Cable cutters, rejoice

[Charlie Spencer]

In the past I've been able to watch games after they aired live without selecting the + to add to my list.

Well, I looked and they still have access to the last several P&Q sessions on their NASCAR page. I -assume- if those are still available days or weeks later, the races will be too.

I'm not familiar with what the list does and can't find any decent documentation. I glanced at it but I don't know the purpose of adding shows to it. Eh, can't hurt.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Well, I looked and they still have access to the last several P&Q sessions on their NASCAR page. I -assume- if those are still available days or weeks later, the races will be too.

I'm not familiar with what the list does. I glanced at it but I don't know the purpose of adding shows to it. Eh, can't hurt.

I think the lists are intended on allowing for quick access to shows that you're interested in. That's how I use them. From time to time I'll see shows, while browsing their catalog, that I think I may want to watch in the future. I add them to my list. When I bring up my list in the future, all the shows that peaked my interest are in one place to select from. Almost like a list of shows that are DVR'd.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I think the lists are intended on allowing for quick access to shows that you're interested in. That's how I use them. From time to time I'll see shows, while browsing their catalog, that I think I may want to watch in the future. I add them to my list. When I bring up my list in the future, all the shows that peaked my interest are in one place to select from. Almost like a list of shows that are DVR'd.

Ah, so it's like bookmarks instead of having to search the whole catalog?

Thanks.

 

[sdj]

We use Prime all the time. Once y0u get use to it, it's pretty easy. Just finished 10 seasons of JAG couple weeks ago and now are watching the BOSCH series. 99.9% of our viewing is on Prime or Paramount +. Nascar and racing we DVR and watch.

Once in a while we watch live TV but, that is quite rare as there is nothing of value on live TV anymore.

 

[HoneyBadger]

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DIRECTV Stream is definitely better than YouTube TV IMO.

 

[Brentford]

I feel like there’s no point in even paying for ad supported plans anymore. Someone told me to watch yet another movie on Netflix that’s unavailable to me on my ad supported plan. Then I was trying to watch a movie on peacock but I swear they played an ad every three minutes. Either pay for premium, or stick with the free services. Tubi keeps looking better and better.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

So, a year into my streaming experience and I've noticed one annoyance with motorsports coverage. What I'm being shown is usually a large fraction of a minute behind comments I'm reading in the live race discussions here. This applies to almost all series I watch, across multiple platforms and networks. If I recall, this was even the case when Amazon was covering Cup and a couple of P&Q sessions on the CW app, coverage delivered only via streaming and not over the air. I'm not clear how others are seeing what's going on as much as a minute before I do.

 

[Dudley]

Same. I live chat (text) with a buddy during Colts games. I had to tell him to slow down since he would tell me it was a TD while I'm still seeing them in the huddle.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Same. I live chat (text) with a buddy during Colts games. I had to tell him to slow down since he would tell me it was a TD while I'm still seeing them in the huddle.

My 85 year old aunt is a Colts fan. She's lived in Indy all her life, kind and polite, does the books for her church, tutors reading during the school year, ...

... screams like a banshee in a cactus patch from her season seats.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Many sports fans are unhappy with how much it costs to watch their games, an AP-NORC poll finds

https://apnews.com/article/sports-streaming-cable-tv-poll-52a4d8

 

[HoneyBadger]

My 85 year old aunt is a Colts fan. She's lived in Indy all her life, kind and polite, does the books for her church, tutors reading during the school year, ...

... screams like a banshee in a cactus patch from her season seats.

Indianapolis is running away with that division.

 

[Greg]

I am tired of paying multiple service providers for a desired program and event that is complimented by all the othef stuff you didn't want.
Too many services nickel and diming the consumer.

The stick and ball sports demand tax payer supported staduims with ridiculous ticket prices. Then they triple dip it by forcing TV veiwers to buy coverage from multiple services, viewers that are already de facto supporters via the taxes they pay.
Nascar also gets in on some of the pork.

Enough, if I dont get it already on a DirectTv streaming service , I am not forking out any more money. I listened on MRN for the 5 or 6 races on prime this summer. I dont care to sign for a trial then drop later either, they do the same crap with the NFL and sooner or later the free trials are gone.

It is not grass roots anymore, the players are multi millionaires many times over. The sporting leagues will only escalate the cost to a fan base that continues to overpay.

 

[KTMLew01]

I am tired of paying multiple service providers for a desired program and event that is complimented by all the othef stuff you didn't want.
Too many services nickel and diming the consumer.

The stick and ball sports demand tax payer supported staduims with ridiculous ticket prices. Then they triple dip it by forcing TV veiwers to buy coverage from multiple services, viewers that are already de facto supporters via the taxes they pay.
Nascar also gets in on some of the pork.

Enough, if I dont get it already on a DirectTv streaming service , I am not forking out any more money. I listened on MRN for the 5 or 6 races on prime this summer. I dont care to sign for a trial then drop later either, they do the same crap with the NFL and sooner or later the free trials are gone.

It is not grass roots anymore, the players are multi millionaires many times over. The sporting leagues will only escalate the cost to a fan base that continues to overpay.

 

[Brentford]

I am tired of paying multiple service providers for a desired program and event that is complimented by all the othef stuff you didn't want.
Too many services nickel and diming the consumer.

The stick and ball sports demand tax payer supported staduims with ridiculous ticket prices. Then they triple dip it by forcing TV veiwers to buy coverage from multiple services, viewers that are already de facto supporters via the taxes they pay.
Nascar also gets in on some of the pork.

Enough, if I dont get it already on a DirectTv streaming service , I am not forking out any more money. I listened on MRN for the 5 or 6 races on prime this summer. I dont care to sign for a trial then drop later either, they do the same crap with the NFL and sooner or later the free trials are gone.

It is not grass roots anymore, the players are multi millionaires many times over. The sporting leagues will only escalate the cost to a fan base that continues to overpay.

I have finally given up on WWE after they moved their premier live events to the new ESPN streaming service. If I wanna watch it all, I gotta have Netflix, Peacock, USA and the ESPN streaming service. That’s a lot of stations for one show. It’s insane! If it weren’t for NASCAR, I wouldn’t even have Sling. Once the NASCAR season ends, I’ll be service free! It’ll be Pluto TV, Tubi and DVD’s for me.

 

[KTMLew01]

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I have finally given up on WWE after they moved their premier live events to the new ESPN streaming service. If I wanna watch it all, I gotta have Netflix, Peacock, USA and the ESPN streaming service. That’s a lot of stations for one show. It’s insane! If it weren’t for NASCAR, I wouldn’t even have Sling. Once the NASCAR season ends, I’ll be service free! It’ll be Pluto TV, Tubi and DVD’s for me.

It's all optional entertainment. If one form does something to turn you off, drop it and move on! Replacements are easy to find.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[HoneyBadger]

 

[Charlie Spencer]

We've been using the app from by our Internet provider, a co-op that's evolved from its roots as a phone company. The app's screens emulate the company's old cable box interface, so learning to use it was painless. Yesterday we received a letter saying the company would discontinue this app in April 2026. No biggie, we're comfortable enough now to adapt to other apps, and there are some aspects of the existing app that I won't miss.

So I'm revisiting the question of what app to use as our primary one. If we go with DirecTV, our Internet provider will give us a $10 / month break for two years, plus an additional $10 / month on the Internet fee for a year. YouTube is another option; I tried it a couple of years ago but don't remember anything about it.

Any suggestions or recommendations, especially from anyone who's used DirecTV in the last 12-18 months? Thanks!

 

[HoneyBadger]

So I'm revisiting the question of what app to use as our primary one. If we go with DirecTV, our Internet provider will give us a $10 / month break for two years, plus an additional $10 / month on the Internet fee for a year. YouTube is another option; I tried it a couple of years ago but don't remember anything about it.

DIRECTV Stream is great. They have genre packs so, if you only want sports, you can get a sports-only package.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

DIRECTV Stream is great. They have genre packs so, if you only want sports, you can get a sports-only package.

We don't, but Hulu and YouTube offer both NC and SC PBS stations. We watch a LOT more PBS than we do sports (only racing and golf). That's why YouTube is an option for us; we only care about the Disney networks when ESPN covers the first two rounds of the Masters.

Based strictly on their web pages, DirecTV =appears= to carry more of the local broadcast stations. Hulu shows logos and station numbers for NBC and CBS stations well outside NC; I see no sign of a local CBS affiliate on YouTube at all. But I'll give each a try to confirm local stations before I sign up for anything.

I'm paying for a Spectrum / Comcast cable box for Mom in her dementia facility. That's their base package since too many channels overwhelms her, but it comes with access to their streaming app. It may be worth upgrading that service if I can legally stream to a separate location. I recall I can remotely manage which channels she can choose from; another thing I'll have to double check.

 

[HoneyBadger]

We don't, but Hulu and YouTube offer both NC and SC PBS stations. We watch a LOT more PBS than we do sports (only racing and golf). That's why YouTube is an option for us; we only care about the Disney networks when ESPN covers the first two rounds of the Masters.

Based strictly on their web pages, DirecTV =appears= to carry more of the local broadcast stations. Hulu shows logos and station numbers for NBC and CBS stations well outside NC; I see no sign of a local CBS affiliate on YouTube at all. But I'll give each a try to confirm local stations before I sign up for anything.

I'm paying for a Spectrum / Comcast cable box for Mom in her dementia facility. That's their base package since too many channels overwhelms her, but it comes with access to their streaming app. It may be worth upgrading that service if I can legally stream to a separate location. I recall I can remotely manage which channels she can choose from; another thing I'll have to double check.

I'd just get an antenna for PBS. I can even pick up PBS with an antenna out here in Bum**** Nowhere.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I'd just get an antenna for PBS.

If we only wanted NC PBS, that might work, but all streaming options already have NC PBS. SC PBS offers different programing from NC, or on different nights. Getting both is the rub, and I can't pick up the nearest SC station from here. That would also require getting a DVR for the programming we can't stay awake for. So in addition to a Fire TV remote, we'd be juggling one more each for the TV and the DVR (which wouldn't be accessible from the second TV). Too much of a hassle when Hulu and YouTube offer both NC and SC.

 

[HoneyBadger]

If we only wanted NC PBS, that might work, but all streaming options already have NC PBS. SC PBS offers different programing from NC, or on different nights. Getting both is the rub, and I can't pick up the nearest SC station from here. That would also require getting a DVR for the programming we can't stay awake for. So in addition to a Fire TV remote, we'd be juggling one more each for the TV and the DVR (which wouldn't be accessible from the second TV). Too much of a hassle when Hulu and YouTube offer both NC and SC.

Check out Tablo. It has whole home DVR.