I'm thinking about doing the 7-day trial, but the main reason why I'd want Sling TV is for football season, and we're 6 1/2 months away from football season. There is one downside to the sports package: No PAC-12 network. Of course, I know that Dish has rejected the PAC-12 network for its satellite-TV service, so obviously no reason to expect them to negotiate any time soon to get it for Sling TV.
$20 / mo: ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS, Food Network, HGTV, Travel Network, El Ray Network, Maker.tv, adult swim, Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, ABC Family, CNN and Galavision.
+$5 / mo: Sports Extra package includes ESPN-U, SEC Network, ESPN News, ESPN Bases Loaded, ESPN Buzzer Beater, ESPN Goal Line, beIN Sports, Universal Sports, Univision TDN.
+$5 / mo: News and Info Extra package includes HLN, Cooking Channel, diy, Bloomberg.
+$5 / mo: Kids extra package includes Disney Junior, Disney XD, Boomerang, BabyTV, duck tv.
There are some other caveats.
It requires using a Sling TV app. With Android, you have to install it outside of the Google Play Store. With your PC, you have to download an app.
For the time being, there is no ability to cast a screen with your Chromecast, or to cast directly from your phone / tablet, but apparently it's on their list of things to do in the near-future. Or you could buy a Nexus Player.
Update: Sling's blog just announced that they were adding AMC's lineup into their main package, which would include AMC, IFC, BBC America, BBC World News, Sundance TV and We TV.
Huge.
Soon, you'll be able to watch Mad Men, Walking Dead, Portlandia and the Breaking Bad spinoff, Better Call Saul. Incidentally, the first episode of Better Call Saul is free right now, via Amazon.
Suddenly, I feel compelled to slash my Netflix subscription down to single-disc, and pick up Sling. When they support Chromecast, that is.
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