• mlc894@lemm.ee
    1462·
    2 years ago

    This isn’t YouTube Premium; this is YouTube TV which is an entirely different product. YouTube Premium is like $13/mo. and cheaper for students.

      • masterofn001@lemmy.ca
        6·
        2 years ago

        Couldn’t you just use an antenna?

        Because … O(ver) T(he) A(ir)?

        I’m near Detroit and pick up ~50 channels with a $20 antenna.

        • InvaderDJ@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          2 years ago

          This is the best way, but it doesn’t work in every scenario. At my last apartment, I was basically unable to get OTA channels. Too much of the sky was blocked, and I think radio interference from a nearby military base didn’t help.

          In my current condo it works mostly well, but I do get some skipping and drops that can be annoying during a long game.

          • masterofn001@lemmy.ca
            2·
            2 years ago

            I get, over the air, in HD, free, with an antenna, the major networks and their subchannels, movie channels, retro channels, pbs, game show channels, scifi channels, comedy channels, local channels, etc. Free.

            But I don’t mind watching wheel of fortune.

            Anything I don’t get, I find a pirate stream for - which is usually found on one of 3 or 4 sites I use.

            • WarmSoda@lemm.ee
              2·
              2 years ago

              I’m just messing with ya. We used to have an antenna and those shows were on all the time just because of our schedules

    • crusa187@lemmy.mlEnglish
      43·
      2 years ago

      Surely they’d let you pay more to keep from having to see those ads.

    • runaway@lemmy.sdf.org
      282·
      2 years ago

      For YouTube TV, not YouTube Premium. YouTube TV is actual live TV channels, like cable.

      • Dips@feddit.de
        9·
        2 years ago

        Is this a normal price for TV in the US? In Europe it is more like 10-20€, which is why 50$ sounds out of this world ridiculous.

        • InvaderDJ@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          2 years ago

          If anything, that is low. Cable bills can get truly outrageous depending on what you add. You get an NFL or MLB subscription, a few premiums like HBO and you can have a $200/month cable bill.

    • dirtbiker509@lemm.ee
      161·
      2 years ago

      If there were no ads at all I’d instantly subscribe. But I don’t pay for anything that has ads. It’s either free with ads, or paid with no ads.

    • squidzorz@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 years ago

      I think live sports is really the only reason most people pay for TV anymore. The rest of the content is available online on one of the 3,000 streaming platforms.

  • PrimalAnimist@lemmy.world
    111·
    2 years ago

    I cancelled cable a few years ago and now use YouTube TV. I love it because I can record everything, never run out of DVR space. I can run 5 tvs with different shows on each. I can watch TV anywhere on my phone and laptop. I can stop on one device and pick back up on another. Well over 100 channels now (but I only really watch a handful). Every channel also has an on-demand section. Like TCM has what’s live but also a huge library to stream from.

    I have Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Peacock, Max…but if I had to just use one service, it would be YouTube TV. It follows me, and is not tied to my house. If I go visit another state, it will even switch to the local news wherever I am. It has, by far, the most content in one spot for one price.

    • Bongles@lemm.ee
      4·
      2 years ago

      I used it when it was new for a little while. I liked it as far as a TV service goes but I’m kind of over live shows at this point.

    • ronalicious@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      thing that got me w/ YTV, and got it ultimately canceled was trying to share it w/ a family in another state. that doesn’t fly, which was a huge bummer.

      • greendakota99@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        Was this a few years ago? This is no longer true.

        The past 3 years, I have shared the service with 3 friends, one of which lives in a different state and we have had no issues. You just add them to your Google Account as “family” and they login their own devices.

        There is some weirdness where YouTubeTV gives you 5 family shares, but only 3 total streams (outside your home’s WIFI) can be active at once. That’s why I limited the sharing to 3 total.

        You should give it another try!

        • PsychedSy@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 years ago

          I randomly swap family members and friends out sometimes, too. It’s pretty sweet being able to share all of my apps, books, games and yt.

  • boonhet@lemm.ee
    5·
    2 years ago

    I’d honestly rather pay the 6 euros for IPTV at that point (it’s only that cheap because our Internet is 3x more expensive than neighboring countries so they let you have cheap IPTV as an extra).

  • shiveyarbles@beehaw.orgEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    Gawd yeah I get Hulu Live, and it costs $80+ a month… the video constantly drops or the image becomes static. And I’ve never been bombarded with more jardiance musicals and balance of nature ads in my life. It’s just non stop stuff I will never ever buy.