Streaming vs other

Sep 16, 2019, 9:33 AM

First off TL/DR. I don't want to beat the dead horse here because there were a ton of threads on this before the GT game, but the short version is streaming rocks, so don't be scared to try it...this coming from an middle aged "don't mess with how things are" type of person.

LONG VERSION
Ok, for those of you who don't mind reading let me get into this. I had Direct TV for about 12 years and finally cancelled it a few weeks ago because I'm embarrassed to say that I was paying $155 a month for it. I bought a Roku a few months ago (in anticipation of this and because I already had Netflix), and started using Hulu.

I like Hulu, but as many on here have mentioned navigating through it is weird if you are used to the cable/satellite "schedule" style screen that's a grid that shows what's on at what time. Hulu does actually have this screen and it can be accessed if you are watching live TV. At any rate, I got used to the menus within a week and it didn't bother me. The deal breaker was my local ABC station is not available on Hulu, and we all know lots of college football is broadcast on ABC.

So, I then tried YouTube TV. The navigating is a bit different from Hulu, but I'm getting used to it and it has the old school "schedule" style screen. It also includes my local ABC (which is the main reason I tried it), and is a bit cheaper than Hulu while offering unlimited streams and DVR. I have to say that at this point I prefer the YouTube TV based on price and what's included. From a visual/audio quality standpoint both Hulu and YouTube seem to be equivalent.

As for cancelling stuff, Direct TV was a pain. I had to get on the phone for like 30 minutes where they gave me the high pressure sales talk to stay with them. One thing I will say here is if you have Direct TV and are annoyed but want to keep it, call and tell them you want to cancel. They rolled over and came back quickly with a nice deal I could get for a year without me having to put up any fight. So in that respect I'm annoyed I didn't call earlier just to get my bill lowered.

Cancelling Hulu was a totally different experience. I went into my online account, clicked cancel, confirmed it, and I was done...that's it.

So long story short, all you old pharts who are skeert of change don't be...just do it.

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