Do you think cable tv will have a comeback?
- Thread starter Shole
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Never went down for me when it comes to piracy, but I wont admit anything XD
I take it your internet connection would need to be very strong to handle streaming adequately. Are people ready to pay nearly $100 a month?
Oh, also stuff like Roku doesn't have local stuff - unless you're in a big city.
Oh, also stuff like Roku doesn't have local stuff - unless you're in a big city.
No. They’ll make their money through jacking up internet prices. But outside of the paid special channels like HBO, they can’t create content that can say or show anything like Netflix and the others can. Cable channels for the foreseeable future will still be governed, and aren’t as readily available whenever you want things and that will hold them back.
They absolutely are. I've seen at least a dozen external HD antennas for many locations. They cancel cable and pickup Netflix and hulu (which most have already) and boom $22 a month have all the tv they need.
Backup they think about if you think about it and the older age group still use them
Backup they think about if you think about it and the older age group still use them
Depends on how much stuff you watch, if you can find a good price it might actually beat out online streaming these days.
No, I think it's very unlikely that cable TV will ever come back. Streaming is just too convenient, and it's much easier to find what you want and avoid things that you don't care to watch.
It'll be less of the cable companies getting cheaper, and more of the streaming services getting dumber. It's already dumb where they all have exclusive shows, so they have the capability to having you own all of the streaming services to where it will cost more than paying for cable.
I've always just paid the Internet and did Netflix to be honest.
This pisses me off so much. The whole problem with cable was that it just costs so much to get the big bundles. And over here in the UK, you still wouldn't be able to get all the channels, especially for live sport.
And now streaming services are going down that route too. Netflix lost a few shows to Disney+ which is quite annoying. We're already at a stage where you might need to subscribe to 3-4 platforms to watch all the shows you like.
Live TV, yeah. It's not very expensive and funds the BBC as a whole (BBC News, BBC Sport, CBeebies etc.)
But we have a thing called Freeview where you get over 100 channels for absolutely free. Not sure if the US has something similar. That's why I don't subscribe to cable and rely on streaming services for my entertainment.