Explain what you mean by "we only found on (one) program it actually hopped" What package do you have?
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Top 200, we found one show on ABC that its asked if we would like to use the hopper, once you chose to use it automatically hops the commercial. Yes you can manually jump commercials on all shows but very seldom do we ever run across that will automatically do it
Gotcha. Mine is the same way. Only hops on prime time channels. Agreed that is very frustrating as that was the big selling point years ago.
I'm pretty sure I have the 250. Just has a few more channels that I need,uhem want
All my devices run to my receiver and then out to the tv. It can route output to multiple HDMI outs for each input device. Either that or a powered splitter of some kind I imagine. Dont think it would be too all fire hard or expensive to get it figured.
I believe we have the same, oh yeah I've definitely told dish it's a joke a way over priced, I believe direct tv DVR rent was $7 a month this is 11
I just tonight learned that the Roku mobile app lets you use your phone as a remote. You have no idea the rage my wife and children are going to be spared. They're always the ones who lose the remote and now it doesn't have to be my problem!
So I have had Dish for a while and I am really happy with the package of channels they have. For everything I pay $88 a month.
For all of you people who have "cut the cord", how much did you end up spending on Roku's, Firesticks, PS3 or 4, or smart TVs, Routers, WiFi and all the other tech ******** to make it work? I got TV's all over the house and am trying to figure what it is going to cost me to either upgrade to some smart TV's or get the adapters.
For all of you people who have "cut the cord", how much did you end up spending on Roku's, Firesticks, PS3 or 4, or smart TVs, Routers, WiFi and all the other tech ******** to make it work? I got TV's all over the house and am trying to figure what it is going to cost me to either upgrade to some smart TV's or get the adapters.
Not being a prick but how old are your TVs if they are "smart tvs" at all?
And cheapest option I can think of is a Chromecast. Plug it in to the HDMI port on your TV and as long as your phone is on the same wifi network you can "cast" whatever is on your phone or tablet (or pc i think) to your TV screen. Chromecasts are around $30 i think. They also have a Chromecast Ultra that is capable of 4K for around $60 maybe?
Cost me nothing to upgrade my wifi as the router is free and provided by Allo. Would have internet regardless of what TV i had so if I have to pay a lttle more for great speeds so be it.
And on the smart tv front, look at TCL 6 series I believe for a pretty damn cheap, pretty damn capable smart TV.
Our main one in the family room downstairs is a Samsung smart tv, but I have smaller ones in the kitchen, bedroom and garage that older and not smart along with the one in the living room upstairs. They have worked so just never replaced them.
I am not trying to be "crusty old guy" but I have just never been the type of guy to get the latest gadgets just to have them.
I had read somewhere that ATT is going to drop uverse and Direct TV all together in the coming few years. They plan to go to the streaming model as well, but offer way more packages than the competition can. Similar to their offerings now, just streaming. I think that will be the future for every competitor. Especially once 5g speeds are the norm.
Uverse TV will be gone if it isn't already with the launch of DirecTV Now.
The satellite service will stay with a smaller profile because some people can only get satellite, but they are bleeding customers from their satellite service at a staggering clip.
This is a great topic, thanks to all for the good info. I've got Dish but would have no qualms leaving them for a streaming service that works similar. A few questions for the experts:
* Will a cloud DVR allow you to skip through commercials like a standard DVR?
* Can you DVR a program and start watching it late but before it's over, like starting a football game at halftime and skipping through breaks in the action?
* I DVR a lot of stuff off PBS, and it doesn't seem like that's in most streaming packages. What do folks use to watch and save PBS programming?
* Will a cloud DVR allow you to skip through commercials like a standard DVR?
* Can you DVR a program and start watching it late but before it's over, like starting a football game at halftime and skipping through breaks in the action?
* I DVR a lot of stuff off PBS, and it doesn't seem like that's in most streaming packages. What do folks use to watch and save PBS programming?
I'm also curious about the second asterisk. Specifically I'm looking at Hulu Live.
I just have 1 main tv in the living room, then 1 in the bed room..
I have the living room one streaming. and the bedroom I just have one of them new antennas, which are pretty amazing, I think I get 25+ channels for free, compared to when it was the 3 networks and pbs.
plus Im out like a light when I lay down so it's not worth the hassle running a cord to that room
https://tv.youtube.com/learn/devices/
I have the living room one streaming. and the bedroom I just have one of them new antennas, which are pretty amazing, I think I get 25+ channels for free, compared to when it was the 3 networks and pbs.
plus Im out like a light when I lay down so it's not worth the hassle running a cord to that room
https://tv.youtube.com/learn/devices/