A cable sub will get you roughly 90% or more of the content before you even approach the premium channels like HBO. The same can't be said about cord cutting solutions.
Again, it depends on which content you're looking for. Out of the shows I watch, and I watch a lot, the only one I would've had to pay for this Fall/Winter would've been American Horror Story, and that's mostly for my gf. Archer has just started and I forgot about that one, but honestly, it's not something I need to see day 1.
And it's not just about pure content. It's the combination of unified interface versus fragmented interface, the timing of availability, and the pure amount of content.
This I completely agree with. It is much easier to browse the guide on my Verizon box than it is to jump around services on the Roku. However, Roku search does negate some of that in being able to find specific things. What's finally being addressed in newer TVs (and hopefully the next Roku) is being able to jump services without having to exit what you're in currently back to a home menu. That's annoying.
Cord cutting makes more sense if you don't keep up or you don't watch a lot.
This I don't agree with. My gf watches just as much TV as I do, but doesn't pay for cable. She probably even watches more than I do, to be honest.
Cable/satellite is better if you watch a lot and keep up to date, plus all the one off shows and events that take place too.
Well, anyone who is obsessed with TV should have cable. I mean, Verizon rents a DVR that records 12 shows at once, so I guess they exist, haha. Not sure what the events are you're talking about.
At $42 for one show and won't be available until the next day. That's practically the price of a month of service. Add in those other services, and you might as well just get cable.
Waiting 12 hours is that big of a deal? My point is more that you can patch the holes with 2-3 shows, but if you literally watch a dozen different cable exclusive shows (non-TBS/TNT) and need to watch them instantly, then yeah cable will be the better deal.
How long after it aired though? Certainly not in time to watch when they aired to join in on the circus.The key thing is timing. Nothing comes close.
I'm seeing your argument as more towards immediacy, and yeah, it'll be a while before streaming services have everything, ever immediately.
I watch a decent amount of TV and doing season passes from the likes of Amazon ends up being more expensive going that route. At $3 an episode, that's 20 hours of TV a month, or 5 shows. If you watch more than that, you're not saving anything.
There's five shows exclusive to cable right now that you're watching?