(10-05-2017 10:57 PM)MplsBison Wrote:  So I recently learned that Charter Spectrum has a Roku app. Stay with me here.

It's the exact same thing as Vue, Sling, DTV Now 's apps ... you load one app that gives you a quasi/software cable box feel/interface. You have access to the channels that you pay for in your Spectrum subscription. So you don't technically even need a cable box. You can just use your Roku.


This is what everyone will do. DTV, DISH, Comcast, Charter, etc. At a minimum, they'll have it as an option. Probably some will go completely this route and do away with their entire box rental operation altogether.


So at that point ... there's no difference. You have a Roku, you pay $20, $35, $50 a month, whatever, and you get some amount of channels that you view through a Roku app. What's the difference if you pay the bill to Sling or to Comcast??

If you bundle internet/tv and have a really good deal? Maybe none but l suspect that in many places OTT will be cheaper than cable. Also with OTT, you can cancel your subscription anytime you want with no penalty. Not an option with cable (that I'm aware of). You only want TV for 9 months a year for football/basketball/hockey or whatever? No problem. I'm not a baseball fan and there's nothing interesting for me in summer. Why pay for it?