Cord cutting

[Brandwin]

I thought there was a thread, but searching said no... If so, lock it up and point me in the right direction.



I took a step today to cutting the cord –

I can’t quite cut the cord, as I am in a contract with DISH and I don’t want to pay the $200.00 up-front to get out. So I dropped to their lowest package, $19.99, which comes to $40 after $10 credit. Still too much, but better than the $87.00 I was paying. It gives me 40 channels. CBS, NBC, FOX, Food network and some other crappy channels. So with football season coming up, I can still watch NFL games on HD on my TV. If it’s a MNF game I want to watch, I’ll figure something out.

We have Netflix and Hulu, so I am going to get a Roku player for my daughters room and maybe get one for my bedroom. I don’t think I need one for the living room, as I can just use PS4 to watch Hulu and Netflix is built into the DISH box. My son mostly watches shows on NetFlix and Hulu, so I am set there.

I thought about paying the charge to break my contract with DISH, and I still may, but seeing you can only use one subscription to things like Sling TV at a time, kind of made me change my plans.

Future plan is probably have ROKU in our bedroom, my daughters room and the living room. Get Sling for them and call it a day. Although PS VUE is temping.

Any tips you guys can give or suggest to make this cord cutting experience better?

[Jr.]

Re: Cord cutting

Splurge on the fastest internet you can, and go with Vue and get a HD antenna for your local channels if Vue doesn't have them. You can run Vue on up to 5 devices at the same time, so that solves the major issue with Sling.

Vue is adding NFL Network and RedZone for the Fall.

[Scott]

Re: Cord cutting

Sling doesn't have a dvr plus it falters during big events.

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[mgoblue]

Re: Cord cutting

You can install a outdoor HD Antenna and hook that into your cable to get locals....

I was all for Sling but heard about the issues and was able to get my cable/internet bill down to a level that was decent....

May revisit in the future as companies offer more streaming though...

[Gotmadskillzson]

Re: Cord cutting

I prefer Amazon Fire Stick. Really neat.

[Brandwin]

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I prefer Amazon Fire Stick. Really neat.

Over ROKU?

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[Scott]

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Over ROKU?

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Nvidia Shield rules them all.

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[Gotmadskillzson]

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Depends on what you are looking for. Amazon Fire Stick is $40. They all offer the same damn channels and apps. Why pay close to $80 for Roku or over $100 for Apple TV or Nvidia Shield. Shield is cool if you looking to play your PC games on a big screen if the PC is in a different room.

For my office, Amazon Fire Stick does just fine since my gaming PC is in the same room. If I wanted to hook it up to the large flat screen, I could just buy a 15 foot HDMI cord for $8.

really good comparison article.

http://www.cnet.com/news/chromecast-vs-apple-tv-vs-roku-3-which-media-streamer-should-you-buy/

you really can't go wrong with a Roku, Amazon Fire Stick, Nvidia Shield, Apple TV or Google Chromecast. Just comes down to what you want to spend and what features interest you more.

[Brandwin]

Re: Cord cutting

Depends on what you are looking for. Amazon Fire Stick is $40. They all offer the same damn channels and apps. Why pay close to $80 for Roku or over $100 for Apple TV or Nvidia Shield. Shield is cool if you looking to play your PC games on a big screen if the PC is in a different room.

For my office, Amazon Fire Stick does just fine since my gaming PC is in the same room. If I wanted to hook it up to the large flat screen, I could just buy a 15 foot HDMI cord for $8.

really good comparison article. you really can't go wrong with a Roku, Amazon Fire Stick, Nvidia Shield, Apple TV or Google Chromecast. Just comes down to what you want to spend and what features interest you more.

Got ya. Is there remotes for amazon stick or only controlled from smart phone?

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[Gotmadskillzson]

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Got ya. Is there remotes for amazon stick or only controlled from smart phone?

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Amazon fire stick have a small basic remote that comes with it or you could use your smart phone if you want.

[Money99]

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If I didn't care for live sports I would have cut the cord years ago.
Still haven't found a suitable alternative if I want HD sports though. So I'm stuck with Bell for the moment.

[Kodii Rockets]

Re: Cord cutting

If I didn't care for live sports I would have cut the cord years ago.
Still haven't found a suitable alternative if I want HD sports though. So I'm stuck with Bell for the moment.

That's exactly where myself, and I believe a lot of people are at.

My case especially, since I live out of my team's market, I know there are reasonable solutions to stream these games, but the quality is just not where I need it to be right now.

[Money99]

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That's exactly where myself, and I believe a lot of people are at.

My case especially, since I live out of my team's market, I know there are reasonable solutions to stream these games, but the quality is just not where I need it to be right now.

I'm with you.
I'm a huge HD snob so I can't be bothered to watch anything in Standard Def, haha.
I see that Yahoo Sports is starting to stream MLB and NHL games.
If that trend continues, and more and more games are on the net, I'm cutting the cord.
All my TV's are smart TV's so I should be able to stream everything from then.

The cable and sat providers know they have sports fans by the cajones.
I'm paying $60/month for local affiliates, TSN and Sportsnet (ESPN & FS1 equivalents in Canada) and HBO.
It's a huge rip-off. I'm looking forward to the day I can tell them to take a hike.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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HD Antenna

There is no such thing as an HD antenna. You get the same signal with a $8 pair of rabbit ears as you do a $40 "HD antenna" (unless you get one that is amplified). If you are craft you can build a pretty good antenna. Mounting one on your roof or outside would probably get the most consistent signal though.

Use this site - https://www.antennaweb.org/ - to see what kind of reception you might get.

I had an Amazon Stick and returned in. Their advertising makes it look like you can just plug it into an HDMI port and it's good, but they don't show that it still has a USB power cord. Never did bother to see if the USB plug on the TV would power it so I sold it.

[Scott]

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I'm with you.
I'm a huge HD snob so I can't be bothered to watch anything in Standard Def, haha.
I see that Yahoo Sports is starting to stream MLB and NHL games.
If that trend continues, and more and more games are on the net, I'm cutting the cord.
All my TV's are smart TV's so I should be able to stream everything from then.

The cable and sat providers know they have sports fans by the cajones.
I'm paying $60/month for local affiliates, TSN and Sportsnet (ESPN & FS1 equivalents in Canada) and HBO.
It's a huge rip-off. I'm looking forward to the day I can tell them to take a hike.

I'm the same way, I subscribe to MLB.TV and NFLST through my wife's school, plus with PSVue getting NFL Network & NFL RedZone, i'll be pretty much set.