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Re:YouTube TV by res0nat0r on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @08:07PM (#13760008)
I see commercials constantly lately for SlingTV which starts around $20-35 a month so it seems like things are working so far.
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Re:YouTube TV by Stanleyc23 on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @11:06PM (#13761015)
I tried using slingtv and on top of the stream qustream issues, I realized that if I pay for a video service my tolerance for ads becomes super low. Too low to ever switch back to the traditional tv ad model
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Re:YouTube TV by lotsofpulp on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @10:02PM (#13760608)
I tried it, the quality is quite lacking from the buffering to the terrible blurring during quick action in sports and movies. And I tried it from multiple connections, ATT/Comcast/Verizon fits...although this was summer of last year during Olympics. Maybe it's better now or was too saturated back then.
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Re:YouTube TV by simcop2387 on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @01:09AM (#13761620)
Some of that is definitely there. I still see a 2-5 minute delay on video streams (based on show start times etc.). I don't notice any issues with blurring but I'm usually watching old SD shows (star trek on bbc) or cartoons.
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Re:YouTube TV by yesimahuman on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @11:17PM (#13761061)
Happy customer of PlayStation Vue. At $29/mo compared to the $80+/mo I was paying for Cable, I think these services will be very disruptive to the traditional cable model.
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