Philo vs Spectrum TV Choice: which is better?

Summary

Comparaison Philo Spectrum TV Choice
In a nutshell Budget cord-cutting Pay only for the channels you watch
Price $28/month $53.19/month
Trial 7 days 7 days
Our rating 8/10 7/10
Number of channels 86 61
Unlimited DVR Yes No
Disney ChannelNoYes
ESPNNoYes
ESPN2NoYes
Fox Sports 1 (FS1)NoYes
HistoryYesYes
LifetimeYesYes
NBCNoYes
Paramount NetworkYesYes
TNTNoYes

Channels on Philo and not Spectrum TV Choice

The channels that Philo has and which are not available on Spectrum TV Choice:

  • AccuWeather Network
  • AMC Plus
  • American Heroes Channel
  • aspireTV
  • AXS TV
  • Baywatch
  • BET Her
  • Catchy Comedy
  • Cheddar News
  • Cleo TV
  • CMT
  • Cook’s Country
  • Cooking Channel
  • Crackle
  • Crime-Investigation
  • Dabl
  • Deck the Hallmark
  • Destination America
  • Discovery Family
  • Discovery Life
  • FETV
  • FYI
  • Game Show Network
  • GetTV
  • Great American Family
  • Great American Living
  • Gusto TV
  • Hallmark Drama
  • Heroes & Icons
  • IFC
  • INSP
  • KIN
  • Law&Crime
  • Logo
  • Magnolia Network
  • MeTV
  • MeTV Toons
  • Motor Trend
  • MTV Classic
  • MTV Live
  • MTV2
  • Nick Jr.
  • Nicktoons
  • Oprah Winfrey Network
  • Overtime
  • Perform by LIFETIME
  • PlayersTV
  • pocket.watch
  • Pop TV
  • RetroCrush
  • Revry
  • Ryan and Friends
  • Scares by Shudder
  • Science Channel
  • Start TV
  • Story Television
  • Sundance TV
  • Tastemade
  • TeenNick
  • UPtv
  • Vevo 80s
  • Vevo 90s
  • Vevo Country
  • Vevo Hip-Hop
  • Vevo Holiday
  • Vevo Pop
  • Vice
  • WE tv
  • Xtreme Outdoor by HISTORY

Channels on Spectrum TV Choice and not Philo

The channels that Spectrum TV Choice has which are not available on Philo:

Price: Philo is cheaper than Spectrum TV Choice

Philo's costs $28 whereas Spectrum TV Choice costs $53. Getting Spectrum TV Choice instead of Philo will set you back $25 more every month.

Why get Philo?

Nothing beats the price: $28 is really cheap, one of the cheapest ways out there to get Live TV. And the fact that you get unlimited DVR -if you care about that kind of stuff- on top of that is kind of crazy. Just as a comparison, Youtube TV offers unlimited DVR but it costs three times as much.

Go to Philo

Why get Spectrum TV Choice?

Low price: Priced at $53.19, Spectrum TV is good value for money compared to other internet TV services (like, for example, Youtube TV which starts at $64.99).

Non-live programming: If you love sitcoms, dramas and other pre-recorded programming and are not so interested in live broadcasts, Spectrum TV offers a great array of choices.  Note: ESPN is back on Spectrum! 

Go to Spectrum TV Choice

Devices: Philo is more widely available than Spectrum TV Choice

Philo is available on Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Google TV Streamer, iOS, iPhone, LG Smart TV, Roku or Samsung TV.

Whereas Spectrum TV Choice is available on Android, Android TV, Apple TV, iOS, Roku, Samsung TV or Xbox. That's 4 less devices than Philo.

Channel count: Philo has 25 channels more than Spectrum TV Choice

Philo's lineup includes 86 channels whereas Spectrum TV Choice has only 61 channels. Getting a subscription to Philo will give you access to 25 more channels than Spectrum TV Choice. That's quite a bit of channels.

Trial: Philo offers a trial

Philo has a trial. The trial duration is 7 days.

Find out more on Philo

Trial: Spectrum TV Choice offers a trial

Spectrum TV Choice has a trial. The trial duration is 7 days.

Find out more on Spectrum TV Choice

Philo's specialty

The specialties of Philo are: Lifestyle, News, True Crime.

Spectrum TV Choice's specialty

The specialties of Spectrum TV Choice are: Lifestyle, News, Sports.

Philo's accepted payment methods

Philo accepts: Amazon Appstore, Apple Pay, Cash App, credit card, debit card, Google Pay, Paypal, prepaid card, Roku Channel Store, Roku Payment Method (RPM), Samsung Smart Hub, Vizio TV App Store.

Spectrum TV Choice's accepted payment methods

The payment methods that Spectrum TV Choice accepts are: credit card, debit card, Paypal, Postepay.

Channels on both Spectrum TV Choice and Philo

The channels that are available on both Spectrum TV Choice and Philo are:

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