Those services don’t have the same regional sports coverage, but they’re cheaper at $73 and $70 per month respectively. While FuboTV is a solid live TV streaming service overall, its starting price of $86 per month makes it a tough sell compared to YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV. Strangely, these options are not available on Roku or Apple TV. Meanwhile, FuboTV does have one unique perk for Fire TV and Android TV: Users with internet data caps or limited bandwidth can either use FuboTV’s “Data Saver” mode or dial resolution all the way down to 270p.
(The upside: You can use FuboTV to log into the Fox Sports app, where some events stream in 4K HDR at no extra charge.) The service also offers some broadcasts in 4K, but this requires a $20-per-month add-on package. (One notable exception was GOLTV, which was limited to a choppier 30 frames per second instead.) On the downside, FuboTV doesn’t support 5.1 surround sound, even though most of its live TV streaming rivals do. I’ve noticed no video quality issues relative to other live TV streaming services, and most sports and news channels stream at 60 frames per second. That makes FuboTV less useful for password sharing among far-flung family members.įuboTV’s Fire TV and Android TV apps offer video quality options for users with data caps or bandwidth limits.įuboTV streams at 720p for live channels and up to 1080p for on-demand content. There’s also a caveat for out-of-home viewing: You can’t watch on TV devices (such as smart TVs or streaming players) if someone’s already watching on TV at home. Users also get up to six user profiles, each with their own recordings and favorite channels, but keep in mind the 1,000 hours of DVR storage is pooled across all profiles. FuboTV’s simultaneous stream and out-of-home viewing rulesįuboTV’s current plans support streaming on up to 10 devices at the same time at home, plus another three streams on the road.
Fire TV and Android TV devices, meanwhile, don’t display a visual preview at all. Roku devices show a preview for completed recordings, but not in-progress ones. Still, your ability to locate the end of a commercial break will vary by streaming device.įubo’s Apple TV app does the best job, showing a visual thumbnail preview when you fast forward on both completed and in-progress recordings. FuboTV’s Apple TV app offers a visual preview when fast forwarding, but its Fire TV and Android TV apps do not.Īs for ad-skipping, FuboTV lets you skip commercials on all DVR recordings, including those that are still in progress.
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