Maybe, but I get a deal too hard to pass up I will ride this Horse into the ground.I expect that it will vaporize and the residue will escape your grasp.
Maybe, but I get a deal too hard to pass up I will ride this Horse into the ground.I expect that it will vaporize and the residue will escape your grasp.
But it turns out to be an excellent example for the reasons that Lloyd offered: If you like both Discovery and Picard, you can subscribe once a year for a month or so and binge both of them.Picard was an example. It could be replaced with anything.
If you have to pay for the entire CBS All Access spread to get one series, that's not really a la carte.But, the bottom line is that I pay for what I want.
If you have to pay for the entire CBS All Access spread to get one series, that's not really a la carte.
I need sports, so "on the cheap" is a relative concept to me. There is no better cost-effective way for me to get all the ESPNs, my RSNs, Fox/CBS/NBC Sports channels, MLB, NBA, Tennis Channel, etc. along with all my locals including CW (OTA doesn't work for me), and my must-have cable channels than YouTube TV. Here's my breakdown as of this moment:
YouTube TV: $50
Netflix: $11 (discounted gift card price)
Hulu: Free month
Prime: Year-round sub for various benefits
Internet: $60 promo price through June 2021 for 150 Mbps service
Before cutting the cord, I always had my cable company's second highest Internet speed category. So that doesn't factor into my costs for entertainment. I also always had Netflix, sometimes with the disc rental service too. Prime is Prime. And the other streaming services and premium cable channels I bounce around among depending on deals and must-watch shows (like GOT last year). But always one at a time, i.e., I wouldn't sign up for HBO, CBS All Access, or Showtime right now while I'm getting caught up on Hulu and Netflix.
That was my point.You dont have to subscribe to everything at the sametime..if you want HBO you can pick it up when there is a movie or 2 you wanna watch..pick up hulu ...binge watch your favorite shows then drop it...
if you really do need all that repetitive sports stuff..all the time it will get pricy
That was my point.![]()
Everyone's tastes are different, and everything in entertainment gets repetitive in its own way. I personally can't watch more than two or three episodes of any given reality TV show before the gimmick gets old and every episode just seems like lather, rinse, repeat. I also rarely rewatch old movies or TV shows (talk about repetitive). While some people would say all the superhero-themed shows I watch are all the same.
You do you, and I'll do me.
The cheapest way for those that can get all or most of their local channels via antenna is to not subscribe to any streamer, but then unless you just want to watch live TV, you need an OTA DVR and maybe a subscription to guide data. Tivo is the highest cost guide data @$7/month, others are cheaper and at least one has no charge for that data. And given that there are so many subchannels on broadcast these days, that might just fit the bill.
What I am saying is...figure out what you need to watch every month...ESPN a standalone and the RSNS will eventually do the same.....no need to get everything all the time..almost alacart...unlike cable or satellite
Plex is probably easier to set up and it may well be cheaper if you buy a lifetime "Plex Pass".Want the cheapest possible OTA DVR solution? Do what I do and use the free open-source MythTV.
Plex doesn't charge for clients any more.As for watching your MythTV recordings on TV, there's a $10 app available for Apple TV, which is what I use.
Plex doesn't support PSIPYou can try to rely on the free PSIP guide data embedded in your local stations' signals but it's definitely worth spending $25 per year to get Gracenote guide data from Schedules Direct.
What I am saying is...figure out what you need to watch every month...ESPN a standalone and the RSNS will eventually do the same.....no need to get everything all the time..almost alacart...unlike cable or satellite
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Not quite with ESPN. You can get ESPN+, which is stand-alone, but does not include things on the national channels like ESPN and ESPN2.
But, most of the leagues have out of market packages that allow you to watch most games. What is difficult is that locals teams may only be available on the RSN and other streaming sources are blacked out in market.
Plex is probably easier to set up and it may well be cheaper if you buy a lifetime "Plex Pass".
Plex doesn't charge for clients any more.
The magic of solutions like Myth and Plex is that they'll likely be some of the first DVRs to support tuning NEXTGEN TV since all you need is some manner of tuner (be it network or USB based). Obviously, support for all of the other features that come along with NEXTGEN will take development but if all you need is to record shows, I reason that should be a short putt.Before then, it's quite possible I will have moved on to something else (perhaps involving ATSC 3.0).
Correct, sports is the hang up issue with streaming.