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I have not had cable or satellite since 2008 and I do not miss it. Amazon prime has tons of free stuff. Have a Netflix account. Have a proxy that lets me watch

I have not had cable or satellite since 2008 and I do not miss it. Amazon prime has tons of free stuff. Have a Netflix account. Have a proxy that lets me watch things like the BBC (hey BBC, you could make money if you allowed an online subscription for those not in the UK - I did pay for a TV pieces BTW as my address is register to a friend in the UK). There is also iTunes for things. Have Kodi with my local collection of DVDs ripped. What is missing is a roll up service. I want an application that has a list of my services and then presents me a uniform search box for all them! That would rock. Thought about writing one but it would just get shutdown for violation of the terms of service. Also a Kodi plunging for Amazon, NetFlix and XM would rock at some point.

Consultant32452 8y ago
With regards to a roll up service, this is something I want too. The best approximation I've seen is the media search on Roku. You can search for a movie or TV show and it will show you which Roku channels offer that content. It's of course not as seamless as a real roll up service could be, but I thought I'd suggest it. On your phone/tablet, you may appreciate the "Just Watch" app which lets you search the providers you select. FWIW I used to swear by Roku but then they started randomly adding channels to my screen. This was basically a paid ad, if you were a service provider you can pay Roku to force your channel onto the device. Once that started I chucked all my Roku devices.
- myrandomcomment 8y ago
  Thanks. The “Ads” are the reason I looked at the Roku and then said no. I was looking at an AppleTV also (I would have to convert some of my videos, but whatever) however the lack of an optical audio out kills that as I want the music to go to a different amp. So PC with Kodi and TV apps for Netflix and Amazon. The quest continues!
  - PascLeRasc 8y ago
    Do you need 4K? The 3rd-gen Apple TV has optical audio out but it's 1080p only. Very nice interface though. If you already have a 4K TV, does it really not have optical out built-in? My Roku TV has it and it's about as cheap as 4K TVs get.
    - myrandomcomment 8y ago
      So right now I have this - Compute --> DAC DAC --> TV --> Sound Bar for videos (also TV apps output to sound bar) DAC --> Tube Amp (for music played from computer) Record Player --> Tube Amp Tube Amp --> 2 good speakers Ideal would would be Apple TV with XM, iPlayer, Netflix, Amazon App - HDMI to 4K TV - TV to sound bar Apple TV with Optical to DAC to Tube Amp. I have looked at some of the HDMI sound extractors but there seems to be limits on things you can play, having a remote, DRM. Everything is controlled by Logictech Harmony.
shrike 8y ago
Take a look at https://www.justwatch.com https://www.justwatch.com, it’s exactly what you’re looking for.

Consultant32452 8y ago

With regards to a roll up service, this is something I want too. The best approximation I've seen is the media search on Roku. You can search for a movie or TV show and it will show you which Roku channels offer that content. It's of course not as seamless as a real roll up service could be, but I thought I'd suggest it. On your phone/tablet, you may appreciate the "Just Watch" app which lets you search the providers you select. FWIW I used to swear by Roku but then they started randomly adding channels to my screen. This was basically a paid ad, if you were a service provider you can pay Roku to force your channel onto the device. Once that started I chucked all my Roku devices.

myrandomcomment 8y ago
Thanks. The “Ads” are the reason I looked at the Roku and then said no. I was looking at an AppleTV also (I would have to convert some of my videos, but whatever) however the lack of an optical audio out kills that as I want the music to go to a different amp. So PC with Kodi and TV apps for Netflix and Amazon. The quest continues!
- PascLeRasc 8y ago
  Do you need 4K? The 3rd-gen Apple TV has optical audio out but it's 1080p only. Very nice interface though. If you already have a 4K TV, does it really not have optical out built-in? My Roku TV has it and it's about as cheap as 4K TVs get.
  - myrandomcomment 8y ago
    So right now I have this - Compute --> DAC DAC --> TV --> Sound Bar for videos (also TV apps output to sound bar) DAC --> Tube Amp (for music played from computer) Record Player --> Tube Amp Tube Amp --> 2 good speakers Ideal would would be Apple TV with XM, iPlayer, Netflix, Amazon App - HDMI to 4K TV - TV to sound bar Apple TV with Optical to DAC to Tube Amp. I have looked at some of the HDMI sound extractors but there seems to be limits on things you can play, having a remote, DRM. Everything is controlled by Logictech Harmony.

shrike 8y ago

Take a look at https://www.justwatch.com https://www.justwatch.com, it’s exactly what you’re looking for.