Daily Deal: SelectTV by FreeCast

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Thu, Sep 1st 2016 10:40am — Daily Deal

More and more people are cutting the cable cord and looking to alternative TV and movie viewing methods. SelectTV by FreeCast offers all the perks of both cable and web-based streaming -- while simultaneously dwarfing any other library. You can access over 300,000 TV episodes, 200,000 movies, 50,000 radio stations, and 5,000 live channels all from the same, simple browser interface. A 1-year subscription through the Deals Store is only $19, and there's a 3-year subscription for $49 available as well.

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Scott Yates (profile), 1 Sep 2016 @ 12:50pm

This looks like a bit of a scam to me:

300,000+ TV episodes (250,000 free)
200,000+ movies (10,000 free)
Video on demand
Pay Per View
Premium add-ons
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zeiche (profile), 1 Sep 2016 @ 1:02pm

Re:
This is not a scam. From what I have read, SelectTV aggregates videos that are generally found on the web for free. So it might not scammy, but it seems like a service that most can easily live without.
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Anonymous Coward, 1 Sep 2016 @ 2:27pm

Karl Bode really needs to weigh in on this.

Come on Karl, don't be shy. Tell us what you really think!
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Grouch, 1 Sep 2016 @ 10:17pm

Select TV
Will this product work with Amazon Fire TV Box?
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Speedy, 2 Sep 2016 @ 6:09am

Pretty good
Can you like without this service? Easily. But having used it myself, I can safely say that I wouldn't want to. I get all of my TV online, and while browsing Netflix or Amazon is easy, tracking down a show or movie you want to watch can be a real pain. SelecTV tells me where everything is and puts all my options on one page. That's a good couple of minutes that it's saving me every day of the year. Pretty well worth the pocket change they're charging for it, in my opinion.
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Rex, 2 Sep 2016 @ 10:14am

SelectTV Video Review + Walkthrough
Hey guys, to clear things up a bit I made a youtube review of SelectTV, also includes a walkthrough. Check it out and see for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPj6DubD10k
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Anonymous Coward, 2 Sep 2016 @ 10:35am

Re: Select TV
From the website:

Compatibility

Windows XP or later
Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Android
Latest video plugins
Google Chromecast
Internet required

So it seems No Amazon Fire TV, No Roku, No Linux, No iOS and for here a no go.
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Anonymous Coward, 3 Sep 2016 @ 10:51pm

IT'S FLASH, OH MY GOD IT'S FLASH
I didn't get a chance to see if it was commercial free because the shit is flash and we here know that flash is shit. Latest video plugins means flash. Keep your system free of malware, because if you're foolish enough to install flash, you might as well spend your day seated on your sanitary pedalstool spinning to the oldies.

Do they even look at the crap they sell here?
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Mr.Rabbit, 9 Sep 2016 @ 8:46am

Helpful
I'm really digging this service so far. I'm a cord-cutter, so I feel like I save a lot of money over having cable. But watching TV becomes kind of a hassle when its cobbled together from 5 different TV apps. It's great that SelectTV puts it all in one place. It might not seem like much, but it makes my life a lot easier. Surely worth $20 a year!
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