TN_Hoosier Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 I am looking to get rid of Spectrum cable tv but before I do I was wondering if anyone here has watched IU basketball and football games via these streaming sites on BTN and ESPN channels. If you have, I would appreciate reading about your experience. Thanks in advance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 I have nothing but positive things to say about YouTubeTv. It was a bummer when they upped their price from $40 to $50, but it’s a good product. Rarely, if ever, have problems with streaming quality and there is no contract, cancel it any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Ballin Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 I have had and if the internet was fast enough would still jave HULU live. We got it early when it still had some bugs to work out, but we were very happy with it when we had to let it go about a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDB Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 I have hulu live and love it. We are splitting the price with three other houses. It is like $18/month with the HBO add on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 I'm a HuluLive TV man. Went the Roku/HuluLiveTV way when Comcast dropped the Big Ten Channel. And never looked back. Went with the unlimited Hulu devices option for $10.00 extra per month. Wife and son watch tv and movies on their I-phones when away from home and say waiting in doctor's office.... etc. Madmax nailed. it. With streaming services, there is no contract. And many of them have free trial periods. So you can try one without paying. Like it. Stay with it. Don't care for the content. Move on to the next. One more thing. All HuluLiveTV channels are HD. And honestly the picture is a higher quality than Comcast HD channels. Editing to add : Do recommend getting the highest power internet service. I got it from my provider years ago. And they locked in a discounted price for life for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDom Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 I've really liked having big10 plus this year. I often work nights, so I get home, wait till midnight and watch the games. Quality has been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 YouTube TV is awesome. I only have it for the basketball season and then I cancel it, only to restart it the next year. Works flawlessly for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 For you Roku users out there. Beginning Dec. 26, and running through Jan. 1 of 2020. Roku is offering a whole host of premiums channels for free. HBO, Showtime, Cienmax and a bunch of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePaulieWalnuts Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 Hulu Live works flawlessly, if, you have terrific internet. Have never tried youtubetv before.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 YouTube is better. Unlimited DVR. You can fast forward through commercials too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 3 hours ago, TN_Hoosier said: I am looking to get rid of Spectrum cable tv but before I do I was wondering if anyone here has watched IU basketball and football games via these streaming sites on BTN and ESPN channels. If you have, I would appreciate reading about your experience. Thanks in advance... For football, Hulu offers the alternate channels. Which was great for me. As I was able to watch several IUFB games, that were not being shown on Comcast here in Colorado.Because Comcast does not offer the alternate Big Ten Channel. As far as BB goes.Not only do I have all the ESPN channels, to include ESPN News. But I have like 8 channels of what they call ESPN extra. Not on all the time. But they do cover schools like Valpo, and other Mid West games, and schools, that you never get anywhere else. And of course, CBSSports, NBCSports, and Conferences such as the SEC. As well as Fox Sports one, and two. In addition to the News Channels, including CBS 24/7. Denver has five local tv stations. I get all but one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerawkid Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 YouTube TV we recently jumped on board after PlayStation Vue announced it was shuttering it’s service. Honestly, the front end is great, it’s been very reliable. The sheer amount of content and options for the money is quite good. We have as supported, regular Hulu and enjoy it (Black Friday 1.99/month for a year deal). Here’s a link to a Clark Howard breakdown: https://www.google.com/amp/s/clark.com/technology/tvsatellite-cable/youtube-tv-hulu-live-comparison/amp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuckerkorn Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 I've had both and prefer YTtv, just seemed more stable with my internet connection. I use my subscription almost exclusively for sports so I rarely watch the other channels. Funny thing I've observed recently regarding BTN network games: I sync the video to streaming IU radio broadcasts (via tunein radio). The television broadcasts on roku can be viewed with either the Youtube TV app or one of the fox sports apps. When the tv is ahead of the audio stream, the fox app (where BTN games are) does not allow fast forward, rewind or pausing of the live broadcast but thankfully the YT tv app does. BTW for anyone else doing this, the IU radio channel on tunein is waaay delayed (like 2 minutes!), the broadcast streams from WHCC and WXVW have much shorter delays and are generally ahead of the TV stream (I'd rather pause the tunein player than the tv app). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 The one thing I'll add is that while YouTube has more channels there is no History Channel if that matters to you. But Hulu doesn't have AMC while YouTube does and Better Call Saul is coming back soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 1 minute ago, dbmhoosier said: The one thing I'll add is that while YouTube has more channels there is no History Channel if that matters to you. But Hulu doesn't have AMC while YouTube does and Better Call Saul is coming back soon. Those exact channel examples is the only reason I am still with cable because those two channels are among the very few we watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, Cutter said: Those exact channel examples is the only reason I am still with cable because those two channels are among the very few we watch Yeah once basketball is over I'll switch back to Philo. It's only $20 month and has both of those channels. You might laugh at me but I gotta have my Swamp People and Mountain Men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 29 minutes ago, dbmhoosier said: Yeah once basketball is over I'll switch back to Philo. It's only $20 month and has both of those channels. You might laugh at me but I gotta have my Swamp People and Mountain Men. Never heard of Philo I will check that out thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdhoosier Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/24/2019 at 3:15 PM, dbmhoosier said: YouTube is better. Unlimited DVR. You can fast forward through commercials too. Agree. And watching live DVR’d basketball is great on YouTube.tv because you can see a preview window as you fast forward so you know exactly when to stop. I recently switched from PS Vue because that service is discontinuing. Honestly, won’t consider Hulu until you can fast forward through commercials on DVR’d shows. Another feature I like is that you can customize your guide and put the channels in your preferred order. On the flip side I have periodic problems with the audio getting out of sync. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 22 minutes ago, tdhoosier said: Agree. And watching live DVR’d basketball is great on YouTube.tv because you can see a preview window as you fast forward so you know exactly when to stop. I recently switched from PS Vue because that service is discontinuing. Honestly, won’t consider Hulu until you can fast forward through commercials on DVR’d shows. Another feature I like is that you can customize your guide and put the channels in your preferred order. On the flip side I have periodic problems with the audio getting out of sync. Hulu Live TV has an ad free option : Hulu (No Ads) Plan I'm not into DVRing. However Hulu Live TV comes with that availability: Cloud DVR: Record Live TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/24/2019 at 2:30 PM, milehiiu said: I'm a HuluLive TV man. Went the Roku/HuluLiveTV way when Comcast dropped the Big Ten Channel. And never looked back. Went with the unlimited Hulu devices option for $10.00 extra per month. Wife and son watch tv and movies on their I-phones when away from home and say waiting in doctor's office.... etc. Madmax nailed. it. With streaming services, there is no contract. And many of them have free trial periods. So you can try one without paying. Like it. Stay with it. Don't care for the content. Move on to the next. One more thing. All HuluLiveTV channels are HD. And honestly the picture is a higher quality than Comcast HD channels. Editing to add : Do recommend getting the highest power internet service. I got it from my provider years ago. And they locked in a discounted price for life for me. Just asking as I am considering cutting the cord, but does Hulu live offer local channels? Or do you need an antenna to get OTA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 28 minutes ago, Proud2BAHoosier said: Just asking as I am considering cutting the cord, but does Hulu live offer local channels? Or do you need an antenna to get OTA? I think it depends on where you live. Denver has five local channels. I get all but one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybergates Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 I've had both and prefer YouTubeTV to Hulu Live. The inability to fast forward through commercials (without paying an extra $15/mo) on Hulu got me to switch to Youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybergates Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 46 minutes ago, milehiiu said: Hulu Live TV has an ad free option : Hulu (No Ads) Plan I'm not into DVRing. However Hulu Live TV comes with that availability: Cloud DVR: Record Live TV That No Ads plan is for their non-live TV (think Netflix) plan. The DVR that comes with Hulu Live TV doesn't allow for fast forwarding through commercials is what he was referring to and what got me to switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, cybergates said: That No Ads plan is for their non-live TV (think Netflix) plan. The DVR that comes with Hulu Live TV doesn't allow for fast forwarding through commercials is what he was referring to and what got me to switch. Yeah they make you pay extra to be able to fast forward. I think its $10 month for that feature. I mean wtf? Plus they just jacked up the price to $55. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephul Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Love YouTube TV. If good internet is available, YouTube TV is a no brainer vs Dish/Direct. Unlimited DVR is terrific Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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