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YouTube TV finally has everything I need to cut the cord
Recent changes to YouTube TV have left it with more content, but at a higher price. CNET’s Logan Moy ran the math to see if its new offerings were enough for him to finally give up cable television.
Logan Moy
July 2, 2020 at 10:02 pm
Thanks for watching! What’s your favorite live TV service, and why?
Steven McSteveington
July 2, 2020 at 10:10 pm
YoutubeTV is still my favorite despite the price hike, it added enough content to worth it to me, and the nice interface, unlimited dvr, and it has premium channels I look for (take notes Slingtv and Fubotv) best value on the market, full stop
Stephen George
July 2, 2020 at 10:45 pm
@Steven McSteveington Agreed! 👍
LloydChristmas318
July 2, 2020 at 11:32 pm
Philo for me is great. Cheap, has the channels that I enjoy, unlimited DVR, and great customer support if needed.
Streaming Junkie
July 3, 2020 at 12:16 am
I don’t care too much for live tv. I am happier with the less expensive and higher video and audio quality of VOD services from Netflix, Amazon Prime, AppleTV+, Disney+, and normal HULU without the live. Besides I question what’s the point of paying higher prices for live channels if I would end up DVRing most of them? 🤔 I get news from a roof antenna. (before anyone says it, yeah I know not everyone can get an over the air antenna – but I can though)
Whitney B
July 3, 2020 at 1:06 am
I had YouTube TV and loved it. I switched to Hulu Live because I wanted the Disney Plus ESPN bundle. I think YT has a much better interface but other than that I like them both equally. They are the only 2 that have most sports channels as well which was very important.
Logan Moy
July 3, 2020 at 2:26 pm
channelname1111 yea, that’s what was on at the time. the lines looked crisp, the colors vibrant, and the audio sounded dynamic. Watched a lot of live action stuff that night too and it didn’t change my opinion.
Rebel Slick
July 3, 2020 at 2:50 pm
I cancelled Youtube TV and switch to Sling TV Blue $30. As for now, SlingTV is my favorite because offers what we want & price!!!!!
Steven McSteveington
July 3, 2020 at 2:53 pm
@Rebel Slick so long as you don’t care about dvr or adding on hbo or cinemax Slingtv will be worth it to you, though I’m told the add-ons for the more obscure channels can make the price tag jump up considerably so do take if you go that route
pleasantcrew
July 3, 2020 at 7:28 pm
@LloydChristmas318 I don’t understand why more reviewers aren’t mentioning Philo as an alternative. It’s good for $20 per month
Frank Rustyak
July 3, 2020 at 8:06 pm
Right now, because they have the channels I actually watch (youtube tv doesn’t have AHC, Cooking Channel, Great American Country), and because there aren’t any sports to watch, I’ve been watching little ol’ Philo, and it’s mere $20 per month has helped out a lot.
Streaming Junkie
July 2, 2020 at 11:50 pm
And he says this just when Youtube TV announces a price hike. 🤦♂️
rsxbulma
July 2, 2020 at 11:57 pm
Spanish sports, movies and others
Steven Triller
July 3, 2020 at 12:02 am
We Canadians pay less for cable/internet? 135$ a month for Bell…..that includes phone like you…
Steve’s channel
July 3, 2020 at 12:09 am
This is like your mileage will vary. I have Fios and Ooma. So right there I pay $90 for the past 8 years. I get rid of internet and I pay more if I drop tv. I bought my 4K TiVo with lifetime subscription a few years ago so I already paid for it. People talk about cord cutting because they pay like $200 a month. Never in my life have I paid that. You bundle and you get one DVR, not one for each bedroom. Throw a HD antenna on for the rest of the rooms. Make sure the bundle doesn’t expire and you negotiate.
Chris G
July 3, 2020 at 12:13 am
Bruh Netflix, Antenna, Hulu bundle all good
morris portlock
July 3, 2020 at 12:23 am
I don’t know why you guys complaining about $65 on what when you pay cable providers in excess of 120 to $300 a month
yass123
July 3, 2020 at 12:23 am
I cut the cord 4 years ago and never looked back. I pay $40 for internet, and YouTube family plan.
Zia Malik
July 3, 2020 at 12:25 am
Can you watch multiple channels at the same time?
QuietStormX
July 3, 2020 at 12:25 am
I had YouTube TV a while ago, I left because they didn’t have Viacom channels or shows I liked or wanted like BET. I had to turn to SlingTV then. I left them too for AT&T TV Now for my Streaming TV service with HBO/Cinemax. I kept my Showtime subscription on the Showtime app on Amazon HDTV.
J Roman
July 3, 2020 at 12:27 am
Lifetime channel for my wife
nvamember
July 3, 2020 at 12:27 am
Nope it is not compelling to me. Since I have a sub to all on my cable the streaming services when optioned ends up costing way more. May be if I had a limited subs this could be ok. One thing does YouTube stream in higher that 1080 using Apple TV?
MarkAmps
July 3, 2020 at 12:29 am
Hope this would be available in my country.
sinfuego1
July 3, 2020 at 12:36 am
No A&E
Hatcher J
July 3, 2020 at 12:39 am
The very last thing I need them to add would be the History Channel and the Science Channel. If those 2 come, they have a customer for life.
RAJohnson713
July 3, 2020 at 12:40 am
How is Sling?
Luke
July 3, 2020 at 12:48 am
This is an ad from YouTubeTV. They just had their biggest price hike in their short history with the addition of 2 channels that anyone watches.
Zack
July 3, 2020 at 12:53 am
Who still watches TV?
Mav3082
July 3, 2020 at 1:00 am
And now costs more than any other service without add ons. Easy pass
M J
July 3, 2020 at 1:01 am
Family of six have just $50 internet WiFi, $10 Omma home phone and digital tv antennas for living room and a bedroom with unlimited free you tube, free movies apps, free web browsing for everyone privacy, personal computers, laptops and smart phones all that for $60 we don’t need DVR or paid programmings, internet gives us plenty of free contents whatever we like from news to tv shows and movies withfew apps and boom 💥🇺🇸🕺✌🏻
I’m already Sans Undertale
July 3, 2020 at 1:06 am
Who even watches TV anymore
mky602
July 3, 2020 at 1:08 am
Why even use cable subscription in the first place 😀
TexasVet72
July 3, 2020 at 1:20 am
With this new price hike and still no History Channel, YouTube TV makes cable seem like a bargain
derek johnson
July 3, 2020 at 1:23 am
History channel…but I’m leaving YouTube tv after the price hike to $65.
HARLEM HEFNER
July 3, 2020 at 1:25 am
NO CW I’LL PASS
Darryl Cale
July 3, 2020 at 8:05 pm
They need to add the NFL Network
Darryl Cale
July 3, 2020 at 8:06 pm
NFL Redzone
Darryl Cale
July 3, 2020 at 8:06 pm
NFL ticket
Johnny Rebtile
July 3, 2020 at 8:27 pm
I was a YouTube TV subscriber. I bragged to my friends. WAS!
The Desi Vegan
July 3, 2020 at 8:41 pm
I don’t actually watch TV. Once I finish watching an episode, I always just move on to the next one. It’s cheaper to just pay $2 for each episode as it premieres.
SC 03
July 3, 2020 at 8:52 pm
I won’t buy anything from YouTube because they deleted my comments.. I can’t be free so no money for them..
Daniel Ryan Lucero
July 3, 2020 at 8:57 pm
Great review…I think your setup was not as fluid as can be because you are using Applr TV and not chromecast or Android TV.
I would like to see Univision and T3rs.
Niko Niko
July 3, 2020 at 9:03 pm
97 dollars for internet and phone…? Does your ISP through in a free hotel room for that… or a butler….? Pls…
Neal Stevens
July 3, 2020 at 9:07 pm
Ok, you can get the basic DirecTV package for the same price as YoutubeTV, so you’re not saving anything. “Cordcutting” is about saving money, with the price hike Youtube failed.
I Am Xavier
July 3, 2020 at 9:20 pm
Good review man. I was wondering what this service would look like and you just gave an excellent walk through.
Brian Davis
July 3, 2020 at 9:35 pm
Love YouTube TV. Been a subscriber since the beginning. Still cheaper than what I was paying for satellite service.
some body
July 3, 2020 at 9:44 pm
Or you could get the fire stick it’s cheaper than screwtube or put a TV antenna on your roof and get 60 to 100 channels OTA thanks to dishtenna but the powers that be shut em down cuz they were too good cable companies didn’t want them
John Salazar
July 3, 2020 at 9:53 pm
Cnet, I’m sorry but I am calling BS. First off, no your cable is not going up, all anyone has to do is call them up and tell them that you will cancel if trey jack up your rates and they will put you on another promotion. If you are going down in features, grow a spine and learn to negotiate.
Secondly, Phone? Get a Google Voice line for free. You can even port a landline number over to them although it does require jumping a few hurdles, but still, free for life.
Internet, I’m paying $65 with taxes for 1000gb fiber, shop around.
TV, there are these things called Antennas. Or just stream free content, you probably already subscribe to Netflix amongst other services.
Sorry, but $65 for YTtv is waaaaaaaay too high!
John Salazar
July 3, 2020 at 9:59 pm
4:58 Wants to save $$$ but adding in HBO Max. Makes no sense.
John Salazar
July 3, 2020 at 10:00 pm
Why do you need DVR service when most of these services have on demand?
miker6570
July 3, 2020 at 10:07 pm
That is way too much for that service. There is a good chance you could spend less subbing to all of those services individually. Example all of those local channels you are paying google(youtube tv) for you could get for FREE with a OTA digital antenna. Which are widely available online or by buying them at Target, Walmart, Best Buy, etc.
P N Subrahmanya
July 3, 2020 at 10:39 pm
I get all the cable tv channel for free with my mobile carrier (in India)
Google King
July 3, 2020 at 11:31 pm
typical liberal. falling asleep to the daily show.
Anthony Keller
July 3, 2020 at 11:45 pm
No one seems to want to talk about price vs. content which is absolutely void of anything remotely interesting.
Obama for Trump
July 4, 2020 at 12:12 am
American TV is Garbage 💩
Life is too short
Victor Monaco
July 4, 2020 at 12:18 am
Dude, you’re late to the party. YTTV use to be great. But the price has increased 55% in exactly two years. NO WAY THIS SHOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO ANYONE. Sorry, but I’ve cancelled my subscription and I encourage all other subscribers to do the same.
cool guy12345678910
July 4, 2020 at 12:30 am
My dad needs cspan for work
Farley5927
July 4, 2020 at 12:34 am
I have had it since it was $35/month. I record like three shows. Is that worth $70/month, especially since Rick and Morty is only 10 episodes a year? I could just buy each episode and come out way ahead. I am sad to cancel, but I am.
travelinSmooth
July 4, 2020 at 1:23 am
Not sure where and what service you have but I have internet/tv with a download of 200mbps and I have about 140 channels and I’m just paying 120
Corey Fischer
July 4, 2020 at 4:25 am
More expensive then cable, and with less. It’s comical because streaming services basically turned into cable channels, and to get all of the content is now more expensive. It’s like a Droste effect.
Chris Santana
July 4, 2020 at 4:48 am
NFL Network
Cristian Fuentes
July 4, 2020 at 5:18 am
They need to start rolling out more 1080p channels. Especially ESPN.
Langwasser Kids
July 4, 2020 at 5:20 am
From a european perspective all these prices are absolutely insane!
jim carter
July 4, 2020 at 6:31 am
YOUR NOT CUTTING THE CORD YOU STILL NEED THE INTERNET WHICH HAS A CORD…. NO THANKS FOR THIS OVERPRICED PIECE OF CRAP!!!!!!
Simon Byrd
July 4, 2020 at 6:33 am
I free tried it before the increase. I DVRed a movie on TCM..and then it wouldn’t let me play it! F that noise.
Kevin Davis
July 4, 2020 at 7:35 am
Funny that this video drops with their $15 price hike.
Can you say sponsored advertisement?
Scott Weaver
July 4, 2020 at 8:23 am
So it turns out everyone who has criticized the latest price increase doesn’t know what they’re talking about? Really?
Bertrand Manzi
July 4, 2020 at 8:56 am
With this new $65 price, I can’t see why people would still want to stay with YouTube TV. Y’all need to stop sleepin on Sling TV!
Carl Radcliff
July 4, 2020 at 11:36 am
I would have considered it at $50. But not now. The value decreases each time them decrease the difference or advantage of cord cutting. At this rate in another 12-18 months you will be paying the same as if you were back with cable or satellite. This is what happens when greed and lack of listening to your customer does. Consider this Google (Youtube), would it not be better to have millions of subscribers at a lower rate which in effect make money for you or thousands at a higher rate. The lure of a service like this is to save money over traditional tv services. Now you are just like the rest of them. Learn what you customer wants and stick with it..Bad Google Bad…!
Jj W
July 4, 2020 at 11:40 am
I have not had cable for a long time, just Netflix.
Jj W
July 4, 2020 at 11:47 am
64 still sounds too expensive.
WOODPECKER capenter
July 4, 2020 at 12:25 pm
No…. Thanks, too expensive
Obama for Trump
July 4, 2020 at 2:23 pm
You’re paying for your own
Brainwashing
🤔
gotip58
July 4, 2020 at 2:41 pm
I got the price increase email at 5pm on June 30th. I cancelled my Youtube TV service at 11PM. The main reason I got the service was for local sports. Since there haven’t been any sports lately I was considering cancelling the service, but kept it because the virus had me at home most of the time. I’m back to antennae tv and the free content on Roku. Right now I’ve been enjoying the free Pluto stations. I just wish YouTube TV had an option just for local sports. That is the only thing I will miss… Oh well… 🙂
Jay Bugatti
July 4, 2020 at 2:44 pm
I’ve been thinking about making the switch to YouTube TV.
Jared Brunet
July 4, 2020 at 4:07 pm
This video reads like a really long shameless ad for YouTube TV.
Taurus. 555
July 4, 2020 at 4:29 pm
i cancelled YouTube TV immediately after they notified me of the new upcoming $65 price
Nee Nee
July 4, 2020 at 6:18 pm
50$ to still watch commercials? lmao
Corey Bradley
July 4, 2020 at 6:55 pm
i was going to youtube tv but i think i am going to stay with sling
JOSEPH STRABORNY
July 4, 2020 at 10:56 pm
whats missing and wish youtube tv can maybe soneone has higher authority to find out why not
Joes request why isnt it
all names have a stream
and legally online yet youtube tv
wont cant or no space left to add
on
LightTv
BUZZR TV
CHARGE TV
GET TV
Hallmark mysteries drama
Hallmark channel
kinda stream through tthere own app but not seperately from cable box
someone please contact those
channels find out why they wont
alliow youtube tv to add on
Teddy A
July 4, 2020 at 11:53 pm
I’m really enjoying your reviews, this is my second video of you reviewing product. The first video was the electric bike which my sons and I really enjoyed.
Nerd Of Steel
July 5, 2020 at 1:11 am
The only thing wish I could watch The dodgers on there
cjsews
July 5, 2020 at 1:23 am
Can you fast forward through commercials?
indianauhoops
July 5, 2020 at 12:52 pm
We have YouTube TV, but only because PlayStation Vue shut down. We miss the 4 show picture-in-picture feature, and the YouTube TV guide doesn’t remember where I was and goes back to the top making me scroll forever to keep reviewing the guide. And, we no longer have the NFL Network.
We are also frustrated with the price increase. We don’t watch any of the new CBS/Viacom channels, so for us this is a complete waste of money.
Mossien Awadh
July 5, 2020 at 2:23 pm
He said he’s not a premier League guy……
Nest Tea
July 5, 2020 at 2:44 pm
at $65 bucks it costs basically the same as any other cable network. lol what is the point?
Roberto Hernandez
July 5, 2020 at 3:40 pm
Too expensive. This is dumb.
Jason King
July 5, 2020 at 5:04 pm
The ability to rewind to the beginning on shows you have not yet watched is based on the channel and what that channel allows. These channels will have the option to start from Live or start from Beginning
bg4tification
July 5, 2020 at 5:05 pm
Sorry, I’m cutting the cord to save money. Too expensive.
bg4tification
July 5, 2020 at 5:09 pm
First world problems: “How can I spend my ‘fun’ money?”
bg4tification
July 5, 2020 at 5:10 pm
Does this feel like a “damage control” piece to you?
Robert Vurno
July 5, 2020 at 5:33 pm
Nice overview I was thinking about this service at $50 monthly but now I wait and see what happens a lot of unhappy consumers with no contract will let the market decide if the price increase will kill this service off
Paul Jamieson
July 5, 2020 at 6:06 pm
How long will it get to keep Disney channels before Disney pulls the licenses?
Daniel Waun
July 5, 2020 at 6:31 pm
2 day free trial? Didn’t it used to be a month, or at least a week?
Jeffrey Buckmaster
July 5, 2020 at 6:35 pm
Nope, and nope. They will just keep raising the price, it’s just another cable company
Brad Haughton
July 5, 2020 at 6:41 pm
This is a good example why I would never go cord-cutting I’m still sticking to traditional cable. You got to select pretty much everything during the start-up I rather have everything in there rather than select everything.
GraceInMadness
July 5, 2020 at 6:52 pm
The entire reason people are fleeing cable is having to pay exorbitant prices for channels they don’t watch. Inserting commercials on top of it is adding the proverbial insult to injury. This is a a comically antiquated business model being shoe-horned into a modern interface by tone deaf, ivory tower executives.
Luis Rangel
July 5, 2020 at 6:52 pm
$65/month is too much. I rather have HBO max, Hulu and Netflix to save a few bucks and have all the content I need
George's Opinion
July 5, 2020 at 6:55 pm
Lol add this to your internet and you’re basically paying the same as cable
Rylan Eigsti
July 5, 2020 at 7:23 pm
Still needs NFL Network.
JJ. C
July 5, 2020 at 7:37 pm
Add YouTube premium and I might get it
ILostMyAccuracy
July 5, 2020 at 8:50 pm
Wow This is the corniest infomercial I ever seen.
Jordan Baker
July 5, 2020 at 9:09 pm
US VS UK – TV £19 / Internet £23 (phone included)
Why? I feel bad it’s so cheap here
Jordan Baker
July 5, 2020 at 9:12 pm
(Sky Q TV) (60ish Mbps on talktalk)
Gr33nG!ant
July 5, 2020 at 9:17 pm
iOS doesn’t support video formats over 1080P for YouTube. If you use built in TV apps or other streaming box’s it might work.
Real News
July 5, 2020 at 10:38 pm
Divorced YouTube tv n went to Fubotv
E-double Da GI bandit
July 5, 2020 at 10:53 pm
YES YouTube tv is worth it. On demand, Viacom channels, YouTube originals, better than the cord
Dane Stonebraker
July 6, 2020 at 12:41 am
$65/month now? F it. Getting rabbit ears.