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I’m a cable cutter. I use both AppleTVs and Rokus.

I subscribe to Hulu Plus with no commercials. I currently get Netflix free via T-mobile and I have DirectvNow. I also have Amazon Prime and STARZ. I hardly ever watch live TV but my wife does. I had CBS All Access with no commercials before getting DirecTVNow when I had Sling, but DirecTvNow has all of the broadcast channels in my market (NBC, ABC,CBS,Fox,and theCW).

The trick to watching commercial free TV for shows that aren’t available on Hulu is Plex. You don’t have to pirate shows that are available on the network’s websites. Just add the channel via Plex. The Plex channel scapes the content from the website in real time. For all intents and purposes, you are watching it legally from their website - without commercials.




Oh neat, I've been using Plex but hadn't explored the plugins yet. Sadly it still seems like there's not a lot of choices beyond OTA channels. I see Comedy Central, but no FX, AMC, USA, Syfy, etc. Also it appears to suffer from the same problem as PlayOn, which is that shows offered over the web are only available in stereo.




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