Cutting the cord to cable tv, Sony Vue may be your answer

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  1. bhelmLSU

    bhelmLSU Founding Member Staff Member

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    As Sooner mentioned, Cox is getting smart. I got an offer in the mail today for Cox Flex Watch. Includes all Premium and local channels for $19.99 per month (2 year price). That targets both the premium free standing app markets and the local sports/news aspect that many worry about before cutting the cord.
     
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  2. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    sounds great but it's really tough to watch a game. on a watch.
     
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  3. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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    but what about that pesky HD service and it's accompanying equipment needed to view it? surely, that's not free.

    Time Warner has not budged in this regard, but I assume they will have to eventually.
     
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  4. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    I think Im gonna try the free thing for a week then get the 70 channel package for the sec network so i dont have to be searching on my android box come kickoffs.
     
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  5. MLUTiger

    MLUTiger Secular Humanist

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    I have been using laptops connected to the TV for years, but my wife and the rest of the family had not yet fully adopted "cord cutter" status until I grabbed a Fire Stick from Amazon. The ease of use for the device and the apps have fully converted the entire family. The remote works via WiFi instead of infrared, so the performance is substantially better and doesn't even require line-of-sight. The menus are pretty self-explanatory and the investment is minimal at $35 for the Fire Stick.

    You can try SlingTV and Vue on the laptop/tablet for free for a week before deciding to buy the stick.
     
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    locoguano Founding Member

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    The full Fire TV box is so much better than the stick... Snappy, no delays, runs apps and Kodi perfectly... Also, the stick does not have the horsepower to decode OTA HD TV.
     
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  7. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    you still running your linux box. thanks for the update. I know someone debating on the firestick. What the price difference for the box?
     
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  8. locoguano

    locoguano Founding Member

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    Box is $99 but you can catch a sale sometimes...
     
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  9. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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    You can also pay $50 for a like new version of one from someone on Craigslist.
     
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  10. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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    Vue just added two dedicated channels for the Olympics. Nice.
     
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