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Old 09-24-2019, 09:55 AM
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Some of the streaming services, such a YouTube TV, have both DVR capabilities and a program guide with the look and feel of the programming guide from cable/statellite providers. Regarding cost, YouTube TV is $50/month for about 70 channels with no contract.

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Originally Posted by billethkid View Post
We rely on the DVR. We record everything and anything we intend to watch. Hence we view at our convenience and not have to endure commercials.
Some programming now has what they call smart resume. You hit fast forward and it starts again after the commercials.

Until streaming gets more convenient (a relative term) with suitable DVR capability we choose to pay a little more for the convenience.

I believe streaming is still in it's early evolution and will operate similar to today's packaged providers at some point. And yes the price will go up along with the convenience.

IMHO.