In the age of cord-cutting, you want to make sure you get the best possible TV streaming service. Do you go for the one with the broadest array of channels or the one with a clean and lean line-up? Do you want live TV and sports channels, or are you more of a cable and prestige show kind of person?
DirecTV Stream and Spectrum TV Choice are great streaming options, but they're also for very different people. Below, we talk about who each service is for. This will depend on a number of factors, namely: popularity, price, device availability, channel availability, specialties, and trial options. Read on to find out which among the two is the best choice for you.
Summary
| Comparaison | DirecTV Stream | Spectrum TV Choice |
|---|---|---|
| Known for | image quality | paying only for the channels you watch |
| Price | $49.99/month | $80/month |
| Trial | 5 days | 7 days | Our rating | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Number of channels | 80 | 61 |
| Unlimited DVR | Yes | No |
| Parental controls | Yes | No |
| ESPN | Yes | Yes |
| ESPN2 | Yes | No |
| Fox Sports 1 (FS1) | Yes | No |
| History | No | Yes |
| Lifetime | Yes | Yes |
| NBC | Yes | Yes |
| Paramount Network | Yes | No |
| RSNs | Yes | No |
| TNT | Yes | Yes |
Channels on DirecTV Stream and not Spectrum TV Choice
The channels that DirecTV Stream has and which are not available on Spectrum TV Choice :
- ABC
- ACC Digital Network
- AccuWeather
- Alien Nation
- Anger Management
- Are We There Yet?
- Ax Men
- AXS TV
- BABY FIRST
- Big 12
- Bloomberg TV
- Bob Ross
- Boomerang
- BUZZR
- C-SPAN
- C-SPAN2
- CBS local channels
- Cheddar News
- Cleo TV
- CNN International
- Comedy Dynamics
- Court TV
- Crime 360
- Curiosity Now
- CW
- Daystar HD
- Declassified
- Discovery Channel
- Duck Dynasty
- E! Entertainment
- EarthxTV
- Ebony TV
- El Rey Rebel
- ESPN2
- ESPNews
- ESPNU
- FMC
- FOX
- FOX SOUL
- Fox Sports 1 (FS1)
- Fox Weather
- Freeform
- FUEL TV
- Fuse Music
- FXX
- HerSphere
- Home Shopping Network
- HSN
- IFC
- Investigation Discovery (ID)
- ION
- ION Television
- Jewelry Television
- Lionsgate Collection
- MeatEater TV
- MotorTrend
- MovieSphere
- NBA TV
- NBC
- NBC local channels
- News Nation
- Newsmax
- One America News
- Ovation
- Oxygen True Crime
- Paramount Network
- PBS Kids
- PBS local channels
- Poker GO
- Pursuit Channel
- QVC
- QVC2
- QVC3
- Racing America
- REELZ
- RFD-TV
- RSNs
- Scientology Network
- Scripps News
- Shop LC
- Somos Novelas
- SportsGrid
- Start TV
- SundanceTV
- Tastemade Home
- Tastemade Travel
- Telemundo local channels
- The First
- TNA
- truTV
- Univision
- Up TV
- USA Network
- Waypoint TV
- Women’s Sports Network
- Yahoo! Finance
Channels on Spectrum TV Choice and not DirecTV Stream
The channels that Spectrum TV Choice has which are not available on DirecTV Stream:
- A&E
- Aspire
- BBC World News
- Bein Sports
- beIN Sports en Español
- CBS Sports Network
- Discovery en Español
- Disney
- ESPN 2
- Fanduel
- Fox Deportes
- FS1
- FS2
- GCN
- Golf Channel
- History
- Impact Network
- Lifetime Movies
- National Geographic
- NFL Network
- OWN
- Pop
- Smithsonian Channel
- Sportsnet
- The Weather Channel
- Travel Channel
- Tru TV
- TUDN
- WAPA America
Price: DirecTV Stream is cheaper than Spectrum TV Choice
DirecTV Stream's costs $50 whereas Spectrum TV Choice costs $80. Getting Spectrum TV Choice instead of DirecTV Stream will set you back $30 more every month.
Channel count: DirecTV Stream has 19 channels more than Spectrum TV Choice
DirecTV Stream's lineup includes 80 channels whereas Spectrum TV Choice has only 61 channels. Getting a subscription to DirecTV Stream will give you access to 19 more channels than Spectrum TV Choice . That's quite a bit of channels.
Trial: DirecTV Stream offers a trial
DirecTV Stream has a trial. The trial duration is 5 days.
Find out more on DirecTV Stream
Trial: Spectrum TV Choice offers a trial
Spectrum TV Choice has a trial. The trial duration is 7 days.
Find out more on Spectrum TV Choice
DirecTV Stream's specialty
The specialties of DirecTV Stream are: International channels, Lifestyle, News, Old TV shows, RSNs, Soccer, Sports.
Spectrum TV Choice 's specialty
The specialties of Spectrum TV Choice are: Lifestyle, News, Sports.
DirecTV Stream's accepted payment methods
DirecTV Stream accepts: Amazon Appstore, credit card, debit card, Paypal, Retailer gift card, Roku Channel Store.
Spectrum TV Choice 's accepted payment methods
The payment methods that Spectrum TV Choice accepts are: credit card, debit card, Paypal, Postepay.
Channels on both Spectrum TV Choice and DirecTV Stream
The channels that are available on both Spectrum TV Choice and DirecTV Stream are:
- AMC
- Animal Planet
- BBC America
- BET
- Bravo
- Cartoon Network
- CBS
- CMT
- CNBC
- CNN
- CNN en Espanol
- Comedy Central
- ESPN
- ESPN Deportes
- Food Network
- Fox Business Network
- Fox News Channel
- FX
- Galavision
- Hallmark Channel
- Hallmark Mystery
- HGTV
- HLN
- Lifetime
- MSNBC
- MTV
- MTV2
- Nickelodeon
- REVOLT
- SYFY
- TBS
- TCM
- theGrio
- TLC
- TNT
- TV Land
- TV One
- VH1
- WE tv
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