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As much as I hate to admit it, I'll probably still pay it because it's just so much superior to other cable offerings(recording, multiple devices). And there's

As much as I hate to admit it, I'll probably still pay it because it's just so much superior to other cable offerings(recording, multiple devices). And there's no other way to watch live sports.

commiepatrol 4y ago
*legally. There are plenty of ways to watch live HD sports.
- n0zmer 4y ago
  Conveniently too. Last year I went to a friend's house to watch a football game and he refuses to pay for YouTube TV or any sports streaming because 'theres free streams on the internet'. He had to get up every 5 minutes to refresh Chrome on his laptop he had connected to the TV or find a new stream because they get taken down so quickly. 70$ a month is well worth ever dealing with that shit
  - heyheyhey 4y ago
    Agreed. I've been streaming sports illegally almost 20 years now. I'm fine dealing with the ad-infested websites and constant refreshing of streams taken down for once a month events like UFC fights. But for every day? I'll gladly pay the $1-2 a day to never deal with that.
- whartung 4y ago
  Our TV bill just went up and I'm debating exploring YT TV. What I want is the main Sports Networks (FS1, FS2, ESPN, ESPN2), my Regional Sports Network (but that's a Bally channel now -- and that's kind of a bit of a mess at the moment), and MLB TV (the cable channel, not their own MLB service). I also want "DVR" for everything, and I want to be able to skip the ads (ideally with a +30s button). I typically watch my games delayed so I can skip the ads, or even just plain "later". We DVR everything else. Will YT TV let me do that?
  - godtoldmetodoit 4y ago
    YT TV DVR is best in class in my experience. You can set it to record every NCAA men's basketball game that ever airs if you want, or just your team etc.
- joshstrange 4y ago
  IPTV providers are about as close as you can get to a perfect sports experience (TV/Movies have had a superior piracy experience for well on a decade+ now) and illegal IPTV providers leave a /lot/ to be desired. I don't use them since I don't care for sports but I've seen others use them and they are way better than the random "mirror 1, mirror 2, mirror 3..." sports piracy sites. However the quality is still iffy and you have to jump through hoops as providers are taken offline. At the end of the day if I wanted to watch sports I'd just throw enough money at the problem to watch them legally. When it comes to TV/Movies, on the other hand, you cannot pay for the best experience (legally) which is really sad.
cozzyd 4y ago
I just have an antenna. If it's not on ABC/CBS/NBC/Fox then... oh well.
jen20 4y ago
I have YouTube TV now and was pleasantly impressed with the software on Comcast Xfinity when I saw it recently. Meanwhile YouTube TV on the Apple TV is a shit show, with non-native controls that lag, search that barely works and no integration with system services so searching for a channel by voice doesn’t work. And it still doesn’t free me from having to pay for Fox News! Unless the software stops being the moral equivalent of electron on the TV, I’ll be moving back to cable when I next move house.

As much as I hate to admit it, I'll probably still pay it because it's just so much superior to other cable offerings(recording, multiple devices). And there's no other way to watch live sports.

commiepatrol 4y ago

*legally. There are plenty of ways to watch live HD sports.

n0zmer 4y ago
Conveniently too. Last year I went to a friend's house to watch a football game and he refuses to pay for YouTube TV or any sports streaming because 'theres free streams on the internet'. He had to get up every 5 minutes to refresh Chrome on his laptop he had connected to the TV or find a new stream because they get taken down so quickly. 70$ a month is well worth ever dealing with that shit
- heyheyhey 4y ago
  Agreed. I've been streaming sports illegally almost 20 years now. I'm fine dealing with the ad-infested websites and constant refreshing of streams taken down for once a month events like UFC fights. But for every day? I'll gladly pay the $1-2 a day to never deal with that.
whartung 4y ago
Our TV bill just went up and I'm debating exploring YT TV. What I want is the main Sports Networks (FS1, FS2, ESPN, ESPN2), my Regional Sports Network (but that's a Bally channel now -- and that's kind of a bit of a mess at the moment), and MLB TV (the cable channel, not their own MLB service). I also want "DVR" for everything, and I want to be able to skip the ads (ideally with a +30s button). I typically watch my games delayed so I can skip the ads, or even just plain "later". We DVR everything else. Will YT TV let me do that?
- godtoldmetodoit 4y ago
  YT TV DVR is best in class in my experience. You can set it to record every NCAA men's basketball game that ever airs if you want, or just your team etc.
joshstrange 4y ago
IPTV providers are about as close as you can get to a perfect sports experience (TV/Movies have had a superior piracy experience for well on a decade+ now) and illegal IPTV providers leave a /lot/ to be desired. I don't use them since I don't care for sports but I've seen others use them and they are way better than the random "mirror 1, mirror 2, mirror 3..." sports piracy sites. However the quality is still iffy and you have to jump through hoops as providers are taken offline. At the end of the day if I wanted to watch sports I'd just throw enough money at the problem to watch them legally. When it comes to TV/Movies, on the other hand, you cannot pay for the best experience (legally) which is really sad.

cozzyd 4y ago

I just have an antenna. If it's not on ABC/CBS/NBC/Fox then... oh well.

jen20 4y ago

I have YouTube TV now and was pleasantly impressed with the software on Comcast Xfinity when I saw it recently. Meanwhile YouTube TV on the Apple TV is a shit show, with non-native controls that lag, search that barely works and no integration with system services so searching for a channel by voice doesn’t work. And it still doesn’t free me from having to pay for Fox News! Unless the software stops being the moral equivalent of electron on the TV, I’ll be moving back to cable when I next move house.