Sling TV & Cord Cutting

[pacopete4]

Have direct tv now. When I record shows on Fox the mouth doesn’t match the voice when I play it on my amazon fire stick in one room but works just fine on my roku in the other room.

 

Anyone know what gives?

IIRC, it's related to your sound settings on the fire stick. Go to settings>Display & Sound> Audio

 

If the Dolby Digital Output is set to "Auto" change it to "off". If it's set to "off" change to "Auto". Play the show and check the audio to see if it's in sync now.

 

 

Problem solved. Thanks!

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Speaking of Hulu TV....I found out they have FS1, ESPN, AND BTN. BEtter than Sling for sports for the same price.

 

How is that better than Sling? If you get Sling Orange and Blue it has all that stuff for $40. I only have the $25 sling, as ESPN is worthless to me. I have to say it's been great. Not only for the Bucks, but my wife gets to watch her favorite Food Network and HGTV stuff.

 

Edit: Ah, BTN, didn't see that. I hate college sports, but I could see that being a big plus.

[xisxisxis]

Made the jump from Uverse to Hulu Live (with Charter internet) last month, and haven't looked back. Half the price of Uverse all-in, and virtually no problems so far. The HL interface is a bit clunky, but that will develop to a better product with time, I'd think.

They actually had a better interface for Hulu several years ago then decided that everyone uses the highlights underneath the label so lets put ours above... They also have gone to information being the least important part of the service and just playing anything really fast. You used to be able to get to the summary of a show just by selecting it/OK, now if you select if just starts playing whatever episode, then you stop it and try to figure out where your cursor is then try to get to seasons and to shows and by that time I'm swearing at the TV and Hulu for making their service crap. Absolutely worst interface on the planet. Add to that supporting older family members with an interface that's counter-intuitive and wonky and it just creates nightmares. I'm guessing the Hulu jumpers are under 35 yo and who don't mind sucking up 10 minutes of time just to get something you want playing... Sorta how netflix is becoming with rows and rows of Media they want you to watch and you could care less with a just OK search function to try to find something you want to watch...

[homer]

Seconded on the Hulu interface. We got it on Cyber Monday for $12 for a year. I doubt we'll re-up in the fall though.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I can't stand Netflix search. Drives me nuts. Hate typing stuff in, and then it always misleads you into thinking it has stuff it doesn't.

 

That said, I imagine most people use Netflix like I do and usually know what they're watching before they even log in. Netflix is still the best value on the market in my opinion. I'm still on the $8.99 grandfathered plan and their original content has gotten so much better over the years it's just crazy.

[Point Beer Is Best]

Seconded on the Hulu interface. We got it on Cyber Monday for $12 for a year. I doubt we'll re-up in the fall though.

 

We did the same thing - it was basically free. But we also have YouTubeTV so it's pretty redundant. I don't really use it other than to watch Teen Titans Go on demand with my kids.

[MrTPlush]

Seconded on the Hulu interface. We got it on Cyber Monday for $12 for a year. I doubt we'll re-up in the fall though.

 

We did the same thing - it was basically free. But we also have YouTubeTV so it's pretty redundant. I don't really use it other than to watch Teen Titans Go on demand.

 

Fixed that for you...no need to be in denial

[AmFamFan]

Ok, Narrowed it down between Hulu and You Tube TV based on my viewing preferences. Any "extra" arguments for one over the other? I see Hulu is going to raise their rates and be $5 more than You Tube on Friday so leaning You Tube TV right now.

[SeaBass]

Ok, Narrowed it down between Hulu and You Tube TV based on my viewing preferences. Any "extra" arguments for one over the other? I see Hulu is going to raise their rates and be $5 more than You Tube on Friday so leaning You Tube TV right now.

I've had YouTube TV the last couple months and it's been good for me. No extra charges for DVR service (with no DVR limitations) and it's almost complete as far as sports channel offerings, the only missing one being NFL Network which I don't mind so much because I would only watch that channel for NFL draft coverage. Looks like Hulu is missing both NFL Network and MLB Network. I love MLB Network, YouTube TV has it and that was a big factor in choosing YouTube TV as well.

[MrTPlush]

I HATE Hulu. Always glitches, delay can be bad, always freezing....I would never recommend it. I do not kid you, it makes me made daily. Never a good day with Hulu.

[TURBO]

I HATE Hulu. Always glitches, delay can be bad, always freezing....I would never recommend it. I do not kid you, it makes me made daily. Never a good day with Hulu.

 

Everyone who I know that has it says the exact same thing. They put up wth it because it is so much cheaper than cable. To me, not worth the hassle.

[MrTPlush]

I HATE Hulu. Always glitches, delay can be bad, always freezing....I would never recommend it. I do not kid you, it makes me made daily. Never a good day with Hulu.

 

Everyone who I know that has it says the exact same thing. They put up wth it because it is so much cheaper than cable. To me, not worth the hassle.

 

I would rather have nothing than cable.

[FVBrewerFan]

You can add Philo for $16/month to pick up a bunch of channels Youtube TV doesn't have. When i have time, Im going to test them both for a week. First I have to choose a streaming device, and lots of different opinions on Reddit about the best way to go.

[pacopete4]

I've had DirecTV Now for a while now. While it has its moments of frustration, it has worked out pretty well.

[Samurai Bucky]

Insert my occasional blurb about Playstation Vue here...

[nate82]

Insert my occasional blurb about Playstation Vue here...

 

I'll second Playstation Vue but some don't like the interface. I like it and that is all that matters.

[SeaBass]

Sling has a new deal, $15 per month for 3 months for either the Orange package or Blue package, or $25 per month for both.

 

https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/sling-tv-is-on-sale-for-15-a-month-limited-time-offer/

 

Might be worth switching for 3 months, no MLB Network but savings is probably worth it.

 

The other caveat for Sling is they don't offer a local CBS station, need antenna for it. With March Madness upon us. CBS All Access is only $6 per month so that's an option I guess, still saving money.

[FVBrewerFan]

Based on all the reviews I've seen, not sure why I would try anything other than YouTube TV, and then add Philo if I want a bunch more channels. I could see if I was already using a different streaming service that I'm used to and fine with, why change. But starting fresh sure looks like YTTV is the way to go. (I couldn't deal with no MLB, and quirky using antenna for CBS- two channels I watch for sure.)

 

I also expect some mergers, etc. in this space by the end of the year.

[SeaBass]

Yeah not having MLB network for 3 months with Sling isn't going to be great, but once the promo price runs out I can rejoin YTTV and still have the summer thru playoffs to watch MLB coverage. If I miss some early season stuff I think I can survive it.

 

If I go with Sling Blue that's $15 (no ESPN either, gulp, but I wouldn't watch it except for live sports anyway and I don't think I'll miss anything), CBS All Access for $6 more if I want to watch March Madness, might not really need to I would only watch Badgers/Marquette related games.

 

So March $21, April & May $15 each = $51 + tax vs. YTTV $120 + tax. Kind of a no brainer for me I think.

[fondybrewfan]

I switched to Hulu from Charter about 2 months ago and am loving it so far. About 1/3rd the cost and by and large I have every channel I want. It occasionally is glitchy but not very often. For me it is worth putting up with that for the price. Key is having a good internet connection and I bought the best ROKU player out there. Very happy so far

[Point Beer Is Best]

Well we just got notified that YouTubeTV is going up in price. Currently at $39.99 but is going up $10 for everyone and an extra $5 for those of us using AppleTV. $54.99/mo is not that great of a price. [sarcasm]But hey, now we’re going to get Discovery and HGTV so it all evens out in the end.[/sarcasm]

[FVBrewerFan]

Well we just got notified that YouTubeTV is going up in price. Currently at $39.99 but is going up $10 for everyone and an extra $5 for those of us using AppleTV. $54.99/mo is not that great of a price. [sarcasm]But hey, now we’re going to get Discovery and HGTV so it all evens out in the end.[/sarcasm]

 

Are those the only two channels theyre adding? Because $10 isnt bad if theyre adding a bunch of new channels.

[Point Beer Is Best]

It’s just the Discovery Network channels (Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, and MotorTrend) as well as OWN. None of which we watch.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

The experience you have with any streaming service is highly dependent not just on the ISP but also the television. Hulu for example has compatibility issues with some Sharp models and another brand or two due to the built-in apps a lot of the TVs have. It runs seamlessly on one TV and bugs constantly on another. Sling runs remarkably better on my TV closer to my WiFi router. I have a first-gen Roku on a spare TV in a bedroom and things are very choppy sometimes on that old software.

 

I don't use streaming because it's cheaper than cable, I use it because the original programming is vastly better. Sling for local sports, the rest of it I could really take it or leave it. $25 Sling + $15 Internet + $9 Netflix is hard to beat. I'd get rid of it all before I got cable.

[Invader3K]

Youtube TV still doesn't have Comedy Central, which is kind of lame. I was hoping that would be added with the price increase.