Looking to cut the satellite cord

[iceberg]

i'm looking to do this also and my big thing is there are some channels i like to watch in "real time" - albiet not many.

food network
discovery (gold rush)

and so forth.

i have a smarttv with all the apps built into it so as far as i know i don't need roku, firestick or the others for tv. if there are differences in your standard smarttv that gives me netflix, hulu, amazon and so forth let me know and i'll dig.

i have my antenna already for locals but honestly, while i like having a ton of channels to flip through, i could likely adjust to flipping through movies and so forth but i feel like i'd be behind in crap shows i watch like gold rush, food network star, and so on as well as AMC but that need is dying also and i could live with watching things like the walking dead a few days later.

so - any difference in a firestick vs a standard smart tv in regard to what you can watch?

 

[65fastback2plus2]

$15 a month where and for what?

$8 for netflix and $8 for hulu. I have a nice high gain antenna in the attic with a OTA dvr.

I also connect my computer to the tv for other things that dont have apps specifically, like to login and stream The Walking Dead.

 

[morasp]

i'm looking to do this also and my big thing is there are some channels i like to watch in "real time" - albiet not many.

food network
discovery (gold rush)

and so forth.

i have a smarttv with all the apps built into it so as far as i know i don't need roku, firestick or the others for tv. if there are differences in your standard smarttv that gives me netflix, hulu, amazon and so forth let me know and i'll dig.

i have my antenna already for locals but honestly, while i like having a ton of channels to flip through, i could likely adjust to flipping through movies and so forth but i feel like i'd be behind in crap shows i watch like gold rush, food network star, and so on as well as AMC but that need is dying also and i could live with watching things like the walking dead a few days later.

so - any difference in a firestick vs a standard smart tv in regard to what you can watch?

It's been a while since I had direct tv but one nice thing about sling tv is that it didn't do is a lot of the channels including food network offer video on demand for 3-7 previous days of programs. That way you can pick which one to watch. I had streaming from a few different boxes but when I got the Fire TV it was a lot nicer.

 

[AzorAhai]

$8 for netflix and $8 for hulu. I have a nice high gain antenna in the attic with a OTA dvr.

I also connect my computer to the tv for other things that dont have apps specifically, like to login and stream The Walking Dead.

I have both of those services and neither one has close to all the shows I watch, or the channels. Specifically the sports. The season tickets don't even work for me because I watch all the local teams and they're blacked out there.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

I have both of those services and neither one has close to all the shows I watch, or the channels. Specifically the sports. The season tickets don't even work for me because I watch all the local teams and they're blacked out there.

I get all but 2 games a year via my OTA...and I have my computer for those

I havent found anything I cant watch that others watch yet.

 

[iceberg]

It's been a while since I had direct tv but one nice thing about sling tv is that it didn't do is a lot of the channels including food network offer video on demand for 3-7 previous days of programs. That way you can pick which one to watch. I had streaming from a few different boxes but when I got the Fire TV it was a lot nicer.

so i'd still be able to watch them but 2-3 days later? that's cool but i believe hulu does that too, right? i'm fine with just watching them another night, esp if it saves $120 a month.

 

[morasp]

so i'd still be able to watch them but 2-3 days later? that's cool but i believe hulu does that too, right? i'm fine with just watching them another night, esp if it saves $120 a month.

Yes, with Hulu and Sling you get a nice overlap of cable and network TV. Hulu has the most recent episodes of most of the network shows except CBS. It also has the most recent episodes of some cable shows. Sling TV has 20+ cable channels that you can watch live or VOD. So on the weekend if you want to watch a food network show that aired on Wednesday or even an hour ago you can. Not all of the 20 channels offer VOD but a lot of them do.

 

[iceberg]

Yes, with Hulu and Sling you get a nice overlap of cable and network TV. Hulu has the most recent episodes of most of the network shows except CBS. It also has the most recent episodes of some cable shows. Sling TV has 20+ cable channels that you can watch live or VOD. So on the weekend if you want to watch a food network show that aired on Wednesday or even an hour ago you can. Not all of the 20 channels offer VOD but a lot of them do.

cool. sounds like a combo of things and i'm pretty much set again. thanks!

 

[Hoss]

Thanks for your thoughts and experiences.... Should be quite the journey.