Cutting the Cord
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We had sling + the espn pack for about 5 months last year, then turned the tv off till today when I got the psvue core package. Plus all the other apps that come along with it. It streams very nice and so far I would say is far superior to sling. I'll keep it till end of february then pick it back up in september.
Have had Vue for two days now. So far, so good. Being able to log into all the watch anywhere appa is the real deal. It makes not having the broadcast channels a non-issue outside of CBS. Still reliant on an antenna for that. Best way to describe it is like having Hulu+live channels.
You will be fine. Watched a ton of Sling during the Olympics and didn't hit 500G.
Sling just added Pac-12 Network. I am hoping Vue follows suit. I like having lots of options on Saturdays.
I hooked up that antenna on my existing satellite pole on ground level on the south side of my house. I was able to use the existing coax going into the house and hooked it to my antenna. I had pretty low expectations since my house would block the line of sight to the towers but I am pretty excited to say that I was able to easily pull in all of the major channels and then some. We'll see if my great reception is still there during a heavy rainstorm or snow fall but I am pretty thrilled given I spent 5 minutes to hook this thing up on existing hardware.
I also hooked up an antenna on our sat pole.
Unless its an unlicensed stream you gotta go somewhere else.
BTN isn't on Sling yet, only PS Vue. You could do a free 7 day trial of PS Vue so you can get the game if that works. Just make sure you have a Roku or a Playstation 3 or 4.
What do you mean by serious TV people? Because at least for me the benefit of Vue is that it gets me credentials to log in to basically every TV streaming app other than premium ones like HBONow. Pretty much the only thing I'd need OTA for is if I wanted to watch the local news. Everything else is streamed live.
Really wish they would make their interface better. Something like what Sling has would be great.
Probably the DVR issue, as that seems to turn off some people. While Vue lets you stream former shows once you add them, it doesn't work near as well as a true DVR like DirectTV's would.
Apparently the Vue interface is way better on Fire TV, and they are developing the same sort of guide for Roku. Right now it is clunky but workable.
Cut the cord several months ago and have Sling, really like it so far. So glad we did that, instead of paying for tons of crappy cable stations we didn't watch. Been waiting for something like this for years.
Nope. I figured I would try without the Amp and see where that got me and get one only if I needed it. Everything has worked flawlessly so far. I am really loving my new TV set up. I have all of the channels I want, the ability to watch anywhere via the PS Vue app, and I am saving $65 per month and that was compared to Mediacom's promo rate which would have expired for me in a few months.
