How to Watch Live TV Online - Streaming TV Services. Streaming services are finally starting to replace cable as the go- to destination for hot shows, but broadcast TV has had one major advantage over its online counterpart: live television. Not anymore. If you want to watch live TV online, you have more than a dozen options, depending on what you want to watch. Read on to find live TV on your computer, mobile device or set- top box.

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Credit: Tom's Guide. Cable Replacement Services. If you thrive on live TV but don't want to pay exorbitant cable costs, a cable- replacement service might be the way to go. These streaming programs are just like cable or satellite subscriptions, complete with live broadcasts and a variety of familiar channels, except they come over the Internet rather than through analog cables or satellite signals. MORE: Best (and Worst) Cable- Replacement Services. Direc. TV Now, Sling TV and Play.

Station Vue are currently the most recognizable of these services, and the three are fairly similar in practice. They're not alone, though, as You. Tube TV and Hulu with Live TV (currently in beta) recently joined the fray.

Direc. TV NOW includes channels such as E!, FX, TBS and TNT. Sling TV lets you watch channels like ESPN, AMC, Cartoon Network, HBO and Univision. Play. Station Vue offers channels like Bravo, Fox News, Nickelodeon and USA. In addition to some of the above channels, You. Tube TV and Hulu with Live TV provide access to their own original programming. All five services have dozens more channels available, and you can watch them all in real time, just as you would on a standard cable subscription. MORE: Your Guide to Cable TV Cord Cutting Because these services provide regular broadcast networks like CBS and Fox, they are arguably the most complete live TV replacement you can get online.

They don't come cheap, though. A basic Sling TV package costs $2.

You can add more, but prices and the number of channels vary, from 2. Spanish channels for $5 per month, up to HBO alone for $1. Sling also offers its basic packages in Blue and Orange configurations, and charge $4. Depending on the market you live in, Play.

Station Vue subscriptions can begin around $3. Prices run up to $7. Direc. TV Now starts out at $3. You. Tube TV costs $3. Hulu With Live TV includes 4. Hulu's original programming for $4. Sling TV and Play.

Station Vue are available on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, i. Watch Cherry Tree Online Hitfix. OS and Android. Otherwise, Sling TV is available Xbox One and computers, while Play. Watch Shuttle Putlocker#'>Watch Shuttle Putlocker#. Station Vue is available on Sony game consoles, smart TVs and Blu- ray players.

Direc. TV NOW is available on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android, Chromecast and i. OS. You. Tube TV is available on Android, i. OS and Chromecast, and those with i. OS devices can stream to an Apple TV via Airplay. Hulu with Live TV is more available, working on Android, i. OS, Xbox One, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick and Chromecast. For Cable Subscribers.

If you haven't cut the cord yet, you can watch live TV online very easily. DVR boxes from companies like Slingbox, Ti. Vo, Dish, Verizon and lots of other providers can usually stream content from your primary TV to a computer or mobile device.

The ways of doing so vary, depending on whether your box is from your service provider or a third party. But if you have a cable or satellite subscription, you have lots of options. The five largest cable providers in the United States are Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, Optimum and WOW! The first four have apps for computers, mobile devices and/or TVs, which let users access their full accounts even when they're away from their TVs. This, however, is not the easiest way to access cable content. MORE: Best Streaming Players: Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV & More.

It's even easier to use apps for channels directly. Tons of paid channels, from Nickelodeon to FX to Syfy to National Geographic, have apps on mobile and streaming devices that only work (or only work at full capacity) if your cable provider gives you access. This could allow you to watch your favorite shows on the go, or simply buy a streaming box for a secondary TV rather than rent a second cable box at an exorbitant fee. HD Antenna Rebroadcasting. Credit: Mohu. If you want live TV but don't want a cable or satellite subscription, an HD antenna is the easiest way to get it.

An HD antenna, like its old rabbit- eared counterpart, picks up local TV signals from the airwaves and shows them on your TV, no subscription fee required. Depending on where you live, this could net you anywhere from a dozen to a hundred channels.

HD antennas usually cost between $2. Tom's Guide liked the Mohu Re. Leaf ($4. 0) for urban dwellers and the Mohu Curve 5. MORE: Best TV Antennas.

There's a niche market for rebroadcasting content from HD antennas, and it's a larger niche than you might think. There are devices that take an HD antenna signal from your house and broadcast it to a computer, mobile device or TV anywhere else in the world (or at least the country). There's no subscription fee — at least in theory. You simply set up an HD antenna in your home, plug it into a streaming box and let that box broadcast the signal anywhere you want, in real time. Some devices can plug directly into your TV; others require you to use an app on a streaming device.)The most popular HD antenna rebroadcasters are the Channel Master DVR+ ($2.

Tablo ($2. 20) and the Simple. TV ($2. 00). (All models listed are the basic designs.) Each one functions a bit differently, but the bottom line is that you can watch whatever live broadcast TV you receive in your home, on whatever device you choose.

Even Plex has gotten in on the action, offering recording functionality to anyone with an HD antenna and an HDHome. Run box. This can get a little expensive, however, if you decide you want DVR capabilities as well. Some boxes have subscription services that lets you record programs, and they range in price from $5 per month up to $1.

Still, it's an awful lot cheaper than subscribing to cable or satellite TV. Stand- Alone Network Subscriptions. Credit: CBSWhen streaming video first started to take off, analysts and fans alike predicted that someday, viewers would be able to simply purchase channels à la carte over the Internet. This hasn't happened across the board yet, but companies are slowly working toward it, with both broadcast networks and premium channels offering stand- alone subscriptions. CBS All Access ($6 per month) is one of the only major networks to go completely streaming, with access to both live TV and recorded programs. The service is still relatively new, but CBS is putting a lot of faith in the program, including a promise to broadcast the upcoming Star Trek series exclusively on All Access.

Other networks will likely follow suit in the near future. Premium channels have actually been quicker to adopt this strategy than their network counterparts. HBO Now ($1. 5 per month), Showtime ($1. Starz ($9 per month) offer both live and recorded versions of the TV channels. Four major live channels may not sound like much (plus some smaller ones, like Skitter TV on Roku, but the selection is pretty anemic). Still, it's a promising start for what could become a major way to watch live TV online.

Live News. Credit: Shutterstock. Cable- replacement services provide stations like CNN and Fox News, while HD antenna rebroadcasting boxes and stand- alone network subscriptions can play broadcast news, as described above. There are a few other options, if you insist on getting news for free (or at least much, much cheaper). Services like Sky News, Post TV and Bloomberg TV are available on set- top boxes like Roku and Amazon Fire TV, and these stations play live news from anywhere between a few hours and a full 2.

Most set- top- box app stores have a News section, where you can learn more about your choices. For those who want something on a smaller level, lots of local news programs on broadcast networks (like Fox 5 News at 1.