I'm trying to determine if I can or should switch to "DirecTV Now" versus my old school, stupid, pedestrian, satellite dish version of DirecTV.

Basically, is there any way for me to confirm that my TV will be capable of interacting with this service?

I have a 65" KS8000 series Samsung Smart TV.

Additionally, my television came with a "smart remote", so I'm also wondering if that remote would be how we'd interact with DirecTV Now...?

I've contacted DirecTV Customer Support, and while in the past, they've been extremely helpful; not even close to understanding WTF they're talking about with this burgeoning service offering.

I'll hang up and listen. TIA.

nb4 Movie & TV board... GFY

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Posted by Spankum

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Posted on 7/15/18 at 10:26 am to yankeeundercover

I'm not familiar with that....tell me about "Direct tv now"

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Posted by AnonymousTiger

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Posted on 7/15/18 at 10:30 am to yankeeundercover

Just do youtube tv. I have same TV and that is what I use.

You can use the built in app and it has a free month preview.

Oh, and tech board

This post was edited on 7/15/18 at 10:38 am

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Posted by fallguy_1978

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Posted on 7/15/18 at 10:31 am to yankeeundercover

If your doesn't have the app you can always buy a $40 Roku

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Posted by Brian Wilson

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Posted on 7/15/18 at 10:41 am to yankeeundercover

Can your tv download the directv now app? Then yes.

If not you need fire tv/fire stick/roku/any other streaming device.

Think of the service like Netflix/Hulu. You need the app in order to use it.

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Posted by CaptainsWafer

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Posted on 7/15/18 at 10:43 am to yankeeundercover

Did you try this on the tech board as well? Those guys may be able to help.

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Posted by MrSmith

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Posted on 7/15/18 at 10:55 am to yankeeundercover

Similar setup. I have YouTube TV + Chromecasts and Apple TV. I have Samsung smart TVs but Chromecast and Apple TV are much easier to work with.

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Posted by yankeeundercover

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Posted on 7/16/18 at 7:26 am to yankeeundercover

Also, I found something else out that made the choice moot.

If you have AT&T U-Verse (internet service) and are currently bundled with traditional DTV, you're paying ~$30 for the ISP... if you switch off of the dish/box/etc. you lose the bundle and will have to pay full price for the internet service; which is ~$60...

Yeah, no thanks.

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Posted by t00f

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Posted on 7/16/18 at 7:45 am to yankeeundercover

Get a streamer, the apps suck on the TV’;s and don’t get updated as often.

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Posted by AUCE05

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Posted on 7/16/18 at 10:26 pm to yankeeundercover

I have an email from them saying yes.

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Posted by BottleGnome

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Posted on 7/17/18 at 12:08 pm to yankeeundercover

Currently the ks8000 does not have the ability to use the DirecTV Now app. Last week an email was sent out stating 2017 & 2018 Samsung smart TVs now have the capability to use the app. The ks8000 is a 2016 model so it was not included in that update. I have the 55" model and checked anyway but the app is not available.

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Posted by redbean5

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Posted on 7/17/18 at 9:07 pm to yankeeundercover

I had the same issue with my Samsung Smart Tv. I bought a fire stick which solved the issue. Downloaded the DirectTV Now app. Works well so far. 2 days now. Want to use it for the next 30 days to test it out and make decision on whether to go back to the dish.

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