YouTube TV - $35/mo

Discussion in 'The Thunderdome' started by Tenacious D, Mar 1, 2017.

  1. Tenacious D

    Tenacious D The law is of supreme importance, or no importance

    Are we watching a quickening of cable's death? To be sure, this moves us even closer to further dissolving the already wafer-thin line between internet-based and traditional broadcast entertainment - which is a great thing.

    But what's going to happen when the broadcast networks no longer drive the market, or better, what happens when it dies altogether?
     
  2. droski

    droski Traffic Criminal

    Could be similar to the transition from hard lines to cell phones. I'm looking forward to saving some money on my dish bill because of this
     
  3. utvol0427

    utvol0427 Chieftain

    This looks like it has all of the sports channels I'd want, so this will probably be what finally gets me to ditch cable.
     
  4. kptvol

    kptvol Super Moderator

    AMC sounds like the only reason to keep cable. Probably can figure out a way to watch that for free, though.
     
  5. droski

    droski Traffic Criminal

    i like having a dvr personally.
     
  6. Volst53

    Volst53 Super Moderator

    Now we just need cable to push regulation to hinder the advancements. It will be about protecting the consumer though so greater good and all
     
  7. InVolNerable

    InVolNerable Fark Master Flex

    PSVue has a tier that is same price and includes TBS, TNT, and TruTV (march madness channels).

    https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/vue/
     
  8. InVolNerable

    InVolNerable Fark Master Flex

  9. droski

    droski Traffic Criminal

    interesting. wonder how well it will work
     
  10. JayVols

    JayVols Walleye Catchin' Moderator

    Until we get full high speed internet, cable/satellite is going nowhere. I have dsl, well it's the slowest speed possible to be considered broadband, but it stops at my house. In fact, if I call the phone company, they'll tell me dsl isn't available to my house. Power co-op is holding a meeting in May to judge the demand for rural high speed internet.

    To tell you how bad my home internet is, if the wife is on Facebook on her phone, I can't watch Netflix without buffering every 2 minutes if not shorter.
     
  11. InVolNerable

    InVolNerable Fark Master Flex

    PS Vue has AMC
     
  12. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    Already happening with internet. Just a matter of time. They removed any suspense by buying both parties and astroturfing support with minority groups and marketing firms spoofing comments. If anyone isn't aware of this, it is out in the mainstream to find.
     
  13. Tenacious D

    Tenacious D The law is of supreme importance, or no importance

    That's some Correct The Record / Sharia Blue stuff. I'm always shocked that corporations get away with this sort of stuff, but they almost always do.
     
  14. JohnnyQuickkick

    JohnnyQuickkick Calcio correspondent

    I switched from internet back to cable just because i couldn't get local channels over the air where I live now. Maybe I could if I bought a better antenna but I have bigger fish to fry and I got a good deal going back. Maybe in a year or 2...
     
  15. Tenacious D

    Tenacious D The law is of supreme importance, or no importance

    Watching Trump's speech last night was the first extended bit of cable or network programming that I've seen since Tennessee's bowl game, IIRC.
     
  16. Calculon

    Calculon Member

    Vue on my Fire TV has been great. I see no reason to subscribe to a cable service with receiver fees that cost over half of what I pay per month.
     
  17. IP

    IP Super Moderator

    We have a roku. Dont miss tv.

    I wish someone would figure out global wireless. The tech exists, just expensive to setup on the front end.
     
  18. Volst53

    Volst53 Super Moderator

    The new redneck thing is jailbreaking a firestick giving them all of the content for free.
     
  19. kptvol

    kptvol Super Moderator

    Which I assume is illegal?
     
  20. Volst53

    Volst53 Super Moderator

    Yeah like the satellite cards and codes till they started zapping them.
     

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