Sorry to bump an old thread, but thinking about jumping in on this and I have some questions...
1. How's the overall streaming resolution compared to cable? I have a a big TV that I spent a lot of $ on and it might be a deal breaker if the quality is poor. I should have a 500mbps connection/no data caps, so plenty of speed, will the picture quality be identical to what I'm used to with cable? I currently have Comcast (I know, shame...).
2. Any notable difference in streaming quality between Playstation consoles, Chromecasts or other devices?
3. Any advantage of being a PS+ member or anything when signing up for this?
4. Basically doing this for the local sports options...No weird blackouts or anything like that, right?
5. I know this probably differs by region/internet quality, but how reliable is this service compared to cable?
Thanks!
1. The quality is great. It's 1080p, though it looks crisper than DirecTV to me. None of that weird artifact effect when things are in motion. I rarely have it downgrade the resolution, once in a blue moon it does during a heavy traffic program. But like I said, that's on rare occasions and things snap back to 1080p.
2. I don't notice any differences between when I watch it on my PS4 or Roku. It always looks good.
3. If you have PS+ you save money on channel addons per month like Showtime, etc. and their Soccer package.
4. I live near the Pittsburgh area and I may have experienced some blackouts...or at least that's what they appear to be, I've had this happen like a handful of times, but not a deal breaker to me as it was like once or twice over the course of close to a year. Also you can no longer use the NBC Sports app to live stream the NFL, at least in my area you can't. This may be due to the fact that my area does not yet have NBC as a live local channel yet, just CBS. Though with the ESPN and Fox Sports app you can live stream a ton of sports. The ESPN app also carries all the ABC games for the most part. College football is definitely the service's strong area. The ESPN app also grants you access to ESPN 3. You just download the apps and login with your PlayStation Network credentials and the apps recognize you have the PlayStation Vue service.
5. I've been subscribed for some time now. Close to a year, or at least it seems, and I've had a couple issues with downtime but nothing major and much better than my experiences with DirecTV plus it's half the price of what I was paying with them.
I'd recommend at least giving it a shot with the free trial. Test out the sports you enjoy watching and see if it'll work for you.