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I know there is a topic on the general section of this site but I'm curious about this. My cable (no premiums) and internet just passed $200/month. That's too much so I am looking at options.

BTN is a must and I did notice DirecTV now has it.

I've got two smart TV's in the house, and two that are not. I believe I can put some kind of a stick in the ones that are not, to make them so. 

I'm really ignorant on this stuff.

Help!!

So I guess with Youtube TV, Centurylink, plus Netflix, I'm at like $80ish/mo?  I haven't used Hulu yet, but it's a friend's account.

Meanwhile, if I wanted MLB Network with Cox, I'd have to get the super deluxe wanker package for $204/mo.  Plus HBO.  Plus DVR.  No thanks.

I'm paying less now, and with Cox all I had was the cheapest package + HBO.  The only way cable companies stay in business is tradition and people's ignorance about streaming services (myself included).  If you asked me what a Roku was, I would've guessed it was a character on Dragonball Z.  

But it's great and super easy.  Just check the list of all the streaming services your smart TVs have imbedded and either go with one of those, in which case you don't need a Roku - but check their BTN service first.  My requirements were SECN and MLBN, which is why I went with Youtube TV.

And I can watch it on my phone or ipad or whatever other devices you have.

The Roku stick can work on any TV you plug it into, but you can only watch it on that TV.  If you want to watch it on 2 TVs at the same time, you'd need 2 sticks.
And you can use it anywhere as long as you can connect to the wifi.  



I don't know anything about DirectTV - never had it before.  I mostly only know the answers to the questions I had before diving in.

As long as you can connect to wifi, you can take your streaming stick (Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, etc) to hotels or a friend's house or your boat and it'll all be set up the same as when it's home.  And the TV has to be HD.

And this may not apply to you, but if you have a video game system - that can do what a Roku does.  So I can sign into Netflix through my XBox 360 or just through my smart TV.  Depending on the streaming service you pick, as long as you have an XBox One (the most recent console), you can just go through that.

Yeah, the confusion for me was what's a streaming service vs what's the channel lineup.  I may have even misspoke earlier.

For content, there's Sling TV, Playstation Vue, Youtube TV...Amazon if you have a Prime account.

Then there's the access to the content - Roku, Amazon Fire stick, Apple TV, etc.  

Don't get those mixed up, lol.  The content is what you're paying every month.  The access is the one-time cost.  I'll look through my channel/content options and see what I can find. 

HGTV is in there.  I just found it and added it to my home screen.  There's thousands of 'em, some of which are hilarious and nuts.  The others you listed are on it, too.  Except American Heroes, never head of that.

I have a shit-ton of homework to do here. Holy crap, this makes my head spin.

https://www.ahctv.com/

American Heroes is a must if you like war stuff and mafia stuff. History used to be good with that stuff but now it seems like all that's ever on is Swamp People or American Pickers. Crap like that.