# How do you watch TV? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Television Topics\ **Created:** [August 29, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358 "2025-08-29T23:42:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/David)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/1 "2025-08-29T23:42:06Z")
How do you watch TV? Do you watch using the apps on the TV itself? Google TV/ Streamer? Apple TV? Firestick? Hubbl? Other? ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/2 "2025-08-29T23:44:22Z")
Other, via a PVR using the DVB-T tuner. If I stream anything, it’s via the apps on my Sony X90E that has Android TV built in. ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/3 "2025-08-29T23:57:13Z")
Fetch for recorded FTA TV and most streaming apps. Samsung TV for Live TV or Binge app. ---
**Author:** ![David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/David)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/4 "2025-08-29T23:58:08Z")
This interests me. You dont use the Fetch TV for Live TV? ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/5 "2025-08-30T00:02:28Z")
No, not really. I generally watch a recording of everything I want to watch. If I’m watching live TV, I’m probably just really bored and just channel surfing. ---
**Author:** ![David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/David)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/6 "2025-08-30T00:03:04Z")
I see. Thanks for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![Nicholas](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nicholas/32/114_2.png) [@Nicholas](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Nicholas)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/7 "2025-08-30T00:31:41Z")
Hdhomerun. Amazing device. Connects to my aerial and I can then stream it over my network. My Sony Android TV automatically recognises the network device and allows me to watch TV as if the aerial was hooked directly to the TV ---
**Author:** ![BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bigvic/32/209954_2.png) [@BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BigVic)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/8 "2025-08-30T00:36:43Z")
Apple TV with Stan Sport, Kayo, beIN Sports and P+ for all my sports fix. Also have a Foxtel IQ4 satellite for my Sky Racing/Racing Dot Com channels and to record programs. Fetch for recording shows and watching Footy Finals and the Melbourne Cup Carnival. ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Del\_Borrello](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Daniel\_Del\_Borrello](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Daniel_Del_Borrello)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/9 "2025-08-30T01:33:22Z")
Usually through fetch and don’t watch the free to air or use any of the apps. ---
**Author:** ![oethesaint](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/e495f1/32.png) [@oethesaint](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/oethesaint)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 1:48am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/10 "2025-08-30T01:48:44Z")
IQ4/5 for FTA (recorded) or Fox channels (recorded or live). The TV’s apps for Stan, Paramount etc. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Cee1](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Karen\_Cee1](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Karen_Cee1)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/11 "2025-08-30T02:52:03Z")
On my PVR or various streaming platforms ---
**Author:** ![telecom](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/telecom/32/437738_2.png) [@telecom](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/telecom)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/12 "2025-08-30T03:11:10Z")
For Australian stuff, Antenna into a FFalcon TV. I don’t subscribe to anything local, and I only use the catch up sites to take caps. (Even then, that’s mostly via the Huisman direct links.) ---
**Author:** ![Super\_SC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@Super\_SC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Super_SC)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/13 "2025-08-30T03:56:50Z")
I have an IPTV where I can stream overseas programs on Samsung TV. I use the apps to live stream and catchup the shows ---
**Author:** ![yellow\_sock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/34f0e0/32.png) [@yellow\_sock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/yellow_sock)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/14 "2025-08-30T05:32:09Z")
I watch normal TV, with no apps. The amount of times they repeat shows, is plenty for me to catch up ob shows i have missed. Stretch or phone time while the ads are on. Or talk to the other people in my household during the breaks. But i try not to. Lol. ---
**Author:** ![ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/elcapitancranky/32/531872_2.png) [@ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ElCapitanCranky)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/15 "2025-08-30T06:27:13Z")
Through the apps, and Tivimate. So IPTV. Occasionally I might watch terrestially, but that involves trying to fix up my main TV and put the aerial back in. Last time I did that in my old flat, I fell backwards on a VERY hard floor and had to go to the physio for several weeks after bruising my back/spine (one of the two). Would love to get a HDHomeRun, and have everything go through that, including my Chromecasts and Plex. ---
**Author:** ![Zampakid](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/zampakid/32/270066_2.png) [@Zampakid](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Zampakid)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/16 "2025-08-30T06:39:53Z")
I watch/record TV with a Panasonic DVR. Hisense TV for catch up/streaming apps. ---
**Author:** ![spw68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/spw68/32/537940_2.png) [@spw68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/spw68)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/18 "2025-08-30T07:18:18Z")
Normal free to air on a lounge room/ bedroom tv. Stream on the apps on my phone if I’m out. Catch up through Google tv. Music through Foxtel music channels, YouTube or Spotify on my tv. ---
**Author:** ![OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/onair/32/88553_2.png) [@OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OnAir)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/19 "2025-08-30T09:55:55Z")
Through my Samsung smart TV, via apps. Haven’t watched TV via an antenna or decoder in 5 years. ---
**Author:** ![Avatar5991](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/avatar5991/32/310969_2.png) [@Avatar5991](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Avatar5991)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/20 "2026-01-24T12:35:13Z")
Since December 2024, I’ve been using streaming apps (7plus, 9Now, etc. as well as Kayo Sports) on my smart TV. During the footy seasons, I stream Kayo Sports from early afternoon through to the evening. ---
**Author:** ![MossPickle](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/mosspickle/32/414255_2.png) [@MossPickle](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/MossPickle)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358/21 "2026-01-24T15:40:28Z")
Over-the-air in the lounge room Catchup services (10\>, 9Now, 7+) in the bedroom and to catch up on anything Mix of Kayo/FTA for sports Netflix every so often for a show [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/how-do-you-watch-tv/29358.md?page=2)