What Are You Watching Now
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@QuixoticJeremy just get a SlingTV account, you can have HBO and like 45 other good channels for ~$35/month
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@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Watching Now:
@QuixoticJeremy just get a SlingTV account, you can have HBO and like 45 other good channels for ~$35/month
I just subscribed to SlingTV and I am not too entirely impressed with it. I've watched on my laptop, my phone, and the TV. Phone and TV still has some problems. I have not really watched it a lot on the laptop, so I can't tell if that is affected as well. I generally see mono-audio and grainy video until it fully buffers. That is when the stereo and video really kicks into gear. That generally takes about 30 seconds. However, between shows, it will start a new buffer. So, if you watch one channel for a few hours, then you will see when the shows break because it will fall back from stereo to mono and the video will suffer as it tries to rebuffer the new show. Plus, the DVR is not capable on all channels. Some channels you can pause and rewind, but not all of them. Shows that you have recorded? Sure, but not all that you are capable of watching.
One major downside is that the stream will just cut out for no reason at all and the show will just drop. Could be an application issue.
Plus, some markets are missing CBS (DFW) and all markets are missing ABC. Bear those in mind as well.
On paper, it is a great service, but in practice, they still have some work to do to really get this service to where it needs to be, either in networking services or in app development.
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@nerdydad said in What Are You Watching Now:
@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Watching Now:
@QuixoticJeremy just get a SlingTV account, you can have HBO and like 45 other good channels for ~$35/month
I just subscribed to SlingTV and I am not too entirely impressed with it. I've watched on my laptop, my phone, and the TV. Phone and TV still has some problems. I have not really watched it a lot on the laptop, so I can't tell if that is affected as well. I generally see mono-audio and grainy video until it fully buffers. That is when the stereo and video really kicks into gear. That generally takes about 30 seconds. However, between shows, it will start a new buffer. So, if you watch one channel for a few hours, then you will see when the shows break because it will fall back from stereo to mono and the video will suffer as it tries to rebuffer the new show. Plus, the DVR is not capable on all channels. Some channels you can pause and rewind, but not all of them. Shows that you have recorded? Sure, but not all that you are capable of watching.
One major downside is that the stream will just cut out for no reason at all and the show will just drop. Could be an application issue.
Plus, some markets are missing CBS (DFW) and all markets are missing ABC. Bear those in mind as well.
On paper, it is a great service, but in practice, they still have some work to do to really get this service to where it needs to be, either in networking services or in app development.
These are similar issues I've found.
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@nerdydad I've had the application just drop out on me (channel master dvr+) but have never had quality issues. I attribute this to the fiber internet service I have at my residence.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Watching Now:
Just started Season 3 of Cheers
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name....
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@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Watching Now:
@nerdydad I've had the application just drop out on me (channel master dvr+) but have never had quality issues. I attribute this to the fiber internet service I have at my residence.
I have 100/7.5 cable and have no issues at all with Netflix, either on the TV or the phone. So, I'm thinking this is more of Sling than my ISP.
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@dustinb3403 said in What Are You Watching Now:
@QuixoticJeremy just get a SlingTV account, you can have HBO and like 45 other good channels for ~$35/month
I just switched from Sling to DirecTV NOW and quality/apps are much better. You can add HBOGO for $5.
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Shaun the Sheep
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Transparent--great first few episodes
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The Defenders
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@bigbear said in What Are You Watching Now:
The most accurate hacking scene ever
I don't... If they knew what IP address it was why not block it?
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WOW!!!!!! New episode of game of thrones was unbelievable!!!!!
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@rojoloco said in What Are You Watching Now:
WOW!!!!!! New episode of game of thrones was unbelievable!!!!!
yea... not happy with the (spoiler block). I mean - Tyrion (spoiler block). And while I didn't see (spoiler block) happening like that,.. I knew once it did that (spoiler block).
rather dislike that
- Next week is the season finale
- there is only two more seasons remaining.
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@gjacobse said in What Are You Watching Now:
@rojoloco said in What Are You Watching Now:
WOW!!!!!! New episode of game of thrones was unbelievable!!!!!
yea... not happy with the (spoiler block). I mean - Tyrion (spoiler block). And while I didn't see (spoiler block) happening like that,.. I knew once it did that (spoiler block).
rather dislike that
- Next week is the season finale
- there is only two more seasons remaining.
Only ONE more season remaining...
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@dominica and I started watching "A Family Affair" from 1966 CBS last night. Not a bad show. Stars the dad from the original "Parent Trap" and the guy who voiced like every Disney movie in the 60s - 80s.
