I can only have one; Peacock or Hulu. Which would you choose?

[Floyd R. Turbo]

Oh! Hulu ad free w/o live TV. Peacock ad free w/some live.

[claudette]

1. Neither

Tubi

[Floyd R. Turbo]

2. 😬I hate commercials!🤬

[claudette]

3. Me, too....

So, I mute the TV for the one commercial and take a break. It's free and they have so many wonderful movies and series to watch FREE.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

13. My mute button hasn't worked since I threw my remote at the emu guy and hit the wall!🤬

[claudette]

15. LOL

I understand 😊

[hunter]

6. Me too. I won't watch or pay for anything with commercials.

Commercials automatically make any streaming service a non-starter for me. My wife is even less tolerant of television commercials than I am.

We quit all advertising supported television many years ago. We have no broadcast, no cable, no satellite television in our home.

We usually subscribe to two or three no-commercial streaming services at a time.

In the last couple of months we've mostly been watching Netflix, but that changes.

I'm not entirely joking when I say, "traditional television created Trump, traditional television must die!"

We haven't tried Hulu or Peacock yet. Maybe we'll get around to them someday, maybe not.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

14. 🤗

[LeonidPlanck]

63. Sounds like we're well-aligned.

As I get older (well into my 50s now) the crap they push just seems crappier. And you’re absolutely correct about the paradox that brought us the asshat.

With respect to what can be good entertainment versus “satisfactory” entertainment is the difference between what you’re looking for and what you’re offered for free or for a subscription. That difference is wholly dependent upon how freely you’re willing to open-up your checkbook. Sounds like neither of us very willing to do that. To me, a subscription is a trap that I’m not willing to endure.

I found the subscriptions offer marginally better programming while stealing my money; I’m happy by entertaining myself and using free services to pass the time while I’m doing something else; paying for it doesn’t seem to equate to greater utility for me, but I’m a minimalist at heart and by nature.


Perhaps others have had a different experiences?

Oh, crap. I’ve become an economist…

On the other hand, I have discreet interests: aeronautics, spaceflight, engineering, Open Courseware, etc; which are all commercial and free, and help me become more robust as a teacher, leader and someone whose legit exhausted at the end of a 14 hour day.

You do you. Diversify. Switch between channels. Avoid YouTube (but I have my fave YT things revolving around rocketry, spaceflight, jet engine rebuilds, precision machining, etc).

I’m sure I was no help whatsoever, but I seemed to have opened my digital mouth. For whatever that’s worth.



Honestly, a night with NPR is a good night. Reliable, consistent; at midnight until 04:00 I get BBC. It’s golden.

Best, bro!

[Wonder Why]

10. That's not nice. you beat me! 😁

[LeonidPlanck]

64. Tubi

Is my Roku go-to. I’m a slut for SouthPark. No punches held, no fucks harvested. Menlo Park PD even commented about it. (Long story).

[hlthe2b]

4. If you have no live tv access otherwise, HULU+ might be better. I have YouTube tv and I got deals

on both for the next year. Peacock was included in my COMCAST WIFI access as a long-term 'loyalty" perk. I probably have watched things on Peacock in the past more... The one advantage of streaming services is you can bump back and forth. And if you are in an area that gets a lot of OTA access via simple antennae then maybe you don't need the live tv access. Right now, too many geographic obstructions for me.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

16. I have live with YouTube TV.

[FarPoint]

52. I am very pleased with YouTube TV....

[Silver Gaia]

5. Hulu!!!

Peacock is basically just NBC streaming. Hulu gives you more bang for your buck.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

17. 🤗

[Bristlecone]

7. Hulu

[Floyd R. Turbo]

18. 🤗

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Hulu

[Floyd R. Turbo]

19. 🤗

[Firestorm49]

9. We just signed up for HULU just to get rid of Speculum. Why can't they number their channels?

I couldn’t care less about what network a particular program is on, yet I have to do alphabetical scrolling to find a show. At least with Speculum, I knew that MSNBC was channel 46, etc.

It’s taking some time to get used to the channel selection, but at least I’m done with Speculum.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

20. 😁

[Silver Gaia]

22. Put the ones you watch most in your favorites list. That makes it easier.

We have had Hulu Live for about 2 years now and love it! We especially love that we can watch MSNBC live with it, and there's so much more, too. We subscribe to a few other streamers as well and it's still much less than cable. Video and audio quality are much better, too!

[AllaN01Bear]

11. none. tubi.

[claudette]

12. 👍

😊

[Floyd R. Turbo]

21. 😬

[Niagara]

23. We have Hulu.

I'm sorry to say that I've never got to sample Peacock so I can't say one is better than the other.


I'm no help in this department.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

25. 😃

[bamagal62]

37. Same here.

I can’t remember a time when there was something I wanted to watch and it was on peacock. So, I’m not sure what’s on there that is worth it. We have Hulu and watch shows on there often.

[Elessar Zappa]

24. Peacock for me because

I watch the enormous library of pro-wrestling, which has decades worth of shows and different promotions. But I presume you’re normal and don’t like pro-wrestling lol so I’d go with Hulu.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

26. 😁

[OAITW r.2.0]

27. I like Hulu....always seem to find something to watch. Like no commercials.

I have Netflix, Amazon(shared), Max (gifted), and I really like Tubi (free) great content, reasonable commercials.

I don't watch a lot of broadcast sit-coms or IRL shows, including talent ones. I mostly watch MSNBC/Boston Sports or the above.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

28. 🤗

[OAITW r.2.0]

29. Thanks for the Floyd R. Turbo emoji.

It is an honor to receive one.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

30. It's my sincere pleasure!

[emulatorloo]

31. HULU +

[Floyd R. Turbo]

32. 😃

[emulatorloo]

35. 👍🏼

[Oopsie Daisy]

33. Peacock... the premium commercial-free level. It has a larger catalog of older series.

We hardly ever watch Hulu any more. It might be time to drop it for awhile (until "The Orville" returns with more episodes.)

[Floyd R. Turbo]

34. 😃

[MLAA]

36. I'm currently enjoying a number of series on Hulu:

, The Rookie, Death and Other Details and All Rise. Maybe you could sign up for a free month for each and assess them 😉

[Floyd R. Turbo]

38. 🤗

[yellowdogintexas]

45. excellent idea. We flip back and forth between Acorn and BritBox. We love British TV

and the two streamers carry different things; very few duplications
Currently we are on BritBox but when we have exhausted all the things we like we will drop it and go back to Acorn

[MLAA]

48. I love those also and sometimes find treasures on PBS passport.

I don’t know if Passport is free or if I get it because of my small monthly donation to PBS.

[FarPoint]

55. PBS is a treasure....

Always great content....

[DJ Synikus Makisimus]

39. I find Peacock to be rather dismal, but ...

it depends on what and how you consume entertainment media. The only reason I have Peacock is for English Premier League football (that's REAL football, not American rules rugby). I tend to watch each and every match. it's the best football in the world right now. Were ESPN+ or Paramount+ or ANYONE else to be awarded the next EPL contract, I'd drop Peacock in a heartbeat. So have a look at what they offer and compare it to what you like.

Remember, you can always change your mind and cancel. However, if you subscribe with the cheaper annual rate (for Peacock, I'm not clear on whether Hulu is available that way), you want to remember A) when your sub is up, and B) how to turn it off. Neither takes a degree in rocket science, but you want to have that info bookmarked, saved in email or written down - or perhaps some combination thereof.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

42. Good advice!

[Upthevibe]

40. Floyd R. Turbo...........

I highly recommend Hulu over Peacock!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

43. That's the way I'm leaning!🤗

[Ohio Joe]

41. Neither

SuperBox. Been using it for a while now and it is amazaballs.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

44. 🤔

[yellowdogintexas]

46. I started with Peacock because of an offer of a full year for $20

What I like most is the ability to catch up on their current schedule when I need to. I do not always remember to go to NBC and watch programming as it is broadcast, I do not have the tools I need for recording, so if I miss an episode or two I can go over to Peacock and catch up. I used to be able to do this on Hulu but when Peacock started up no new products were available on Hulu

I got Hulu for Handmaid's Tale. Hulu has some really great original programming, and a number of FX series are on Hulu.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

49. 🤗

[Emile]

47. I fear this will be the only way to view TV in

the very near future. I don't want it, period!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

50. 😥

[FarPoint]

51. I am not impressed whith Peacock

It's okay....it has Top Chef on it and a few other shows I enjoy....

I really like Paramount Plus....I Have Disney Bundle and get a modified Hulu....I think Hulu's programming is good...

[Floyd R. Turbo]

53. I'm getting Paramount+ free for three months. I'm on a trial with Hulu and liking it!

[FarPoint]

54. Paramount Plus has me for the Star Trek series...

My DU name refects the the first episode of Next Generation Star Trek Series...

They also have quite a few others that are good too....They have access to sports too which is nice when one wants to escape from tRump-jibberish....

[Cattledog]

56. Hulu

[LeonidPlanck]

57. I've had both despite I don't watch much TV.

You’re always going to have some sort of commercial for free streaming with a limited selection of local media, junk movies and network TV episodics. I use my Roku, Sling and Peacock, but it depends on what you’re into and what each platform provides and when. When I get home from work and it’s dead silent in the house I’ll stream local news as background comfort noise as I decompress using Sling, they have interesting movies, too but they don’t rotate new media in very often. Peacock is good for OG stuff like COPS but the quality is low.

Best advice I can give is to diversify like you’re investing: have a number of choices to play with; short-, mid-, long-term. Sometimes you’re going to be stuck with 4 minutes of bumper music while your local station is on commercial break (it gets monotonous). I always have a deck of cards to play with while I’m forced to listen to the seemingly endless din of commercial breaks in-between.

I refuse to pay money for anything I don’t find of real utility, so for my marginal use and appreciation (by myself) of a free service the consequence of enduring 4 minutes of junk corporate pop is acceptable to me. It’s just background noise. I’m usually doing something else anyway.

Plus-side: it’s still free and I get to catch-up on National and local news while I’m pleasantly puttering about the house and then watch a movie as I simultaneously surf the web and peacefully fall asleep.

And, cards betwixt the commercial madness.

Make your own rules despite limited options.

- Leo

[Floyd R. Turbo]

58. 🤗

[LeonidPlanck]

59. Eesh, Turbo,

I’m 9/10ths blind and 3/4s deaf and the emojis are so small I can’t tell if you’re happy or sad.

But I can tell, right off the bat, that I like you no matter if you didn’t like my response.

Anyone named Floyd is good in my book. (Thinking of the movies 2001 and 2010 (Kubrick is my man!) which are both free to stream on Sling right now, two of my all-time favorites!) I will heretofore refer to you as “doctor Floyd”. Also, Star Trek 1 and The Wrath of Kahn are playing, too! (Not sure if either platform uses online metrics to serve you with suggestions, but that’s what I get).


I think I might relax and stream both movies since I have the next three days off.

Rock and Roll!

- Leo

[Coventina]

60. I have both and am loath to give either of them up. However, it depends on what you're in to.

HULU: I love it because it has What We Do in the Shadows, and lots of good anime options. Also, it has the few FOX shows I watch: Bob's Burgers, Krapopolis, and Animal Control. It also has "The Bear" which I'm watching at my husband's insistence that I will eventually love it.

PEACOCK: We have because my husband is really into cycling (Tour de France, and all the others). I love it for The Amber Ruffin Show, and right now I'm really in to "Kolchak the Night Stalker". My husband also likes to watch Saturday Night Live. I only watch the opening sketch, Weekend Update, and the musical guest if I'm a fan. Poker Face is an excellent Peacock show, as well. If there are old NBC shows you like (like Kolchak) this is the place to find them.

I'd recommend looking over the catalog of what each has, and adding up your "must-haves" for each, and see which one comes out ahead! But like I said, I like having both!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

61. Damn! I forgot about Poker Face! 😬

[Sneederbunk]

62. Am thinking of going with Sling and indoor antenna for local live.

Anyone doing this with success?

[FarPoint]

65. Ohhhh I fogot this earlier....

Hulu has the Handmaid Tale series.....essential viewing....

I get my modified Hulu via Disney Plus Series...