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Why would I pay $35 a month to stream broadcast channels that are freely available in HD over the air in my area? It's one thing if they provided something lik

by atonse 10y ago

Why would I pay $35 a month to stream broadcast channels that are freely available in HD over the air in my area? It's one thing if they provided something like Netflix. But it's absolutely bonkers that they're selling what is already a free resource. What's the value-add?

accountface 10y ago
DVR functionality? Thinking this is more of a Hulu competitor with live events rather than simply an antenna... probably more of a viable alternative for local sports fans who want to ditch cable?
josh_carterPDX 10y ago
"It's one thing if they provided something like Netflix. But it's absolutely bonkers that they're selling what is already a free resource. What's the value-add?" • 6 users can watch on their own devices simultaneously. • Unlimited Cloud DVR. ^^ value add
- elif 10y ago
  ah, 6 users means the service costs as little as $5.83 if you do it right.
  - majormajor 10y ago
    Doubtful, outside of single-household sharing; I'd be very surprised if they got to avoid the contractual terms that limit your ability to share a PS Vue account in the same way - you have to activate a "home device" to anchor the account and regularly using six different devices in different locations would probably trigger some sort of fraud check.
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- camiller 10y ago
  You can have 6 user "accounts", but only three simultaneous streams.
jwcooper 10y ago
They're adding a lot more than just over the air broadcast channels. For someone that likes watching live sports on occasion, this is a decent offering (the omission of TNT and TBS is odd though). Channels offered: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wZJuVdp0HaH4GQiB-XNVz76qkd1MShms8X0Vj9MYsGBA7MZ5q_oADJjGFjalgzWwhKW9BtpKRu9RDjA8KihyEaVwPkufGhNwhU4qwFwQccYh4hHTlNYdiVbsGepAnYcFzETGv4RA https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wZJuVdp0HaH4GQiB-XNVz76qkd...
dannyr 10y ago
Maybe read the blog post first before commenting? https://youtube.googleblog.com/2017/02/finally-live-tv-made-for-you.html https://youtube.googleblog.com/2017/02/finally-live-tv-made-...

by atonse 10y ago

accountface 10y ago

DVR functionality? Thinking this is more of a Hulu competitor with live events rather than simply an antenna... probably more of a viable alternative for local sports fans who want to ditch cable?

josh_carterPDX 10y ago

"It's one thing if they provided something like Netflix. But it's absolutely bonkers that they're selling what is already a free resource. What's the value-add?" • 6 users can watch on their own devices simultaneously. • Unlimited Cloud DVR. ^^ value add

elif 10y ago
ah, 6 users means the service costs as little as $5.83 if you do it right.
- majormajor 10y ago
  Doubtful, outside of single-household sharing; I'd be very surprised if they got to avoid the contractual terms that limit your ability to share a PS Vue account in the same way - you have to activate a "home device" to anchor the account and regularly using six different devices in different locations would probably trigger some sort of fraud check.
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camiller 10y ago
You can have 6 user "accounts", but only three simultaneous streams.

jwcooper 10y ago

They're adding a lot more than just over the air broadcast channels. For someone that likes watching live sports on occasion, this is a decent offering (the omission of TNT and TBS is odd though). Channels offered: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wZJuVdp0HaH4GQiB-XNVz76qkd1MShms8X0Vj9MYsGBA7MZ5q_oADJjGFjalgzWwhKW9BtpKRu9RDjA8KihyEaVwPkufGhNwhU4qwFwQccYh4hHTlNYdiVbsGepAnYcFzETGv4RA https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wZJuVdp0HaH4GQiB-XNVz76qkd...

dannyr 10y ago

Maybe read the blog post first before commenting? https://youtube.googleblog.com/2017/02/finally-live-tv-made-for-you.html https://youtube.googleblog.com/2017/02/finally-live-tv-made-...