I use Youtube TV and also have Youtube premium (No ads - ever). I saved $1400 per year since cutting DirecTV. I use Apple TV to sort it all.
We use YouTubeTV, but you will find that streaming is as expensive as cable these days although you will get more choices. The money gap closed long ago so make the change for choice rather than saving money.
Roku is very good, only a one time charge for the device and service, could cost as little as $27. YouTube TV is very good for $64 per month. I found Fubo to be too expensive especially for local sports teams. Owner Dolan and MSG stations are too expensive.
I find that the broadcast channels offer a lot of alternate programming like MeTV and there are several free TV apps like Pluto and Roku that show a variety of reruns, some relatively new, but mostly older.
Just depends on what you like, but there are a lot of options, many of them free, and many with On Demand choices.
If you live in a large metropolitan area, a good antenna will give you dozens of free channels.
We have ROKU and love it.
The best deals are always changing... We are currently using Sling's “Blue Plan” with “Freestream” and the “Total TV Deal” which includes 200 hours of DVR service and even more channels. This comes to $61 a month and has hundreds of channels. There are so many that it is necessary to favorite the ones that you watch the most and then use the favorites guide, otherwise it takes a long, long time to scroll through all the channels.
The plan includes our favorite, Turner Classic Movies with no commercials. TCM and the other premium channels have On Demand Content. Since the service allows streaming to 3 devices at a time, my wife and I share the service with my parents.
We use other streaming services as well, but Sling has been the backbone of our TV watching for quite a while now and it is still by far the best value if you actually do a side by side comparison of features, selection, and the ability to stream to multiple devices at the same time.
Here is a link to Sling's free service which has 210 channels many with on demand content.
https://www.sling.com/freestream
Here are their current offers where you can get Showtime, Starz, and MGM free for a month.
Here is a link to Sling's Blue Plan for half price which is $20 for a month. I would recommend eventually adding on their “Total TV Deal” which is $21 and includes 200 hours of DVR which comes in extremely handy for skipping commercials which have become a nuisance these days. It also comes with some of our favorite channels.
Can’t beat Amazon Prime.
Nobody else comes close.
YouTube TV has all the local channels and just about everything except History and A&E. It has unlimited DVR space. Once you select a show for your library, all episodes of that show are recorded and listed in order by season.
Now, if you can local channels through an antenna and want don't need some of the major networks, Sling is cheaper and could be an option. It's $40 a month with 50-hour DVR included.
Very satisfied.
Buy an Amazon Fire Stick and start slowly. It has loads of free content via Amazone FreeVee and other apps, with frequent offers to try paid services for free. Then figure out what you want to watch and look for that content. When necessary, pay for it. When you have exhausted the offerings from a pay service, move on to another.
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I have ROKU on my 82” Samsung QLED 4 HD TV, and like it.
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May I go a bit further and ask
What features of a TV do I need?
My old TV is ready to die and I will probably be needing a new one.
Do I need WiFi? OLED, QLED, UHD? 4K? It’s all so confusing...
Sling offers best channel packages and best bang for buck - IMHO.
I want the best quality picture from a streaming device, especially with 4K. Nvidia Shield is expensive, but it absolutely gives me the sharpest, best picture. Next is the Smart Service on my LG TV, with the Roku Ultra close behind and the Amazon Fire Cube last. Of all three, I like the Roku interface the best, although that’s a matter of personal preference. For whatever reason, the LG TV’s Smart Service does not get all of the streaming services the Roku and Nvidia does.
There is a lot of good streaming channels out there for free. You can spend a small amount of money for subscriptions. I tend to jump around, see something I want to watch from a pay channel, watch it, drop it and go to something else.
to find out when first runs of various shows are aired...
get a vpn and dnload from...
I don’t watch TV but my wife does so we pay for Hulu, Paramount+ and PBS. I only listen to music so I pay for Spotify and Amazon Prime Music.
It is “expensive” but still much less than what we paid for cable.
You could Jailbreak a Fire Stick and watch whatever you want, whenever, provided you have an internet connection.
Just be sure to run a VPN. While not illegal to jailbreak a Fire Stick, it IS illegal to use it that way.