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You’re better off with an external stick- TVs are underpowered and don’t get updates and patches pushed as regualary as amazon/google/Apple/roku, besides the sticks are pretty cheap in the scheme of things
I haven't gotten that far yet. Missus has this thing about a TV. I suggested using the PC and all her pads/phones, etc. Zero interest.
HalfSmokes is talking about a TV still. He just means use an external device to power the Internet feed. Smart TV apps are ... usually pretty weak. Look up Amazon FireBox, Roku, etc. They're basically just devices that connect your TV to the Internet and provide a suite of apps and options you can subscribe to, customizing your package based on what you want to watch.
If your TV has HDMI inputs, you can use a Roku to get Prime TV, Netflix, You Tube TV or Sling. HalfSmokes is right that SmartTVs usually don't work out as well.Think of the Roku as a unifying "cable box" that you can add services (like the above) to. It works very well. Except it's attached to your internet.
I do have HDMI input.
Look up "Roku". Personally, I like the box better than the little stick that looks like a thumb drive. But I'm not sure that it matters.
That's the puzzling part to me. She's not really "attached" to any program/channel/genre and she has Amazon Prime. For me, it's the Nats.
I don't know about the Nats part of the equation since I don't live in the market and MLB TV works great for me, but for everything else, choosing cable over a streaming service if you're going to have internet either way is just throwing money away.
I have a stick and it works great. The fiancee has a box and it works great, too. And about half the cost of an appleTV.
I have a Roku brick and an AppleTV. The AppleTV is much more user friendly and the hardware gives us no problems. We have connectivity and power issues with the Roku on a daily basis.
Would you STFU about Roku and the like, he's working on getting a bigger TV. Sticks can be added afterwards.
I've never had issues with the Roku stick. I couldn't really justify the extra cost for the AppleTV over the Roku.
I’ve been having generally good success with reddit free streams for NHL and NBA. So planning to use that this year for baseball. And keep my ESPN plus subscription at $5.34 per month. I think reddit would be an option for any of you in the DC area who want to cut the chord.
I know people that use it very successfully for the Nats.
I've used reddit it a few times when on the road to watch Cap games. It's not difficult to find a high quality stream.
Putting reddit feeds on the TV is tricky though. mlb.tv/unlocator is much more user friendly.