You don t need a video subscription to a satellite cable or telco tv service to use a smart tv or smart tv device such as a blu ray player or roku.
How to use a smart tv without cable.
Sling tv another popular cable replacement option was once limited to tvs using roku or android tv software but is now available on lg and samsung tvs as of 2018.
I actually use three of the five options in this article.
This allows you to connect to the internet using your home network without plugging your internet cable directly to the tv or set top.
Hulu plus streams hundreds of cable tv and network tv shows old movies foreign tv series and more.
Also some smart tvs provide web browsing gaming and access to compatible media content stored on your computer.
As of this writing youtube tv is the only live tv streaming service to carry pbs.
On the other hand youtube tv hulu live tv and at t tv now provide all four of the major broadcast networks in many parts of the country including your local news.
The main benefit of a smart tv is access to a large number of channels that offer tv programs movies and music without the need to connect a tv antenna or subscribe to a cable satellite service.
To find out which tv channels you can get over the air for free we recommend visiting a site called tv fool and using their signal locator tool simply enter your address and click on find local channels.
Now to your question.
Sign up for 7 99 per month after the trial.
That s a bit removed from watching tv without cable in the sense that we mean it in this article but it s worth noting that you can use purchase and rental apps with the same streaming.
Directv now and youtube tv are.
Discover your local channels and their signal strength.
I personally use the 5 99 hulu plan the 12 99 netflix plan and i have access to amazon prime video because of my annual prime membership.