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Re:YouTube TV by atomicUpdate on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @05:23PM (#13758750)
At $35/mo, after 1 year you'll have spent $420. You can get a decent sized TV and an antenna for less than that, and enjoy free news/Jeopardy for many years afterwards.
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Re:YouTube TV by jclardy on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @05:49PM (#13758977)
I think his point was being able to watch them without using a TV and antenna.

I don't see why you would pay $35 a month though when you could get something like an HDHomerun and plug an antenna up to it. Or use an antenna, digital tuner and capture card and wire up your own solution.

The only advantage I see of YTTV is ESPN, so for some people that is probably enough to justify it.

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Re:YouTube TV by chadgeidel on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @07:02PM (#13759565)
They say "no need for a DVR" so I assume that you will get time-shifted content. That's not free. Also, watching 3 shows simultaneously (on devices I already own) is useful.

And for those of us cord-cutters who have been missing live sports this is a nice option.

[EDIT: 3 simultaneous streams, not 6]

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Re:YouTube TV by ryan-allen on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @08:03PM (#13759978)
Or a usb TV receiver for less than $100, watch it on ya 'pooter!
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Re:YouTube TV by untog on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @05:55PM (#13759025)
Everyone always talks about antenna, but it's not for everyone. Living in an apartment in NYC, I never, ever got decent coverage with an antenna.
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