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Ay-Nawn  ·  3115 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: May 18, 2016

Great move. My parents just made the same move and I'm right behind them. Oddly enough, the streaming services they're subscribing to are slowly adding up to what they paid for cable/phone/internet packages anyways.





user-inactivated  ·  3115 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's amazing how many streaming services there are available now. We only use Netflix and Hulu, but every now and again I've been tempted to try out Motortrend on Demand and UFC Fightpass.

I bet as time goes on and people wise up, there will be more and more niche options available. You're right though. All it takes is four or five services plus you're internet cost, and you're back to what your original cable bill was. On the other hand, you're not stuck with shopping channels when you don't want shopping channels or sports channels when you don't want sports channels, etc. So it could be worth it.

jadedog  ·  3115 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Do you have Amazon Prime? I just noticed that they have a monthly plan for their videos on demand and another monthly plan for their complete Prime membership along with the yearly plan. The monthly plan is $8.99 just for videos.

I can't justify the cost for myself, but I like the TV shows that Prime offers for free.

I've been wanting to get rid of cable, but right now, my internet cost would be the same without the TV part attached.

user-inactivated  ·  3115 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I might look into it. I've heard mixed comments about Amazon's interface, though Hulu's and Netflix's aren't much to write home about either. Unless you know they have something specific, sometimes finding stuff is more than half luck.

jadedog  ·  3115 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What I like about Amazon is that they offer recommended videos. I go to something that I know that I liked in the past, then scroll through the recommended list. Not all of the recommended list is free with Prime, but they generally tell you when it is included with Prime on the face of the video. It's free with Prime when it has the Prime logo in the top left corner of the video.

Since I'm not yet subscribed, I also like that there's a free video as the first of the series to several of the series to check out whether I'd like it or not.

The first show of Avatar The Last Airbender is free to check out the player.

Looking at the recommended list of that, there's Legend of Korra, Astro Boy, Thunder Cats. Legion Superheroes, etc. Then if I click on one of those, there are more recommended videos.

I sometimes just scroll through that recommended list for fun, not even intending to watch the shows. Sometimes I go looking to see if they're on Hulu.

Edit: Also, there's also a Free with Prime link and a Free to watch link on the Amazon video front page.

tacocat  ·  3115 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Did you know Hulu has the Criterion Collection?

user-inactivated  ·  3115 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yes! And Godzilla and classic samurai films! A lot of stuff in the Criterion collection isn't really my thing, but I've sold Hulu to two of my friends just by mentioning those two words. Hulu has really stepped up their game. I don't watch much of either, but this past year I think I've watched more Hulu than Netflix.

OftenBen  ·  3115 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm not a UFC person. I've been told by those who are UFC people that the Fightpass is worth it.

user-inactivated  ·  3115 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It really, really is. Hell, I think it's worth it for the library of past fights alone. The only thing is, I'm a bit more of a boxing fan than an MMA fan. Don't get me wrong, because a good fight is a good fight, but I've always found boxing just a bit more compelling. ESPN Classics shows old boxing matches from time to time. If they had something similar to Fightpass, I might jump aboard.

cgod  ·  3115 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I would love a boxing pass, too bad fights are spread across three different networks.

user-inactivated  ·  3115 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The alphabet soup of boxing organizations is pretty frustrating sometimes. That a lot of the really "must see" fights are on PPV is a bit annoying as well. To be honest, I've pretty much stopped trying to keep up with both boxing and mma, though I'll still watch fights when I can. Sports in general take a lot of effort to keep up with.