Recent content by carlsteve

Free trial periods have been turned into a racket. You're required to provide credit card info at sign up, even if you already know that you won't continue on with a paid subscription. I'm very uneasy about giving out payment info under these circumstances, as I fear there will be some glitch...

I bought my first game console 2 years ago...a used PS3 that I found on eBay. I chose it over the Xbox, as a large percentage of those for sale on eBay were defective. I had also read articles about Microsoft having quality control problems at its Chinese manufacturing facilities. I don't...

Whether the price is worth it is in the eyes of the beholder. Vue may not be the cheapest, but many users feel it is the best value according to anecdotal reports in various forums. That assessment is based on features, channel selection, user interface, DVR, etc. Regardless of which...

The Vue pricing information is outdated. Sony is in the process of eliminating the Slim (smaller TV market) packages. Local channels are being added in those markets, so those customers will pay $10 more--the same price that's been charged in the larger markets from the beginning. The large...

From the article: "Sling TV shows you listings one painstaking channel at a time, with cumbersome options to search or access settings. PlayStation Vue is even worse, as scrolling through channels shows you only what’s on right now; you need to click through and wait for the video to load...

Math Geek 2 months ago "again, it was written in March of 2015 well over 2 years old now. a lot has changed since then. please can we just let this die now?? getting beyond silly now." So why did this article just show up in my e-mail inbox today, 8/17/2017?

brentwasham 5 months ago "Article mentioned how good Vue user interface is on PS4, wondering about PS3 since you can get a used one for around $40 on ebay, maybe a little more with all the connection cables. Has anybody had experience with using a PS3? Or is the Amazon Firestick interface as...

Elevator Guy 8 months ago "Ps Vue review for Midwest region, I mainly want service for sports, I DVR 2 Fox Midwest Blues Hockey games, both games missed up to 4 minutes of gameplay at the end due to DVR, there are no settings to lengthen time for DVR. DVR 3 football game 1 had terrible...

Edwin_19 10 months ago "I think another thing you should add is ps vue can not be used outside your home. Its tied to your ip address as where as sling you can sign in from anywhere" This is no longer true. On some mobile devices, Vue can now be used for anytime, anywhere viewing.

Michael Cannon 2 years ago "Why pay extra for network TV and local channels?.... it's all free with an antenna! It looks like a big part of what Sony is charging you for with Vue, is available for free with a quality antenna." This statement is false. The vast majority of offerings are the...