All you need to know about the YouTube TV
YouTube, the famous video-sharing website that started off in 2005, besides offering the platform for users to upload and watch many different kinds of videos and interact with other users, offers the YouTube TV. It is a streaming service that is supposed to replace the traditional cable network by letting you watch a variety of local and national TV channels wherever you are, from a variety of devices and even record them to watch later. So, let’s get into more details about YouTube TV and all the important information you need to know about this streaming service.
YouTube TV offers its users to watch live TV, save videos to watch later, search for shows and movies on demand as well as all the YouTube videos. It is one of the top ranking service providers by the number of networks it offers and it is all available to you not only on TV but also on tablets and smartphones. The YouTube TV interface is very similar to that of YouTube itself, meaning that you will not have problems finding your way to desired content if you are already used to YouTube. It also uses Google search engine making it convenient to search the content you are looking for. YouTube TV offers its videos at a really good quality that can work well even at a bit below the average internet connection.
When it comes to the networks YouTube TV offers, they differ a bit for each market it is available in at as their goal is to incorporate as many local channels as they can but there are some that are available everywhere such as ABC, Fox, Cartoon Network, etc. YouTube TV offers 73 different TV networks on the platform so far, plus there are some such as Showtime or Fox Soccer Plus that can be additionally paid for. Besides all of this, users also get access to some YouTube Red Originals which are shows and movies offered exclusively on YouTube Red.
One of the amazing options on YouTube TV is the unlimited Cloud DVR. This means that you can record and save an unlimited amount of shows, news, games, etc. on your account and watch it any time you wish to, not only at the time of the stream like it works for traditional TV networks. Whatever you want to save will be kept for 9 months and will be available for you to stream from anywhere in the US. It is worth noting that commercials during programmes will be saved as well but you have the option of skipping forward on them if you decide to.
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The price for YouTube TV is $40 per month but the membership can be shared among 6 user accounts. It is suitable for bigger families or groups of friends as it allows 3 streams to be watched simultaneously on different devices from separate accounts within the membership. The price is fixed for all tiers of users as YouTube TV does not offer any version of premium accounts, but there are few TV networks you can subscribe to with additional $7-$15 to the monthly price. You can cancel your membership at any moment but YouTube TV will save your data if you wish to come back at any time in the future.
Talking about availability on different devices, YouTube TV advanced since it was first introduced to the users. When it comes to TV, now it can be streamed on Google Chromecast or you can download the YouTube TV app on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku and even Xbox One. We also must mention that is available on Samsung and LG smart TVs. You can watch it on your computer as well, getting the best results with the latest version of Google Chrome. In case you wish to use YouTube TV on your tablet or phone, Android users can stream as long as they have at least Android Lollipop operating system while iPhone users are required to have iOS 9.1 and higher.
It is very important that we mention that YouTube TV is not yet reachable to a wider audience as it is available only in certain market regions in the US. We hope that they will introduce a similar service in other parts of the world as well, so we can join them in binge-watching our favourite tv shows and movies.
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