Is YouTube TV Still Worth It? 7 Things to Know Before You Sign Up!

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Published 2023-03-21
YOUTUBE TV REVIEW 2024: For the past few years, I've recommended YouTube TV to first-time streamers who want to cut the cable TV cord and keep their favorite channels. But after a March 2023 price hike, is YouTube TV really worth it? I break down what you need to know in my updated YouTube TV review! Compare live TV streaming options here: michaelsaves.com/streaming/best-live-tv-streaming/

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 YouTube TV Fast Facts
0:36 How Much Does YouTube TV Cost?
2:15 Content: What Do You Get for the Money?
3:26 Cloud DVR: How It’s Different
4:46 Equipment Needed to Get Started
5:23 User Experience & Features Walkthrough
6:17 How to Share Your YouTube TV Membership
6:42 Cheaper YouTube TV Alternatives

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All Comments (21)
  • @MichaelSaves
    Do you think YouTube TV is worth $73/month? If not, are you switching to another live TV service?
  • @willyesco25
    If it wasn’t for Sports I would drop all these live tv services.
  • @boodajames6891
    $73 a good price compared to this damn $300 im paying for spectrum 😭
  • @ESPONET
    Absolutely worth it! They are constantly improving and adding features and channels. Their is a real value for my family. My kids watch at college. It travels too.
  • @dog2819
    Unless you are a sports fan or a cable news fan I don't see the point of paying for live TV. The entertainment channels show syndicated content most of the time.
  • Nope. Had YTTV for 14 months. Wife very frustrated that History channel missing. Just installed an 80 mile range Digital antenna in my attic. 53 clear local channels. Switched to Sling Blue with an AirTV 2 to integrate the antenna channels into the Sling guide. So far its great and wife is happy. ROI is about a year.
  • @drender19
    Great review, short and sweet. It helped us out a lot! Thank you for doing this.
  • @dwighthill5765
    Thank you very much sir I appreciate you taking the time out to inform us.
  • @Harp4Hand
    Thanks much! That final tip was key… we only sub to live TV during the NFL season, then drop again and spend more time with our other services.
  • @matthew_kiely
    Great tips, especially the VOD vs DVR being able to skip ads.
  • I spent about that in one month for TV. I bought a OTA Antennae and now enjoy around 30 stations for FREE. So screw the big networks and the price gouging they do.
  • @janesmith8732
    You were part of our decision to cut the cord and go with YouTubeTV. Your videos were very informative and I watched several of them when I was trying to decide to switch over and then after I did, to help me setup my channels and understand how it worked.
  • @dkgia6007
    Hi Michael, excellent review!!! Thank you!
  • @amrcrg01
    Thank you - this was extremely helpful
  • @e33533
    Great video!! Thank you for taking the time to break it down for us.
  • @krosmon
    I switched to You Tube tv several months ago and am pleased with the service. I am not a sports fan but it’s nice to have it in case I see a game that looks interesting. I love the dvd option. One reason I left cable.
  • @dragasoni
    I can’t understand why people pay a premium for live TV and tolerate all those commercials. I remember when we first got cable TV in the early 1980’s. The entire premise was to have more content, better quality signal of broadcast channels, and avoid commercials. People were pissed when HBO scrambled their picture around 1984/1985. Yet to this day, people continue to pay for these services regardless.
  • @PotRoast115
    This was very informative and just what I was looking for. Thank you! ( as I hit the subscriber button)