Cord cutting

[Speedy]

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I live in South Carolina, so I get the Fox Sports Carolina's station and Fox Sports Southeast. That's a huge plus for me so I can watch the Atlanta Braves, Charlotte Hornets, and the Carolina Hurricanes. And they will also show local college football and basketball as well. So that was a huge plus in trying to find a replacement for DirecTV.

I have been pleasantly pleased with YoutubeTV and would recommend it to anyone who is trying to get away from cable or satellite tv.

PSVue has all these channels too plus MLBN, NBATV and NFLN. Since I watch Netflix and Twitch on the PS4, I liked the convenience plus the cost (was!) the same.

My chromecast gets choppy and quality is degraded sometimes when I cast YT vids or Twitch from my phone.

How is YTTV with chromecast?

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[Hammerhunker]

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I dropped all live but I had Hulu and if not for the fact it had no MLB Network I would go with that. YTTV was fine but the PQ sucked for me.

And for me YTTV has excellent PQ. It's all a crapshoot.

[tarheelguy4736]

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PSVue has all these channels too plus MLBN, NBATV and NFLN. Since I watch Netflix and Twitch on the PS4, I liked the convenience plus the cost (was!) the same.

My chromecast gets choppy and quality is degraded sometimes when I cast YT vids or Twitch from my phone.

How is YTTV with chromecast?

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I would have went with PSVue, but to only have recording for 28 days was a no-go for me. The wife and I usually record about half a season of a show before we can watch it, so we need the flexibility of the recordings and YTTV was the only one who offered that.

For me, YTTV does pretty welly with the Chromecast. Probably because both are Google. I didn't see any difference in picture quality or buffering. I also have a first generation Chromecast, so the newer ones are probably even better than mine.

[tdawg3782]

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YTTV quality was excellent for my on a Roku. Never stuttered and was flawless. Same with my Xbox One X. I guess YMMV.

[DocHolliday]

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PSVue has an option when you connect to a hardwire or 5ghz connection for “picture smoothing”. Make sure you activate that y’all.


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[AUChase]

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DirecTV Now is changing names.

Dear Chase,

We’d like to share some new changes coming to DIRECTV NOW℠!

In an effort to deliver the best service possible across our products, we will soon be reintroducing the DIRECTV NOW experience as AT&T TV NOW.

In the coming weeks, your DIRECTV NOW app will change to AT&T TV, but will continue to deliver the same great streaming entertainment. As an existing customer, your service will carry on as usual without any interruptions.

If automatic updates are not enabled on your device, you will be directed to download the updated app when you login. Simply follow the onscreen instructions and accept the Terms and Conditions to update.

There will be no changes to any network apps you’ve signed into. However, if you’ve signed into any network apps like USA, E! or ESPN and decide to sign out, you will need to select AT&T TV as your TV provider the next time you log in.

For more information on what you can expect from the change to AT&T TV, check out this FAQ.

Sincerely,
Your DIRECTV NOW Team

[p_rushing]

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DirecTV Now is changing names.

Dear Chase,

We’d like to share some new changes coming to DIRECTV NOW℠!

In an effort to deliver the best service possible across our products, we will soon be reintroducing the DIRECTV NOW experience as AT&T TV NOW.

In the coming weeks, your DIRECTV NOW app will change to AT&T TV, but will continue to deliver the same great streaming entertainment. As an existing customer, your service will carry on as usual without any interruptions.

If automatic updates are not enabled on your device, you will be directed to download the updated app when you login. Simply follow the onscreen instructions and accept the Terms and Conditions to update.

There will be no changes to any network apps you’ve signed into. However, if you’ve signed into any network apps like USA, E! or ESPN and decide to sign out, you will need to select AT&T TV as your TV provider the next time you log in.

For more information on what you can expect from the change to AT&T TV, check out this FAQ.

Sincerely,
Your DIRECTV NOW Team

I wonder if it will finally be out of "Beta" testing now since it still says it is beta in the app

[The Kid 24]

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I wonder if it will finally be out of "Beta" testing now since it still says it is beta in the app

Yea I’ve been wondering when beta testing will be done.


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[ImTellinTim]

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I’m the opposite I guess...I’ve had YouTube TV for several months and am going back to DirecTV on Monday..I don’t like the delays for sports updates. I hate watching the Rangers game and seeing a notification on my watch saying so and so has scored...


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I just turn off notifications for games I'm watching live.

YTTV split with a couple friends is saving me so much money.

[Hammerhunker]

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I just turn off notifications for games I'm watching live.

YTTV split with a couple friends is saving me so much money.

This! YTTV is still getting their 52 bucks a month after taxes and expanding their advertising.

[Scott]

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The other thing is YTTV offers zero 4K content as well.


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[daflyboys]

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Amazon Fire TV Stick (4K) are now half price at Best Buy (or can be shipped from Staples):

Amazon - Fire TV Stick 4K with all-new Alexa Voice Remote, Streaming Media Player - Black

Got a couple of these a few months ago and they are now easily paired with your smart TV to control volume as well.

[lions67]

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Amazon Fire TV Stick (4K) are now half price at Best Buy (or can be shipped from Staples):

Amazon - Fire TV Stick 4K with all-new Alexa Voice Remote, Streaming Media Player - Black

Got a couple of these a few months ago and they are now easily paired with your smart TV to control volume as well.

Wonderful product! 👍

[KG]

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What's the best streaming device?

Firestick?

Apple TV

Roku?

Etc?...

[Majingir]

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Amazon Fire TV Stick (4K) are now half price at Best Buy (or can be shipped from Staples):

Amazon - Fire TV Stick 4K with all-new Alexa Voice Remote, Streaming Media Player - Black

Got a couple of these a few months ago and they are now easily paired with your smart TV to control volume as well.

What's difference between that and Chromecast?