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Postby nocera » Wed May 15, 2019 10:25 am

$85 Fios 100/100
$130 DirecTV w/ HBO
$12.99 Netflix
$5.99 Hulu
$9.99 WWE Network
$14.99 Spotify

~$265/year

With Disney+ coming soon as a must-subscribe, something's got to give.

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Postby tifosi77 » Wed May 15, 2019 2:15 pm

We just signed up for new internet service, so we're getting a monthly rebate for the next 12 months. But I'll go with the baseline pricing for this.

Spectrum Ultra (400 down, no idea up) - $65.99
Vue Ultra multi channel w premiums (HBO and Showtime) & Sports Pack - $89.99
Netflix - $12.99
Hulu -$5.99
We will probably add Disney+ at $6.99, just for The Mandalorian

So that's around $180/mo when we were paying around $200/mo just for DirecTV.

Does not include Sunday Ticket, which adds like $40/mo for a few months every year.

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Postby MalkinIsMyHomeboy » Sat May 18, 2019 4:17 pm

Those without cable, what do you use to watch sports?

I want to cut cable because it's getting frustrating but my biggest reason for not is because I hate watching a sports stream that's 3-5 minutes behind live. The max I'd be able to do is about a minute

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Postby eddy » Tue May 21, 2019 6:43 am

I personally don't care about the interface or smart features of any of these sets; I will likely use none of them, just as I have my own Samsung. As for the 75" Vizios, thanks, I signed up for the notifications on their release. If they're sub-$3k, I might be in business. I can get the Sony for $2500 right now, so the Vizio would really have to blow it out of the water for more money.
2019 Vizio prices are out. $3500 for p series quantum x. I'm so confused by how they update their models from year to year, but the p series quantum is $2500

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Postby NTP66 » Tue May 21, 2019 6:46 am

Yeah, that’s insane. I’ll just keep my price alert for the Sony going and will pull the trigger when it comes down.

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Postby willeyeam » Tue May 21, 2019 8:29 am

Those without cable, what do you use to watch sports?

I want to cut cable because it's getting frustrating but my biggest reason for not is because I hate watching a sports stream that's 3-5 minutes behind live. The max I'd be able to do is about a minute
mlb.tv, nhl.tv, reddit

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Postby willeyeam » Tue May 21, 2019 8:30 am

also my directvnow has espn, espn2, mlb network, nhl network, NBCSN, FS1, NFL network.. pretty well covered

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Postby mac5155 » Tue May 21, 2019 11:14 am

Those without cable, what do you use to watch sports?

I want to cut cable because it's getting frustrating but my biggest reason for not is because I hate watching a sports stream that's 3-5 minutes behind live. The max I'd be able to do is about a minute
I have DirecTV Now and use r/NHLstreams for ATTSN games

It's somewhat inconvenient, but it works.

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Postby Willie Kool » Tue May 21, 2019 11:18 am

I’ll just keep my price alert for the Sony going and will pull the trigger when it comes down.
:thumb: I got a 900F for the living room last year and love it. Now looking at moving it to the bedroom and getting a bigger Sony X950G for the living room...

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Postby NTP66 » Thu May 23, 2019 10:36 am

I’ll just keep my price alert for the Sony going and will pull the trigger when it comes down.
:thumb: I got a 900F for the living room last year and love it. Now looking at moving it to the bedroom and getting a bigger Sony X950G for the living room...
I can grab a ‘like new, never installed’ 900F on Amazon for $2300 right now. The seller even included photos which shows the factory stickers still on everything and all. May need to confirm with the wife before I pull the trigger, even though I’m only really going to use any hint of acceptance to pull the trigger now.

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Postby count2infinity » Fri May 24, 2019 9:41 am

I have an international flight coming up... looking at getting a tablet which will likely be 100% designated to watching netflix/prime/maybe xfinity if I can/youtube etc. Any suggestions? Do I need to go iPad route? Or would something else work just as well? I'm not a huge visual guy, so as long as it's watchable, it's fine. I'd love to have something that I could connect to an external hard drive with videos on it, but I know that's probably a reach.

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Postby NTP66 » Fri May 24, 2019 9:56 am

I still don’t think you can go wrong with a Kindle Fire. The current lineup all has an SD card slot for expandable memory, so that wouldn’t be an issue, and the graphics performance is very good. You’ll just want to validate that all video apps that you intend to use are available for the Fire.

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Postby count2infinity » Fri May 24, 2019 10:07 am

So for external storage, I'd load up SD cards? Seems simple enough. I was thinking an external hard drive, but SD cards are pretty simple. And at the price point, I wouldn't lose too much sleep if something bad happens to the kindle fire during the trip.

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Postby NTP66 » Fri May 24, 2019 10:15 am

Exactly. I bought a 64gb card for my wife’s Fire HD 8, since they’re stupid cheap these days. Problem solved. They may even have the Fires on sale for Memorial Day this weekend.

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Postby Willie Kool » Fri May 24, 2019 10:26 am

Second the recommendation for the Fire HD. Mrs K loves hers.

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Postby count2infinity » Fri May 24, 2019 10:49 am

A buddy here has a huge library of DVDs and TV shows. All of them are in ISO format. The Fire HD doesn't support ISO. What's the best way to convert them into something that the Fire can play?

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Postby NTP66 » Fri May 24, 2019 11:27 am

A buddy here has a huge library of DVDs and TV shows. All of them are in ISO format. The Fire HD doesn't support ISO. What's the best way to convert them into something that the Fire can play?
Handbrake. Fast, free, and easy to use.

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Postby count2infinity » Fri May 24, 2019 11:28 am

Many thanks.

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:42 am

WSJ: The streaming service from AT&T is ditching plans to offer a 3-tiered product and will go instead with a $16 to $17 a month package that includes HBO, Cinemax and Warner Bros. content for barely more than HBO NOW's current price of 14.99
https://t.co/REqHsdfq1m

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Postby iamjs » Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:40 pm

I'd still be curious to poll 5AF to see how much everyone's paying for internet, TV, etc.
Fios Gigabit internet 99.99/mo. Unfortunately, this is bundled in with my triple play. But I have Gigabit internet, the most basic of the basic cable, and not sure what is going on with my phone. I'm debating on paying out my termination fee on the triple play, but I'm guessing it will be a wash for what the difference between internet-only service is and the triple play cost of 132ish/mo.
Yo ho ho, it’s a pirate’s life for me.
Same here.

Nvidia Shield android box doing all of my streaming. The service that I subscribe to has 400+ USA channels, channels from Canada, England, etc., all PPVs, all sports packages. The person running it allows 4 tvs per subscription. I think they said there's DVR functionality, but I never looked into it. Channels will occasionally drop but it's very rare, and live tv is usually about a minute behind. But for $100 for half a year and I'm the only one in my house, I don't think it's a bad deal.

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Postby count2infinity » Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:08 am

I suppose here is as good of a place as any... anyone have one of those portable charging blocks? Looking to buy one. I can just go by amazon reviews I suppose, but interested to see if anyone here has a recommendation.

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Postby NTP66 » Mon Jun 10, 2019 1:20 pm

I've had an Anker Astro E4 for a number of years now, which has served my iPhones and Kindles well. Anker makes quality stuff, and you'll be able to find one for under $40 easily. I think this is the newest version of it. If you're going on an international flight, there's a good chance that you'll have access to at least a USB port at your seat, too.

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Postby count2infinity » Mon Jun 10, 2019 1:30 pm

That was the exact one I was looking at. Nice.

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Postby tifosi77 » Mon Jun 10, 2019 2:28 pm

Clicks NTP's link..... "You purchased this item on December 7, 2017"

Nice.

I'm a big backer of Anker products. I think every single USB cable that I use daily is Anker (not that that super matters), and all of my portable chargers/power banks/etc are Anker.

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