Roku, chrome cast, Amazon, or Apple?

[Madeinhb]

I have Roku, Apple TV and Chrome cast. If you are an android person, chrome cast and then an app called Kodi. Tons of videos on what you can stream and how to set up.

[buffalobo]

I'm kicking around the idea of streaming all of my shows as well. I just need to make sure my wife will be able to see all of her shows.

^This.

What are some of examples of the cost of the various equipment and services?



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[hurley842002]

We kicked satellite once we moved into an apartment that direct tv couldn't get a signal from. We really enjoyed direct compare to others, and they were really good about doing everything they could to try and get a signal, and good about letting us out of the contract when they couldn't. With that said, after going to streaming/antenna, we wouldn't go back to paying for satellite or cable. We have a smart TV in the living room, and Chromecast in the bedroom, which we stream Netflix/Hulu from, and we buy and rent movies from Amazon and Google Play. The only thing i'll likely do in the future is pick up another Chromecast for the living room since I have a decent movie collection with Google play, and our TV doesn't have play services.

[ray1970]

^This.

What are some of examples of the cost of the various equipment and services?



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The Roku everyone is referring to is $79 right now. I'd probably use it for Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. Those three subscriptions would cost me around $26 a month. I'm paying about $160 a month for DirecTV right now. I'd probably go with an HD antenna for the local stuff so I can watch the Broncos and my wife can watch some of her ABC/CBS/NBC programs. The only part I need to figure out is how to record the local programs. Their schedule and ours often conflict so we just record everything and watch it when it's convenient for us. I guess I need to figure out how to get some sort of DVR to work with the HD antenna channels.

[Irving]

Out household went with Tablo to record free Over-The-Air television, which includes the 4 major stations - ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox - along with a number of others. We also have Amazon Fire TV with Amazon Prime - AND - for those rare occasions (VERY rare) when we can't find something on those options, we also have a VUDU account for recent movie rentals. My TV bills went from roughly $100 per month to $100 per year and we have more than enough entertainment. The ONLY time we were unhappy was when Grand Slam tennis (Wimbledon and US Open) was on ESPN and I could not find any streaming options to carry ESPN. I suspect that will change in the near future, but for now, if you are a die-hard ESPN fanatic, the only option is to remain with cable or satellite.

FWIW

Pretty sure Sling TV is nearly a 1/3 ESPN channels. Check them out to confirm though.

[MarkCO]

Pretty sure Sling TV is nearly a 1/3 ESPN channels. Check them out to confirm though.

Yes. SlingTV was the bump that got me totally off of Satellite.

[disciple1977]

The Roku everyone is referring to is $79 right now. I'd probably use it for Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. Those three subscriptions would cost me around $26 a month. I'm paying about $160 a month for DirecTV right now. I'd probably go with an HD antenna for the local stuff so I can watch the Broncos and my wife can watch some of her ABC/CBS/NBC programs. The only part I need to figure out is how to record the local programs. Their schedule and ours often conflict so we just record everything and watch it when it's convenient for us. I guess I need to figure out how to get some sort of DVR to work with the HD antenna channels.

I have this. https://www.tablotv.com/. Its is a little steep in initial purchase but works great.

[ray1970]

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I have this. https://www.tablotv.com/. Its is a little steep in initial purchase but works great.

Thanks. I'll check it out.

[MarkCO]

We have a Tablo as well. Takes a bit of learning and they don't tell you that you need a subscription to make it work easy. Otherwise you will need a way to find out what is on and when to record.

[ray1970]

We have a Tablo as well. Takes a bit of learning and they don't tell you that you need a subscription to make it work easy. Otherwise you will need a way to find out what is on and when to record.

Thanks for that bit of info. Their website definitely didn't mention needing a subscription to use any of the features.