Cutting the Cable

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  1. laxjoe

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    Looks like Sunday ticket is coming to yttv. Won’t be included in the base plan, but hopefully it doesn’t impact but base price
     
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  2. Fran Tarkenton

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    hopefully YTTV subscribers get a discount
     
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    I'd assume you'd have to be a subscriber to get it at all, right?

    I don't have any interest in it personally. RedZone 4 lyfe!
     
  4. laxjoe

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    Jesus Christ that's a lot of money
     
  7. Sub-Zero

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    Paying 2.5 and then having to pay more if it works seems like a bad deal.

    that said I’m really going to hate having to now walk through all of this with my parents who have directv just for Sunday ticket and have had it pretty much since it was introduced
     
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    Once you rip the band-aid off and they make the plunge it's not so bad.

    Did the same thing with my mom earlier this year. She was paying $220/mo for cable + internet. My mom and dad had only cable for my whole life so she knew no other way plus like a lot of our parents she always rolled her eyes when I tried to introduce any type of new technology to her. I finally talked her into it though. Ordered her a Roku for her primary TV and the rest of the TVs in the house were already Smart TV's so I downloaded YTTV and she's been just fine.

    It took her a bit to remember certain things but as long as you set it up for them and arrange the channels in the guide in the way they prefer you'll be alright.
     
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    Barring some form of exclusivity with Fubo (possible but unlikely) I have to think YTTV makes a deal here for the RSNs soon.
     
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  11. laxjoe

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    $2B for residential only seems like a bad move for YTTV.

    This is going to be available in the Primetime Channels (similar to paramount +, showtime, etc)
     
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  12. Jimmy the Saint

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    Big win for the consumers though (assuming there isn't an astronomical price increase). The Sunday Ticket app fucking sucks.
     
  13. Fran Tarkenton

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    hope the addon for yttv subs is a good deal
     
  14. gilstein21

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    Can’t be as good as the “I’m canceling directv. Renew for a year and we’ll throw in Sunday ticket for free” deal
     
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  15. racer

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    But also switching to YTTV and buying Sunday ticket is probably still better overall than keeping DTV for another year
     
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  16. gilstein21

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    Yes, I made the switch a few years ago when directv wouldn’t budge on any deals once att took over. I only kept it so long because it was $69 with a lot of free extras for a few years.
     
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  17. Fran Tarkenton

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    yep not even close
     
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  18. Jimmy the Saint

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    I don't know why anyone would willingly choose to have satellite at this point.
     
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    Trying to convince a friend of this right now. He’s 31 and acting like a boomer over this. Also a full Boston sports guy.
     
  20. Sub-Zero

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    My stepmom has had it for 30+ years so they will be in the camp of getting the stand-alone Sunday ticket I’m sure. Going full streaming might burn a hole in her brain. It’s also an issue until yttv gets the local sports networks.
     
  21. Fran Tarkenton

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    https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/23/23523280/youtube-nfl-redzone-channel-sunday-ticket

    - I also confirmed a key difference between buying Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV over the main YouTube app: only YouTube TV will offer DVR features, per YouTube spokesperson Allison Toh.

    - We’re also assuming Sunday Ticket will be priced differently in the different apps, but Neal didn’t have any details on pricing yet. He did say the NFL’s RedZone channel with Scott Hanson would now be part of Sunday Ticket, which means the DirecTV RedZone channel with Andrew Siciliano is probably not long for this world.

    - Multiscreen is something that we have been working on for YouTube TV. So you should expect that as part of the experience.

    - you don’t have to be a Premium subscriber to subscribe to Primetime Channels.
     
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  22. Jimmy the Saint

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    I’ve never understood the point of having two Red Zones.
     
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    So does that mean you have to get Sunday Ticket to get Redzone, or that it's also just part of that package?
     
  24. Fran Tarkenton

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    latter imo

    all the other tv providers will have redzone available. Its just the siciliano one thats going away, b/c its duplicative and not producing it saves google money.
     
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  25. racer

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    I believe the DTV channel is owned by them and predates the NFL RedZone that non-DTV people get, which is owned by nfl network I think.
     
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  26. laxjoe

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    This is correct
     
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  27. Det. Frank Bullitt

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    "Sunday Ticket has around 1.5 million subscribers"

    I'm not a cable expert but that seems so low relative to it's cost to the rights holder. I assume that above number is only DTV households and not "bars and restaurants" etc that are probably managed separately.

    Seems like Google is going to have to do something creative (low price?) to make it worth it.
     
  28. Det. Frank Bullitt

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    For the Mosaic Mode/PiP crowd still waiting:

    "We’re working on multiscreen as well for sports fans."

    Mohan, the exec at Google who said this, has not seemed very plugged into the exact details and product milestones from his development teams, so I'm optimistic it's sooner rather than this vague "were working on it" .
     
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  29. Sub-Zero

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    I don’t know when Sunday ticket peaked at but you also have to consider how many of the ST subscribers wouldn’t have directv at all if it weren’t for ST (I’m guessing a lot over the lifetime of that product)
     
  30. Det. Frank Bullitt

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    Yeah without an exclusive like ST, there doesn't seem to be much of a pulse in traditional terrestrial cable/sat products, unless you count 55+ persons who will never cut the cord/convert to streaming.
     
  31. kinghill

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    DOGGAMMIT

    This is why I don't just run out and buy shit without researching it first.

    New Sony TV comes with Sony remote RMF-TX900U, a nice remote. Except the remote WILL NOT control volume on my Samsung sound bar, because it is connected via digital optical instead of HDMI.

    Are there any other options? Is #4 even an option?

    1) return TV for a Samsung TV
    2) buy a new sound bar that has HDMI and first verify that it will work with the Sony remote
    3) deal with having one remote for TV/streaming, one remote for controlling volume.
    4) buy a new remote???
     
  32. kinghill

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    fuck it. ordering a new soundbar that has HDMI and will try to sell the old one.
     
  33. Det. Frank Bullitt

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    your problem sounds like a symptom of your connector type and nothing to do with Samsung or Sony.

    kinda suprised the Sony TV doesn't have the remote codes built in to handle but sounds like you've already fixed your issue.
     
  34. kinghill

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    I think it's 100% to do with Sony.

    My old TV (Hisense) remote could control the soundbar volume, and my Tivo remote can control the soundbar volume. Sony system/remote can't/won't.
     
  35. Det. Frank Bullitt

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    even when you enter manual/advanced mode within Sony to look for the codes, they don't show up/work?
     
  36. kinghill

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    I'm not sure what that is, have not tried it. If you know of any links to point me to, thank you.


    I was going off the information below, which I've seen posted a few times:

    https://ap.community.sony.com/s/que...ar-connected-to-xbr65x850e-set?language=en_US
    "You can only control the soundbar by the remote control of your Sony TV using Bravia sync. Bravia sync requires an HDMI connection otherwise it will not work. It would be the same scenario with your Samsung TV. If you need further assistance, you may contact our chat support team."

    https://www.sony-mea.com/en/electronics/support/articles/00246886
    "You can operate the Sound Bar using TV remote control when connected via HDMI cable and with the Control for HDMI function enabled. The following operations can be used with the TV remote control:"

    https://www.sony-mea.com/en/electronics/support/articles/00279503
    "Connect your TV to the Sound Bar with an optical digital audio cable. If you want to adjust the volume of the Sound Bar with the BRAVIA TV remote control, connect it with an HDMI cable as well."


    my Samsung soundbar does not have HDMI, has digital optical only.
     
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    I ran into what seems like a similar problem to yours a while back with my current set up but thankfully got it to work.

    I have 2 main TV's and my audio setup is all Sonos with the main speakers and receiver being a Sonos playbase. Both my TV remotes are Roku remotes but different versions. One works via infrared while the other is enhanced RF whatever the hell that means. All I know is that one of them was able to be paired correctly with Sonos and the other one couldn't.
     
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  38. HuskerInMiami

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    I have received emails twice over the last couple weeks sayinig that Comcast is turning off my cable at my request. Yesterday I got a box from Comcast to ship stuff back. When I go to my account it says that everything is on and paid up. The neighbors across the street moved out and I'm thinking they may have put my address on accident? Has anyone ever had this happen?

    I don't understand how they could email me when it's someone else's account (just at my supposed address). I guess if I had a roomate and they had their own cable it could make sense, but why would it email me?
     
  39. DeToxRox

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    As someone who was a Comcast customer for many years, I can safely say they are fucking stupid. That’s probably the explanation.
     
  40. kinghill

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    Don't know if I had a stroke or what, but this morning my gf tells me we had the exact same setup with our previous TV...

    TV remote could control TV functions like power and all the apps/netflix/prime, etc. but could not control TV volume.
    Tivo remote could control TV cable channels and volume.

    so I cancelled the order for the new soundbar and will research further, maybe get a better sound system with more speakers later on and just continue dealing with the two-remote setup for now since apparently we've done that for years.

    how do I not remember that? I changed TV's a few days ago.
     
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  41. Jimmy the Saint

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    Fubo adding the RSN’s but upping my sub $16/month. FOH
     
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    Gaddam that's one hell of a price hike. They've gotta be adding more than RSN's I hope?
     
  43. Jimmy the Saint

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    “In 2022, we added over 70 channels to your base plan — with more on the way. While we are focused on delivering the most channels at the best value, we occasionally need to adjust our subscription pricing. The price of your FuboTV base plan will be increasing by $5 per month. In addition your new RSN fee will be $10.99/month”

    I don’t know what 70 they added. I don’t mind paying for this during football season, quad box for college football is well worth it, but I can live without the Turkish league and UEFA Nations League at those prices the rest of the year.
     
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    Does everyone automatically get the RSNs or is that an add-on?
     
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  46. Shawn Hunter

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    I imagine Fubo TV is going to be losing a lot of subscribers
     
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  47. laxjoe

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    What the fuck?
     
  48. Jimmy the Saint

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    I need the Pac12 Network to fold or YouTube TV to pick it up so I can just get that like a normal person.
     
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    I think pac12 moves everything to amazon and the network folds before too long
     
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