a few years ago I did a side-by-side
comparison of streaming TV services and
of course since then a lot has changed
so it's time for an update
one of the biggest changes from my
previous video is price
so that's what I will start with
one thing I have included is price per
Channel
this is a rough estimate because most of
these Services don't provide the exact
number of channels
for example YouTube TV has 100 plus has
its Channel count while Philo has 60
plus
so I use those in exact numbers for my
calculation
the cheapest option is Philo it's cheap
because it doesn't have any local
channels or sports channels it has some
news channels but not the big three CNN
Fox News and MSNBC
Philo charges roughly 42 cents per
Channel
the next cheapest is slang in terms of
overall price
sling does come with a big three news
channels however offerings vary by plan
sling has two plans blue and orange you
can pay extra to get bulb the blue plan
is the most generous with 41 channels
while Orange has only 31. combined blue
and orange offer 47 channels so
obviously there is a lot of Channel
overlap
Orange has ESPN While Blue doesn't
it's actually very easy to switch
between these plans
for example if you sign up for blue but
you want to watch ESPN you can switch
back and forth I've done it a bunch of
times
sling orange is the second most
expensive option based on per Channel
cost
sling also has a bunch of add-ons like a
news add-on kids add-on and sports
add-on
sling does offer locals but only NBC and
fox however they don't offer them in all
markets so check if they are offered in
your area before signing up
Hulu with live TV is the most expensive
but it does come with ad supported Hulu
it's also stingy with channels offering
only 60 plus for seventy dollars a month
fubotv is considered the best option for
sports it also has the second lowest per
Channel cost
it's on par with Hulu and DirecTV stream
in terms of cost but offers a lot more
channels
fubotv and DirecTV stream have multiple
plans
I have only included their cheapest
plans here check the description for
links to their plans
next is DVR space
four of these plans offer unlimited DVR
Philo offers unlimited for a year which
means content expires when it hits the
one-year point
sling has the stingiest DVR offering at
just 50 hours
you can upgrade to 200 hours for five
dollars a month
when the DVR fills up the oldest content
is deleted to make room for new
recordings
this could be a problem if several
family members are sharing the DVR
if you record a movie or show and put
off watching it for a while it may not
be there when you are ready to sit down
and watch
the only other limited DVR offering is
from fubo but that is a more generous
1000 hours
Hulu with live TV and sling are the only
services that don't offer a free trial
last up is simultaneous streams and the
number of accounts or profiles
DirecTV stream doesn't have profiles
however it does offer unlimited screens
at home and three on the go
fubotv is kind of confusing
if I understand correctly all of their
plans come with the unlimited option
but that unlimited option allows viewing
on up to 10 screens at home and two on
the go
if you sign up for their family share
add-on
you get an extra screen on the go
you can also purchase an unlimited
add-on
I don't know if that means you get an
extra 10 screens for up to 20. they
don't explain it very well
fubotv allows up to six profiles
with YouTube TV you can have up to six
accounts and each of these accounts
comes with a DVR
only three of those accounts can be used
at the same time
when I made my video three years ago a
few of these providers had a two screen
limit
Hulu at live TV is the only holdout they
still only allow viewing on two screens
you can pay 9.99 to get unlimited
screens and three on the go
Hulu allows up to six profiles
sling TV doesn't have profiles
the orange plan allows viewing on only
one screen
the blue plan is more generous allowing
three simultaneous streams
if you pay for both you can stream on up
to four devices at the same time
Philo offers up to 10 profiles and
allows streaming on up to three devices
at the same time
in my opinion YouTube TV and fubotv are
the two best choices out of these six
they have the largest number of channels
and some of the lowest per Channel costs
YouTube TV has the best DVR of the two
while fubo is better for simultaneous
streams
Hulu with live TV is the most overpriced
based on what you get
it's seventy dollars for only 60 plus
channels and two simultaneous streams
of the two cheapest options I think
sling has broader appeal because it
offers two local channels in many areas
the major news networks and some sports
options
I hope this side by side comparison
gives you some idea of which streaming
service might be best for you
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