The Biggest Complaints About YouTube TV From Real Customers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- TH-cam TV is an excellent live TV streaming service, but I hear a lot of the same complaints from customers. In today's video, I break down some of the potential drawbacks of TH-cam TV that you should be aware of before you sign up. Compare live TV streaming plans here: michaelsaves.c...
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Honestly, because of your videos, I opted to cut the cable chord a few months ago and went with TH-cam TV. Still getting used to the few additional steps needed to get to actual watching, nevertheless no regrets so far. Still lots to learn though so thank you for continuing to present these videos. To the point and informative.👍🏻
BEWARE Google has illegal practices. I cancelled a NFL Ticket and changed the debit card I used and still kept my you tube tv account with another debit card number. August 12 2024 you tube tv (google) charged me $349 on a debit card that wasn’t used for the initial NFL Season ticket. This should be illegal. This is a scumbag move and I
Will never use their services again
My biggest complaint is the DVR feature; when something is recorded, it's thrown into your library along with every other episode and every season of that same show, so you have to painstakingly scroll through the entire history of that show to manually hunt for the DVR'd content. I don't understand why TH-cam TV doesn't give you a separate listing of your DVR'd content, apart from all the on-demand episodes of the same show. When I'm trying to find a DVR'd version of a show and it's mixed somewhere randomly within the 25 existing seasons of 18 shows per season, it's maddening trying to find it. And of course watching a DVR'd version of a show is the only way to not be force-fed 9 commercials in a row over 7 different commercial breaks.
This is a deal breaker for us. We find it useless because of this.
We had Sling but they raised their prices for both the base service and the News add-on. Then Apple followed suit. By the time we also added Frndly just to have The Weather Channel (which is a must for me), and considering that we didn’t have locals through Sling, it just made sense to go back to TH-cam TV and cancel the other services. I’m not happy with TH-cam TV pricing but at the moment they deliver the best value compared to others. We’ve just accepted that from time to time, we should evaluate options and go with whomever has the better deal for us. That’s the value of cord cutting; no long term commitments and freedom to sign up for or cancel services when we want.
I just dumped sling after 1 year.
Now have:
1, YT ❤my favorite watch it
about 75% of the time.
2,OTC about 40 channels here
In nyc.
3 Optimum
4, 200 our favorites dvds
and vhs.
Total monthly
Internet $38.00
YT remove commercials $9.00
Monthly $47.00😎
Did you ever have problems with your Airtv 2 or storage bank for locals? Mine was fine for 3 months now I keep having problems with local recording. I switched power banks and nothing same error code. Getting really tired of this.
I cut the cable, buy hbo for 15.99 a month, PBS for 9.99 (?). I bought a mohu leaf and I use youtubetv. I use all the other freebies like frndly, roku, and the internet price where I live for cox unlimited is about 90
Freevee is one of the best things out there. If you don’t have that you should look into it. They have a fantastic selection. The graphical interface is also wonderful. Much better than Roku.
4K should be included with their pricing
You can get the upgrade for free and then paid
The commercials are too much! 📺 But, I just use the TH-cam app on my TV and watch videos like yours! I don't use the paid TH-camTV. That's free and gets the job done rather well-yish!
lol Directv has an HD fee. Not 4k, just regular HD has a 10 dollar fee. It’s so dumb, I’m not sure you can even buy an SD tv anymore.
@@DrGamelove just the other day I saw walmart was selling 32 inch 720p for $99. whilst thats still higher than traditional 480p thats the lowest def i seen anywhere.
BEWARE Google has illegal practices. I cancelled a NFL Ticket and changed the debit card I used and still kept my you tube tv account with another debit card number. August 12 2024 you tube tv (google) charged me $349 on a debit card that wasn’t used for the initial NFL Season ticket. This should be illegal. This is a scumbag move and I
Will never use their services again
I switched to TH-camTV from U-Verse a few months ago and I love it. I agree with most of the complaints regarding no channel numbers, not being able to delete shows from DVR, etc. On the flip side, I’m not a sports guy so I’m pretty happy with the channel selections on the base plan, and of course I’m happy about the fact that I’m paying half of what I was paying for U-Verse.
I work for att and uverse hasn't excited with att for a long time lol direct tv stream is the new one
Not deleting programs doesn’t bother me. It’s unlimited space. I’m using it to record and store all my favorite shows even if I’m not watching them. I like the idea of having all these complete show libraries without having to manage space.
@@robertoolivares9241 Your comment is incoherent.
@@DrGameloveI feel the same way! It’s UNLIMITED STORAGE so it’s ok to have complete show libraries if you want. I don’t get the complaint about wanting to record/delete specific episodes at all
BEWARE Google has illegal practices. I cancelled a NFL Ticket and changed the debit card I used and still kept my you tube tv account with another debit card number. August 12 2024 you tube tv (google) charged me $349 on a debit card that wasn’t used for the initial NFL Season ticket. This should be illegal. This is a scumbag move and I
Will never use their services again
Good stuff. My “complaints are simple. Give me a previous channel option. Having to back out find new new channels then same to go back. I made my custom live guide so I’m good. Yes the library sucks. Enjoy your vids.
You sort of get that by hitting the down button 3 times. That should bring up the “TV Networks” mini guide and highlight the last channel.
@@ArchieOnEarth cool I’ll give it a shot
@@ArchieOnEarth works thanks
@@ArchieOnEarth Thanks for that tip!
Just cancelled DirectTV for TH-camTV because of Sunday Ticket. I have always hated DirectTV so it is awesome to finally cut the cord
We have dish tv and I complained about the cost to my oldest son and he said that he and his brother would figure something out. The next day my younger son came with a new smart tv and set us up with TH-cam tv. Still trying to figure it out, but so far it’s good.
My dad is thinking about cancelling DirecTV as well, now that I have TH-cam TV.
I to cancel DirecTV for TH-cam TV NFL Sunday ticket
@@1Techoner1 I didn't too, and it's absolutely garbage! I cannot stop it from freezing EVERY 3 SECONDS!
Why they don’t have msg or yes network
I just started this service because Hulu kept cutting off the end of my shows and TH-cam tv has a couple of channels that Hulu did not. That being said, there is NO rhyme or reason to whether a show I add to my library is in the DVR mode or the VOD mode. Consequently, some shows have commercials that I cannot skip. Videos say to always choose the DVR option and never the VOD option. That’s all well and good but I never get the chance! That option never comes up! I’m still in my free trial so I’m not sure what I’m going to be doing. Thanks for listening!
I like yt tv, and I plan to stay with it. My only question is, why can’t I delete content from the dvr? It would seem like an easy fix.
Excellent video and information again! Much of this reflects my comments in the past. We're teetering on canceling it but we still need access to ESPN Provider credentials and I prefer the both live and DVR options. The reason it's so expensive and it's convoluted with so many channels is because of all these anti-consumer mergers which don't seem to be slowing down.
I canceled all of the TH-cam TV add-ons and instead went directly to HBO MAX, Showtime, etc and the primary reason is I got sick and tired of having to redo the credentials every few weeks on every every TV most of which have three different streaming devices. However, most importantly, if you pay in many cases a year in advance, you can get a significant discount. TH-cam TV offers no such discount, I assume they think that you're going to cancel them at will. I still in retrospect. Can't believe that I had all those add-ons in some cases for years.
For my mother, I have her set up with DirectStream TV running on a Roku because for whatever reason that was the easiest for my 85-year-old mother to adjust to. It's basically a traditional cable TV and most senses.
Anyway, I look forward to your next video. Take care.
Glad you signed up for those add-ons directly. As you stated, better deals when you do that.
BEWARE Google has illegal practices. I cancelled a NFL Ticket and changed the debit card I used and still kept my you tube tv account with another debit card number. August 12 2024 you tube tv (google) charged me $349 on a debit card that wasn’t used for the initial NFL Season ticket. This should be illegal. This is a scumbag move and I
Will never use their services again
We will definitely give second thought. Since the market is very compitative moreover the picture quality dish services is far superior compare to the quality of picture using internet .sooner or later we will also have setalite connectivity Hopefully it will dramatically change the overall user experience
My biggest issue is the audio falling out of sync. It's intermittent but frequent. It's been a problem since they introduced support for 5.1 audio. Happens on multiple TVs in my house.
I scroll down a channel and then back to the original and they synch up. Should'nt have to do it though!
BEWARE Google has illegal practices. I cancelled a NFL Ticket and changed the debit card I used and still kept my you tube tv account with another debit card number. August 12 2024 you tube tv (google) charged me $349 on a debit card that wasn’t used for the initial NFL Season ticket. This should be illegal. This is a scumbag move and I
Will never use their services again
I mainly use it on a Nvidia Shield.
- Without channel numbers, need a faster was to get to a channel other than scrolling
- Scheduled recordings has no real way to tell what time something is coming on or how long it is.
- Scheduled recordings there is no easy way to tell if a show that's scheduled is new or if it's a rerun.
- Bug, resuming a paused recording will sometimes resume in the wrong spot. Many online complaints.
- Bug, watched shows sometimes come back into the New In Your Library section. Sometimes they disappear again on their own, other times you have to mark them as watched in the Windows app.
- While I've gotten used to navigation, I don't think I could get my senior parents to do this. I think YTTV needs to look at Tivo and the ease of use that made it so popular. I know you can't and wouldn't want to make a clone, but you'd find features that could be brought over.
My big complaint is that, as a company that used to advertise on TH-cam, we spent lots of money advertising our videos. We felt ripped off because as soon as the video was finished, TH-cam would follow it with a video from one of our competitors. The competitor paid nothing to advertise on TH-cam but would always be given a free ad at our expense. TH-cam software takes the subject of a video and then finds another video with the same subject, which is always our competition! We no longer post videos or advertise them on TH-cam.
As always, an excellent video, but I can't believe you didn't mention about the screen freezing after fast forwarding ! Aaaaahhhhhhhhhh! So glad I cut the cable thanks to your videos.
The biggest advantage of streaming service cable is u can come and go as you please. I'm mostly only using it for 6 months a year.
You got that right!
The biggest downside to that is you kiss both your recordings and DVR settings bye-bye.
@@DJaquithFL I know, but that's the cost of a flexible bill.
I'm new to the channel and never watched any of your videos but this seems more of a ad than a unbiased review.🤷🏽♂️
It's not an ad. I pay for all of the products and services that I test. None of my content is sponsored. TH-cam TV is my favorite live TV service and I don't even have an affiliate link for them.
The only thing I can’t stand is the channel quality. I had cable and all channels were at 1080p. Really want TH-camTV to update the channel quality and move away from 720p.
I cut the cable early this year and haven't looked back. The problem is that there are a lot of trees behind my home where I have to put my antenna, and I don't have the option to put it outside, so I have it in an upstairs window. During the summer, I had a hard time picking up certain channels reliably, so I tried all of the big players - TH-cam TV, FUBO, and Hulu Live. I have rather specific tastes, and FUBO was the only one to cover all my desired channels (TH-cam TV the fewest). My problem is that I couldn't justify paying for any of these, since at most I only cared about a quarter of the channels, and paying that much to pickup the one local station I watched regularly wasn't a good option. I have been much happier piecing together different streaming options and changing the subscriptions when I run out of things to watch on one of them.
Definitely a great channel line up! I just want jump to day!
I love the concept, and I've been a TH-cam TV customer for almost 2 years, but...I've never used a piece of software that crashes so much. Nothing is more frustrating than to be watching a show and the software simply shuts down on its own. I don't want to hear any of this crap about needed to clear my TV's cache. Not one of my MANY other applications crash...ever! Just watching an hour-long show this morning, it had already crashed 4 times in the first 30 minutes! Seriously, this app needs to be revamped. I'm trying to be nice with regards to this app, but it's becoming harder and harder to bite my tongue.
I’m shocked that they haven’t made it so you can easily get a TV episode description on your DVRd shows. Other services have that figured out but TH-cam TV doesn’t seem to think that’s a problem.
Great vid. I really am enjoying youtube TV. Mainly I wish there was some sort of way to go to the next channel and back, like a back feature. With Direct stream I was able to change channels without having to go to the live guide.
Yes, DIRECTV STREAM makes it very easy to change channels. With YTTV, you can click down a few times for the last channel. Something else I could have included!
@@MichaelSaves thanks for that tip.
My biggest gripe with TH-cam TV is that, for instance, if you want to record a specific episode of tv series, there is no option to record just 1 episode, it just records the entire series. Which sucks, because let’s use the recent NASCAR race for example, the last 2 laps we’re finished on USA because the race overran, having the opportunity to just record one episode because a sporting event was switched to another channel would help out so much. Really wish they would fix that feature.
Hello Michael, as a new TH-camtv subscriber my biggest complaint so far is the fact that you can't talk to a live person/representative. I have an issue with Max...I signed up to receive Max when I subscribed to YTtv and a few days later I received an email where YT tv was going to give me 4 months of Max free on them. I would like to contact a live representative to resolve this issue but can't at this time. Thanks for listening to me while I rant.
I mentioned this on one of your other videos. The channel logos on the left side of the channel guide are too small and difficult to see when sitting on my sofa from the back of the room. They need to be bigger, especially for those of us who wear glasses.
Also, there is no program description for each television show, only the name of the episode. That is very disappointing. These two shortcomings of TH-cam TV seem like a common sense easy fix.
Comcast does an excellent job with their program descriptions within their cable guide.
Program descriptions were added with the new live guide. You can see them in this video. As you scroll down the guide, the description at the top changes. Do you still have the old guide?
@@MichaelSaves I had an older Apple TV streaming box which would not show the program description. I just bought a Roku Express 4K streaming box and the program guide shows the description up at the top on the left side. Thank you.
I wish that you could choose for each show to either record "all episodes" or "only new episodes, and then have those show up in your library. Instead what happens is only new shows show up in your library (even though the older shows record anyway). Some shows are broadcast on another network first (Discovery+, BBC), so when they air on the channels I receive (Food Network, BBC America), I never see them show up in my library - TH-camTV doesn't think they're new shows. But they're new to me!
I am not going to lie....I love TH-cam TV...... I tried Sling TV and I thought that sucked.......I tried Hulu Live TV and that was ok too......TH-cam TV for my situation is great.....i know its gone up in price a few times since I have had the service but it is STILL way better than cable and I would recommend to anyone who is looking to save $$$
I agree cable is trash and so is Hulu and Sling.
I looked into Sling and was shocked at how expensive it is once you choose the channels you want. So that didn't happen. Had Fubo for football last season and it was great
@@shanew7361 I liked Hulu live until they jacked up their prices. I don't watch enough live TV to justify that cost
FuboTV is way better if you use with Apple TV device. With FuboTV, you can stream 4 channels at ONCE. It’s called Multiview.
@@marketbuy if you actually like that option then that's definitely a great thing....that is not something that I am interested in and that is not gonna sway me away from TH-cam TV. I am glad that Fubo does offer a feature like that to separate them from the others though...I know plenty of people that would like that feature
Thanks for the video. 🙏🎅
Old timers like me would like a live guide to open on boot up. The ribbons don't give me what I'm looking for right now.
I switched from cable to YTTV and love it. Is it perfect, no but I get almost all the channels I want at cheaper costs. One issue is the clock. I read they put a clock on the guide but so far it has not shown up on mine. I do have the new guide which is much better.
I don't have the clock yet either. It's coming
I got the clock on my fire sticks but not my Apple tv
I have a couple of minor issues with TH-cam tv, but they're definitely not deal killers.
FIRST: The DVR issues that you mentioned.
SECOND: They don't offer an add-on which includes the missing Discovery channels like AHC, Destination America, Science Channel, etc.
As far as the RSNs, I really don't care one way or the other about them, but I don't want to pay more for them.
Like I said though, these are not deal killers for me.
IMO TH-cam tv is still the best PREMIUM service.
Agree. We haven’t missed cable a bit
For those who want a full cable like experience, combining TH-cam TV and Philo will give you these extra channels for a total cost of $90 a month. Well worth it in my opinion!
@@highspec_tech90 Back when TH-cam tv was $49.99 and Philo was $20.00 I used to get them both, but when the prices went up it started costing $100.00 when tax was included, so for now I just get Discovery Plus with TH-cam tv.
@@highspec_tech90 Don't forget to add what you're paying for internet service, can't run either without it.
First, thank you for your informative videos with helpful advice, which I found most useful when exploring streaming options.
I am in a somewhat unusual situation because I watch YTTV on my laptop. I have a non-smart TV and as I live alone don't have to consider having a picture big enough for a roomful of people! I think I must be skipping the problems of audio lag and picture quality on the TV. If I pull the picture up full-screen, I get a super picture quality (usually, depending on the channel) and can use my laptop keyboard to navigate controls. My main gripe is the need to confirm Location every so often on ABC and my local PBS station--I am technologically challenged. I t-h-i-n-k I have now gotten the hang of it; time will tell. But I am not sure this is YTTV's "fault." It may be the network bureaucracy.
The scrolling through the program guide for live TV is very easy on the computer, as is flipping from Live to Home or Library. I did subscribe to Peacock for a short while in a quest to get as much Olympic programming as possible, and found it horribly difficult to use. (I miss the Olympic Channel, which has been discontinued.)
The main reasons I chose YTTV in the first place (when my OTA reception was lost because a massive new building went up next door that blocked the signals) was the choice of channels. I think it's the only streaming service that includes my local PBS station, and it has Turner Classic Movies, and those are the two channels I probably watch most often. The sports lineup is excellent. The unlimited recording (and nine months to watch what's saved) is superior to what most streaming services offer.
My main gripe is that I have a MacBook and Google and Apple apparently have a rivalry, so I can't watch YTTV on Safari. Installing Chrome (and Firefox as backup) was a pain. I will say that customer service was very helpful. Now I have Chrome safely installed, knock on wood, I am okay.
I figure the subscription of about $2 a day is worth it for the value I get. I subscribed right before the Covid shutdowns, and quite honestly I think the service helped me enormously during the difficult months when our library was closed, as were the bookstores I could reach, movie theaters and live entertainment, etc.
I live in a multi-unit building, facing NNW, so outdoor antenna for satellite service is out. Cable is too expensive. I had it once years ago and the service was awful, with outages lasting for days on occasion. So far, I haven't had technical glitches with streaming (have high-speed Internet). All in all, YTTV is worth it. I adjusted my budget to afford it.
For me I can live with the channel line up and price, however.... I hate that the library and the dvr I just want to watch and delete. What a pain to have to mark it as watched. Why I cancelled again
Picture quality is my main gripe, especially on dramas with dark scenes. Very pixelated. I also wish they would change the name. Even changing it to the acronym “YTTV” would be better, so I don’t have to keep explaining to folks that it’s not the same as TH-cam.
Fubo is my go to as I have Apple TV and it’s not even close. I had so many issues with yttv with the screen being behind the audio being my biggest issue. I haven’t had one problem with fubo and the multi view on Apple TV for sports is a game changer.
wow, that is so weird, i mean regular youtube that is free doesn't have the audio delay issue, but when it comes to their TV it does?
sounds like they need to hire another software person to fix that shit lol.
i forgot about Apple as i don't like Apple, but when it comes to the race to who will win the streaming race, it's between youtube, Apple, Amazon, the funny thing is youtube could win as they have the largest infrastructure, but they are losing because they can't offer both the expected quality and they are too expensive in comparison to Amazon, but i have no idea what Apple offers because i usually hate Apple products, they are just too restrictive in most cases and that's my number 1 reason why i stay away, number 2 is usually because they are too expensive.
right now when it comes to overall quality and choices, and prices, it's Amazon, and i'm not even a fan boy of any of these services, i just see what they have to offer and come to the conclusion that they are the best in what they have to offer regular people which is the majority population all around the world.
but even Amazon has plenty of room to improve here, their prices have gone up since the past few years and this was before inflation, back when the economy was doing great, maybe they anticipated the virus because they were in on it or something, but they raised their prices during a time when the economy was doing great so whatever...
you see a lot of other streaming services are struggling right now, this includes Disney HBO, STARZ, hulu paramount which was purchases recently because their struggling, many have opted into working with Amazon as separate packages deals that are added onto memberships to the users discretion but through Amazon's infrastructure, because they can handle it no problem.
my point is, eventually one of these platforms will work with all of these services, and because of Amazons structure, i believe they will end out on top of all of these services because they offer everything that people expect and offer the better prices and benefits in the end as they are also a store, it's like when people choose to go to costco and also get their gas as well, it's because it's still cheaper to use costco because they offer everything else a person needs as a service.
I wish YTTV had a 2-button commercial skip like Philo offers on many of its channels. Also, in some situations I find it difficult to see where in a recording I am (current time position). As I recall, this varies whether you're playing back a show that has fully recorded versus playing back one that is still recording. Another thing is that YTTV often starts playback a minute or two into a recording rather than starting at the actual beginning.
Re the second point (playback missing first minute or so): I think a problem is that some channels don't stick strictly to on-the-hour-and-half-hour timing. For example, "Jeopardy" usually starts at 6:59 or even 6:58, not 7:00--ABC apparently wants to add commercial time to a very popular show.
@@elainechubb971 In my case the recording is complete, but the playback on my Roku often starts a minute or two into the recording. I have to rewind to the beginning.
At first I hated the way TH-cam tv had the user change channels. I'm getting used to now, but really wish there were channel numbers to jump to a channel directly without going through menus . I always wish they had a button to go back to the previous channel.
My biggest complaint about YTTV is the CONSTANT PAUSING ! It is driving me crazy. Doesn’t do that on my laptop or so much on the bedroom TV, but it is always happening with our family room tv. Sometimes it seems that cable is cheaper when you end up going with YTTV and then also buying the Hulu, Netflix, etc..
Hey there, I love YT TV, however there is room for improvement. I subscribe to their 4K as well as base plan and now added NFL package as of today. Several of the shows that say they are 4K ARE NOT in 4K. Very misleading. 1080p shows highest for many that say they are in 4K. The lack of A&E disappoints me too but not enough to switch services. Live Guide is not good either. Jump To is needed for sure. All in all, love YT TV especially with unlimited DVR!
I like TH-cam TV better than any others on the market, but I do wish they would get rid of that obnoxious sound when the app is loading.
My issues are the sound difference going from 5.1 to stereo channels and not automatically playing after FF( VUE DID). People that complain about the price are just ignorant and never grew up experiencing cable.
My complaints:
Can't move my favorite channels to the top of the TV guide. Fubo allows this.
Can't use Apple TV picture-in-picture
You can reorder the channels, but it works differently than Fubo. I have a video here: th-cam.com/video/3q35rZcDSxw/w-d-xo.html
Yes you can, do it on the app on your phone. I moved them all around to what we like best at the top.
I prefer a real REC button instead of the + Button. Make it more like Tivo. Record 1 episode, Rec season add more time if needed. Thumbs 👍 or 👎 I wish google would just buy Tivo and use their software.
It's a little weird; as I've added other streaming services, I'm watching TH-cam TV less and less. I use to DVR a couple of shows each week but more of those are becoming available via streaming services.
The main reason for TH-cam TV is to get my locals on the TV, PC, and smartphone and to be able to record from the locals. Even the recordings aren't that important because of Fox shows for example being on Hulu, CBS shows being on Paramount+, and NBC shows being on Peacock. We really only use it for severe weather coverage... but it's nice to have it on all those other devices.
There are also a few live network shows throughout the year that we like to watch and might not be available on streaming services: the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (worst named show EVER), the Rose Parade, the Independence Day concert and fireworks from Washington DC, etc. None of these are huge deals and we're likely watching most of them live which I could do with an antenna.
I don't have Discovery+ because I have the Discovery Channel through TH-cam TV, but if HBO Max (or "Max" or whatever they're going to call the combined services) has Battlebots the same day it airs like Discovery+ currently does (and AT&T fiber lets me keep getting it free with my internet subscription), that will be one more nail in the live TV coffin.
It's tempting to total up the prices for the standalone services that offer individual locals and see if it would be cheaper to upgrade all the ala carte services instead of using TH-cam TV. Nothing against TH-cam TV, they do a fine job of what they're doing... I just may be outgrowing a multi-channel live streaming service. The other option, even though we can have severe weather any month of they year, would be to just subscribe during "storm season."
The only thing I wish TH-cam TV had that it doesn't is the History Channel. Other than that, I feel like they cover every channel I could want in a bundle. I don't seem to have access to all of their current shows or episodes through other services, and so when one of my favorite shows returns I'll probably need to re-subscribe to Frndly for the season.
I didn't try all the different streaming services--just read a lot of reviews and compared channel lineups. Did pay for Peacock during the Olympics, because I thought I'd get more coverage (but in fact it wasn't that wonderful). I get MLB TV ("my" team is out of market since I've relocated) and Acorn TV, and otherwise don't do add-ons because there is so much to watch anyway! YTTV is the only one that carries my PBS local channel live, and it has Turner Classic Movies, which I love. Let's face it, both free OTA TV and cable have a slew of ghastly channels (shopping, preaching, phony "reality" shows), and on the whole YTTV doesn't. It is also very easy to edit the channel lineup to remove what one never watches and put one's favorites up at the top.
Same here. There’s plenty of coverage for most things now with Apps now including major local broadcast channels. I couldn’t justify the extra 80 bucks a month for TH-cam TV. That’s nearly a thousand bucks a year… 👎
Thank you, thank you, thank you! For ALL your TH-cam tutorials.
Isn't the current program $45 credit (up to $450 a year) when you refer a first time TH-cam TV subscribers and you are an active TH-cam TV base plan subscriber? They make you work for a discount.
With UNLIMITED DVR space, does first run/rerun really matter? Our devices show our Library by Season and Episode! Easy to see current and old episodes.
Reordering the Live TV grid makes it easy to scan our most watched feeds. Not to mention the Home screen provides easy access to most watched.
I'm I the only one that pauses LIVE TV (8-10mins on 30min show/15mins on 1hr/more for longer) so commercial breaks don't matter. Just FF!
I have a Roku Ultra on HDMI 1, my laptop on HDMI 2 so I can bounce between live feeds/live-DVR and watch something while pausing! Crazy!
The DVR things you mentioned are why I am still using Hulu Live TV. That’s a deal breaker for me
My number 1 complaint is that TH-cam Live TV has a huge lag... I understand may be a 10 sec lag but ~ +- 40 second lag is just too much!
I have had TH-cam TV since June. I just now got the new channel guide look.
It works for me 👍🏾
TH-cam tv was great but then within like a 2 year span, the went from $30 a month to $64 and it just kept adding a bunch of stuff I didn't care for but also had no option to opt out of. Local channels and basic cable was all I needed. I don't need 15 Spanish channels and 20 sport channels!
I signed up for their free trial yesterday and noticed that their Hallmark schedule seems to be ahead about an hour. I entered the correct zip code and other stations are in line (so far). I thought that was bit strange.
I'm used to the spectrum tv app and there are things TH-cam tv can emulate
The option to designate a startup station (this might exist but I'm not seeing it so far)
The ability to see an "info" page during an episode or movie, which tells me things like cast, all air times, etc.
Using the left and right arrow (on roku remote) separate functions instead of rewinding and fast forwarding
Setting favorites on tv instead of on mobile or laptop
TH-cam tv seems to require few more clicks to get to where you want to be compared to the spectrum app.
Hi Alex I just switched from cable to TH-cam TV because it resulted in a monthly savings of $75. I like TH-cam TV the service is reasonable at $65 per month offering all of the programs I enjoy watching. The included DVR recording works great and I like the fact I don't have to do any maintenance. When I opened TH-cam TV on my Vizio TV with Smartcast the following message appeared "TH-cam TV no longer supports this device". Based on this statement I purchased Chromecast with Google TV and very happy I made the purchase. Now when I turn on the TV I am on TH-cam TV and don't have to scroll throw many apps that I will never subscribe to. TH-cam TV is not perfect no streaming service is but after re configuring the guide I have no complaints.
Nice. Glad you're liking the Chromecast w/ Google TV!
Glad to see others think 4k should be free
Glad to see this. I was going to try this but when they dropped things like the Tennis Channel I did not switch. If I want to watch local channels, I use the antenna. I pay for Philo but mainly watch Pluto TV.
That's so right. They don't need to give offers to fish they've already caught. They need to put out bait to get new bites.
I widh they would fix the pause and Start From Beginning features. These don't work anymore. You have to hit the rewind button and then it goes to the current live broadcast. Then you have to rewind it to start from the beginning.
Michael you do such an awesome job explaining all the facts about TH-cam TV. I like many others have been contemplating cutting the cord now. So I'm trying to learn all I can about streaming services. I believe I really like TH-cam TV the best so far. I just have one question I believe you can answer for me. Can you DVR a program while watching another program? In all the video's I've watched I believe you can but I just want to be absolutely sure. Thank you Michael.
Yes you can DVR as many as you want, even simultaneously and while watching something else.
I prefer the old guide over the new one. One nice thing about my Apple TV is they still have the old guid. Hope it never changes.
Yes, I agree with the bargain pricings only for new customers. That is the same way Cable TV subscribers also are treated. I was with a cable TV venue in the past for over 9 years, yet they would not offer any discount bargains to me - but the rates just kept going up.
Reason I didn't immediately do cable TV switching back then was I had a ton of locations that had my email address and didn't want to go through the pain changing all of them.
I see You Tube TV is doing the same strategy with suckering in new people to subscribe. Then after your term is up, you start paying full high prices. I call that Subscribe and Bait tactics.
I didn't like TH-cam TV for other reasons, so I dropped them before my initial trial period was over (this was many years ago I tried them).
Take care.
Even when you drop the internet service, you get to keep the email address.
I would like to see a' la carte pricing from my live internet service. For example -[From the 100 current available channels], you can select any combinatinon of 25 channels for $20 per month with no premium channels included, but they can be added later. 50 channels = $30pm, 75 channels = $45pm, and finally, the total 100 channel package = $60pm. Or some variation thereof. I would support discounts for new customers, but with a one-year maximum commitment. Once the one year intro rate expires, the rate agreed to above would apply to those customers, as with all customers. I currently pay You Tube TV $72.99 for 100+ channels, less than 25 are ever used. I am still paying more for content I do not want nor will l I ever use, to which I object.
Can you get rid of the annoying hints that pop up when you change the channel on TH-cam tube ? Also can you get it to go directly to live rather then having to make a second seclection ? That pop up come up if you are watching live events and it is really annoying.
Everything depends on what you watch. I had You Tube TV, then they dropped the Tennis Channel, a must for me. Sling is now my best value and I think their Ala Carte offering is the model for the future of streaming.
On my third month streaming TH-cam TV and issues of freezing picture while watching just sports, especially on ESPN, is annoying. Thinking about going to HULU Live.
I personally loved the old live guide with the pictures and bold text. I don’t care what is showing three hours from now so showing info with large text and pictures seemed much more efficient to scroll through to me. Wish there was a way to toggle back to the old layout
I tried Fubo, TH-cam TV, Philo and Sling (the Blue package). TH-cam TV was definitely my favorite but I ended up sticking with Sling due to the cheaper price. Instead of a month to month plan, I wish these cable alternative services offered the option of annual plans.
I had TH-cam tv also
It was a good deal for 50 a month plus I got the Yankees
They got rid of the Yankees and started jacking up the price
I got rid of it and got sling tv instead
Works fine and I don’t miss not seeing Yankees games
I think TH-cam Tv is great I think they do have some things to fix which I believe they will since their getting NFL Sunday Ticket you will see major improvements
Controversial hot take here. The longer my family has been a cord cutter, going on 5+ years now, the less we rely on live TV. We're fortunate that what we want to watch live, we can get with an antenna.
I realize not everyone can use an antenna where they are, but if you like local stations or network TV, it's an option worth looking into.
I like this take!
@@MichaelSaves
Another controversial take if you are a die hard sports fan, cable/sat is still your best bet. There's no better way to get all the games you want.
You allude to this in this video. If sports isn't your thing, free yourself from live TV services!
It's funny the only local station I lost was an indepedent that I relied on strictly for weather/sports at 10:00.
They don't seem to stream their news anywhere but live on their own website. I just have to rememeber to set my alarm for 10:00 (or 10:15 for weather/sports ONLY).
I used to have just free OTA TV with indoor antenna (plus a couple of "niche" streaming services) until a new massive building went up next door and blocked the signals. Since I'm in a multi-unit building and my unit faces NNW, and I'm prohibited (for safety reasons) from fixing an antenna that will reach out from my balcony railing, I can't get satellite (which gets bad reviews for reliability anyway). A friend was unable to get OTA signal because she lived in a hilly area in our city and her apartment was on the ground floor. This sort of problem is probably more common than many realize. Given the choice between fairly expensive YTTV and very expensive cable with add-ons, my choice is clear. I am lucky in that my state does not (yet) charge monthly fees or sales tax, so the $64.99 is the final cost. $2 a day for unlimited news, entertainment, and even learning is a relative bargain when you think that just going to a movie theater for a couple of hours (one movie) is $10 and up.
@@andygraning2190 Sports is the only reason I watch basic TV anymore. And I’m considering cutting the cord even further from the YTTV services of the world, too, by just going direct to the leagues with individual streaming options. Like F1 app for $10/month. Haven’t done the math on it yet, but if I’m subscribed direct to my key sports, I’m probably coming out ahead vs. $70 per month.
Not a big deal but my only complaints about the live guide is when I go to it, it will start at the first channel on the lineup and I’ll need to scroll all the way down to continue from the channel I’m watching. Once you get to the end of live guide it does not loop back around to the top. And lastly I’m always curious about the original air date of syndicated shows I’m watching. TH-cam TV does not show it along with a brief description of the episode like Direct Streaming does.
I have TH-cam TV and it can be quite clunky. Unfortunately it seems all the streaming services are more concerned with NOT mimicking the classic cable/satellite box than they are making a simple/functional experience.
I love TH-cam tv... Has all the channels I watch (except history channel but I have the app for that).. only gripe I have is they need major work on the DVR
I think the dvr is a deal breaker. Currently have a trial to TH-cam tv and directv stream. Directv has a way better dvr
My biggest issue is with the sound being out off sync with the video. I don’t have this problem with any of the other streaming services. Sometimes closing the app on my Apple TV will fix it, but sometimes it won’t.
It's sad that some of the commercials on TH-cam are an hour-long.
HELP!!!
Cut the cable a month ago.
My main TV is hooked to Verizon soundbar. My wife has a Roku TV.
I haven’t noticed the ads but hers gets 3 minute “breaks” that will USUALLY include 3 or 4 showings of the EXACT same ad.
Is there any type of work around or a YTTV ad free option?
I can’t find one.
Is there a way to make youtube tv to return to channel watching when turned youtube tv off?
I have tried all of the services. The best streaming interface is DirecTv Streaming. The biggest advantages are the ability to jump days without having to run through the entire guide. Also the determination of recording new and/or old episodes is easy to set for each program. On many shows it is also easy to fast forward through commercials when watching a recorded program. It is not perfect either and has bugs with losing signal on occasion. But in general, it is the closest to cable I have seen yet. I hope that TH-cam will look at their interface for some suggestions. I will be switching back to TH-cam for NFL Sunday Ticket and would like to see that interface improved.
I have had TH-cam TV for 2 years and 4 months ago I had the batteries in one of my Fire TV Sticks explode. I could get TH-cam TV to work on the new Fire TV Stick. The batteries just exploded in the other remote so I had no TV’s working with TH-cam TV. Worked on it for 3 hours with no luck and couldn’t find anyway to contact them because they Barry the contact info so nobody can contact them. I finally found a bulletin board where someone explained how to find the link. Then someone called and got my two TV’s working again. Not easily contactable is my complaint!
My only complaint with TH-cam tv is the absence of a guide button on the remote. I would like to see what is next on the channel that I am currently watching.
I've customized my Live Guide...it's great. However if you go to the guide that comes up when you press the button on the Fire Stick, that guide is not in the custom order. And although there is a "customize" option there, it's NOT to sort the order, but whether or not you want to add channels to favorites...? Why aren't these two "guides' IDENTICAL??
These are only surface-level complaints. Several users are still having issues with 5.1 audio sync, the new guide design not being available on certain devices, 5.1 randomly missing from Disney-owned channels like ESPN. And don't forget about the lowest bitrate in the industry for live streaming, leading to a blocky effect in dark or fast-moving scenes.
We had TH-cam TV for about two years...when they went up the third time in less than two years I cancelled it! I found work arounds and have not missed them at all. OTA and other streaming services...currently have three other streaming services and pay less than half of what YTTV charges. They really need to rethink their pricing structure.
I have 2 tv's . Usually both work fine but yesterday the one in the livingroom wont load the guide "whos watching?" The screen tells me I can sign up fir a free trial. I can't find a phone or chat to get help with this. Everything I tried has failed
There were big issues yesterday. Restart your TV and sign in again? Support tutorial here: michaelsaves.com/streaming/contact-youtube-tv-support/
I am considering moving to TH-camTV and it checks all the boxes for me except that it does not carry a single local network. I live in Connecticut and apparently it has decided that NY local channels should be good enough..well its not local is it, more like regional. If someone has figured a way around this, i'd appreciate a tip!
Eight years ago when we bought our house, we bought a smart tv and signed up for high speed internet. We only watched on demand content and DVDs. Recently we decided to test out TH-cam TV. We found very little that we wanted to watch. I guess it was due to not following any current programs. So we're going back to on demand. If we do decide we want local programming, we'll look into an antenna. (We also couldn't stand all the advertising. We'd forgotten how much there was of it during live programming!)
I think your setup from 8 years ago was great! If you can get by without a service like YTTV, that's great. It's for live sports and cable news mostly.
Is there a recall option, to toggle between the last 2 channels viewed?
Arrow down a few times for the mini guide. The last channel will appear first.
The one complaint that I have with TH-cam TV is live tv is not really live. Like when watching sports, you don’t see what happens in real time.
Here’s a good complaint… the lettering in the Live Guide is too small, both in the guide itself and in the descriptions above for each show. I am specifically now talking about when watching on my big screen tv.
Yes, I hear this a lot. TH-cam shrunk the text when it added the show descriptions that many people begged for.
Hi Michael your videos are so helpful.
i just bought a smart tv, signed up for a youtube tv trial and downloaded the app to the tv.
it lets me channel up and down and the picture is so sharp!
but i cannot access the channel guide. if i hit the guide button on the tv remote the screen just goes blank.
it i try to select the guide the screen goes blank.
and if i use the voice feature to call up a channel it does it outside the youtube tv app and offers a chance to download it.
any idea of a solution?thanks!
Very strange! I would chat with support or request a callback. Have you tried accessing the guide using the arrows on your remote, rather than the button on your remote that says guide? th-cam.com/video/1U-c_ujSJ2c/w-d-xo.html. My beginner's guide may also help you: th-cam.com/video/5sZXxOGP0RU/w-d-xo.html
I used to use Xfinity but now I use TH-cam TV and it’s a lot better! I have easy access to channels on my phone, TV and laptop!
My complaint, maybe I can't figure it out, is that when watching a show on live tv and then I go to a recording in the library. I pause the recording and switch to live tv. Then when I go back to the recording it goes to the beginning of recording to start all over again. Is there a way for recording to resume where I paused it at. Thanks
I’m surprised this is not a common complaint, audio and video being out of sync. I need to restart my Apple TV device to fix this. I have worked with TH-cam tv support on this for months. It’s gotten better but it still happens occasionally. As far as the “we’ll be right back” screen is concerned, I’d rather see that than ads.
I've heard more about out of sync audio lately. It's not been an issue for me, but I am hearing more about this than in the past.
I just have a one question. So watching a free movie on utube but adds pop up but I don’t know which button to use to skip add. Able to do it on my phone but ever button I press either takes me out of the movie or it takes me out of the stream part !
In the settings menu can I set this service to Standard HD so I don't burn through a lot of data while I'm using a hot spot camping on the weekends ?
I show how to change streaming quality in this related article/video: michaelsaves.com/streaming/change-youtube-tv-settings/#videoquality
I'm a long time customer and I'm not thrilled with the service
BEWARE Google has illegal practices. I cancelled a NFL Ticket and changed the debit card I used and still kept my you tube tv account with another debit card number. August 12 2024 you tube tv (google) charged me $349 on a debit card that wasn’t used for the initial NFL Season ticket. This should be illegal. This is a scumbag move and I
Will never use their services again
About watching TH-cam TV on a iPad or iPad, let’s say I want to see what’s coming up on PBS in a couple of hours from now? I can’t figure out how to scroll further to see what’s coming up. This is not a problem on my TV as it acts like a typical guide, but there is no way that I can figure out on how to scroll ahead on a station? There is absolutely nothing on TH-cam that addresses my question.
Please help me if you can.
Has TH-cam lost Licensing on some of there movies I have just rented 2 different movies and it says there is a licensing problem ...will I be reimbursed for the ones I rented ?
TH-cam tv doesn’t say HOW LONG
Is the free trial period, where everyone else tells you up front . Does TH-cam have filters to block or beep profanity words?
After much research, I switched to TH-cam TV from Dish. That change saved me at least $35 per month, and I get everything I need or want--and with NO extra equipment. Of all streaming providers, TH-cam TV is by far the best, and with unlimited DVR can NOT be beat--even without any discount.
I'm coming from Frontier Cable and just signed up for TH-cam TV. I have paid for Paramount +, HBO Max, Netflix, Disney etc... Are these paid channels carried over to TH-cam TV or do I have to sign in for each of my previous paid channels? Since my Frontier TV will go away in a week, if I have problems with Internet, do I still call Frontier or TH-cam TV customer support? One more question...I have a Smart Samsung TV. Do I use that remote control to navigate TH-cam TV, or do I need anything else??? Thanks in advance......Ron Ludwin
I have a guide here that will help you: michaelsaves.com/streaming/how-to-cut-the-cord/ You’ll sign in to those other apps separate from TH-cam TV. If your internet goes down, call the company who provides your internet. You can download TH-cam TV on your Samsung.
I’ve tried em all. YTTV is the lesser of all evils.
Well put