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26 pointsRustyvoltage11 comments

This looks too expensive for what it offers. Doesn't Hulu cost a small fraction of this? You get shows slightly delayed, but you also get coverage from a bunch of cable networks.

Hulu is what, 15 a month? So you'd be paying ~20 more per month in order to get access to shows as they come and (most importantly) live sports? It's a bad value if you don't watch sports, but $35 seems pretty reasonable if you do.

Sports! That makes more sense.

Probably depends upon who you are. This (based on their list of partner logos) looks like a solution pretty much custom made for those who have considered "cord cutting" but can't because of live sports.

I don't fit into that group of people, but I know a lot of people who do.

I suspect this may spook cable TV providers (who also happen to be the biggest ISPs, at least here in the US) and I'm somewhat afraid of what happens from here given a FCC that seems hostile toward net neutrality.

I don't think hulu has the "live TV" aspect of it either. By that I mean something like turning on local news or weather.

From TV to internet to TV on internet to internet TV on any devices. One thing I wonder about is how people who purchase "bundles" traditionally will react. I'd imagine they are the biggest consumer of TV programs. (TV + INTERNET or TV + Phone + Internet style bundles). Will it end up costing the same when you break you bundle to only get internet from a provider and get "TV" from Youtube?

Another question I have is about the "cloud DVR". How does it work? Is the content already in a server somewhere so when I hit the "DVR" it just tags that? It makes no sense saving the same content multiple time because multiple people tried to DVR the same episode right?

Is lot of the modern TV already through internet? If not, won't this cause an increase in internet bandwidth used? Maybe it's no significant but i'm curious about it none the less.

There was a talk on HN about cell phones and FM being enabled on it. Will a similar thing happen on TV, i.e my TV won't work without internet in the future?

Does privacy concerns increase with this? Is it easier to track users view patterns and what not with this as opposed to traditional tv? Will it be more likely that people will post the episodes or clips they watch to youtube or will it be less common as it will be even easier for youtube to recognize and flag stuff? (I wonder if youtube will provide a tool to post tiny clips directly from TV so people can have discussions and what not as well). Thanks in advance if anyone takes time to answer any of my question!

If you're somewhere between a casual and a die hard sports fan, the $35/month price tag is rather competitive for the sports alone. Alas, seems to be US only for now. :o(

> In total, YouTube TV gives you access to more than 40 networks

Not bad for $35/month. I do wonder how much the add-on networks like Showtime would cost.

This is decent for sports lovers. I might end up going with this once my current comcast promotional plan expires.

$35 is kind of steep.

No difference compare to ps vue?

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