A Slacker's Guide Podcast | Top 5 Best Live TV Streaming Services

Sadly there is becoming a smaller and smaller difference between streaming and “traditional cable” it’s going to be interesting to see how these streaming service subscriber numbers are going to continue

YouTube has to be paying you to say all these nice things about them, because youtube TV in not the cheapest nor does have as many channels as Sling TV so I am calling bullshit..... I’ve used YouTube TV & I’ve used DIRECTV now & I currently use Sling TV and by far “Sling TV WINS!!!!” I‘ve been using Sling TV for over 2 Years!

For sport fans, PS Vue is the best (my opinion). Espn and Fox gets most of the sports I watch but not CBS. I suppose where you love makes a difference.

Thanks for the review. I have an Amazon Fire Stick on all of my TV`s so you are saying that YouTubeTV will not work for me ?? But you do say that their service is probably the best. One more thing : how about local channels ?? Does any of these offer local channels ??

Since the $10 bump YouTube TV has even more of those top channels with more coming years end

Here's what the new $50 price brings you: "Effective April 10, 2019, YouTube TV now includes channels from Discovery Networks and Scripps. All members now have access to HGTV, Food Network, Discovery Channel, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet, Travel

Should update that table for YouTube TV as they just added like 3 of those with the price hike

i had direct tv now but got too expensive so i recomend spectrum tv app if ur area is compatible.30 bucks month when u bundle

I just use Philo for most of what I watch. It’s about 60 channels for $20/mo

Hulu LIve - No AMC (Won't work for me!)YouTube TV - Offers a lot that I don't want and overcharges for what I do want and no HBO Sling TV - Can't make heads or tails of their crazy schemes.PS Vue - Can't simply add HBO or Showtime. All the upper plans include the sports package which I don't want.

Great info. I have a real problem with Apple TV not working on my Sony 4K without the box. Seems this fall 2019 there may be changes to that (and at what price). Still looking at the YouTube TV to include local programming.

I pay only $10 a month for YouTube TV. How? YouTube TV allows you to share with 5 other family or friends in family group, with 3 simultaneous streams for each. I have invited 3 friends and co-workers to join my group. $40 divided by 4 is $10. Come June each member's share Will be $12.50 with the rate hike. Still can't be beat.

YouTube TV will not give you the originals like Star Trek Discovery, the new Lost in Space from Netflix, new stuff coming from Disney, etc. The best deal is locast dot org.

PS Vue. I figured that if I’m gonna pay $50 a month PS View Core package was best for me. Love the four channel multi view and NFL network, NBA TV and MLB. Just dropped DirecTV last week for a $50 price increase with less of my channels.

Your mantra seems to be "Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity" when for cord cutters it's "Options, options, options" and "Savings, savings, savings". I mean the whole point of moving away from cable/satellite to a live streaming service is the cost savings of having more compact and flexible packages. And the farther the providers get away from the dream of a la carte, the more they become nothing but "cable light". And many are not even really that "light". For instance, YouTube TV is now $50/mo. for their one "simple" package. But you need internet for it to work. And by moving away from cable for your TV, you've lost the $20/mo bundle savings on your Internet, effectively making your net cost for moving to YouTube TV $70/mo. Doesn't sound too "light" any more does it? Seriously, Spectrum's non-promotional rates for 125 channels is $69.98. Hell, if you want simple, do that. I don't want "simple" because "simple" is "expensive". I want what live streaming was designed for, the cost savings afforded more package and channel options. And right now, the closest thing we have to that is Sling.

YouTube TV doesn't have HBO. DirectTV now is still better.

PlayStation Vue is great and hulu

YouTube TV is coming to Amazon devices. Google and Amazon have patched things up and will now cross pollenate technologies on Chromecast and Fire devices. They haven't announced just when the YouTube TV app will be in the Amazon store, but it'll probably be within a month or two. For now, you can just use a sideloaded a YouTube TV app on Amazon Fire devices and it works perfect.

Price increases just makes Vue look better. Plus I’m getting Showtime for $3.99/month as a PlayStation Plus member.

I think PlayStation Vue is better then youtube TV you get 70 channels for $49.99 with YouTube TV or you can get 85 channels for 59.99 with PlayStation Vue I think you get more for your money with PlayStation then you do with youtube TV

Youtube TV SUCKS. Low initial rates were a total bait and switch. No better than the cable providers. Sorry but a 43% price increase is too much. I’ve been with YTTV for a long time. Even suffering through your AppleTV issues but this is too much. I’ll be cancelling and switching to another provider -- even if it's more expensive.

Today YouTube TV added some of the channels missing in your comparison chart.

What you failed to mention was with the increase price for YouTube TV there are added channels that come with the increase.Just when you thought cable had you held captive. Now the streaming services are holding us hostage too! I shouldn't have been surprised that my DIRECTV NOW Gotta Have It Subscription was raised $10.00, and the HBO add on was raised from $5.00 to $15.00. Oh, and the DIRECTV NOW site stipulates "Change is exciting! If you want to switch to a new package, you can’t switch back since Gotta Have It is no longer available." Sorry but that's not exciting to me. I am excited that Game of Thrones starts tonight! So, what did I do? I started a free trial with HBO NOW, and will pay $14.99 extra a month....GEEZ! Oh well, the monthly total is still cheaper than what I was paying Comcast Cable. TV junkies have to pay a price of the ransom!

Pretty outrageous that they want that much money for a few channels of tv. It’s not like there’s anything on...

Anyone know of BeIN Sports will be added to YouTube TV? I have a Latin package of FuboTV just for the soccer channels for $14.99 plus YTTV. If YTTV adds BeIN Sports I can dump FuboTV

I got 2months free trial with direct tv . The problem is, the app sucks on a Samsung tv. The app is still in beta and picture quality sucks . I canceled it. At least I got HBO for another month. 🤗