Randy Harward
CableTV.com Senior Staff Writer Randy Harward’s music and entertainment scribbles has appeared in HARP, Guitar World, Blurt, Salt Lake City Weekly, Salt Lake Magazine, and dozens of other publications since 1998. He watches tons of horror films for work (and also for fun). Randy also enjoys other movies, books, burritos, disc golf, guitars, tarantulas, and cats.
Sling TV vs. YouTube TV
by Randy Harward | Feb 9, 2024 | Reviews, Versus Reviews
Sling TV offers a good deal for an affordable price—its packages have some flexibility, and its largest package is still cheaper than YouTube TV. But YouTube TV offers more channels and unlimited cloud DVR storage space, so in many ways, you really do get what you pay for.
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Your State’s Favorite Rom-Com Movie
by Randy Harward | Feb 2, 2024 | Entertainment
Hello, lovers. More specifically, hello lovers who live in states. You know who you are. You know where you are. But do you know your state’s favorite romantic comedy, or “rom-com?” CableTV.com does. We understand if you aren’t ready to meet the love of your cinematic life. But love comes when you least expect it. [...]
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Optimum vs. DIRECTV STREAM
by Randy Harward | Jan 31, 2024 | Reviews, Versus Reviews
Cable apples and streaming oranges aside, Optimum is better than DIRECTV STREAM. It has the best channel counts, bundles, and value—especially when you consider its no-contract plans and $500 contract buyout.
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Best Smart TVs 2023
by Randy Harward | Jan 29, 2024 | Best Of, Equipment Guides
We’ve compared several new smart TVs, considering these questions and more, and found four to recommend to you. The Samsung QN90B is our overall favorite, the LG C2 OLED is our pick for best picture, and bargain hunters will love the Hisense U8H ULED Google TV and TCL 5-Series Roku TV.
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DIRECTV vs. Xfinity
by Randy Harward | Jan 25, 2024 | Versus Reviews
DIRECTV packages are expensive but probably worth it for sports fans. Xfinity TV packages have fewer channels but a better user experience.
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DISH vs. DIRECTV: Cost, Plans, and More
by Randy Harward | Jan 25, 2024 | Versus Reviews
DISH and DIRECTV square off in this match-up of satellite TV titans. Get the pros and cons of TV service from DISH vs DIRECTV in an unbiased comparison from CableTV.com. Spoiler alert: we give the edge to DISH.
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DIRECTV STREAM vs. DIRECTV
by Randy Harward | Jan 25, 2024 | Reviews, Versus Reviews
DIRECTV STREAM and DIRECTV have some excellent features, but they’re both way too expensive to be worth it for most folks. Forced to choose one over the other, we’d pick DIRECTV STREAM since it’s the most flexible (no contract means an easier escape) and avoids DIRECTV’s ridiculous second-year price hike.
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Verizon Fios TV Outperforms Most Streaming Services as the Rest of Cable TV Continues to Decline
by Randy Harward | Jan 25, 2024 | Entertainment
We asked 7,150 cable and satellite TV customers to rate their TV providers. Verizon Fios again emerged as the TV provider with the highest overall satisfaction rating (75%) and earning the highest ratings on 19 of 20 questions. Read on to see what’s so great about Verizon Fios—and how your TV provider fared.
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NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro Review 2024
by Randy Harward | Jan 24, 2024 | Reviews
The NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro isn’t just a set-top streaming TV box—it’s also a powerful gaming system. The SHIELD TV Pro has 4K resolution, supports an array of TV and music apps, acts as a PLEX media server, and can be installed in minutes. It’s easily one of the best TV streaming experiences we’ve had.
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How to Watch the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards Red Carpet
by Randy Harward | Jan 12, 2024 | Entertainment
OMG, TV fans! The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards airs live this Monday, January 15, on FOX at 8 p.m. Eastern. But that’s only the awards show. If you wanna watch the Primetime Emmys red carpet action, you’ll have to tune in to a different network—E!—two hours early at 6 p.m. Eastern.
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