Cord Cutters Unite - Let's Talk Modern Television

Cord Cutters Unite - Let's Talk Modern Television

I was always a huge fan of DirecTV. For the last 15 years, I've strongly advocated their service to be the gold standar

08 August 2019 at 01:40 PM
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Anyone recommend a good cheap replacement for Fubo IRT NFL games? They no longer offer a deal through my internet provider, and cost is 3x as standalone service.


i have a very reliable illegal free sports streaming provider


Looks like I'm going old school. Over the air antenna will get me the networks that show NFL games (except ESPN), and for the rare times I want a trad cable channel (pretty much only Comedy Central for the Daily Show), Pluto is free.


Probably should have put this in the things that piss me of but shouldn't thread but....

I have a 1965 Zenith console TV in my man cave that I retro-fitted a 32 inch Emerson 720 dpi flat screen monitor in. Fitted it with a Firestick and stream YouTubeTV on it. Sound quality from the bottom firing speakers was let's say less than desirable, but I chalked it up to the nostalgia of the era. Been rocking this setup for the last 6 years or so.

Last week my JBL bluetooth speaker I used just to stream music died, as in completely dead. So I did some research and decided on a Harman Kardon Studio 8 replacement. While doing said research I was reading reviews about it and one mentioned that they had paired it with their Firestick and the TV sound was incredible.

Wait, what? Firestick has bluetooth capabilities??? Speaker shows up 2 days later and sure enough, if you go into settings on your Firestick it has a bluetooth pairing option. Took 10 seconds to pair it up and yes, incredible sound. Pissed that I could have been doing this with my JBL speaker the last 6 years. 😡


If interested in a kick-ass new bluetooth speaker, the Studio 8 retails for $499. But T-Mobile has a special right now where you can get it for $179. You don't have to be a T-Mobile customer as you can check out as a guest. Highly recommend!


by CowboyCold

If interested in a kick-ass new bluetooth speaker, the Studio 8 retails for $499. But T-Mobile has a special right now where you can get it for $179. You don't have to be a T-Mobile customer as you can check out as a guest. Highly recommend!

FWIW, Harmon Kardon sells the Studio 7 through their Ebay store for $99. https://www.ebay.com/itm/395042339386

Was about to order one but not even sure what to do with it?


by Gonzirra

I don't use a VPN... the government may think I'm into beating off to midget clown porn...

isn't everybody?


by evagaba

Services I pay monthly for
Apple+
Netflix
Hulu
Disney+
ESPN+
Peacock
YouTube TV (already bought Sunday NFL ticket for 2024) - split the base monthly cost with my son. We both have full access at our houses on our main TVs.

Services I pay annually for
MAX
Paramount+
Amazon Prime
PokerGO
Starz

Looser...


Looser than what?

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