Youtube TV and UD

[Medford]

So, I am thinking of dropping my Spectrum and picking up Youtube TV. It would save a fistful of dollars each month. 2 downsides however, I don't believe youtube TV has Bally's at the moment, so no Reds, which doesn't feel like all that big of a downside at the moment given their current state. The Flyers have a number of games picked up on the Spectrum channel (and maybe a few on Bally's as well? They used to have some on Fox Sports Ohio). Are those games available on ESPN+ either live or after the fact? They are usually the low key games that get picked up there.


Am I missing anything else? Is their online DVR service decent? That is one thing I liked about Spectrum, I'm the only one in my family who records TV any more and its usually sporting events when we are out and about. None of us really watch broadcast TV aside from sports, like ever with the exception of the local new every once in a while or during bad weather.


Any other service I should look at?

[AZFlyer85]

Originally Posted by Medford So, I am thinking of dropping my Spectrum and picking up Youtube TV. It would save a fistful of dollars each month. 2 downsides however, I don't believe youtube TV has Bally's at the moment, so no Reds, which doesn't feel like all that big of a downside at the moment given their current state. The Flyers have a number of games picked up on the Spectrum channel (and maybe a few on Bally's as well? They used to have some on Fox Sports Ohio). Are those games available on ESPN+ either live or after the fact? They are usually the low key games that get picked up there. Am I missing anything else? Is their online DVR service decent? That is one thing I liked about Spectrum, I'm the only one in my family who records TV any more and its usually sporting events when we are out and about. None of us really watch broadcast TV aside from sports, like ever with the exception of the local new every once in a while or during bad weather. Any other service I should look at?

I have ESPN+ and love it. They carry almost all UD games that aren't on a national network. The one downer is you get the local broadcast, so when UD is playing at LaSalle you have to listen to that jagoff say POW!!! every time Lasalle makes a 3 pointer.

	LaSalle LA SALLE In 1863, La Salle University was established through the legacy of St. John Baptist de La Salle and the Christian Brothers teaching order, which De La Salle founded 300 years ago. Located in Philadelphia, La Salle is an educational community shaped by traditional Catholic and Lasallian values. La Salle's main campus is an ideal place for students to pursue an education. The 130-acre park-like setting includes 54 buildings and is located approximately six miles from Center City Philadelphia. The University can accommodate 2,114 resident students in its 12 residence halls, two apartment complexes, and 75 townhouses. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Explorers. Notable athletes include Tom Gola and Lionel Simmons.

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Originally Posted by Medford So, I am thinking of dropping my Spectrum and picking up Youtube TV. It would save a fistful of dollars each month. 2 downsides however, I don't believe youtube TV has Bally's at the moment, so no Reds, which doesn't feel like all that big of a downside at the moment given their current state. The Flyers have a number of games picked up on the Spectrum channel (and maybe a few on Bally's as well? They used to have some on Fox Sports Ohio). Are those games available on ESPN+ either live or after the fact? They are usually the low key games that get picked up there. Am I missing anything else? Is their online DVR service decent? That is one thing I liked about Spectrum, I'm the only one in my family who records TV any more and its usually sporting events when we are out and about. None of us really watch broadcast TV aside from sports, like ever with the exception of the local new every once in a while or during bad weather. Any other service I should look at?

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I activate youtube tv during college football/basketball seasons, and have previously had fubo. Both DVR services were fine.

My recollection was that ESPN+ picks up the Spectrum games, but I could be wrong on that. Usually the Spectrum games are the home buy games and I'm at the arena for them.

Youtube TV has the ESPN 4K game of the week, which is very nice if you have a 4k TV/streaming device.

Fubo can do a 4-way split screen. That feature is coming to youtube tv and is also available with the ESPN App. Great for watching CBB.

[NCkevi]

The cloud DVR is pretty good. It is unlimited but only saves for 90 days. You can also program it to record all the UD games or any other sports team

[Bill McPeek]

I assume that some of UD's games will be on CBS Sports and Peacock, the former NBC sports. Does anyone know if Peacock is available on Youtube TV as I too am considering switching to Youtube TV.

[Graphicsguy]

Other than missing Reds, I've been very happy with YouTube TV. Like others, I pick up ESPN+ during BB season. Fairly certain my DVD service keeps things longer than 90 days. I like the user interface, and my service has never been down (also easy to watch on phone/ipad).

[Yorkshire Flyer]

Check out Uzzu TV for sports needs. I love it. Has just about everything imaginable.

[Medford]

thanks for all the feedback; sounds like I'll make the switch. I can always switch back if I'm not happy.

[steve]

Originally Posted by NCkevi The cloud DVR is pretty good. It is unlimited but only saves for 90 days. You can also program it to record all the UD games or any other sports team

Assume you're talking about Spectrum cloud DVR?

[jack72]

Originally Posted by Yorkshire Flyer Check out Uzzu TV for sports needs. I love it. Has just about everything imaginable.

Some reviews from May 2022 say that Uzzu is not taking new customers. Anyone know anything about this?

Also, do you get the Tennis Channel on Uzzu?

[Marysville Flyer]

Originally Posted by Medford thanks for all the feedback; sounds like I'll make the switch. I can always switch back if I'm not happy.

Lot's of good things about YouTube. The DVR is endless and super easy to use even for an old guy.

We got up to 4 or 5 separate accounts for the same price so my kids and mom have access to it with their own DVR account, favorites lists etc. all for the price I was gonna pay for mine alone.

Your welcome kids ! They also have a nice plays of the game feature for games they carry for teams you follow. I got to see a lot of Obi dunks that way without having to suffer thru watching the inept Knicks

[hawkoooo]

Originally Posted by Medford So, I am thinking of dropping my Spectrum and picking up Youtube TV. It would save a fistful of dollars each month. 2 downsides however, I don't believe youtube TV has Bally's at the moment, so no Reds, which doesn't feel like all that big of a downside at the moment given their current state. The Flyers have a number of games picked up on the Spectrum channel (and maybe a few on Bally's as well? They used to have some on Fox Sports Ohio). Are those games available on ESPN+ either live or after the fact? They are usually the low key games that get picked up there. Am I missing anything else? Is their online DVR service decent? That is one thing I liked about Spectrum, I'm the only one in my family who records TV any more and its usually sporting events when we are out and about. None of us really watch broadcast TV aside from sports, like ever with the exception of the local new every once in a while or during bad weather. Any other service I should look at?

I was going to do that, but ended up going with Spectrum's proprietary service.

I was mostly worried about CBS Sports since a lot of A10 games are on that. Saving me $50-60 per month.

[marco red eagle]

Hello all. I have a question for the techies ..

What is the best way to record UD basketball games ... to a hard drive (that I purchase). What hardware do I need to buy?
The best and most games will be on ESPN+ so lets assume I want to record UD games from it. Is it possible? Thanks

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by AZFlyer85 I have ESPN+ and love it. They carry almost all UD games that aren't on a national network. The one downer is you get the local broadcast, so when UD is playing at LaSalle you have to listen to that jagoff say POW!!! every time Lasalle makes a 3 pointer.

Agree, I haven't lived in Dayton for along time....

1) Youtube TV is great. The only drawback is no History Channel (which you can get via Philo for $20 / month. I also add ESPN during the season.....and BOOM, I can see almost every game.

2) If you cant get it that way, you can go via reddit. You have to persevere through the pop up adds to get to the game, but usually you can find it.

Good luck!

[Yorkshire Flyer]

Originally Posted by jack72 Some reviews from May 2022 say that Uzzu is not taking new customers. Anyone know anything about this? Also, do you get the Tennis Channel on Uzzu?

Yes, Tennis Channel is on there

[OSU Flyer]

Originally Posted by Bill McPeek I assume that some of UD's games will be on CBS Sports and Peacock, the former NBC sports. Does anyone know if Peacock is available on Youtube TV as I too am considering switching to Youtube TV.

Peacock sadly is a separate subscription

Not sure about this season but last season I believe the old NBC Sports Network games were all on USA

[Bill McPeek]

Thank you

[Viperstick]

Now that Directv + internet bill is approaching the GDP of a small African nation, I too am looking forward to some kind of streaming service.

Only problem is I need Elon Musk to get off his arse and get Starlink running in my area. High speed internet is the downside of country living.

[Yorkshire Flyer]

I am fortunate living in Egypt, Ohio that a neighbor's grain bin serves as a great internet provider or I would have much difficulty.

[Justin]

I never miss a game while living in Texas. Either VipBox or I shop around on Reddit for a link.

[GoFlyer]

I am in Florida and we never miss a game. ESPN+ works just fine. We hook up an HDMI line to our TV and watch it on the big screen. We tried to go direct to our smart TV but two seasons ago, ESPN did not have the software to hook up to our brand. We found the HDMI cable so easy to hook up, I never tried to go direct to the smart tv last year.

[301Lowes]

Originally Posted by GoFlyer I am in Florida and we never miss a game. ESPN+ works just fine. We hook up an HDMI line to our TV and watch it on the big screen. We tried to go direct to our smart TV but two seasons ago, ESPN did not have the software to hook up to our brand. We found the HDMI cable so easy to hook up, I never tried to go direct to the smart tv last year.

Roku, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Google Chromecast, Apple TV will all give you access to Espn+, Youtube TV and a bazillion other streaming channels without needing to hook up an external device like a tablet for TVs that lack their own app universe. And cheaply(except for Apple of course). Plugs right into the HDMI port and usually needs one USB port for power or you can use an external USB power brick(some come with them as well). Turns your TV into a pseudo tablet, with a whole universe of streaming apps to choose from.

[Rick Scaia]

Going back 10 years or so, I've been very much dedicated to the Roku platform. Since they have less skin in the game compared to Google, Apple, and Amazon (Roku just happily takes its pennies every time someone downloads apps from them, instead of harvesting data and producing their own prestige TV shows), everything is simple and clean.

Started with a dongle, then another dongle, up through the years until my last TV was a TCL with built-in Roku operating system. Love it. TCL is the best value brand for TVs at this point, I think, and they're selling me a pre-Roku'd TV? Easy peasy. [Still keep a cable subscription that ends up handling about half of Flyer games, but since I'm already on the hook for the Disney+ bundle (w/ Hulu and ESPN+ for, like $12/mo) and obligated to pay my $5/mo to Peacock (oh, the trials of being a pro wrestling fan and needing the WWE Network!), I've essentially got the entire Flyer schedule locked in on those 3 subscriptions. Spectrum's ludicrous price point notwithstanding, I'm glad my days of illegal streaming are past. Keeping one whole computer in its own biosphere so I could let those websites infect it with malware, while keeping the rest of my network clean, just got to be too much hassle.]

[Flyerferd]

We have Hulu with Live TV. Of note, it includes ESPN Plus/Disney bundle for the same price as Youtube TV alone. I also love that all events on ESPN Plus show up in Hulu Live’s sports section, so you don’t need to switch apps on your TV. I am fully expecting Peacock to pick up some or all games that were on USA last year. NBC will say if Peacock is good enough for Big Ten basketball… it’s good enough for UD and Loyola Chicago.
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[TXFlyerFan]

We also have Hulu Live+ bundle an use a Roku. Have used Roku's for years, super simple to operate. I like streaming a lot, although I do occasionally miss the cable remote and having everything in one place. Switch apps and navigating around isn't as easy as cable, but once you get used to it, it's sort of second nature.

[fuz_forward]

I've been using Youtube TV for the past few years. It's good, but pricey. I don't watch a lot of sports other than our Flyers mbb. I also get the Disney+ bundle through verizon which includes ESPN+ and Hulu. ESPN+ usually has a few of our Flyers games. I don't care too much about home games because I'm at the arena.

[hawkoooo]

Speaking of Peacock, will UD games be in the free package or one of the premium packages?

[Hyde Park Flyer]

I believe it’s Peacock Plus. I have had P+ for a while now, and I think I got it to watch live games. It may have been the USMNT, but I’m sure live sports is premium content. The nice thing is that you can add and drop streaming services with a month’s notice. That reminds me…I need to drop Sling and the NHL Network. I picked them up to watch the World Junior Championship. Ugh.
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[jack72]

Does Uzzu show all the NFL games?

[Yorkshire Flyer]

Yes it does