I'm considering that as an alternative option as well, but not 100% sold on that idea just yet. Mainly, I have to do the math on it, and see how that setup would have to be. Especially if I have to have a different box. Their package with RSN's and the channels the wife "has to have", ends up putting us on their "top" tier @ 165/mo. So that alone is $75 higher than YTTV (granted, it has more channels), however it also includes streaming subs that I currently pay for which would offset that difference. Of course they're the ad supported versions, which I'm not sure if you can pay the difference or not. Sometimes you can, sometimes not. However, dropping those services and going with the ad versions that are included would offset that $75 difference, and maybe a hair more. We're talking total spent overall, of course. DTV would be similar, but without half the apps that spectrum offers. Wouldn't need any type of box, and they have all their channels in their streaming app.
However I'm quite surprised at what I'm seeing there. Guess finding out they have a lot of stiff competition can do that. When I last had spectrum 3 years ago, I was paying $315/mo for tv/internet, plus any streaming services I had at the time. So this thing their offering now is half what it was at that time, give or take.
DirectTV would be $125, but missing paramount+ and hbo subs. They do give you a sub to hulu/dis+/espn unlim, so some savings there I guess, but again, have to math it out at $35 higher than YTTV and not sure my dis/hulu subs cover all that. Still end up having to pay for paramount and peacock, but I think either a card or something else has paramount as a "perk", but of course none of those freebies are ad-free.
Guess it's time to do some math, and see what I can find that will meet the wife approval factor.