Future of Cable TV
January 2nd, 2017 at 5:37:04 PM permalink | |
reno Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 58 Posts: 1384 |
Better sign up ASAP to lock in the $35 rate for their Go Big package (100 channels). Starting on January 9, new customers will have to pay $60 per month. |
January 18th, 2017 at 10:04:42 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | January 18th end of year report for Netflix. On their way to 100 million subscribers by the end of this year. USA is about maxed out, but they are getting more money on average per month.
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January 18th, 2017 at 11:47:34 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | The only thing I watch on TV now is news, and only an hour a day of that. The rest is Prime, Nflix and Hulu. Prime is the best for me, they have a better selection of TV series. I watch very few movies, that format is on it's way out. You can't have decent character or story development in 105 min. Right now I'm taken with Homeland on Hulu. The acting is riveting, the story line finely developed. It's a masterpiece and deserves every award it's won. There's a long scene in season two that has the finest acting I've seen in a TV series. It took 17 episodes to get there, for it to be as powerful as it was. You could never do that in a movie. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
January 22nd, 2017 at 3:14:43 PM permalink | |
Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 | I just signed up for Sling TV. With my first month payment, I get a Roku express for my television. My payment for the month is less than the retail price for the Roku. Looks like I have no problem with my limited bandwidth. That was my main concern when signing up. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
January 22nd, 2017 at 8:31:25 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Orange or Blue? Streaming limitations The number of devices that may be allowed to watch simultaneously will depend on which services you purchase. If you subscribe to our Sling Orange service, you can watch only one stream at a time. If you subscribe to our Sling Blue service, you can watch up to three streams at a time. If you subscribe to both services in Sling Orange + Sling Blue, you can watch up to four simultaneous streams. |
January 22nd, 2017 at 8:56:08 PM permalink | |
Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 | Blue, it had the channels we wanted. Multiple streams isn't a concern. The interface isn't the greatest. There is no single grid like TVGuide where you can simultaneously see what is on, what is scheduled, and click on what you want to watch. Instead, there is a page with tiles for what is on right now. You have to click through the individual channel tabs to see what is scheduled. I found a website streamingtvguides.com which has a grid view specifically for slingtv and others. My other option would be to use something like TVGuide.com with a cable provider for listings, and pare that down with favorites. That's a pain, though. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
January 23rd, 2017 at 12:03:23 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
I'm surprised Sling doesn't give you the option on how you want to view your online guide. TiVo let's you choose which way you want to look at the guide, and let's you change back and forth easily. Two hour time block for all channels Current shows right now, and 6 hours in the future for selected channel. The buttons labelled A/B/C/D let you change options |
February 11th, 2017 at 10:01:11 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 | I just got the AMZN Firestick. Nice enough on its own, but when you get the Kodi add-on and Exodus, where the magic happens. Think of it as Napster for TV, but you do not download and keep everything. I've been catching up on "Bar Rescue" but loads of movies, even current movies. Upside is $34 and you are all-in. Dump even Netflix. Trying to find live-TV feeds for world-wide, which are supposed to be there. Downside is way easy to be a couch lump. Other downside is that installing Kodi is not intuitive. There are videos for how to do it, if you cut your teeth on PCs in the 80s/90s you will be able to figure it out, but you will when done remember how far things have come. Other downside is not all episodes of a show may be there, even if the description is. Only happened once. Final downside is that this is like Napster used to be. Not all feeds are equal or perfect. It is usually good enough, but you have to pick from several providers, not all may work. But vs. $90/month for cable with in the end less choice it is hard to beat. My Roku may get retired. The President is a fink. |
February 12th, 2017 at 11:30:35 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | I get Prime and Nflix and got a free month of Hulu, just to watch Homeland. Which sucked after the 3rd season, but not as much as Hulu itself sucked. They have nothing to offer that Prime and Nflix don't have, and their connection to the internet is 3rd world. Some days I couldn't even log on, it was so bad. I cancelled them in disgust after 3 weeks. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
February 12th, 2017 at 12:32:36 PM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 | HBO Now Watch it through my Xbox one. Game of Thrones, I'm up to season 3 ep 3. What a series and I have so much more to look forward to The Young Pope. What a show. The writing never ceases to amaze me because it always surprises me yet makes sense A Pope with attitude. Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |