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Best streaming service for live tv?

Posted on 1/11/23 at 6:17 am
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
6747 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 6:17 am
I have YouTube TV and the price isn’t bad and I love that I get the local channels. However, the interface sucks, especially coming from Dish. Is there another streaming service that offers local channels but with an easier/better interface?
Posted by tigersmanager
Member since Jun 2010
7406 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 8:59 am to
Hulu Live try the free trial
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
18011 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 9:03 am to
DirecTV stream using their streaming box will be more what you are used to.
Posted by Gator5220
Member since Aug 2010
3132 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 9:03 am to
I had Hulu for years and it always had buffering issues. I switched to YouTube and it’s been buffer free.
Posted by SprintFun
Columbus, OH
Member since Dec 2007
45794 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 9:19 am to
Had Hulu w/ Live TV for a while, but after they jacked the price up over $65 it became kind of pointless. Also they don't have regional sports networks.

Switched to DirecTV stream in order the get regional sports. It's the only stream option that has them. It is expensive and the app sucks.

Not sure what we'll do next.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
42571 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 9:21 am to
Get an HD antenna. Newer TVs come with their own version of live TV (Samsung plus, etc.) It's free and better than any streaming or paid service.
Posted by FreddieMac
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2010
21010 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 1:28 pm to
I usually get Fubo tv for lsu football season. Good success for us.
Posted by Silverback911
Member since Jan 2022
820 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 4:19 pm to
I use have YouTube TV because it “feels” the most like cable. Used to have Hulu live.
Posted by Mfdtiger
Deatsville, Alabama
Member since Oct 2010
730 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 8:27 pm to
I'm loving Hulu live tv, I paid the extra 10 bucks for unlimited screens. Even get locals and free espn +
Posted by RainOut
Member since Dec 2022
9 posts
Posted on 1/11/23 at 8:41 pm to
I have Youtube TV and think it's fine. Interested in what you think is wrong with it.
Posted by delta_zulu
Middle TN
Member since Jul 2021
239 posts
Posted on 1/12/23 at 6:47 am to
FuboTV just had a huge price hike. Almost $100/month for what I had been getting for $65. Went back to YouTube TV and I can say the YTTV is much faster plus offers 4K when available. All of the streaming services have interfaces which are slower and a little clunkier than cable, but that’s just the nature of the game. It’s a little slower to jump around channels and you may have to press an extra button, but that’s the trade off.
Posted by notbilly
alter
Member since Sep 2015
4570 posts
Posted on 1/12/23 at 7:21 am to
quote:

DirecTV stream


I liked their user interface bc I felt it was the closest to cable/satellite. But the app always has issues crashing and even though I was initially in the ‘intro’ price, they kept jacking it up and it was no longer worth it. I loved to YouTube. I don’t like the UI at all but it has a lot of content for the price. My kids used to need Nick Jr and it was one of the few that included it at the time
Posted by bbap
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2006
96014 posts
Posted on 1/12/23 at 7:29 am to
quote:

However, the interface sucks


in what way?
Posted by chryso
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
11883 posts
Posted on 1/12/23 at 8:00 am to
Nevermind.
This post was edited on 1/12/23 at 8:01 am
Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
40815 posts
Posted on 1/12/23 at 10:26 am to
I can only speak on Hulu Live because that is all that I have ever tried. They need to do something about their live TV interface to browse channels. It is very laggy, and there is no saving "favorite" channels, so you have to browse through the entire channel lineup to go to other stations.

So my gripes with Hulu: Menu Lag, and Price.

When I started using Hulu years back. It was $40 for live TV. Now we are approaching $80. With that said, they have added tons of content, and stations. And I now get D+ with it.

I have tried to go back to just regular Hulu, BUT, you don't get all of the content. I thought it would be just losing the live TV capabilities, but it removes a shitload of access to full series of good shows, some even removed completely. For instance, if you decide to binge watch and entire series, with Live TV package you get all the seasons, but if you switch to just streaming, only a couple of the more recent seasons will be accessible. And since my wife watches a bunch of weird womanly shows, we are almost forced to keep the Live TV package to be able watch most of them.
Posted by RebelWithACause
Jackson
Member since Nov 2010
1270 posts
Posted on 1/12/23 at 4:57 pm to
I went with Hulu Live because it also included Disney+ and ESPN+. I already was paying for a Disney+ and was able to drop that once I got the Hulu Live package. Have heard YouTube TV is good also.

I also have HBO Max and received and email today that the price was going up next month from $14.99 to $15.99
Posted by TTownTiger
Austin
Member since Oct 2007
5301 posts
Posted on 1/12/23 at 6:44 pm to
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Switched to DirecTV stream in order the get regional sports. It's the only stream option that has them.


Fubo just got Ballys for you Pelicans fans in LA. Not sure what their cheapest package option is that has Ballys though. Dtv Streams cheapest package with Ballys and AttSports is $90 per month.

Edit: forgot about Dtvs price hike this months. $100 to get Ballys

Edit 2: looks like Fubo cheapest package for Bally's is $90. $75 for base package + $15 for local regional package which will include Bally's
This post was edited on 1/12/23 at 7:01 pm
Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
40815 posts
Posted on 1/13/23 at 9:20 am to
quote:

I went with Hulu Live because it also included Disney+ and ESPN+.


That's the reason I don't bitch too much about Hulu. They have at least added some premium content.

I also got somewhat lucky when AT&T started giving their customers access to HBO Max with Unlimited data cell phone packages.
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