Apps vs. Traditional Cable

APPS VS TRADITIONAL CABLE WITH THE AVERAGE COST OF A CABLE SUBSCRIPTION AND PREMIUM CHANNELS HITTING $86/MONTH AND CLIMBING AT 6% PER YEAR TO AN ANTICIPATED $200/MONTH BY 2020, IS COST OF TRADITIONAL CABLE WORTH THE INVESTMENT ANYMORE? ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL CABLE NETFLIX® OFFERS LARGEST STREAMING LIBRARY CONTENT $7.99/month for streaming-only plan HULU PLUS NO ADS Some content in HD 1080p HD quality No ship to home DVD or Blu-Ray plan offered SOME CONTENT AVAILABLE TO STREAM TO COMPUTERS FOR CUSTOMERS WHO streaming-only DO NOT SUBSCRIBE $7.99/MONTH ADDITIONAL FOR DVD AND BLU-RAY® RENTALS SHIPPED TO HOME $7.99/month for 1 month free trial plan No next-day air content HD ITUNES® Smaller library of movies and TV shows CONTENT STREAMED IN 720P HD QUALITY OFFERS 45,000 MOVIES AND 190,000 TV SHOWS Offers next-day air content Ads delivered throughout content 1 week free trial Buy individual episodes or full seasons: FROM $1.99 FOR A STANDARD DEFINITION EPISODE TO $34.99 FOR A FULL SEASON DRM FREE Customers can Many in 1080p HD quality watch on a Digital Rights Management number of devices OR DOWNLOAD A COPY TO TAKE No restrictions on where and when you can Large library of WITH THEM ON-THE-GO content available from watch Archive.org AMAZON COMEDIANS SUCH AS LOUIS C.K. AND JIM GAFFIGAN OFFER DRM FREE CONTENT Instant Video $79.99/ ACCESS TO 17,656 FREE MOVIES AND TV SHOWS YOUTUBE® YEAR PRIME MEMBERSHIP FEE INCLUDES: SOME CHANNELS OFFERED AT A PREMIUM MONTHLY RATE Small content library in comparison to Netflix and Hulu Price ranges from $0.99/month to $ $9.99/month Some subscriptions include multiple channels Purchased AD-FREE CONTENT content can RENTALS LAST FOR 48 HOURS be accessed at any time 2 week free trial Very small premium content library HD per channel CONTENT IS AVAILABLE IN 720P HD RESOLUTION GOOGLE PLAY Customers FULL LIBRARY CONTAINS 64,965 MOVIES AND 14,225 TV SHOWS can rent or buy selections OFFERS A DECENT SIZED LIBRARY OF MOVIES AND 2$ TV SHOWS Prices range from $1.99 for a standard definition episode to $34.99 for a full season Customers can buy or rent: INDIVIDUAL EPISODES $1.99 EACH FULL SEASONS AT ABOUT $24.99 Content is streamed without ads Some content may be Some episodes are offered for more or less expensive depending on season length free Customers can watch their library online, or on any AndroidTM device WATCHING ON TV Gaming Consales Nintendo WiT Nintendo Wii UTM DIRECTV NFL Sunday Ticket Google Chromecast Sony Playstation® 3 SPORTS CHANNELS: MLB.TV, UFC, ESPN, NBA and NH Device cost: $35 Streams channels Microsoft XBox 360® from your laptop or mobile device such as: Includes channels Such as: NETFLIX® YOUTUBE AMAZON® Instant Video HULU PLUS® Streaming Boxes SmartTVs and Blu-Ray Players: Roku® AppleTV 1:00:00 VIZIO®, LG®, Samsung@ and other major electronics brands all have smart devices that connect to the Internet and Device cost: S49 to $99, depending on model Device cost: $99 allow streaming of video from: COMPARING COSTS Traditional cable service costs If you subscribe to all three content services: $86 MONTH OR $1.032 YEAR You'll save: $63.33/MONTH $796/YEAR NETFLIX AMAZON® Instant Video HULU PLUS® Source: [1] http://www.forrent.com/tips/financing/saving- money-i-e-credit-help/apps-vs-traditional-cable Brought to you by ForRent.com Homes.com