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Post by longballbogey on Dec 20, 2018 21:54:49 GMT
I got directv with 2 dishes, one is standard American and one is Korean. They keep raising their prices, I think it's time for a change. I'll need the Korean tv or my wife will kill me, and of course American tv. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Post by IceCat on Dec 21, 2018 0:31:11 GMT
Have you considered using one of the over the top TV services? I'm subscribed to YouTube TV, but there are others out there. Pick a price and channel lineup that works for you. At your local library you should find back copies of Consumer Reports; you're looking for the August 2018 edition for the cord cutters guide.
Kevin
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Post by IceCat on Dec 21, 2018 8:51:24 GMT
And as for Korean content, there are currently three streaming services that I'm aware of:
OnDemandKorea has oodles of content, most of which isn't subtitled yet but they put much of it out within hours of its initial domestic broadcast. Ad-free subscriptions are currently offered at $6.99/month with the first two months free. Movies are available on a pay-per-view basis, usually $4.99.
Viki is currently my go-to source for K-dramas, but they also have other content from Korea as well as other parts of Asia. Aside from content sub-licensed from Kocowa (more on them in a bit) the subtitles are crowd sourced by dedicated volunteers. Ad-free subscriptions are in two tiers: Viki Pass and Viki Pass Plus, the latter provides first access to content provided by Kocowa.
Viki Pass standard is available for $3.99/month or $49.99/year, although the latter is currently on special at $29.99/year until 2 January. Viki Pass Plus runs $9.99/month and $99.99/year
Kocowa is the platform created by the three main terrestrial networks in Korea (KBS, MBC and SBS) and thus only their content can be found here. Kocowa also does their own English subtitling. Ad-free subscriptions currently run $6.99/month or $69.99/year: if you want to try it out first it's $0.99 for as much binge watching as you can manage within 24 hours.
Korean broadcasters often put clips of their offerings on YouTube, and for you news junkies YTN, JTBC News, KBS News, Yonhap News and the English language Arirang TV stream live on that platform.Kevin
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Post by longballbogey on Dec 21, 2018 18:16:54 GMT
And as for Korean content, there are currently three streaming services that I'm aware of:
OnDemandKorea has oodles of content, most of which isn't subtitled yet but they put much of it out within hours of its initial domestic broadcast. Ad-free subscriptions are currently offered at $6.99/month with the first two months free. Movies are available on a pay-per-view basis, usually $4.99.
Viki is currently my go-to source for K-dramas, but they also have other content from Korea as well as other parts of Asia. Aside from content sub-licensed from Kocowa (more on them in a bit) the subtitles are crowd sourced by dedicated volunteers. Ad-free subscriptions are in two tiers: Viki Pass and Viki Pass Plus, the latter provides first access to content provided by Kocowa.
Viki Pass standard is available for $3.99/month or $49.99/year, although the latter is currently on special at $29.99/year until 2 January. Viki Pass Plus runs $9.99/month and $99.99/year
Kocowa is the platform created by the three main terrestrial networks in Korea (KBS, MBC and SBS) and thus only their content can be found here. Kocowa also does their own English subtitling. Ad-free subscriptions currently run $6.99/month or $69.99/year: if you want to try it out first it's $0.99 for as much binge watching as you can manage within 24 hours.
Korean broadcasters often put clips of their offerings on YouTube, and for you news junkies YTN, JTBC News, KBS News, Yonhap News and the English language Arirang TV stream live on that platform.Kevin Thanks Ice, I'll look into utube and check out the Korean sites. Of course my boss (wife) will have to approve it. |
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Post by longballbogey on Dec 22, 2018 3:14:41 GMT
Mr Cat, I'm on ondemandkorea now and it's looks pretty good. Lots of Korean programs that my wife normally watch so that's good. Got it on my tablet. Need the chromecast for the tv. Looking also into utube tv. Need more time on this.
thanks again
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Post by legitimategolf on Dec 22, 2018 15:25:47 GMT
And as for Korean content, there are currently three streaming services that I'm aware of:
OnDemandKorea has oodles of content, most of which isn't subtitled yet but they put much of it out within hours of its initial domestic broadcast. Ad-free subscriptions are currently offered at $6.99/month with the first two months free. Movies are available on a pay-per-view basis, usually $4.99.
Viki is currently my go-to source for K-dramas, but they also have other content from Korea as well as other parts of Asia. Aside from content sub-licensed from Kocowa (more on them in a bit) the subtitles are crowd sourced by dedicated volunteers. Ad-free subscriptions are in two tiers: Viki Pass and Viki Pass Plus, the latter provides first access to content provided by Kocowa.
Viki Pass standard is available for $3.99/month or $49.99/year, although the latter is currently on special at $29.99/year until 2 January. Viki Pass Plus runs $9.99/month and $99.99/year
Kocowa is the platform created by the three main terrestrial networks in Korea (KBS, MBC and SBS) and thus only their content can be found here. Kocowa also does their own English subtitling. Ad-free subscriptions currently run $6.99/month or $69.99/year: if you want to try it out first it's $0.99 for as much binge watching as you can manage within 24 hours.
Korean broadcasters often put clips of their offerings on YouTube, and for you news junkies YTN, JTBC News, KBS News, Yonhap News and the English language Arirang TV stream live on that platform.Kevin How do you rate the translating on Kocowa? As I mentioned I like Viki's, but getting more network type TV sounds interesting. Is there any golf content from SBS? Looks like I will have to do the trial. Thanks for the tip. |
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Post by longballbogey on Dec 28, 2018 1:21:06 GMT
Ice,
thanks for the tip. I got my chromecast today and downloaded ondemandkorea and chromecast on my phone and it works beautifully. My wife is happy, I'll give it a week and if it's good, bye bye dtv.
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Post by 18majors on Dec 28, 2018 1:31:26 GMT
IceCat is such a guru on almost everything.
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Post by longballbogey on Dec 28, 2018 2:12:34 GMT
IceCat is such a guru to almost everything. Really? Mmm, hey Ice, can't seem to hit the buffalo machines here in Vegas, or the KENO machines, or the football games. Sent help.  |
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Post by IceCat on Mar 12, 2019 10:07:36 GMT
IceCat is such a guru to almost everything. Really? Mmm, hey Ice, can't seem to hit the buffalo machines here in Vegas, or the KENO machines, or the football games. Sent help. Kevin |
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Post by 18majors on Mar 16, 2019 19:39:00 GMT
Bumped.
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