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This video is not about pricing, it's not about channels, it's about SlingTV's features
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and how they compare to YouTube TV. I'm using a Roku Ultra for this demonstration
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Let's start with the LiveGuide. Now with SlingTV you can favorite and record programs directly from the LiveGuide section
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To record, I press the star key on my Roku remote and to Favorite Channels, select the heart
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Then highlight the channel logo on the left side of the screen and again press the star key
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YouTube TV lets you favorite channels too, but at the time of this recording you can
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only customize the YouTube TV LiveGuide from a computer or the mobile app
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Aside from favorites, both services have other ways to filter the LiveGuide
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One thing I noticed from SlingTV's A-Z view is that it includes all of the Sling free
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stream channels, not just traditional cable TV networks. Why is that a problem
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Well there are hundreds of free stream channels, so this really clutters the A-Z guide
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Fortunately you can use that favorites view that I just showed you, but I wish that free
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stream was left out of A-Z. After all, there's a separate free stream filter for those channels
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I'll move on. When you're watching live TV with Sling and you want to channel surf, you've got two good options
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First, arrow down on your remote and then you'll see a mini guide of recent and old channels
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If you also arrow up on your remote, then you'll see the main LiveGuide and the show
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that you're currently watching will play in the right corner. I like this feature a lot
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It makes it easy to quickly return to the show that you were previously watching
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Take a look at YouTube TV. You can arrow down on your remote while watching live TV, then you'll see a mini guide or you
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can click back on your remote to return to the LiveGuide. In this case, the show that you're watching will continue to play, but only in the background
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Sling TV and YouTube TV both include cloud DVR storage with their plans
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That's really where the similarities stop. At recording time, Sling TV offers 50 hours of DVR storage with any paid plan and 200
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hours for an extra $5 a month. With YouTube TV, unlimited cloud DVR storage is included with the base plan
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And because of this, YouTube TV will record all episodes in a series by default
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So that means new episodes and reruns. You cannot record or delete single episodes with YouTube TV
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You can with Sling TV though. When you set a recording for a series, you'll have options to record all episodes, new episodes
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or a single episode. Extending recordings is important, especially for sporting events
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YouTube TV automatically extends recordings while Sling TV doesn't. It only records a two minute buffer for most programs
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Also for sporting events, the service recommends that you record the next program in the guide
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Sling TV separates the DVR and on-demand sections, which some people like, others really don't
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Which user experience do you prefer? Let me know down below in the comments and you can read my full reviews of both services
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on michaelsaves.com. Thanks for watching
