Live TV streaming services are an excellent choice for cord-cutters to watch cable channels. In case you are planning to replace your cable connection this year, you might want to consider the advantages and disadvantages of Youtube Tv and Hulu in order before you plan to replace your cable TV.
Either of them is the best live streaming service in the market with similar types of base packages. In this article, we are going to compare and contrast the features of these two streaming TV devices to help you choose the best one suitable for you and your family.
Pricing
Both Hulu and Youtube Tv have been increasing their prices continuously if you consider the last five year’s price trend. When Youtube TV was launched in 2017, its pricing was set to $35 and Hulu TV, on the other hand, had doubled its price to about $70 per month by the end of 2021. The best thing is that you can cancel their subscription at any time you want and there is no junk fee or penalty for this. Hulu also includes a stand-alone subscription known as Hulu-on-demand library which costs $6.99 per month and with the new pricing Hulu has added Disney + and ESPN+ to its subscription cost.
Channel Lineup
When you decide to shift from a cable connection to a streaming service, you need to ensure that you still want the same number of channels or content in the streaming service. Usually, certain channels become a part and parcel of one’s life and you cannot compromise the absence of such channels even for a single day. So, the good news is that both Hulu and Youtube TV come with a great range of channels. Channels like ESPN, TBS, TNT, CNN, and many more are available. Even both of them support local channels like ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX. Hulu even bundles with ESPN+ and Disney+ and offers additional streaming options which is really great.
Cloud DVR
Cloud DVR is a priority for people who stream a lot. It is a big advantage of being able to record the content of our choice and they watch it at our convenient time. Youtube Tv here. For years, has maintained a good reputation in this area over Hulu. Both of the streaming services offer unlimited storage for the cloud DVR recordings. So, you are free to record as much content as you like and watch it in your free time. You also get an option of fast-forwarding the ads in the recorded clips in either of the streaming services. This saves a lot of your productive time. You can store these recordings for about nine months. Initially, Hulu included had given the option of 50 hours of storage used to charge fees for extra storage but then it changed its policy in April 2022. On the other hand, YouTube TV had an unlimited cloud DVR option since its foundation.
Multiple Streams
Many households want to set up streaming services on multiple devices. Here, Youtube TV seems to be a good choice between the two. You are given the facility to stream three screens at the same time with Youtube Tv while Hulu lets you stream only two screens at a time. If you need to add additional screens on Hulu you need to pay an extra amount of &9.99 per month and you get access to stream unlimited screens. You can even set up up to three mobile devices outside of the home network. So, Hulu requires you to pay extra money to stream more than two screens while there is no charge for this feature on Youtube TV.
Youtube TV Pros and Cons
Pros
- Good range of channels including news and sports
- Unlimited access to cloud DVR storage
- Supports 6 user accounts and 3 screens at the same time
Cons
- Price hiked to &65 per month
- Unavailability of a large number of regional sports channels
Hulu Pros and COns
Pros
- Local channel access
- On-demand streaming library
- Bundles with Disney+ and ESPN+
Cons
- Additional costs incurred because of ad-ons
- Unavailability of many regional sports networks
- Only two screens can be streamed at once unless upgraded
Conclusion
Youtube TV seems to be a good choice between the two considering the base package of &65 per month in 2022. You will notice that the base package that Youtube TV offers is a bit more than the package that Hulu offers to its customers. But both of the streaming services are pretty expensive compared to a regular cable connection. You must keep this in mind in case you are planning to shift to a streaming service by cutting your cable cord. But these two streaming services offer great service compared to their competitors and thus making them good cable alternatives.
