I also think that assuming you can't get skinny bundles from the conventional pay TV outlets is probably short-sighted. PS Vue's Elite package is now up to $59.99 and doesn't include premium movie channels. They've also pared their demo period down to five days.
In the same post, I wrote:
... offering skinny bundles that actually include channels people want (i.e., don't completely exclude major sports channels) ...
, indicating that I have some familiarity with this. Granted, since Dish and DirecTV sat service are nonstarters for me, I'm only talking about my local cable company's skinny bundle offerings, which don't include sports channels. Currently, Cox's lowest tier only includes locals, public access, shopping, and channels available locally OTA (with fees and taxes the price of that Starter package would be around the $35 I pay for YTTV). To get the sports channels I get with YouTube TV, or PS Vue's $50 tier, I'd have to subscribe to their max-level Ultimate channel package.
I question that "cloud DVR" service is all that for purposes other than time-shifting.
I would question what else one uses any DVR for other than time-shifting, but since you asked, additional advantages of a cloud DVR include unlimited number of tuners, timers, and storage (I can literally record everything being aired on all the linear channels all day, every day, if I wanted). And access to all my recorded content anytime, on any device in my house, in the same high quality (720p/1080/, 60fps) I get in my living room without having hard-wired boxes and the associated mirroring and rental fees, which in the case of Cox would run me $40-$50 extra just for that access.