YouTube TV vs Hulu Live | Which Is Better? - YouTube

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Hulu Live and YouTube TV are easily
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the two fastest growing streaming TV services
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out there right now.
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You guys are very passionate about these,
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so if history is any guide,
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I'm about to get a lot of comments on this one.
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Let's get started.
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Now to compare YouTube TV versus Hulu Live,
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I'm gonna tackle a few different areas of each.
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The available devices, the channels,
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the DVR, simultaneous streams, and of course price.
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Now if you're sharp,
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you noticed something left off the list.
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The interface.
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I'm sure there are a few of you out there
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who love the interface of one or the other so much
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that this will be the deciding factor between the two,
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but I don't think it should be.
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And anyway I can't possibly rate those interfaces
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since frankly it's just too subjective.
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For instance, I think Hulu's interface looks great,
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but I actually hate the layout.
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But that doesn't mean you have to.
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Anyway we can do future videos
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on exactly how all these interfaces work,
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but for now let's get into exactly why Hulu Live
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is the number one streaming service
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out there right now.
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- Whoa, whoa, whoa!
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Look that's a pretty bold claim there.
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I'm here to contend that YouTube TV is in fact much better.
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- Who the hell are you?
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- I'm you, only smarter. See?
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- Maybe so but why do you get a podium?
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- Well thank you.
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YouTube TV can't be number one
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because it's not even available on the Amazon Fire TV,
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because Google and Amazon
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won't just kiss and make up already.
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Hulu Live is available pretty much everywhere.
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- Well it's not on the Android TV platform.
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It's also not on PlayStation.
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- Well you know YouTube TV isn't on the PlayStation either.
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- Yeah, that's true.
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But Hulu is missing some of the greatest channels out there.
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No AMC. No BBC America.
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Everybody's gonna miss out
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on "The Walking Dead" and "Doctor Who".
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- Nerd!
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Oh please.
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You just named two channels.
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Neither of them is even in the top 10 on cable.
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YouTube TV is missing Discovery,
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HGTV, Food Network, Lifetime.
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These are some serious omissions.
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- Wait, wait, oh! Transmission incoming.
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Yes, this just in.
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YouTube TV just added a bunch of Discovery networks,
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so now they do in fact have
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HGTV, Food Network, and Discovery.
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- Oh.
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- Hey at least we're both missing all the Viacom channels.
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- You know I don't think that's something
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we should be bragging about.
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- Well maybe not, but I bring it up
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because either way somebody's probably gonna add Philo
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to their service line up
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in order to get those Viacom channels.
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But there are a lot of repeat channels
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between Philo and Hulu Live
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that you end up paying for twice,
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but Philo and YouTube TV actually fit together much better.
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- Maybe so. Maybe.
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But we can at least both brag about our local channels.
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Those are both great.
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- Yeah that's true.
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We are pretty even there,
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so maybe we should talk about the DVRs now.
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- No.
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- No really.
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Give us your best pitch on Hulu Live's DVR.
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- Okay, fine.
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At no extra charge Hulu Live gives you
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50 hours of recording.
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Then for a nominal fee of 10 bucks a month,
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you can increase that storage to 200 hours.
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- Right and what else does that nominal fee allow you to do?
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- Well it also let's you fast forward through commercials.
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- So okay.
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(laughs)
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You mean you can't fast forward
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through commercials with the free DVR?
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How delightful.
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Alright so my turn.
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At no extra charge,
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YouTube TV gives you unlimited storage,
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and recordings are kept for nine months,
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and you get to fast forward through your commercials.
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- Yeah but doesn't YouTube TV swap in
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their on-demand content for your recordings
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with all of the commercials.
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- Yeah, they used to.
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Yes it was pretty bad,
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but they've gotten a lot better at it now.
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They don't do that very much.
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Pretty much works as advertised now.
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- Alright but you know what this is really all about?
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It's all about family, right?
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And Hulu Live is the friendliest service out there
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for big families because you can get unlimited streams.
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- Yeah for 10 bucks a month.
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- Well sure at 10 bucks a month,
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but listen to what I said: unlimited streams.
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So if I've got a big family or lots of roommates,
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10 bucks is a pretty small price to pay.
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- But it is a price to pay.
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So for no extra cost,
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YouTube TV gives you three simultaneous streams.
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Better than the two you get on Hulu Live's base package,
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and frankly three is plenty for my small household.
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- You know I'm glad you brought up price.
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Let's talk about price.
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Hulu comes in at 45 bucks a month
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and YouTube TV is--
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now remind me was it 40 bucks a month?
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- Okay fine.
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Yes, they did recently raise their price
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to 50 bucks a month.
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(laughs)
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- Awesome so now with Hulu Live I can get Live TV
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plus all the regular Hulu on-demand content.
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I could even bump it up to the no commercials version
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of Hulu and it's still cheaper than YouTube TV?
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- Look I'm not thrilled about this either.
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- I am.
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- Well hey at least with YouTube TV
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you don't get a bunch of add-ons.
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50 bucks a month may be quite a bit,
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but you get the great DVR
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and the three simultaneous streams.
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- And for less than that, Hulu with Live TV gives you:
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Hulu and live TV.
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- Alright well here's my final pitch.
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Look the price may have been raised recently,
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but it is still the simpler option
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with a much better DVR.
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And I think you can all agree with me,
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and if you do, hit the comments below.
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Let me know why I'm right.
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- Well Hulu has more content and a cheaper base cost.
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The value is easy to see,
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and I have no doubt that these good people
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will agree with me in the comments below.
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You know you fit in those jeans really well.
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- You know if nothing else, you smell delightful.