DirecTV Stream and YouTube TV are some of the most in-demand streaming services in the market. Both have great channels to choose from and vary very little in their price range. So, when it comes to cord-cutting, how will you choose your pick?
That depends, mainly on the following factors: popularity, price, device availability, channel availability, specialties, and whether each service offers a trial or not.
That said, the main difference between DirecTV and Youtube TV is the quality of the picture, especially when using the DVR functionality. DVR recordings on Youtube TV will be downgraded in quality, but they will stay the same on DirecTV.
Below, we discuss all these and more to help you make the best choice.
Summary
| Comparaison | DIRECTV | YouTube TV |
|---|---|---|
| Known for | image quality | a familiar interface |
| Price | $89.99/month | $82.99/month |
| Trial | 5 days | 7 days | Our rating | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Number of channels | 80 | 134 |
| Unlimited DVR | Yes | Yes |
| Parental controls | Yes | Yes |
| Disney Channel | No | Yes |
| ESPN | Yes | Yes |
| ESPN2 | Yes | Yes |
| Fox Sports 1 (FS1) | Yes | Yes |
| Lifetime | Yes | No |
| NBC | Yes | Yes |
| Paramount Network | Yes | No |
| RSNs | Yes | No |
| TNT | Yes | Yes |
Channels on DIRECTV and not YouTube TV
The channels that DIRECTV has and which are not available on YouTube TV:
- 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
- Cleo TV
- CNN en Espanol
- CNN International
- Comedy Dynamics
- Crime 360
- Curiosity Now
- Daystar HD
- Declassified
- Duck Dynasty
- E! Entertainment
- EarthxTV
- Ebony TV
- El Rey Rebel
- ESPN Deportes
- ESPNews
- ESPNU
- FMC
- Fox News Channel
- FUEL TV
- Fuse Music
- HerSphere
- Home Shopping Network
- ION Television
- Jewelry Television
- Lifetime
- Lionsgate Collection
- MeatEater TV
- MovieSphere
- MTV2
- One America News
- Ovation
- Paramount Network
- Poker GO
- Pursuit Channel
- QVC2
- QVC3
- Racing America
- REELZ
- REVOLT
- RFD-TV
- RSNs
- Scientology Network
- Shop LC
- Somos Novelas
- SportsGrid
- SundanceTV
- Tastemade Home
- Tastemade Travel
- The First
- theGrio
- TNA
- truTV
- TV One
- Up TV
- Waypoint TV
- Women’s Sports Network
- Yahoo! Finance
Channels on YouTube TV and not DIRECTV
The channels that YouTube TV has which are not available on DIRECTV :
- ABC (depending on zipcode)
- ACCN
- Adult Swim
- BBC World News
- BET Her
- Big Ten Network
- Bounce
- CBS Sports Network
- Charge!
- CNBC World
- Comedy TV
- Comet
- Cozi TV
- Dabl
- Disney
- Disney Channel
- Disney Junior
- Disney XD
- Docurama
- Dove Channel
- ESPN3
- Fox Sports 2 (FS2)
- FXM
- Game Show Network
- Get TV
- Golf Channel
- Hallmark Family
- Justice Central TV
- LAFC Channel
- Law & Crime
- Live Now
- Local Now
- Localish
- MTV 2
- MTV Classic
- My TV
- Nat Geo Wild
- National Geographic
- NBC News Now
- NBC Universo
- NBCLX
- NBCSN
- NECN
- Neon
- NFL Network
- Nicktoons
- Orlando City Channel
- OWN
- PC Mag
- Pop
- Recipe.TV
- SEC Network
- Smithsonian Channel
- SNY
- Sundance TV
- TBD
- TCM (Turner Classic Movies)
- Teen Nick
- TeleHit
- Tennis 2
- The CW
- The Great Courses
- The Walking Dead Universe
- The Weather Channel
- Travel Channel
- Tru TV
- Turner Classic Movies
- TYT
- Unimas
- Unimas local channels
- Universal Kids
- Univision local channels
- Willow
- YouTube Originals
- Zen channel
Popularity: YouTube TV is more popular than DIRECTV
YouTube TV has 8,500,000 subscribers whereas DIRECTV has 788,000 subscribers. This means that YouTube TV has 7,712,000 more subscribers than DIRECTV . That's a pretty big difference.
Price: YouTube TV is cheaper than DIRECTV
YouTube TV's costs $83 whereas DIRECTV costs $90. Getting DIRECTV instead of YouTube TV will set you back $7 more every month.
Channel count: YouTube TV has 54 channels more than DIRECTV
YouTube TV's lineup includes 134 channels whereas DIRECTV has only 80 channels. Getting a subscription to YouTube TV will give you access to 54 more channels than DIRECTV . That's quite a bit of channels.
Trial: DIRECTV offers a trial
DIRECTV has a trial. The trial duration is 5 days.
Trial: YouTube TV offers a trial
YouTube TV has a trial. The trial duration is 7 days.
DIRECTV 's specialty
The specialties of DIRECTV are: International channels, Lifestyle, News, Old TV shows, RSNs, Soccer, Sports.
YouTube TV's specialty
The specialties of YouTube TV are: Baseball, International channels, Lifestyle, News, RSNs, Science fiction, Soccer.
DIRECTV 's accepted payment methods
DIRECTV accepts: Amazon Appstore, credit card, debit card, Paypal, Retailer gift card, Roku Channel Store.
YouTube TV's accepted payment methods
The payment methods that YouTube TV accepts are: credit card, debit card, Google Pay, Google Play Store, Paypal, Retailer gift card.
Channels on both YouTube TV and DIRECTV
The channels that are available on both YouTube TV and DIRECTV are:
- ABC
- AMC
- Animal Planet
- BBC America
- BET
- Bravo
- Cartoon Network
- CBS
- CBS local channels
- Cheddar News
- CMT
- CNBC
- CNN
- Comedy Central
- Court TV
- CW
- Discovery Channel
- ESPN
- ESPN2
- Food Network
- FOX
- Fox Business Network
- FOX SOUL
- Fox Sports 1 (FS1)
- Fox Weather
- Freeform
- FX
- FXX
- Galavision
- Hallmark Channel
- Hallmark Mystery
- HGTV
- HLN
- HSN
- IFC
- Investigation Discovery (ID)
- ION
- MotorTrend
- MSNBC
- MTV
- NBA TV
- NBC
- NBC local channels
- News Nation
- Newsmax
- Nickelodeon
- Oxygen True Crime
- PBS Kids
- PBS local channels
- QVC
- Scripps News
- Start TV
- SYFY
- TBS
- TCM
- Telemundo local channels
- TLC
- TNT
- TV Land
- Univision
- USA Network
- VH1
- WE tv
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