# Cable TV options like youtube TV or hulu TV **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 9, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-options-like-youtube-tv-or-hulu-tv/824223 "2018-11-09T02:49:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-options-like-youtube-tv-or-hulu-tv/824223/1 "2018-11-09T02:49:07Z")
Are there other options in the $30-40 range that offer cable TV and antenna TV channels? Channels are mostly the same but Hulu has history channel and viceland. But youtube TV has SYFY and IFC. Youtube has a DVR, I’m not sure if hulu TV does. Any other options? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-options-like-youtube-tv-or-hulu-tv/824223/2 "2018-11-09T03:38:06Z")
[Sling?](https://www.sling.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-options-like-youtube-tv-or-hulu-tv/824223/3 "2018-11-09T03:46:10Z")
New TVs these days come with alternate providers, such as [Roku](https://www.roku.com/) or [Chromecast](https://store.google.com/product/chromecast?gclid=Cj0KCQiA2o_fBRC8ARIsAIOyQ-nnjACwhYRmI9ZRVmKp4RIF6VpB_U3V8CVwNLNmCDGRph9s7Tg0GT0aAgzgEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&srp=/product/chromecast_2015), built-in. Both services start at around thirty bucks. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-options-like-youtube-tv-or-hulu-tv/824223/4 "2018-11-09T04:13:17Z")
I think the best way to consider your options is to identify which channels (or individual programs) you want to watch and then see which streaming services make them available. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-options-like-youtube-tv-or-hulu-tv/824223/5 "2018-11-09T04:17:08Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > New TVs these days come with alternate providers, such as [Roku](https://www.roku.com/) or [Chromecast](https://store.google.com/product/chromecast?gclid=Cj0KCQiA2o_fBRC8ARIsAIOyQ-nnjACwhYRmI9ZRVmKp4RIF6VpB_U3V8CVwNLNmCDGRph9s7Tg0GT0aAgzgEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&srp=/product/chromecast_2015), built-in. Both services start at around thirty bucks. I already have a roku though. I am more interested in ways to get cable TV channels via a streaming service rather than going through a company like AT&T or dish network. > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I think the best way to consider your options is to identify which channels (or individual programs) you want to watch and then see which streaming services make them available. This is true. However I’m not sure what my preferred TV channels would be. MSNBC, CNN, comedy central, history channel, natgeo, FXX, IFC, etc. would probably be highly rated. But I’ll have to do more research. > [@Mahaloth](#): > > [Sling?](https://www.sling.com/) Thanks. I thought sling was a device to watch TV remotely, I didn’t know they had their own service for cable TV now. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-options-like-youtube-tv-or-hulu-tv/824223/6 "2018-11-09T17:22:02Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > I already have a roku though. I am more interested in ways to get cable TV channels via a streaming service rather than going through a company like AT&T or dish network. Roku _is_ a streaming service. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-options-like-youtube-tv-or-hulu-tv/824223/7 "2018-11-09T17:46:48Z")
[Roku](https://www.roku.com/whats-on/the-roku-channel) [Roku](https://channelstore.roku.com/browse/top-free) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-options-like-youtube-tv-or-hulu-tv/824223/8 "2018-11-09T18:10:51Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > I already have a roku though. I am more interested in ways to get cable TV channels via a streaming service rather than going through a company like AT&T or dish network. Actually, one option that might work for you is a streaming service from DirecTV, called [DirecTV Now](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirecTV_Now), owned by AT&T. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-options-like-youtube-tv-or-hulu-tv/824223/9 "2018-11-09T18:24:33Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Roku _is_ a streaming service. He’s talking about skinny cable bundles, of which Roku is not one. I’ve heard HuluTV, PlayStation Vue (for which you don’t need a PlayStation for), and YouTubeTV are the best TV streaming services. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-options-like-youtube-tv-or-hulu-tv/824223/10 "2018-11-09T23:24:21Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Roku _is_ a streaming service. More what I’m asking is how can I get 30-50 cable channels for $30-40 a month. Roku has apps for those channels, but you can’t get the shows unless you already subscribe to a cable service (for the most part).