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Cable - Cord Cutting

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AuTX Buckeye said:
No SlingTV on Apple TV... (i'll check my 4th gen when i get home). You'd need to mirror from an ipad/iphone - part of the reason I dropped it.

for Antenna.. Mohu's aren't worth the money from my understanding. I bought 2 refurb winegards from Fry's for $20 a pop they work great. - wirecutter indoor antenna review

As for DVR - since I switch to windows 10 and lost media center I haven't even attempted because i dont have the time or the patient for the convoluted setup - or want to pay for access to tv channel guide info

question: how far away from the TV towers are you?
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I checked on the Tablo website and it looks like I'm surrounded by towers...every channel shows max signal strength.

Parting with Apple TV really is no big deal...I would still keep it around for the occasional mirroring.
 
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wadc45 said:
I checked on the Tablo website and it looks like I'm surrounded by towers...every channel shows max signal strength.

Parting with Apple TV really is no big deal...I would still keep it around for the occasional mirroring.
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I had a horrible experience with SlingTV... I don't think I'll go back for a long time... it was that shitty.
 
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jwinslow said:
For others, here is a good (albeit slightly dated) breakdown of the streaming boxes

http://www.cnet.com/news/chromecast-vs-apple-tv-vs-roku-3-which-media-streamer-should-you-buy/

This is why you don't wildly overpay for a TV with smart features. It will be slow and rarely have the features of these much cheaper alternatives.
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You forgot to add that it most likely won't be updated at all after when newer models get released. I'd even be hesitant to buy a tv with Android TV built into it.
 
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CentralMOBuck said:
Playstaiton just launched their internet tv program yesterday. I think the BTN is included in one of the packages.

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/vue
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Wow, that's badass. Wish Microsoft would come out with something like that. The Core Slim ($34.99) a month is all I would need...sucks you have to have a PlayStation Network Account. Does anyone know if you have to have the Plus account for this to work?
 
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CentralMOBuck said:
Playstaiton just launched their internet tv program yesterday. I think the BTN is included in one of the packages.

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/vue
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That's a pretty good service, though you can't get local stations (sports) in most areas, which is an issue. It sounds like you can get on-demand content the next day, but that probably means Two Broke Girls and not any sports.

The real hope is that cable companies decide to adapt instead of die. I'm already spending 45/mo for high speed internet (specifically upload speeds). If they weren't idiots, they'd bundle the same package from them for $35-40/mo.
 
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jwinslow said:
That's a pretty good service, though you can't get local stations (sports) in most areas, which is an issue. It sounds like you can get on-demand content the next day, but that probably means Two Broke Girls and not any sports.

The real hope is that cable companies decide to adapt instead of die. I'm already spending 45/mo for high speed internet (specifically upload speeds). If they weren't idiots, they'd bundle the same package from them for $35-40/mo.
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Just get an HD antenna for local stations....
 
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I signed up for the Vue trial over the weekend.

I'm impressed, at least with the service I've gotten from it. It's a minor inconvenience to have to switch inputs for the local channels, but the cost savings is enough to offset that annoyance. Put Vue with an HD antenna, a Tablo and some Fire TVs and I think you've got a pretty good setup.
 
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Abenaki said:
I signed up for the Vue trial over the weekend.

I'm impressed, at least with the service I've gotten from it. It's a minor inconvenience to have to switch inputs for the local channels, but the cost savings is enough to offset that annoyance. Put Vue with an HD antenna, a Tablo and some Fire TVs and I think you've got a pretty good setup.
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What's Tablo?
 
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Mac said:
What's Tablo?
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It's a DVR for antenna TV. See here: https://www.tablotv.com/

My wife is concerned about making a switch and making things complicated and missing out on her shows which include things like The Bachelor and The Voice and all those stupid dating and singing and dancing reality shows.

With the Tablo, it looks like I can hook my own hard drive up to it and we can watch anything on the DVR through Fire TV. So that would simplify things, have Vue and the Tablo (not to mention Netflix, Prime, etc.) running through Fire TV and only have to change the input if we wanted to watch live TV on the local channels. My only objection to the Tablo is the subscription fee for the guide in order to record series and the like.
 
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