TV is a streaming service, so you can think of it along the lines of a Netflix or Hulu, but with live TV. Once you activate your month-to-month service you can download the Sling TV app on a compatible device. As of this writing you can download Sling TV on PC, Mac, Android, and iOs devices. This means your smartphone, tablet, Apple TV will all have access to the service no matter where you are. It makes taking your favorite shows with you when you are far from home a breeze.
You’ll also be able to access the Sling TV service through your Roku device (and presumably and Android enabled streaming stick) making its integration into your home very simple. While there isn’t any support for Amazon Fire TV and Fire Stick, or for home consoles like the Xbox One, Sling TV is quickly expanding with plans to get onto those services in the very near future.
Another major plus is with Sling TV’s ability to replay shows in much the same way a DVR does. While this isn’t as robust as a set-top DVR system, it does work and is a welcome feature. The replay feature works for programming going back 3 days. Not every channel has this replay service in play, but it does work and is impressive as my Roku device has no internal storage to handle saving content.
Navigating the Sling TV service is also a snap. The design and layout mimic much of what you are used to seeing with cable and streaming services. Sling TV includes search functionality, a full programming guide, and will even break down the details on each included channel. It all works very smoothly and you won’t be dealing with and time-delay window for programming or the time difference feeds of satellite.
For the price it’s simply incredible what Sling TV is offering to consumers. It is yet to be seen what impact this will have on major cable providers, but I can say with near certainty that they will be making changes to their service plans to better compete with Sling TV.
While there is already a plethora of content to be had in the base $20 package, Sling TV has announced (at the time of this writing) that they have inked a deal with AMC networks for additional content. I was excited to be able to add this block to my service, but Sling TV went one step further and added these new channels into the base package. You’ll soon have access to AMC, BBC AMERICA, BBC World News, IFC, SundanceTV and WE tv. This makes what is already a great deal into the very best TV package that you can find anywhere.