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Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:50 am
by Shirley
So it does DVR? Does that include for live sports?

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:56 am
by A_B
Im not sure but probably not. That's the one drawback, you have to watch sports live (which I generally prefer because i get texts during the games that matter to me anyway) but it is a real issue.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:11 am
by govmentchedda
Shirley wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:50 am So it does DVR? Does that include for live sports?
YoutubeTV has unlimited DVR, is $35/mo, and includes live sports. Not sure what it does for sports that last past their normal record time (baseball, football, etc.), but it's great for hockey and soccer where you more or less know when the game will end.

I really like it, but the authorized channels vary by location, so for example, I don't get any NBC live, but I can record and watch later. That's just a Tampa thing though.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:38 am
by sancarlos
govmentchedda wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:11 am
Shirley wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:50 am So it does DVR? Does that include for live sports?
YoutubeTV has unlimited DVR, is $35/mo, and includes live sports. Not sure what it does for sports that last past their normal record time (baseball, football, etc.), but it's great for hockey and soccer where you more or less know when the game will end.

I really like it, but the authorized channels vary by location, so for example, I don't get any NBC live, but I can record and watch later. That's just a Tampa thing though.
I'm with Shirley. I have DirecTV. I don't need an antenna, I watch almost everything on DVR. I sense I am being abused, but I don't want to switch and find out I'm compromised and/or can't get channels I value (NHL Network for instance).

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:42 am
by A_B
govmentchedda wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:11 am
Shirley wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:50 am So it does DVR? Does that include for live sports?
YoutubeTV has unlimited DVR, is $35/mo, and includes live sports. Not sure what it does for sports that last past their normal record time (baseball, football, etc.), but it's great for hockey and soccer where you more or less know when the game will end.

I really like it, but the authorized channels vary by location, so for example, I don't get any NBC live, but I can record and watch later. That's just a Tampa thing though.
Is it true DVR, like you can DVR something and start watching it 10 minutes late, or is it you have to wait until it's over?

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:52 am
by govmentchedda
Unsure about NBC stuff, but for all the other channels (without this restriction) you can start at 8:10 for an 8:00 show, and rewind back to the start.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:53 am
by A_B
govmentchedda wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:52 am Unsure about NBC stuff, but for all the other channels (without this restriction) you can start at 8:10 for an 8:00 show, and rewind back to the start.
OK, that's good to know. Thanks.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:54 am
by govmentchedda
Gonna test it out with Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda starting in 7 minutes!

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:00 pm
by govmentchedda
For example, (and not the NBC answer), when I go to the page on my browser now, there are three options at the top of the page, "Library", "Home", and "Live".

Library has all of the things I've recorded.

Home has six or so smaller insets with recommended live channels for me. Each of these insets is showing live TV, but not playing sound, unless I click on it. Below that is a list of things that I've started, but not finished, watching. Then recommended shows, movies, games, etc.

Live has only things that are live right now, and is basically a channel rundown similar to most cable or satellite providers.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:02 pm
by govmentchedda
govmentchedda wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:54 am Gonna test it out with Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda starting in 7 minutes!
Not getting any Kathie Lee and Hoda in the library yet. Looks like it's only on demand after it's over.

I borrow my friend's cable password to access sports on NBC.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:44 pm
by Baloney
Can you not just buy an antenna and get NBC free over the air, that's what I do because HULU doesn't have NBC either

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:48 pm
by A_B
You can definitely do that with any service, but you're back to having to watch live

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:51 pm
by Shirley
A_B wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:48 pm You can definitely do that with any service, but you're back to having to watch live
And switch TV input, maybe switch remotes, confuse the wife, etc.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:53 pm
by A_B
Shirley wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:51 pm
A_B wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:48 pm You can definitely do that with any service, but you're back to having to watch live
And switch TV input, maybe switch remotes, confuse the wife, etc.
Eh, mine caught on pretty quick with PS Vue.

Of course, yours can fuck up a mac...ymmv

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:01 pm
by Shirley
My wife can work the DirecTV remote to turn on the TV, use the DVR menu, etc. When it comes to switching the input so we can watch stuff on the XBOX - she's out.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:07 pm
by mister d
Shirley wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:01 pm My wife can work the D... to ... the T...us...h..., etc. When it comes to switching the input so we can ... stuff ... the ...BOX - she's out.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:34 pm
by A_B
mister d wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:07 pm
Shirley wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:01 pm My wife can work the D... to ... the T...us...h..., etc. When it comes to switching the input so we can ... stuff ... the ...BOX - she's out.
Shut it down. We've reached peak ellipsis.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 2:09 pm
by govmentchedda
A_B wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:34 pm
mister d wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:07 pm
Shirley wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:01 pm My wife can work the D... to ... the T...us...h..., etc. When it comes to switching the input so we can ... stuff ... the ...BOX - she's out.
Shut it down. We've reached peak ellipsis.
Yes. That is glorious. The master brings it full circle.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 2:14 pm
by A_B
govmentchedda wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 2:09 pm
A_B wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:34 pm
mister d wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:07 pm
Shirley wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:01 pm My wife can work the D... to ... the T...us...h..., etc. When it comes to switching the input so we can ... stuff ... the ...BOX - she's out.
Shut it down. We've reached peak ellipsis.
Yes. That is glorious. The master brings it full circle.
Nicklaus in 86 shit.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 2:22 pm
by govmentchedda
A_B wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 2:14 pm
govmentchedda wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 2:09 pm
A_B wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:34 pm
mister d wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:07 pm
Shirley wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:01 pm My wife can work the D... to ... the T...us...h..., etc. When it comes to switching the input so we can ... stuff ... the ...BOX - she's out.
Shut it down. We've reached peak ellipsis.
Yes. That is glorious. The master brings it full circle.
Nicklaus in 86 shit.
Messier in 94 level

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 2:32 pm
by Shirley
And, of course, it's 100% accurate!

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 3:01 pm
by mister d
I've gotta be honest, I knew it off the fingertips too.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 5:00 pm
by phxgators
A_B wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:48 pm You can definitely do that with any service, but you're back to having to watch live
We have a Tablo, for over the air DVR. Works really well. I think there's a monthly fee to unlock all the features, but we bought the lifetime subscription when we cut the cord so we didn't have to deal with that.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 8:14 pm
by BSF21
phxgators wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 5:00 pm
A_B wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:48 pm You can definitely do that with any service, but you're back to having to watch live
We have a Tablo, for over the air DVR. Works really well. I think there's a monthly fee to unlock all the features, but we bought the lifetime subscription when we cut the cord so we didn't have to deal with that.
Ooooo explain. All I want in life is to record Jeopardy!.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 10:49 am
by phxgators
BSF21 wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2018 8:14 pm Ooooo explain. All I want in life is to record Jeopardy!.
We run all our streaming services through a Roku, so I can't vouch for other hardware/devices. We bought the Table hardware with 4 tuners, I think (https://www.tablotv.com/products/tablo-4-tuner-ota-dvr/). And bought a 2TB hard drive to connect to it. It comes with 1 day of guide information for free, to get 14 days you need the subscription ($5/mo or $150/lifetime). I think the subscription comes with some other features too. The Tablo was fairly new when we bought it, so it felt like a little bit of a dice roll, but we haven't had any problems with it at all.

Startup might be a but pricey, but it's pretty much a one-time cost. We did this we when moved and cut the cord and bought everything (Rokus, Tablo, indoor antenna, etc) all at once, going from $130+/mo for DirecTV to $50/month for various streaming services. So despite the initial outlay of cash, we made up the difference in less than a year.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:21 am
by Shirley
So you plug your Roku into the back of that thing? Or is that just for your OTA shows via an antenna?

And how do you connect the Tablo to your TV?

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:06 pm
by phxgators
Shirley wrote: Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:21 am So you plug your Roku into the back of that thing? Or is that just for your OTA shows via an antenna?

And how do you connect the Tablo to your TV?
The Tablo is just for OTA shows. The antenna is connected to the Tablo, along with the hard drive. It takes an ethernet connection and talks over the wireless network to the Roku, which we use to watch live tv/recorded shows from the Tablo. It also works completely via wireless, but we have an ethernet connection by the TV we can use for it so I didn't worry about it. There some more useful information here: https://www.tablotv.com/setup-networking/

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:10 am
by Ryan
If anyone could hook me up with a way to watch the Andre doc, I'd be briefly grateful

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:13 am
by Sabo
Ryan wrote: Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:10 am If anyone could hook me up with a way to watch the Andre doc, I'd be briefly grateful
Likewise. A friend of mine watched it last night and said it was fantastic.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:29 am
by GoodKarma
PM'd both you guys...

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:43 am
by Sabo
GoodKarma wrote: Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:29 am PM'd both you guys...
Thanks, GoodKarma. Much appreciated.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:17 am
by Ryan
It is so good

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:21 am
by Sabo
Ryan wrote: Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:17 amIt is so good
The bit about Big John Studd made me chuckle.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:52 am
by Sabo
Just finished watching it. It's tremendous.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:08 pm
by blundercrush
I'd appreciate the Andre the Giant doc as well if someone has it.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 2:25 pm
by DSafetyGuy
Available online here.

Agreed that its very good,
[+] spoiler
but I fucking hated how Ric Flair shows up for the first time for completely off-tone dick jokes. Just a fucking terrible creative decision. We all understood what was being said without being said about women being interested in meeting Andre. Felt like Simmons pulling the "I'm the executive producer, it's staying in" because he likes Ric Flair making dick jokes.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:48 am
by Baloney
I got pissed at how you Youtube was running via Firefox on my Firestick so I upgraded to a Nvidia shield box only to find it didn't support Hulu Live TV. Goodbye Hulu, hello Youtube TV

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:43 pm
by Brontoburglar
Brontoburglar wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2018 2:08 pm
A_B wrote:
mister d wrote:That's part of my hesitation to even bother. Even if it saves a little money, would the effort and occasional glitches make it not worth it overall?

I have had very few glitches with ps4 and ps3. amazon a few, but not much and way better once I changed internet providers. roku I may take into a field Office Space-style
I always seem to have random annoyances with watch ESPN/netflix/hulu/whatever and I have gigabit internet with google

I called directv when my contract expired and told them I was going to google. I'm paying <$100 a month right now for it and it'll be like $120 for the six months of baseball when I buy the baseball package this spring. internet is $70 (I could pay < half for 1/10th the speed, so I choose to splurge here) and it's a write off as a work expense, so I'm ok with that. anything around $175 a month is easily doable. and necessary given my job.
Called Directv today after my last bill went from $94 to $175. They said they could not give me the same discounts. When I asked why, the woman I was ultimately transferred to told me straight up that I was not "entitled" to them. I told her that Directv was not entitled to have me as a customer. She was not amused.

She said she could only offer me $135 per month -- this is just for TV! -- and the only explanation was because that's all she could do. I went through my previous bill line by line and straight up asked why they couldn't match that and everything. Still no dice.

We'll see what they say when I call back later this afternoon with Spectrum's offer as leverage. Spectrum is offering 400MB internet and seemingly every TV channel on earth for $150 per month. I don't even have HBO or Showtime with Directv right now. I gotta think they will come down some more. Playing hardball over $400 a year when the risk is losing $1600 a year seems kinda dumb, especially since I've been with them for 11 years and I'm not even asking for new equipment.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 4:16 pm
by EnochRoot
Brontoburglar wrote: Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:43 pm
Brontoburglar wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2018 2:08 pm
A_B wrote:
mister d wrote:That's part of my hesitation to even bother. Even if it saves a little money, would the effort and occasional glitches make it not worth it overall?

I have had very few glitches with ps4 and ps3. amazon a few, but not much and way better once I changed internet providers. roku I may take into a field Office Space-style
I always seem to have random annoyances with watch ESPN/netflix/hulu/whatever and I have gigabit internet with google

I called directv when my contract expired and told them I was going to google. I'm paying <$100 a month right now for it and it'll be like $120 for the six months of baseball when I buy the baseball package this spring. internet is $70 (I could pay < half for 1/10th the speed, so I choose to splurge here) and it's a write off as a work expense, so I'm ok with that. anything around $175 a month is easily doable. and necessary given my job.
Called Directv today after my last bill went from $94 to $175. They said they could not give me the same discounts. When I asked why, the woman I was ultimately transferred to told me straight up that I was not "entitled" to them. I told her that Directv was not entitled to have me as a customer. She was not amused.

She said she could only offer me $135 per month -- this is just for TV! -- and the only explanation was because that's all she could do. I went through my previous bill line by line and straight up asked why they couldn't match that and everything. Still no dice.

We'll see what they say when I call back later this afternoon with Spectrum's offer as leverage. Spectrum is offering 400MB internet and seemingly every TV channel on earth for $150 per month. I don't even have HBO or Showtime with Directv right now. I gotta think they will come down some more. Playing hardball over $400 a year when the risk is losing $1600 a year seems kinda dumb, especially since I've been with them for 11 years and I'm not even asking for new equipment.
Go hard or go home. You’ve got to be willing to walk away from the deal to let the used car salesman know you’re serious.

And besides, just cancel it and send back your equipment. You’ll get a significantly better offer in the mail within 10 days.

Or, just cut the cord and go with Hulu Live.

Re: Cord cutting?

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 4:21 pm
by Brontoburglar
I can't do that, unfortunately. Well, I could, but I'd go crazier than I already am when it comes to my job because of the delay in streaming. It already drives me nuts when satellite is 10-15 seconds behind people live at sporting events.