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So I finally got a roku and am looking at using this as my go to for tv now however I am looking for the best service to pay for it.
1. I am looking for one that lets me be able to watch the shows at any time after they air as a lot seem to offer "cloud dvr" with it being mostly live tv instead of normal full streaming where when a new show airs I can watch it soon after as in 1-2 days for certain shows and others a week or two when I finally get around to binging a few episodes so a full streaming service is heavily preferred.
2. I do watch a lot of the main tv network shows at times, abc / nbc / fox / cbs / cw, and while cw is free with roku it seems like each one only offers 1 or 2 of these and again they seem to be only live shows unless you use the cloud dvr to record them for later use.
3. I prefer not to have to deal with commercials as much as I can as I have used normal dvrs for over a decade and being able to skip them is a nice time saver so this is a nice bonus but not a huge issue if it's not a total mess.
4. I would prefer to keep it to 1-2 only such paid services to keep my life easier.
5. I do have one person in the house who does watch the local nfl team when football season rolls around so that is a bonus for them but they really only care about that one.
It seems like netflix is going to be an obvious choice however I will probably have access to it from someone else who uses it as you can share it with others so ignore that as an option.
Otherwise it seems sling tv is one of the main picks however it has an issue with the 4 main network channels more so it seems while hulu is much better for normal tv like this however it has no skipping of commercials unless you pay more.
It's either this or go with dish tv as it's offered through my internet service with a dvr connected to the internet like normal however it's easily the most expensive option but seems to cover all these requirements in just one package.
1. I am looking for one that lets me be able to watch the shows at any time after they air as a lot seem to offer "cloud dvr" with it being mostly live tv instead of normal full streaming where when a new show airs I can watch it soon after as in 1-2 days for certain shows and others a week or two when I finally get around to binging a few episodes so a full streaming service is heavily preferred.
2. I do watch a lot of the main tv network shows at times, abc / nbc / fox / cbs / cw, and while cw is free with roku it seems like each one only offers 1 or 2 of these and again they seem to be only live shows unless you use the cloud dvr to record them for later use.
3. I prefer not to have to deal with commercials as much as I can as I have used normal dvrs for over a decade and being able to skip them is a nice time saver so this is a nice bonus but not a huge issue if it's not a total mess.
4. I would prefer to keep it to 1-2 only such paid services to keep my life easier.
5. I do have one person in the house who does watch the local nfl team when football season rolls around so that is a bonus for them but they really only care about that one.
It seems like netflix is going to be an obvious choice however I will probably have access to it from someone else who uses it as you can share it with others so ignore that as an option.
Otherwise it seems sling tv is one of the main picks however it has an issue with the 4 main network channels more so it seems while hulu is much better for normal tv like this however it has no skipping of commercials unless you pay more.
It's either this or go with dish tv as it's offered through my internet service with a dvr connected to the internet like normal however it's easily the most expensive option but seems to cover all these requirements in just one package.
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