Saunders Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I'm pretty sure I'm gonna cut next month. What HD OTA antenna are you guys using for local stuff? Quote Link to comment
Lonestar_Husker Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I just couldn't do that to Flips, the local watering hole where the North Texas Nebraskans basically take half the establishment over on gamedays. If I get BTN, their revenue would dip, sharply. Quote Link to comment
funhusker Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 BTN2Go is already on the Roku. Yes. But you need to have cable to access, correct? If not, please let me know how. I would really, really, appreciate it. (Same for WatchESPN) Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Â BTN2Go is already on the Roku. Yes. But you need to have cable to access, correct? If not, please let me know how. I would really, really, appreciate it. (Same for WatchESPN) Â There's no way to get BTN standalone, because it's tied to Fox. Your best bet is one of the streaming services like Sling or Vue. Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Get Youtube TV and find a nice friend to let you borrow their cable login credentials and you're pretty much set for everything you could possibly want Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Get Youtube TV and find a nice friend to let you borrow their cable login credentials and you're pretty much set for everything you could possibly want Youtube TV is only in 7 metro areas right now. Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I'm pretty sure I'm gonna cut next month. What HD OTA antenna are you guys using for local stuff? Here's a good webpage on doing that: http://lifehacker.com/how-to-choose-the-best-over-the-air-antenna-for-free-hd-1569752514 Â Basics: You need to know where the TV broadcast towers are. (Lots of websites can tell you.) Determine whether to use an omni or directional antenna (websites above can usually make a recommendation) and where to mount the antenna. Determine whether to use an amplifier. Determine whether you're going to connect directly to the TV or an alternative tuner (like the HDHomerun, which I'm a big fan of). Quote Link to comment
Herbie95 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I've been meaning to start this thread on "Cord Cutting Husker Fans". We dropped cable in January of this year and the ONLY thing I miss, is live sports and the upcoming Husker football season has me considering my options. I'm not very techy, and would appreciate advice from those who are good at this game. Thanks in advance!!! We have an antenna in the attic to begin with and receive great reception for the over the air games on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX. In fact I prefer the over the air picture to anything I can see on cable regardless of how it is broadcast (satellite, streaming, or cable) it's simply a better picture hands down. Now for the rest we have high speed internet without cable service. This saves us about $30 per month. I still am able to stream just about anything I want to see including BTN2Go, FOXsportsGO, and WatchESPN via a ROKU box. I'm quite happy with the arrangement. Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Â I've been meaning to start this thread on "Cord Cutting Husker Fans". We dropped cable in January of this year and the ONLY thing I miss, is live sports and the upcoming Husker football season has me considering my options. I'm not very techy, and would appreciate advice from those who are good at this game. Thanks in advance!!! We have an antenna in the attic to begin with and receive great reception for the over the air games on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX. In fact I prefer the over the air picture to anything I can see on cable regardless of how it is broadcast (satellite, streaming, or cable) it's simply a better picture hands down. Now for the rest we have high speed internet without cable service. This saves us about $30 per month. I still am able to stream just about anything I want to see including BTN2Go, FOXsportsGO, and WatchESPN via a ROKU box. I'm quite happy with the arrangement. Â You must be using someone else's login for the streaming sports, I assume? Quote Link to comment
Michiganball Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 BTN2Go is already on the Roku. Yea, but you still need a cable sub, unless you went the VPN route, it's not like Kodi, but cant talk about that here.  For antennas try these guys here they were very communicative with quick answers, call or email https://www.antennasdirect.com  Also try their antenna mapping tool shows you what stations you can get, not sure if they show the substations however as these days one channel can have 2-8 sub stations. 4.1, 4.2 4.3 etc....  Ended up with this outdoor one but placed it in the attic, it allows to reach far away signals in multiple directions, being North of Detroit it gave me 51 channels, some pointed towards Detroit/Canada and some in an opposite direction. https://www.antennasdirect.com/store/DB8e-Ultra-Long-Range-Outdoor-DTV-Antenna.html  Might be a bit overkill for some, but the signal is always solid. I would also suggest a signal booster if you plan to split the signal to multiple tv's  Also if you want to dvr there are multiple options. ChannelMaster is around 200 bucks, they charge 300 plus if you want a hard drive with it, dont get that one, buy your own, an external 1 terrabyte is only about 50 bucks. Nice thing about channel master is that it doesn't charge any monthly fees for the tv guide data. Tivo did this as well, but they are still more expensive. Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017  BTN2Go is already on the Roku. Yea, but you still need a cable sub, unless you went the VPN route, it's not like Kodi, but cant talk about that here.  For antennas try these guys here they were very communicative with quick answers, call or email https://www.antennasdirect.com  Ended up with this outdoor one but placed it in the attic, it allows to reach far away signals in multiple directions, being North of Detroit it gave me 51 channels, some pointed towards Detroit/Canada and some in an opposite direction. https://www.antennasdirect.com/store/DB8e-Ultra-Long-Range-Outdoor-DTV-Antenna.html  Might be a bit overkill for some, but the signal is always solid. I would also suggest a signal booster if you plan to split the signal to multiple tv's  Also if you want to dvr there are multiple options. ChannelMaster is around 200 bucks, they charge 300 plus if you want a hard drive with it, dont get that one, buy your own, an external 1 terrabyte is only about 50 bucks. Nice thing about channel master is that it doesn't charge any monthly fees for the tv guide data. Tivo did this as well, but they are still more expensive.  Yes, you need to have a package subscription to use BTN2Go. BTN does not have a stand-alone subscription like HBO Now.  If you want a free DVR for OTA, check out Plex. Quote Link to comment
funhusker Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Â Â BTN2Go is already on the Roku. Yes. But you need to have cable to access, correct? If not, please let me know how. I would really, really, appreciate it. (Same for WatchESPN) Â There's no way to get BTN standalone, because it's tied to Fox. Your best bet is one of the streaming services like Sling or Vue. Â That's what I thought. I have a Dish Network account I currently use to sign in on computer, so not an issue yet. Quote Link to comment
Kiyoat Husker Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Â Â BTN2Go is already on the Roku. Yes. But you need to have cable to access, correct? If not, please let me know how. I would really, really, appreciate it. (Same for WatchESPN) Â There's no way to get BTN standalone, because it's tied to Fox. Your best bet is one of the streaming services like Sling or Vue. Â Â SlingTV does not offer BTN. For the less-than-$100-options: Playstation VUE $35/month or HULU Live (just started) $40/month. Â I don't know anything about Fox Sports Go or YouTube TV. I think they are like ESPN3 or BTN2Go, aren't they? You still need some kind of subscription to the channel to use it? If they are stand-alone subscriptions, I'd be interested in knowing more. Quote Link to comment
Herbie95 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Â Â I've been meaning to start this thread on "Cord Cutting Husker Fans". We dropped cable in January of this year and the ONLY thing I miss, is live sports and the upcoming Husker football season has me considering my options. I'm not very techy, and would appreciate advice from those who are good at this game. Thanks in advance!!! We have an antenna in the attic to begin with and receive great reception for the over the air games on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX. In fact I prefer the over the air picture to anything I can see on cable regardless of how it is broadcast (satellite, streaming, or cable) it's simply a better picture hands down. Now for the rest we have high speed internet without cable service. This saves us about $30 per month. I still am able to stream just about anything I want to see including BTN2Go, FOXsportsGO, and WatchESPN via a ROKU box. I'm quite happy with the arrangement. Â You must be using someone else's login for the streaming sports, I assume? Â No, we have internet through our local cable provider and that's it. Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Youtube TV doesn't need a cable subscription. It's completely stand-alone - $35/mo for the following channels, unlimited cloud DVR, six simultaneous users. Only drawback is it's only in a few cities thus far   Quote Link to comment
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