YouTube TV

[rocky_warrior]

So...for all of us OTTers, YouTube TV looks like it will have all of Fox, FS1, FS2, and CBS Sports.  Other than possibly regional fox networks, you wouldn't miss a Big East game all year!

And with the sports focused channel listing, you can catch most NCAA BBall games period.  w00t

[#UnleashSean]

Looks like ill be ditching VUE during basketball season.

[mu_hilltopper]

$35 for 40 channels ..

19 out of 40 channels are news / sports oriented, though.  Lacking a lot of the basics, like HGTV and A&E, etc.  Even CNN.

Good link:
http://www.androidcentral.com/youtube-tv-faq-all-your-questions-answered

[rocky_warrior]

19 out of 40 channels are news / sports oriented, though.  Lacking a lot of the basics, like HGTV and A&E, etc.  Even CNN.

Correct.  I think they've wisely focused on sports fans.   

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Ughhhh, not available outside the US. I was actually considering throwing down the money for the next couple of months...

[Spotcheck Billy]

Ughhhh, not available outside the US. I was actually considering throwing down the money for the next couple of months...

Currently not even available in MKE, as of now only in:
1 New York, NY
2 Los Angeles, CA
3 Chicago, IL
4 Philadelphia, PA
5 Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
6 San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, CA
7 Washington DC/Maryland
8 Boston MA/NH
9 Atlanta, GA
10 Houston, TX

[GGGG]

Unless I am missing something, without TBS, TNT or TruTV, you will be missing most of the NCAA tournament with that package.

[#UnleashSean]

Unless I am missing something, without TBS, TNT or TruTV, you will be missing most of the NCAA tournament with that package.

IT isn't coming out for a few weeks/months so the lineup isn't set in stone. I expect tbs/tnt/amc to be on this since they are on every single cable over internet packages.

[GGGG]

IT isn't coming out for a few weeks/months so the lineup isn't set in stone. I expect tbs/tnt/amc to be on this since they are on every single cable over internet packages.

Ah OK.  Thanks.

[rocky_warrior]

Unless I am missing something, without TBS, TNT or TruTV, you will be missing most of the NCAA tournament with that package.

Yes...but you can sign up for Sling or PS Vue for March.  That's the great thing about all these.  NO CONTRACTS!

[T-Bone]

I was really liking Vue, but annoyed that I've had to "stream" the games on CBS Sports.

Dilemma - keep Vue and go to bars to watch CBS Sports or move to YouTubeTV and stay home.

[mu_hilltopper]

Agreed .. it was painful to stream those CBS Sports games.

We'll see what happens next season .. Vue could change, as could the CBS games.

[Benny B]

Unless I am missing something, without TBS, TNT or TruTV, you will be missing most of the NCAA tournament with that package.

Why would one need TBS, TNT and TruTV to watch the tourney if they're already watching YouTube TV?


Think about it before you answer.

[#UnleashSean]

Agreed .. it was painful to stream those CBS Sports games.

We'll see what happens next season .. Vue could change, as could the CBS games.

Anytime I saw cbs sports and gave out a groan. Then just traveled out to bdubs

[rocky_warrior]

Why would one need TBS, TNT and TruTV to watch the tourney if they're already watching YouTube TV?


Think about it before you answer.

Um, unless I'm not understanding your question, the answer is that NCAA streaming still requires authenticating through your provider.  If you don't have an authenticated login, CBS limits you to 4-5 hours of NCAA streaming.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Um, unless I'm not understanding your question, the answer is that NCAA streaming still requires authenticating through your provider.  If you don't have an authenticated login, CBS limits you to 4-5 hours of NCAA streaming.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBasketball/comments/1arktc/reset_your_4_hours_of_viewing_on/

this comes in handy too.

[Benny B]

Um, unless I'm not understanding your question, the answer is that NCAA streaming still requires authenticating through your provider.  If you don't have an authenticated login, CBS limits you to 4-5 hours of NCAA streaming.

I don't recall ever having to authenticate.  But perhaps it's because I have cookies off or something.

[#UnleashSean]

I don't recall ever having to authenticate.  But perhaps it's because I have cookies off or something.

Authenticating does happen occasionally. But only if you watch an absurd amount of it. IE for the first two days I have every game on, multiple tv's running with a few guys over. I hit the limit once and a while.

[rocky_warrior]

Authenticating does happen occasionally. But only if you watch an absurd amount of it. IE for the first two days I have every game on, multiple tv's running with a few guys over. I hit the limit once and a while.

Hm, I've hit it all the time.  Although I think all the CBS games are non-authenticated.  TBS, TNT, and TruTV games require the authentication after a few hours of watching.   Of course, I've always had a provider to authenticate with too - just mentioning that I actually had to do it!

[Coleman]

Hm, I've hit it all the time.  Although I think all the CBS games are non-authenticated.  TBS, TNT, and TruTV games require the authentication after a few hours of watching.   Of course, I've always had a provider to authenticate with too - just mentioning that I actually had to do it!

If you're watching the tournament at work, like a lot of people do, most IT depts have dynamic IP addresses which would probably negate the need to authenticate. Watching from home is a different story, unless you are VPNing or doing something a little tricky like using Tor. Just a guess.

[rocky_warrior]

Unless I am missing something, without TBS, TNT or TruTV, you will be missing most of the NCAA tournament with that package.

hoopalooping here...

In case folks missed it - YouTube TV has added TBS, TNT, and TruTV in the past couple months (in addition to FS1, FS2, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, CBSSN).  So - it's now a decent platform for NCAA tournament.  I only say "decent' because they have a 3 simultaneous stream limit.  Though I can grab CBS over the air - so not really a problem.



They also just added MLB, and NBA tv.  For more sports nirvana.

[drewm88]

Anyone have experience with this? I've been looking at switching for a few months when RCN jacked our bill, but was holding off until after March because of no TNT/TBS/Tru. Probably will still wait the extra two weeks, but it'd be nice to hear someone who has actually used it.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Anyone have experience with this? I've been looking at switching for a few months when RCN jacked our bill, but was holding off until after March because of no TNT/TBS/Tru. Probably will still wait the extra two weeks, but it'd be nice to hear someone who has actually used it.

Having the exact same issue with RCN. Looking to make the switch.

[GooooMarquette]

Still not available in RST, but I'll probably switch as soon as it is.

[rocky_warrior]

I switched to YouTube TV (from Playstation Vue) last September. I'm fortunate to have locked in the $35/mo price (now increased to $40 after adding the new channels), but it's working great.  They've recently added Apple TV and Roku apps - but chromecast is a good option too (and cheap) if you don't have the others.  No Fire TV  support (probably because of the Google Amazon spat), but I guess you have to accept that.

So last night, I had 3 games going - one on my Roku TV, one from my phone cast to a monitor with chromecast, and another on my PC.  Quality is good, and they vary bit rate based on your connection speed.  When I'm on the road during MU games, I'll even stream directly on my phone (over LTE) with good results. 

Only downside (for my wife) is no HGTV...

edit: I suppose I should mention the DVR - which works great.