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10 hours ago, HiggyBaby said:

Does anyone like the directv streaming app?

I do. I’m an Astros fan and had 2 options when I cut the cord, Fubo or Directv Stream. I went with Directv Stream as my wife was already familiar with its guide through being a Directv customer for years. It’s been great for 2 years now.

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5 minutes ago, hornmpa96 said:

I do. I’m an Astros fan and had 2 options when I cut the cord, Fubo or Directv Stream. I went with Directv Stream as my wife was already familiar with its guide through being a Directv customer for years. It’s been great for 2 years now.

Works damn fine using an Apple TV. As usual, the hardware usually dictates if the software works right 

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Posted
9 hours ago, BurntEyes said:

Yeah, even finding the fucking game took a minute. I looked but have no idea if multi-screen is even possible.

YTTV offers that shit up when switching games and allows for "custom" builds. 

I'm not sucking any YTTV ass but it's absolutely superior for sports.

Hulu live has no multiview. you have to go back and forth between games the old fashion way

 

yesterday I found out Fubo only offers multiview on Roku ultra or Apple TV devices. Its a superior multiview vs YTTV. Faster loading, instant audio, more content. but you do need to be watchign Fubo on one of those. My buddy was watching Fubo on using his Vizio TV and didnt have mutliview. So i tried my Sony tv's player, androidTV, and I didnt have multiview. also no multiview while trying my XBOX one on it..so yea, thats a negative check.

Still better if you use appletv

Posted
20 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

im on fubo right now after yesterday... I had it before.

 

The multiview is better than YTTVs, faster and loads instantly. set your favorite channels  on a computer browser and arrange your favorites to be your guide. i do locals, sports, news, weather, BS Channels. i actually like the UI more for Fubo than YTTV 

Agree the multiview might be better.  The 3 view setup where you can swap the main screen is a great feature.  
 

I have an Appletv and the remote features are a little wonky.  Fubo is a decent candidate.

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1 minute ago, Hornsome said:

Agree the multiview might be better.  The 3 view setup where you can swap the main screen is a great feature.  
 

I have an Appletv and the remote features are a little wonky.  Fubo is a decent candidate.

i think it all just comes with muscle memory after a few days 

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1 hour ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

Hulu live has no multiview. you have to go back and forth between games the old fashion way

 

yesterday I found out Fubo only offers multiview on Roku ultra or Apple TV devices. Its a superior multiview vs YTTV. Faster loading, instant audio, more content. but you do need to be watchign Fubo on one of those. My buddy was watching Fubo on using his Vizio TV and didnt have mutliview. So i tried my Sony tv's player, androidTV, and I didnt have multiview. also no multiview while trying my XBOX one on it..so yea, thats a negative check.

Still better if you use appletv

I actually have a Roku on both my TVs. If YTTV and Disney can't un-fuck their pissing contest by Georgia I may well do Fubo. Rokus are pretty cheap and very easy to set up, for the record. In case anyone else is considering using one. 

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Posted
14 hours ago, hobbes2702 said:

You sound like an old person. Wouldn’t it be great if we had to pay Disney directly for their stuff, and Fox directly for theirs, and paramount directly for theirs, and on and on and on.

Age doesn't matter in this arena for any of us, because that's where we're headed. And we're halfway there already--digital monopollies. Plus, many of us are also paying for internet access--outside of, and in addition to, the cost of streaming subscriptions. Digital entertainment is like gasoline: They've got it all, and we have to have it. Ergo, they can charge whatever the fuck they want to for it. Oh, a few iconoclasts will balk, but the rest of us lemmings will say, "Here's my credit card; take whatever you want." (Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio Teddy Roosevelt? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.)

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Posted (edited)

There was a lot of talk beforehand about just Googling the game for a stream on regular YouTube. Did that work for anybody?

What about all the pirate streams (other than CJK5H)? Anybody get Internet Aids?

1 minute ago, Royale with cheese said:

 

I fucked up . . . 

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Posted
20 hours ago, millhouse said:

Coax splitter + antenna = multiview

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TN losing at home in their Halloween costumes to blOU makes me smile. They're arguably the douchiest SEC fan base outside of Collie Station, IMO. Fuck 'em and their Vol navy

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On 11/1/2025 at 6:41 PM, Blotto said:

 

why is that? Because I dont want to pay $90 a month for a service that has no value to me? How does age factor into that? 

Because you’re going to pay $200 a month for all the services to watch sports 

Posted (edited)
8 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Because you’re going to pay $200 a month for all the services to watch sports 

1.) So you think I should pay YTTV $90 and get no ESPN? Interesting...

2.) how the hell do you get to $200?  I can pay Disney $40 for their ESPN Fox1 package ( all espn networks, SEC Network, B10 network, FS1, FS2), I already have Prime, I can buy an over the air antenna for the rare network games. Where does the other $160 come from? 

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58 minutes ago, Blotto said:

1.) So you think I should pay YTTV $90 and get no ESPN? Interesting...

2.) how the hell do you get to $200?  I can pay Disney $40 for their ESPN Fox1 package ( all espn networks, SEC Network, B10 network, FS1, FS2), I already have Prime, I can buy an over the air antenna for the rare network games. Where does the other $160 come from? 

Yes, you're right. Once the large corporation sole sources their content they will definitely always keep those prices where they are right now.

We can explain it to you but we can't understand it for you.

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Posted
1 minute ago, Huckleberry said:

Yes, you're right. Once the large corporation sole sources their content they will definitely always keep those prices where they are right now.

We can explain it to you but we can't understand it for you.

OK. So I wont be paying $200. Got it

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Right now Disney gets a shit ton of money from broadcast carriers based on their subscriber base. Once they effectively price out those carriers (which is their stated goal) so that the viewers have to use their app to see their content, where do you think that shit ton of money is going to come from in the future?

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2 minutes ago, Blotto said:

OK. So I wont be paying $200. Got it

Right now ESPN gets about $10B per year from carriers. If they are no longer carried anywhere but their app and there are 50 million subscribers, take a wild guess at how much per year that would mean every subscriber has to pay.

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Posted (edited)
5 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Right now Disney gets a shit ton of money from broadcast carriers based on their subscriber base. Once they effectively price out those carriers (which is their stated goal) so that the viewers have to use their app to see their content, where do you think that shit ton of money is going to come from in the future?

How much money do you think Disney currently gets for their subscriber package today on average from the various carriers. Its a hell of a lot closer to $20 a month than $200. So you think they will start charging $200 in a year or two? 

For sports only, I dont give a shit about the regular disney shit

Also, explain why they were on board with VenuSports  last fall for $42/month before  Fubo and DirectTV sued and tied it up in courts? 

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Just signed up for Spectrum TV Select plan for $100 a month https://www.spectrum.com/cable-tv. Get's you all the standard Spectrum TV channels plus the stuff below. It links to your current stream app logins and just changes the billing info to "Spectrum". Seems pretty good so far other than no TV app for Chromecast or WebOS. They only have one for Roku or Apple TV.

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Posted
20 minutes ago, Blotto said:

How much money do you think Disney currently gets for their subscriber package today on average from the various carriers. Its a hell of a lot closer to $20 a month than $200. So you think they will start charging $200 in a year or two? 

For sports only, I dont give a shit about the regular disney shit

Also, explain why they were on board with VenuSports  last fall for $42/month before  Fubo and DirectTV sued and tied it up in courts? 

Disney seems to be forgetting that part of the advantage of its deal with the bundled providers is that it gets money for a lot of subscribers that aren't interested in the sports content. It'll need to have more than 6x its current ESPN/Disney subscriber base to get the same revenue at anywhere near its current prices.  I honestly don't think that is terribly realistic. 

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Posted
8 hours ago, Royale with cheese said:

There was a lot of talk beforehand about just Googling the game for a stream on regular YouTube. Did that work for anybody?

What about all the pirate streams (other than CJK5H)? Anybody get Internet Aids?

I fucked up . . . 

not a single big game will ever be streamed on youtube. you might find some d3/NAIA game on there as someone live streams it from a nearby tree. no you wont find Texas vs Georgia in 2 weeks on it.

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21 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

not a single big game will ever be streamed on youtube. you might find some d3/NAIA game on there as someone live streams it from a nearby tree. no you wont find Texas vs Georgia in 2 weeks on it.

except its been happening all year. Not every single game I'm sure, but there have been plenty of P5 games this year. 

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21 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

not a single big game will ever be streamed on youtube. you might find some d3/NAIA game on there as someone live streams it from a nearby tree. no you wont find Texas vs Georgia in 2 weeks on it.

I bet I can 

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Posted

Day 2 and I'm pleased with this DirectTV stream. The app isn't quite as user friendly as yttv, but it has more channels that I probably won't watch for 10 bucks less a month, and I was a previous DTV customer that ripped their dish off my roof and threw on the concrete as hard as a could about 7 years ago.

Posted
9 hours ago, Royale with cheese said:

There was a lot of talk beforehand about just Googling the game for a stream on regular YouTube. Did that work for anybody?

What about all the pirate streams (other than CJK5H)? Anybody get Internet Aids?

I fucked up . . . 

use brave browser. use streams. no ads and fuck disney. 

Posted
2 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

not a single big game will ever be streamed on youtube. you might find some d3/NAIA game on there as someone live streams it from a nearby tree. no you wont find Texas vs Georgia in 2 weeks on it.

I watched Texas OU on YouTube live from Morocco once my vpn was penetrated by YouTube TV and the feed was stopped. 

Posted
On 11/1/2025 at 10:51 PM, Duane Moore said:

FUBO 5-day trial period got me through today. Even had games in 4K. Longhorns have a bye next week so YTTV has 2 weeks to figure it out. 

I watched using the sling day pass for $6-7. I’ll do it this next Saturday and the 15th too. Might drop YTTV for something else if it persists.

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I watched using the sling day pass for $6-7. I’ll do it this next Saturday and the 15th too. Might drop YTTV for something else if it persists.

That was what I used as well. I’ve currently got a YTTV sub, but since all I watch is college football, I may go to the day pass going forward.
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Yeah, would like to know more about the Sling day pass option. When I looked at it, I thought it was only Sling Orange and Sports Extra you could get the day pass, and those plans did not appear to have ABC or ESPN Unlimited. 

Posted
7 hours ago, Jkwellborn said:


That was what I used as well. I’ve currently got a YTTV sub, but since all I watch is college football, I may go to the day pass going forward.

I was doing the math that way too, that’s for sure. 

Posted
34 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

How much is that?

$6-7 per 24 hour period.


It’s suitable, not 4k no split screen but I watched the games pretty much like normal. Split screen is great but I still prefer to watch one at a time.  So it’s not a huge loss.

Posted
9 minutes ago, scramblyn said:

$6-7 per 24 hour period.


It’s suitable, not 4k no split screen but I watched the games pretty much like normal. Split screen is great but I still prefer to watch one at a time.  So it’s not a huge loss.

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Posted
6 minutes ago, John Coctostan said:

I looked into cancelling YTTV and was informed that if I did so I'd lose access to the NFL ticket subcription I've already paid for. Which is not optimal.

Yeah. YTTV has the advantage of having 2 million people locked in, and I'm guessing the vast majority of those 2 million people also like watching college football.

This negotiation might take a while.

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On 11/1/2025 at 10:02 PM, HiggyBaby said:

Does anyone like the directv streaming app?

 

On 11/2/2025 at 7:08 AM, hornmpa96 said:

I do. I’m an Astros fan and had 2 options when I cut the cord, Fubo or Directv Stream. I went with Directv Stream as my wife was already familiar with its guide through being a Directv customer for years. It’s been great for 2 years now.

 

On 11/2/2025 at 7:14 AM, Js1 said:

Works damn fine using an Apple TV. As usual, the hardware usually dictates if the software works right 

Been on it and reasonably happy for years (other than the regular price hikes).  Works great with Roku stick.

Posted
26 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

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Nope, nope, nope. We are not starting that shit here. I work in a high school and I have a middle-schooler at home. Surly is supposed to be my break from this!

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Posted (edited)
12 hours ago, Blotto said:

OK. So I wont be paying $200. Got it

 

12 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

Right now ESPN gets about $10B per year from carriers. If they are no longer carried anywhere but their app and there are 50 million subscribers, take a wild guess at how much per year that would mean every subscriber has to pay.

 

That works out to $200 per, so I'm guessing the answer is about $275 per?

I mean, they're not doing this without giving themselves a raise, right?

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47 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

 

 

That works out to $200 per, so I'm guessing the answer is about $275 per?

I mean, they're not doing this without giving themselves a raise, right?

Right, and that's only replacing lost revenue. Once they have a captive market then the price hikes to satisfy shareholders really start. Current price plus the above is $55 per month for only ESPN. I don't see any way that if their plan works that they're not at least $100/month within 5 years of being app only. 

$200/month sounds insane but thinking it stays at 30 is even crazier. 

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3 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Right, and that's only replacing lost revenue. Once they have a captive market then the price hikes to satisfy shareholders really start. Current price plus the above is $55 per month for only ESPN. I don't see any way that if their plan works that they're not at least $100/month within 5 years of being app only. 

$200/month sounds insane but thinking it stays at 30 is even crazier. 

Don't forget you will also need an app for Fox, CBS, NBC, etc to watch CFB! Not even including the other apps you need to watch other sports.

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Posted
13 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

Right now ESPN gets about $10B per year from carriers. If they are no longer carried anywhere but their app and there are 50 million subscribers, take a wild guess at how much per year that would mean every subscriber has to pay.

 

By your numbers, if they need $10B/yr off 50M subscribers, that works out to about $16/mo/subscriber. 

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