Cutting the Cord
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To add my 2 cents - We cut the cord almost 2 months ago and I don't think we'll ever go back. I have nothing but positives to say about PS Vue and the $90 per month its saving me.
We cut the cord and love it. We have a ps4, Fire Stick and Fire Tv. The fire stick blows, way too laggy on the UI, but plays shows fine. how is the Roku?
We're going to replace the stick, but didn't knows if we should get another fire tv or try a roku.
We're going to replace the stick, but didn't knows if we should get another fire tv or try a roku.
I wouldn't say it is "terrible" but only functional. It can be much better but it works at least.
Tell you what...with PSVue now being on PCs...I'm seriously on board with getting out of mine as well. Although I do like supporting my local CO-OP. (Southslope)
Not all channels are available on PC, and they don't do a good job of telling you which ones...
Yah, I'll want to see that list before I make any decisions.
Do you still get to use Watchespn with Vue? or BTN2go?
Do you still get to use Watchespn with Vue? or BTN2go?
Viacom (MTV, Comedy Central, Nick) is leaving Vue. This stinks, I've been really happy with the service since I switched. Not sure what I'll do now...
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016...onal-lineup-change-coming-to-playstation-vue/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016...onal-lineup-change-coming-to-playstation-vue/
That sucks, but Comedy Central is down to South Park for me, which I can just watch the next day on their website, and the rest of Viacom's library is trash
If you are immersed in the amazon world, probably go fire tv, otherwise I would do Roku. Roku is pretty much better in every regard to Fire TV except for the interface of PS Vue. More apps, snappier, compatible with everything etc (Plus cyclones.tv app). I have to imagine they are working on a better interface for PS Vue to roll out though.
That does suck but I think they'll be back sooner than you think. People are cord cutting like crazy and as soon as Viacom sees that they are losing subscribers, they'll go back into negotiations with Vue.
Is PS Vue the only one that has DVR type service? And how does that work with Vue? No DVR is the one thing that's been holding me back from cutting the cord.
I think so.
It's not great, especially if you are used to DTV. You can pause live tv, but only for 5 minutes. Some programs that you "record" won't let you fast forward. But some features are great. Like you can go back to early programs of a series because it basically utilizes On Demand. And some of those are commercial-free, or limited to one commercial only.
I'll take these few inconveniences for the money we save. Although DTV just offered me a year or two of my previous $125/month for $50/month, and then it would go up to $78 or something. It was tempting, but my wife is actually happier with PS Vue, which really surprised me.
That is one of the negatives. There is a recording shows option but like stateofmind said, you have to watch commercials.
We really haven't used or missed it much because most shows you can watch on the TV channel's app or Hulu relatively easily.
I think we are going to see many of these services go exclusive with various streaming providers. So to get everything you want, you might have to subscribe to 4-5 different services. How long until those bills start to add up?
