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What's it like to use YouTube TV? We go hands-on

2017-04-05
YouTube now has ESPN and NBC Fox News Bravo in the Disney Channel this is YouTube TV the new live TV service from the same company that brought your keyboard cat and PewDiePie for 35 bucks a month that offers a package more the 40 channel streaming live to your phone computer or TV YouTube says it designed the TV app for iOS and Android with Millennials in mind it's divided into three sections home live and library live is YouTube TV scrolling version of the channel guide found on your TV stop at a channel to show a live preview and tap on a show page to access previous episodes the latest show suggestions and related videos on YouTube itself to watch fullscreen just turn the phone sideways the libraries where you'll find shows you've added a YouTube TV's cloud DVR which allows unlimited storage for up to nine months adding shows your library is easy and you can pause fast-forward rewind and skip through commercials and responsiveness was nice and fast in our demo the library also allows access to the services video on-demand content one downside however when a VOD show is unlocked it automatically replaces the recorded DVR show which often mean you can't skip the commercials anymore poem gathers your most watched shows and make suggestions for new ones it also provides another gateway to YouTube content including shows on the YouTube read service which are included for the $35 subscription search covers TV channels and YouTube videos as well as general topics to find related shows movies and videos you can put YouTube TV on an actual TV using Google's chromecast technology available on the chromecast dongle itself as well as Android TV boxes like Nvidia shield and some newer Smart TVs from Vizio and Sony to cast select the device in the app and from there your phone can serve as a remote control for browsing while the video plays in the TV support for other platforms is coming later this year competing services include PlayStation View sling TV and DirecTV now and later this year Hulu is launching live channels to YouTube TV is available today in select cities across the u.s. you can cancel anytime as a free trial checkout CNET for more details
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