luvmyfam444
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I have heard that Kodi is good - but I don't know exactly what it is - I read where someone suggested cutting cable & getting it & Sling tv.
Never heard of it. Although from the website it just looks like media center software. It doesn't appear to actually supply content.
https://kodi.tv/
It's exactly as Micca described plus you can stream every TV show/movie from around the world. It may or may not be legal (dependent on country), or moral depending on your stance on getting something for nothing, and piracy.
I think you need to start with what you want to watch. If you just want to eliminate a cable bill, you can do that pretty easily. You just get an over-the-air antenna like in ye olden days, and then add in Netflix, Apple TV, Sling, Amazon Prime, etc.
We didn't even add Sling. We already had Netflix/Hulu. We are in a pretty small town and still get around 4 antenna stations. Add in some others (we also watch a lot more DVDs), and have never looked back.
I think you need to start with what you want to watch. If you just want to eliminate a cable bill, you can do that pretty easily. You just get an over-the-air antenna like in ye olden days, and then add in Netflix, Apple TV, Sling, Amazon Prime, etc.
You and me both. I wind up just suspending my DTV account after the Walking Dead ends and turning it back on for football season, the only two reasons I still have DTV. During the suspension, we watch Roku stuff, Netflix, Amazon Prime and DVD's.Assuming you can get OTA channels, NONE where I live (boonies) no matter how good an antenna I buy
Roku & Prime rely on internet also don't they?You and me both. I wind up just suspending my DTV account after the Walking Dead ends and turning it back on for football season, the only two reasons I still have DTV. During the suspension, we watch Roku stuff, Netflix, Amazon Prime and DVD's.
We tried Sling, but as we are in the boonies, internet is too slow to stream it properly. Pixelated and buffering.
Yes. For whatever reason, Sling required too much. Prime is usually ok, but I won't lie, it buffers and loads more than I'd like. We generally only have one channel on Roku that drives us bat poop crazy to try and watch, most stuff on Roku plays fine.Roku & Prime rely on internet also don't they?
We would like to be able to watch cable shows - HGTV, news & football. We have had Roku & Netflix about 8 years I guess, have Prime, but everything on there we want to watch costs, so we rent occassionally. Tired of Netflix since everything is old.I think you need to start with what you want to watch. If you just want to eliminate a cable bill, you can do that pretty easily. You just get an over-the-air antenna like in ye olden days, and then add in Netflix, Apple TV, Sling, Amazon Prime, etc.
You can forget football. It's about the only reason we keep DTV for the half year we do.We would like to be able to watch cable shows - HGTV, news & football. We have had Roku & Netflix about 8 years I guess, have Prime, but everything on there we want to watch costs, so we rent occassionally. Tired of Netflix since everything is old.
Next step is to find out if you can get an OTA signal.We would like to be able to watch cable shows - HGTV, news & football. We have had Roku & Netflix about 8 years I guess, have Prime, but everything on there we want to watch costs, so we rent occassionally. Tired of Netflix since everything is old.