do you use paid tv or over the air tv?

tehmics , 10 months ago

Haven’t watched ‘TV’ in over 15 years

andrewta , 10 months ago

When people ask questions like this they need to clarify if Netflix is included in their definition of tv.

In my opinion watching TV is watching TV regardless of the source.

But people need to clarify the question.

can , 10 months ago

It’s called linear television now.

azvasKvklenko , 10 months ago

No TV and no Netflix here. Does YouTube count?

andrewta , 10 months ago

If you are using it to watch 30 second to 6 minute videos then no.

If you are using it to watch full length movies or full TV episodes, then yes in my definition it does.

tehmics , 10 months ago

Who watches movie and TV shows on YouTube?

I watch primarily YouTube and it’s all hobby/educational content. And it’s not 6 minute videos. It sounds like you’re stuck in 2005 YouTube era.

cubedsteaks , 10 months ago

I actually have YouTube TV which is their live tv package.

tehmics , 10 months ago

Which is a different service called YouTube TV, so yeah, probably reasonable to call it ‘watching TV’ in that case, considering it’s in the name.

cubedsteaks , 10 months ago

oh yeah I wasn’t arguing that. Even YouTube makes the distinction but it is still technically YouTube.

Mothra , 10 months ago

TV? What’s that?

Everything through my laptop. Except for a shared Netflix account that costs me 5 bucks a month, and I only watch it on my phone.

LinkOpensChest_wav , 10 months ago

How does it cost $5/month?

Appoxo , 10 months ago

shared

LinkOpensChest_wav , 10 months ago

Aha, thanks

Mothra , 10 months ago

We split the costs, as I said my part is 5. Because shared.

LinkOpensChest_wav , 10 months ago

Makes perfect sense now. I think my brain had a moment

JWBananas , 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

TV? What’s that?

We all know Frankenstein is the doctor, not the monster.

theykilledkenny , 10 months ago

i dont watch television i more often stream or pirate.

Saik0Shinigami , 10 months ago

Plex + HDHR = beautiful.

For everything else I just sail some seas.

Helps that I’m a lifetime plex member and have been for a long time now.

Kazumara , 10 months ago

No, I don’t

ghashul , 10 months ago

I’ve never had TV since I moved out from home.

drekly , 10 months ago

Sonarr/Radarr > Jellyfin > Nvidia shield > Denon AVR > LG OLED 🤌

TurnItOff_OnAgain , 10 months ago

I have a local plex server and obtain all my media with other methods

PerogiBoi , 10 months ago

other methods

🏴‍☠️

TurnItOff_OnAgain , 10 months ago

Not 100% true. A while back I bought a ton of dvds from a going out a business sale for like 10c each. I ripped them onto my server and stuck the dvd in storage.

I’m talking over 150 movies for cheap

PerogiBoi , 10 months ago

That’s awesome!

applejacks , 10 months ago

Neither at the moment, but cable is actually getting more appealing giving the constant splintering of streaming services.

speaker_hat , 10 months ago

github.com/iptv-org/iptv#grouped-by-country (USA) + tivimate

LinkOpensChest_wav , 10 months ago

Where I live, you get very little over air TV. In fact, I’m not sure there’s anything now.

We don’t pay for TV, but I have a little yo-ho-ho station, check out DVDs from the library, stream, or occasionally watch one of those free Pluto channels if I just want background noise

Gnorv , 10 months ago

I use neither.

Notnotmike , 10 months ago

In the United States here and I haven’t had non-streaming television since I moved out of my parent’s house.

Toyed with things like Sling and YouTube TV once, but they just aren’t worth it.

Gnorv , 10 months ago

If I watch any shows or movies it is from a selfhosted Jellyfin server. No need for any subscriptions or cable TV.

1984 , 10 months ago

In Sweden we have to pay for TV through taxes. And then they use the money to make propaganda programs paid by the tax payers. Works well for keeping the population docile.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago

I had an antenna set up to see what I could get, and I can pick up affiliates from all the major networks, which is nice.

But it's so full of commercials I can't stand watching anything other than PBS so I took it down.

Catsrules , 10 months ago

Yeah you really need something to record the TV then watch it later skipping the commercials in order for it to be useful.

kuneho , 10 months ago

I pay for cable, even pay extra for HBOs and 24/7 porn channel, tho this latter costs me $0.0028 per month so why not (it’s bad).

cubedsteaks , 10 months ago

what cable package do you have?

kuneho , 10 months ago

well, I’m in Hungary and have Digi TV subscription (it’s a Romanian carrier that’s in service in my country as well)

around 4 years ago when I contracted with them it was super cheap. since then it’s almost 3 times more expensive. it’s a usual thing here that long-time subscribers pay more and more just for fun I guess?