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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1678144" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>I'm in the process of dumping Dish.</p><p></p><p>I just subscribed to SlingTV a week ago. Thus far all I've watched from SlingTV was the last episode of Fear the Walking Dead and a couple of Chopped episodes using Airplay to the AppleTV from my Mac. Haven't set it up on the Roku yet. There is no record and watch later option which is the biggie to deal with if you're in the habit of only watching pre-recorded so you can skip commercials. The other is no single guide showing the listing for all the channels, so you have to go through each channel one at a time to see what's on or get a channel guide somewhere else. I'm planning on giving them the $20 for 2-3 months before I decide to keep it or not. I don't know that I'll be able to get into a habit of needing to sit down at a specific time to watch a show I want to see again or not. You may as well get their free week subscription and try it out. I still don't know how to watch any of the Epix channels on it. - edit - have to subscribe separate for them...</p><p></p><p>For OTA, I bought the $49 Tivo and a lifetime subscription at half price (Labor Day weekend sale) and a 3 yr warranty since the subscription dies with the unit - cost me less than I'd been paying for 2 months worth of Dish. Already had a good rooftop style antenna I had set up in the attic a few years ago. The Tivo picked up 80+ local channels here - my favorites list still has about 40 of those. Some of the features are not quite up to the standards of the Dish Hopper and I'm still figuring out all the stuff it has to offer, but I already highly recommend it. I've got my Netflix, Amazon, and Vudu accounts set up on it. Heard Hulu is now offering an ad free service, but haven't checked it out yet - will need to compare that to SlingTV if they are.</p><p></p><p>When it comes right down to it, I can purchase every single TV show that is not free OTA and that I both want and have time to watch for at least $1-1.5k less a year than what we'd been paying Dish.</p><p></p><p>edit: Just looked and Tivo still has the lifetime pass at half price on the OTA only Roamio. Based only on my last couple weeks with the unit, I have no hesitation in saying if you're considering dumping cable/satellite - do it and get the Roamio.</p><p></p><p>Have to take a look at what you really watch & want or you could end up spending close to the same as cable or sat and have to deal with multiple devices to watch.</p><p>$20 for Sling + $5 for Epix & TCM</p><p>$12 for Hulu + $9 for Showtime.</p><p>$15 for HBO from several places now.</p><p>Figure in another $9 for the Tivo service if you buy lifetime.</p><p>And all of a sudden you're up to $70</p><p>What I want is Encore Westerns and haven't found a way to get that yet. </p><p>Encore is going to need to step up to the plate with everyone else or get left behind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1678144, member: 24160"] I'm in the process of dumping Dish. I just subscribed to SlingTV a week ago. Thus far all I've watched from SlingTV was the last episode of Fear the Walking Dead and a couple of Chopped episodes using Airplay to the AppleTV from my Mac. Haven't set it up on the Roku yet. There is no record and watch later option which is the biggie to deal with if you're in the habit of only watching pre-recorded so you can skip commercials. The other is no single guide showing the listing for all the channels, so you have to go through each channel one at a time to see what's on or get a channel guide somewhere else. I'm planning on giving them the $20 for 2-3 months before I decide to keep it or not. I don't know that I'll be able to get into a habit of needing to sit down at a specific time to watch a show I want to see again or not. You may as well get their free week subscription and try it out. I still don't know how to watch any of the Epix channels on it. - edit - have to subscribe separate for them... For OTA, I bought the $49 Tivo and a lifetime subscription at half price (Labor Day weekend sale) and a 3 yr warranty since the subscription dies with the unit - cost me less than I'd been paying for 2 months worth of Dish. Already had a good rooftop style antenna I had set up in the attic a few years ago. The Tivo picked up 80+ local channels here - my favorites list still has about 40 of those. Some of the features are not quite up to the standards of the Dish Hopper and I'm still figuring out all the stuff it has to offer, but I already highly recommend it. I've got my Netflix, Amazon, and Vudu accounts set up on it. Heard Hulu is now offering an ad free service, but haven't checked it out yet - will need to compare that to SlingTV if they are. When it comes right down to it, I can purchase every single TV show that is not free OTA and that I both want and have time to watch for at least $1-1.5k less a year than what we'd been paying Dish. edit: Just looked and Tivo still has the lifetime pass at half price on the OTA only Roamio. Based only on my last couple weeks with the unit, I have no hesitation in saying if you're considering dumping cable/satellite - do it and get the Roamio. Have to take a look at what you really watch & want or you could end up spending close to the same as cable or sat and have to deal with multiple devices to watch. $20 for Sling + $5 for Epix & TCM $12 for Hulu + $9 for Showtime. $15 for HBO from several places now. Figure in another $9 for the Tivo service if you buy lifetime. And all of a sudden you're up to $70 What I want is Encore Westerns and haven't found a way to get that yet. Encore is going to need to step up to the plate with everyone else or get left behind. [/QUOTE]
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