posted by Laley23That works too. Which is what I did for over 3 years. But when the AirTV was integrated I bought one. I got annoyed of having to change inputs for my OTA channels and having them integrated into the same guide was worth the $100 or whatever to me.
So now I’m confused.
I thought I read what you said before as you plug the antenna into the AirTV box? Would I not need an antenna if I bought the AirTV box?
posted by wildcats20So now I’m confused.
I thought I read what you said before as you plug the antenna into the AirTV box? Would I not need an antenna if I bought the AirTV box?
You do. But if you don’t go with AirTV, and just the antenna, it works the same way as if you had regular cable (IE you have to switch from an HDMI source to regular TV input to get the OTA antenna channels. That’s what I did for 3 years.
Then when AirTV came around, I looked into it. And while AirTV streams on the same hdmi input as say a roku, it would still be a separate app — so exit Sling/Hulu/etc to go to AirTV and watch those channels.
Then finally AirTV partnered with sling to integrate those channels right into their guide. No exiting the app to get OTA. That’s when I pulled the trigger and bought one. Still use that same antenna, but now plug right into AirTV versus into the TV itself. It also will broadcast those channels to every device on your WiFi versus antenna into tv only going to that specific tv.
posted by Laley23You do. But if you don’t go with AirTV, and just the antenna, it works the same way as if you had regular cable (IE you have to switch from an HDMI source to regular TV input to get the OTA antenna channels. That’s what I did for 3 years.
Then when AirTV came around, I looked into it. And while AirTV streams on the same hdmi input as say a roku, it would still be a separate app — so exit Sling/Hulu/etc to go to AirTV and watch those channels.
Then finally AirTV partnered with sling to integrate those channels right into their guide. No exiting the app to get OTA. That’s when I pulled the trigger and bought one. Still use that same antenna, but now plug right into AirTV versus into the TV itself. It also will broadcast those channels to every device on your WiFi versus antenna into tv only going to that specific tv.
Ok. I got it now. Thanks for dimbing it down for me.
Still content with DirecTV. Anytime my bill goes up I call, threaten to cancel and they cave. I am at $100 per month for a soild DTV package and internet. Also paying for netflix now and ESPN+.
posted by ZoltanStill content with DirecTV. Anytime my bill goes up I call, threaten to cancel and they cave. I am at $100 per month for a soild DTV package and internet. Also paying for netflix now and ESPN+.
But no internet. And the signal goes out in weather. $100 for cable is a great deal when you are dealing with companies trying to charge $200+, but that’s still shitty. That’s nearly double what my cable is and I get every channel I could ever want.
Anyone have any thoughts on Playstation Vue? Friends of ours use it and seem to be happy with it.
posted by wildcats20Anyone have any thoughts on Playstation Vue? Friends of ours use it and seem to be happy with it.
Check to see what their contracts are like. I read they are about to lose some channels. My friend tried it, Sling and YouTube. Went YouTube over sling and said vue was the worst.
