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[HStallion]

I kept my cable for sports mostly. Does PSVUE offer up NFL Net/Red and NBA games?

VUE is getting Redzone sometime soon, no one has an exact date. Also not sure if it will be included in the basic package.

And what I'm trying to say objectively, DirecTV has many things that are better compared to PlayStation Vue. There are factors that affect PlayStation Vue that do not affect DirecTV. Pricing is one of the only areas were PlayStation Vue has an advantage over DirecTV.

Did you ignore the fact that I said I had serious problems when I had Direct TV. I lost signal for hours on a cloudless day and no matter how many service calls I put in or fucking around I did nothing mattered. This happened all the time for me. I even cut a bunch of tree branches down to see if maybe that would help and it didn't. So I don't care if it was half the price of VUE I wouldn't ever go back to them where I live.

Please stop telling me how Direct TV is better when I couldn't even get the service to work for me consistently. It works for you and you like it, wonderful. It was shit for me.

 

[Tom Nook]

Poor Cable companies.

 

[dskillzhtown]

I had DirecTV, switched to Vue after trying out Sling. I am saving about $110 a month. I get the same programming that I watched with DirecTV at a lower price point. That is enough for me in all reality.

One thing that has been crystal clear to me is that I really don't look at much TV to begin with. Even now, I get home and watch the Olympics, but nothing else. I think the last 2 shows I watched with anticipation for the next week were "Alone" and "Barbarians Rising", both on the History Channel. Other than that, it has been mostly Netflix. During basketball season, I am a NBA League Pass guy, so not much TV watching then either.

 

[rtcn63]

They raise prices like clockwork each year while removing channels.

 

[Vanillalite]

And what I'm trying to say objectively, DirecTV has many things that are better compared to PlayStation Vue. There are factors that affect PlayStation Vue that do not affect DirecTV. Pricing is one of the only areas were PlayStation Vue has an advantage over DirecTV.

Don't bother. It's very much personal feelings, past experiences, and mainly pricing vs going objectively down the list comparing Vue and Sling to things like Comcast, Dish, and Direct TV.

 

[SoRuffShoNuff]

Cable companies aren't rubbing their nipples much anymore are they. The tables have turned

All they are doing is raising internet prices to compensate.

 

[PopeReal]

Portland Timbers/Trail Blazers games justify the cost to me. I get all of their games.

 

[BlackGoku03]

Well to be fair, many channels broadcast in 720p normally so you wouldn't really notice a difference.



Yep, you have no control over that. You just tell it I want to watch this show and it tries to grab every instance of that show at the defined time blocks the show is listed at. If anything changes, the guide sometimes doesn't get updated either so you miss out too.

Well, Sling is as well but I noticed a difference. All 720p sources aren't created equal. Bit rate has a lot to do with it.

 

[OG_Original Gamer]

I hated Direct TV when I had it. I didn't live anywhere remote when I had it and I still lost my signal several times a week, sometimes for long stretches.

If the dish was mounted and aligned properly, without anything in the dish line of sight, it more than likely was the coax cable installed.

 

[Marty Chinn]

Well, Sling is as well but I noticed a difference. All 720p sources aren't created equal. Bit rate has a lot to do with it.

Ya, but that's all about bitrate. What I was trying to address was the notion that it's limited to 720p being the reason you'd notice a difference which is false given a significant number of stations broadcast at 720p; the rest at 1080i. Nobody is broadcasting at 1080p.

 

[Schlep]

I still sub to cable (Sling), but it's far better/cheaper than what I had with FiOS. Mountains better compared with AT&T who does cable where I'm building a house. Literally a $90 a month difference between AT&T DirecTV after the promo period ends and Sling. $50 a month during the promo period. Absolutely insane considering all I really want is Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports 1, NFL Network, USA, FX, and AMC.

 

[iceblade997]

PSVUE won't work out for me.

My Current Cable Bill (includes DVR, phone, and 30mbps down):
$130

My bill with just internet:
$70

If I add PSVUE, it's only $10 less and I still have to shell out more for a home phone. I'll just keep paying for cable for now.

I tried cutting the cord, and it was cool for a while but I had to jump around to too many services to watch what we wanted. It was either doing that or illegally downloading what I wanted to see, which is not a good option.

Same here. I'd like to cut cable but it doesn't make sense in our situation. Between the amount of channels we have (and do watch), the bundle / promotional pricing, and the need for a home phone (as mentioned by someone else, it works as a good backup, and in our case winds up being cheaper than a cellphone, and is used several times a day) the case for cordcutting is hard to make. Even when everything is counted together it winds up being cheaper than doing things with multiple companies. Plus we have a cap, and if we were to watch as much TV as we do now it'd mean going over each month and being billed for the overages. For us, cord cutting seems like a nice idea, but when it comes to the practical parts of it, it doesn't make sense.

 

[BlackGoku03]

Ya, but that's all about bitrate. What I was trying to address was the notion that it's limited to 720p being the reason you'd notice a difference which is false given a significant number of stations broadcast at 720p; the rest at 1080i. Nobody is broadcasting at 1080p.

Not disagreeing here. The only content that would be in 1080p is PPV.

What I'm pointing out is the poster earlier thought he saw a major difference in quality. He wrongly assumed it was resolution, however it was most likely bit rate. Shitty bit rates can decimate a 720p image. Sure the pixels are there, but it looks like blocky crap when in motion.

Same here. I'd like to cut cable but it doesn't make sense in our situation. Between the amount of channels we have (and do watch), the bundle / promotional pricing, and the need for a home phone (as mentioned by someone else, it works as a good backup, and in our case winds up being cheaper than a cellphone, and is used several times a day) the case for cordcutting is hard to make. Even when everything is counted together it winds up being cheaper than doing things with multiple companies. Plus we have a cap, and if we were to watch as much TV as we do now it'd mean going over each month and being billed for the overages. For us, cord cutting seems like a nice idea, but when it comes to the practical parts of it, it doesn't make sense.

Ugh. If you have a cap (Comcast?) then cord cutting is definitely a no-no. Especially if you have a gaming console/PC.

And yeah, Netflix, Hulu, CrunchyRoll, and other streaming services add up pretty quickly. I had to get rid of most of my subscriptions because we had to budget our spending a bit better and Spotify, Netflix, Hulu, and others were the first to go. I barely want to pay for PSPlus.

These cable companies have done their best to fuck us over, every chance they get. So this article does not come to me or most people as a surprise.

 

[LCGeek]

They gouge for shit.

 

[Fox Mulder]

I work for Dish and don't want it or cable.

I'm fine with internet, consoles, and blurays.

 

[The Auxiliary]

PSVUE best decsion i made love it.

This is what our house did too. Can stream on any Smart TV or old PS3/ PS4 in the house and makes everything so much easier. I don't think we'll be going back to Satelite/ Cable after how great it's been going.

 

[JZA]

Can't wait until "cable" is an outdated term, like "you mean that blue wire coming out of my router?"

 

[AstroNut325]

All they are doing is raising internet prices to compensate.

This. Paying $65 for 100Mb down for another 6 months. Them it's $85/month.