Ms. Spam Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 How about the Playstation VUE? Would you cut the cord? Lights out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I dont know about the sling specifically, but after three Apple TV boxes I went with an Amazon Firestick for a fraction of the price and its been everything I ever needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 I think this is more about streaming sports events for me. I have a firestick but gave it away since I got the smart teevee. I can stream Netflix and YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I agree that the firestick is awesome, but I too miss live sports. Have barely seen any football this year because of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I could give a crap about sports and live news, so I have no problem with cut cables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 PS Vue is nice. We're getting rid of it after college football season, but I like it. I don't remember the Sling prices, but I remember that it seems really cheap but you had to keep adding things ala carte that raised the price considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavonis Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 I use Sling TV on an irregular basis, usually when there is a show that we want to see and cant get anywhere else. Usually we cancel it for the winter and get it again in the summer for summer series. This year though we want to see Doctor Who and Sling has BBC America. Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix through a Roku stick have been sufficient for year-round viewing for us though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 Hmmmmmm. Thanks guys. You are helping me hugely with a holiday gift purchase. PS Vue maybe the one I spring for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Dude. Just Kodi it. Raspberry Pi 3s are cheap and a kindergartner could figure out how to configure it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Kodi doesn't exactly provide the same service. That's like asking "what car should I buy?" and someone saying "you should buy a gas can" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Kodi has access to more services via plug ins than a typical Firestick or Roku, etc, though. Many of which are free, and I am not talking about the pirated stuff, either. You can even Amazon or Netflix or Sling through it if you want. A Raspberry Pi will take a lot longer before it is obsoleted than a proprietary streaming device (I still use a Raspberry Pi 2), and is far more able to be customized. It's like a choice between a Speak and Spell and a real computer. That was my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I have Kodi and have no idea how to find live TV. But I AM dumber than a kindergartner, so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Kodi has access to more services via plug ins than a typical Firestick or Roku, etc, though. Many of which are free, and I am not talking about the pirated stuff, either. You can even Amazon or Netflix or Sling through it if you want. A Raspberry Pi will take a lot longer before it is obsoleted than a proprietary streaming device (I still use a Raspberry Pi 2), and is far more able to be customized. It's like a choice between a Speak and Spell and a real computer. That was my point. But she's asking about services, not hardware. In fact, pavonis made a brief mention of owning a Roku stick, but other than that, nobody's even discussed hardware. I'm familiar with Raspberry Pi and Kodi (I have a personal preference for Plex), but I don't think that it's really relevant to the discussion being had. For what it's worth, I have a server running Ubuntu with Plex installed, and it does everything I could want. If/when it dies, I'll switch to a Pi based system for cost/efficiency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 OK duly noted. I didn't mean to upset anyone. All I was doing was offering a suggestion no one had mentioned yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryn Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I have a StreamSmart Pro I haven't unboxed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 OK duly noted. I didn't mean to upset anyone. All I was doing was offering a suggestion no one had mentioned yet. I'm not upset, I just think that it's a little off-topic. I would love to have a topic devoted to Raspberry Pi, though. I wish I had unlimited time to make all the projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 This is actually fantastic information though! Anything is cheaper than a PS VUE. HA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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