Cow Poke]

I have been researching this lately and found this article comparing all of the various streaming services and what channels each has, etc.

https://www.cnet.com/news/youtube-tv...eups-compared/

My conclusion is that the services are not there yet. Each of them has various channels that the others don't and lacks channels that the other do have. Basically to get everything I want I would have to buy at least 2 of the different streaming services, plus pay each one for an "extra" package and then I would be right back up there at the same price as my cable and have the added complexity of having to deal with different online services to watch the shows I want to watch - on cable I have everything in one place and can record what I want to (I don't think the streaming services let you fast forward through ads like you can do with cable DVR recordings)

I don't watch that much TV, so I'd probably get by with either Sling. Still checking. I don't have to have sports or 24 hour news....

[Littlejoe]

So what I did was buy a good antenna and a Silicon dust HD Homerun dual channel and connected it to my Windows 7 HTPC with a 1 TB external HDD to DVR our local channels. I pay $12 for full Netflix and my daughter pays for Hulu. So far, I still prefer Netflix but I probably need to check out a couple of others for streaming. There may be some that are better. It's getting harder to find good stuff on Netflix...however Mrs. LJ and I are enjoying the old Andy Griffth Show and The old Dick Van Dyke show! My granddaughter likes them too!

[Cow Poke]

So what I did was buy a good antenna and a Silicon dust HD Homerun dual channel and connected it to my Windows 7 HTPC with a 1 TB external HDD to DVR our local channels. I pay $12 for full Netflix and my daughter pays for Hulu. So far, I still prefer Netflix but I probably need to check out a couple of others for streaming. There may be some that are better. It's getting harder to find good stuff on Netflix...however Mrs. LJ and I are enjoying the old Andy Griffth Show and The old Dick Van Dyke show! My granddaughter likes them too!

Yeah, I forgot I have Netflix - and was way underusing it til I got an Amazon Fire TV Stick -- and I HAVE used a HD TV antenna in the past, and picked up quite a few channels, including the locals...

[Sparko]

I don't watch that much TV, so I'd probably get by with either Sling. Still checking. I don't have to have sports or 24 hour news....

looks like one of the hangups I have is the Discovery Channel. Seems like the only one that has it is DirecTV and Playstation vue. But then DirectTV doesn't have CBS, Playstation doens't have the History channel, and so on.

[mossrose]

Netflix here is crap. I haven't tried anything else.

[Cow Poke]

Netflix here is crap. I haven't tried anything else.

Wife and I started out watching a couple Netflix series, and the first few episodes would be good, then it seemed each following episode got darker and added in some profanity and....

[rogue06]

I don't watch that much TV, so I'd probably get by with either Sling. Still checking. I don't have to have sports or 24 hour news....

I noticed that Sling has few if any channels I watch

[Cow Poke]

I noticed that Sling has few if any channels I watch

I'm doing the 7 day free trial - we shall see.