Best products from r/canadacordcutters
We found 21 comments on r/canadacordcutters discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 13 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. CBC Gem
- Stream CBC TV live
- Watch full episodes as soon as they air on TV - new episodes added every day
- Access exclusive series
- Enjoy ad-free kids programming
- Closed Captioning and Described Video available
- Content is only accessible within Canada
- Access all 14 local CBC TV channels and watch past seasons
- Try CBC Gem Premium for one month for free and enjoy ad-free, on demand episodes and a live stream of CBC News Network ($4.99/mth after free trial)
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2. CBS News - Fire TV
- The 24/7 CBS News live stream with anchored coverage, up-to-the-minute reporting, and news conferences and hearings on major issues of the day - no cable subscription needed.
- Full episodes and on-demand clips from “60 Minutes,” “48 Hours,” “CBS Mornings,” “CBS Evening News,” “CBS Saturday Morning,” “CBS Sunday Morning” and “Face the Nation.”
- The latest business stories and analysis from MoneyWatch.
- Immersive documentaries that deep-dive into topics driving the global conversation.
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3. Winegard FL-5000 FlatWave Digital Indoor HDTV Antenna (4K Ready / High-VHF / UHF / Ultra-Thin), 35 Mile Long Range
- Winegard's best performing indoor antenna with a 35-mile range
- No assembly required; just connect it to the back of your TV, run a channel scan and in minutes you'll be enjoying all of your favorite shows, sports, and news live and in HD
- Extra long coaxial cable (15') included so you can position the FlatWave in the strongest signal areas
- Ultra thin dual color design blends into any surrounding
- Made in the U.S.A. by Winegard Company, the leader in antenna design and manufacturing for nearly 60 years
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4. pendoo TV Antenna,Indoor HDTV Antenna 60 Mile Range with Detachable Amplifier Signal Booster,USB Power Adapter and 16.5FT Coax Cable
- 【FREE CHANNALS FOR YOUR LIFE】Never pay expensive cable or satellite fees again! Our Digital antenna can get access to the most free popular HD channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox, Univision and more sports,news and kids educational programs etc.( The channels you can get depending on the broadcast tower around your area )
- 【16.5FT COAX CABLE & THIN DESIGN】16.5FT long cable makes it flexiable to place the indoor antenna at the position with the best reception in your house(the better close to the windows).High performing thin design matchs your decor or be hidden out of sight,lay it flat on the table or stick it high on a window (with durability against moisture and direct sunshine).
- 【MORE FASTER & EASIER TO SET UP】Place the HDTV Antenna in a position with the best reception,connect antenna to ANT/IN connector on the back of HDTV,scan channels by selecting 'Menu' then 'Channel Search' and enjoy your free TV. VERY IMPORTANT: This is amplified antenna,if signal cannot be received with the amplifier, remove the amplifier and re-scan again.
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5. Matricom G-Box Q [v3] Android TV Streaming Media Mini PC [2GB/16GB/4K UHD/3D/BT/5G WiFi] Quad+ Core
Brand new G-Box Q featuring a faster processor, new heads-up user interface, the latest Android OS and now fully supports Amazon Prime video! Enjoy all of your Prime movies, TV shows and more on your G-Box Q!High performance Quad Core CPU paired with the powerful Mali-450 3D GPU Graphics Processor =...
7. NVIDIA SHIELD (2015)
- Enjoy infinite entertainment on a single, easy-to-use device, including movies and shows in 4K—now with HDR, the next big thing in TV technology. Plus, access your favorite songs at the touch of a button, and a new generation of great games.
- Just say what you want to see and let Google's revolutionary voice search technology find it within seconds. Then get the most comprehensive search results of any streaming device with results from over 60 apps, including Netflix, YouTube, HULU, HBO, VUDU, and more. And Chromecast is built-in, so you can cast from your Android or iOS phone to the big screen.
- Expand your entertainment with the most advanced gaming of any streaming media player. Play next-gen Android games only available on SHIELD or stream popular PC games from the cloud with GeForce NOW.
- Experience unbeatable performance that delivers the best streaming media experience—3X faster than Apple TV, 4X faster than Fire TV, and 10X faster than Roku 4. SHIELD features 16 GB of storage (expandable up to 128 GB), the SHIELD controller, and an HDMI cable
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8. Pray For Me, Paul Henderson
- Supplies up to 1,500 watt household electricity
- 1,500 watt inverter and 51Ah AGM battery
- AC and DC plug included
- Portable, wheeled design
- Excellent alternative to generators
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9. Tablo 2-Tuner DVR for Over-The-Air HDTV with Wi-Fi
Watch, Record, Pause, and Stream Free Network TV Channels from your Antenna: CBS, ABC, NBC, and many moreTwo Tuners allow you to record and watch two live OTA TV streams on up to six devices in your home.Discover new shows, schedule & manage recordings, and skip commercials using the Netflix-style i...
10. The Man in the High Castle - Season 2
- Donald Trump self-inking rubber stamp
- Approximate Impression Size: 1-5/8" x 1-5/8"
- Comes in black ink with thousands of impressions
- See through base for easy alignment
- Stamp is re-inkable with water based ink
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11. NVIDIA SHIELD TV Gaming Edition | 4K HDR Streaming Media Player with GeForce NOW
- World Class performance - blazing fast and versatile enough to be a streamer, game console, media server, and smart home hub. Fully customizable, SHIELD continues to evolve and get smarter with new features
- 4K HDR home Theater - enjoy the ultimate visual experience with 4K HDR quality, immersive sound with Dolby Atoms and dots-x Surround sound pass-through, and the most 4K entertainment; Power: 40 W power adapter (5-10 W typical consumption)
- GeForce Now Beta access - transform your shield TV into a powerful GeForce-powered PC gaming rig. Play hundreds of supported titles like Fortnite and access Features like cloud saves and cross-play
- Limitless content - apps for all the movies, TV shows, games, and music you dream of. Cord cutting apps. Chromecast apps. View Google photos and search for entertainment with simple voice commands
- Google and ecosystems - the Google Assistant, Google play movies and music, and works with Google Home. Alexa controls SHIELD hands-free with echo, Plus Prime video and music. Some HDMI to DVI/VGA adapters may not support Audio. If possible, Connect your shield TV to an HDMI port on your TV without using an adapter
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12. NVIDIA Shield TV | 4K HDR Streaming Media Player
- World Class performance - blazing fast and versatile enough to be a streamer, game console, media server, and smart home hub. Fully customizable, shield continues to evolve and get smarter with new features
- 4K HDR home theater - enjoy the ultimate visual experience with 4K HDR quality, immersive sound with Dolby Atmos and dts-x Surround sound pass-through, and the most 4K entertainment
- Unlimited entertainment - apps for all the movies, TV shows, games, and music you dream of. Cord cutting apps. Chromecast apps. View Google Photos and search for Entertainment with simple voice commands
- Google and ecosystems - the Google Assistant, Google play movies and music, and works with Google Home. Alexa controls shield hands-free with echo, Plus Prime video and music
- Smart home ready - control smart devices such as lights, thermostats, and cameras with your voice and set convenient schedules with the Google Assistant and SmartThings Link (sold separately)
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13. Bell Fibe TV
- Watch your TV programming. / Regardez votre programmation télé.
- See what’s trending at any time and easily search for shows. / Voyez ce qui est Tendance à tout moment et recherchez facilement des émissions.
- Pause and rewind live TV. / Mettez sur pause et reculez les émissions en direct.
- Set, watch and manage recordings (exclusive to select Fibe and Satellite TV clients). / Réglez, regarder et gérez vos enregistrements (exclusif à certains clients Télé Fibe et Télé Satellite).
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CBS News has an app (free) on most streaming boxes (Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV) that carries most of the CBS News content you are looking for (plus stuff like 60 Minutes Overtime, but not the full 60 Minutes itself), including to Canadians:
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/cbs-news-live-breaking-news/id334256223#?platform=appleTV
https://channelstore.roku.com/en-ca/details/27536/cbs-news
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.treemolabs.apps.cbsnews&hl=en_CA
https://www.amazon.ca/CBS-Interactive-News-Fire-TV/dp/B01MDKA8EH
Most of the major American networks news departments (ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS) plus US news channels like Fox News, MSNBC and CNN put most of their clips up on YouTube in an extremely timely fashion. NBC and PBS put their nightly news brodcasts online, as does the CBC with The National. Live events like rallies, speeches and other incidents often get covered live by many outlets, including Reuters, Global News, the New York Times and the Associated Press. You also get live feeds of channels like Bloomberg, Al Jazeera English and Sky News.
The CBC Gem App and website (https://gem.cbc.ca), after supplying an email address, gives you access to 14 CBC stations across Canada for local news and CBC content for free, and offers CBC News Network for $4.99 monthly:
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/cbc-gem/id422191503#?platform=appleTV
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.cbc.android.cbctv&hl=en_CA
https://www.amazon.ca/CBC-Gem/dp/B07P9VDPCC
You should also look into getting an over-the-air TV antenna, for local news. A lot of American TV network programming ends up on Canadian OTA networks anyway, primarily CTV/CTV2, City TV and Global... You don't necessarily have to reach the US networks (or pay for tricks like VPN or DNS services) to get the US shows you are looking for.
60 Minutes (and 48 Hours, Dateline NBC, ABC Nightline and 20/20) is carried over-the-air across most of southern and eastern Ontario on CHCH TV, a local Hamilton/Niagara station whose signal is repeated across the province:
https://www.chch.com/schedule/
If you live in the same Ontario region, the otherwise-religious over-the-air TV channel YES TV carries Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune:
https://www.yestv.com/tune-in
You may also live close enough to the Canada-US border across the country that you can receive US TV channels over-the-air to get Jeopardy!
(Jeopardy! also recently put their Tournament of Champions Finals on YouTube)
Use a site like rabbitears.info to help you detemine how well you might be able to get stations over-the-air:
https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.php
These are largely free services and one-time purchases and outlays (particularly if you supplement the OTA antenna with a device like TabloTV), to the point where a separate $200 yearly ($16.66 monthly, same as Netflix Premium, and cheaper than $19.99 monthly Crave TV + HBO) TSN Direct subscription doesn't look so expensive. Adding a Sportsnet NOW+ subscription adds a TON of NHL content, and between Sportsnet NOW+ and TSN Direct you get every NBA marquee game (including pretty much all the games on TNT and ESPN) and more (particularly games involving Canadian players), all Toronto Raptors games, multiple NHL games every night, the NBA and NHL All-Star Games, NHL Outdoor Classic games and NBA Christmas Day, both entire NBA and NHL Playoffs, and NBA Finals (the Stanley Cup Finals is available on CBC and Sportsnet). This is before even considering packages like NHL Live, NBA League Pass and hacking stuff like paid DNS and VPN services. Many Americans would KILL to be able to subscribe to just the major sports networks in their country standalone, and you can do that in Canada.
yeah, you should easily be able to get the ones in green. (so yeah, 10 it looks like)- BUT - that's assuming there's no buildings or the like impeding your signal.
Also, if you want to get the yellow ones (you may already be able to) - try getting an amplified indoor antenna. (you're on an HDTV right? What kind do you use now?)
I just use this - https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0063705PE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and it works excellent. I get all the channels I'm supposed to... they have an amp'ed version, so you may want to consider that. (also, be sure to test the area - and move the antenna around before finally placing it. Seriously, a couple of feet can make a huge difference! Good luck!)
You can get the same results with an Android Box something like this. http://www.amazon.ca/Matricom-G-Box-Quad-Octo-Android/dp/B00QHLSKOE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452057760&sr=8-1&keywords=g+box
That's the first one I found on Amazon, I'm sure if you search you can find a bunch. They have Kodi on them and depending on what you install on Kodi, you can basically get whatever you want.
Try youtubing Matricom; oh and try youtubing "The Beast Kodi", It's one of the more interesting package addons for Kodi. You may find that it collects what you need in one spot. You'll want unlimited internet though.
A digital antenna. I posted one from Amazon, but any will do. I've used in the past, and most TVs should easily be able to scan once one of these is plugged in, and then you just change channels with the remote.
https://www.amazon.ca/Antenna-Digital-Amplifier-Booster-Reception/dp/B0776T1B97?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_1
https://www.amazon.ca/Antenna-Pictek-Digital-Amplified-Booster/dp/B01E6U9BYK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488098715&sr=8-1&keywords=indoor+antenna
Or something similar. I pick up about 20 channels with it in Toronto for free.
tvfool.com check that out, it will tell you what to expect for channels. as for the antenna, in the GTA you probably get away with
https://www.amazon.ca/Antenna-Pictek-Digital-Amplified-Booster/dp/B01E6U9BYK/
un-amplified
https://www.amazon.ca/Antenna-Pictek-Amplified-Ultra-Thin-Channels/dp/B01E6U9E4C/
just make sure your tv has an astc tuner.
You're not going to like the price, but honestly your best option is to go for an Nvidia Shield TV. It can do everything you're looking for and is, I believe, the only android box that can output Netlifx 4k. Is also the only box so far that can act as its own Plex server. You can install the Hulu and WWE apps on it as well and it has micro SD and USB slots.
The crappy android boxes you've seen for $100 or less are something I would stay away from if you're looking for an all-in-one solution. They may run Kodi just fine, but they won't be licensed properly for Netflix. Instead you'll get a crappy mobile version of Netflix installed, I don't even think you can watch it in HD.
I gave in and sprung for the Shield after trying other cheaper options, including the Nexus Player and I have no regrets. In fact, I want to buy another one. If you had to stay within $100 maybe try to find a Nexus Player (they are discontinued now) or a FireTV.
Waiting for the Canadian classic Pray For Me, Paul Henderson - A movie with Canada against the Soviet Union in hockey, the teen challenge quiz show and a teen Yannick Bisson.
Not on primevideo.com, but you can access it when logged in to Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Man-High-Castle-Season-Official/dp/B01IS2OQ56/
Get a Tablo.
Here are two sources. Your search should turn up more.
https://www.amazon.ca/NVIDIA-SHIELD-Streaming-Media-Player/dp/B01N1NT9Y6
https://www.google.com/search?q=nvidia+shield+canada&biw=1366&bih=638&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjOuYO9nuLUAhUT5mMKHbmhBZEQsxgIJQ
I took the infos from the description of their apps:
Mind if I ask where and how much you paid for NVIDIA SHIELD? It's $229 on Amazon.ca.