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Yep the streaming apps tend to be rather lackluster compared to more refined apps. Hulu is okay, but navigation is not great. And functionality concerning the cloud DVR is rather nonsensical, to say the least. I trialed (turning noun into verb) DirecTV Now last year and it was not a good app either as far as navigation goes. Amazon Prime and Netflix were so so as well. Amazon has too many ads that try to distract you into buying more Amazon stuff! To be honest, to get a cable like experience pretty much requires a cable service. Netflix has a separate movie rental service for DVDs and most of the movies I wanted to see were only available through that service, so that was a washout for me.
Amazon streams are solid and rarely have issues. Ditto for what I saw on Disney Plus. Hulu generally has good stream quality as far as resolution, but their live TV can get jittery on occasion, but their on demand is fairly stable. Netflix was pretty stable the last time I used it. CuriosityStream is pretty stable and so is Pluto TV. BritBox on Amazon is stable.
I never tried YTTV since they don’t have several channels I want. I trialed Sling way back when but this long afterwards I really can’t remember if it was stable.
Over all I would say the average streaming service I have tried has had better resolution than cable/satellite, but live TV streaming is often a bit flaky and usually a 2-5 minute delay behind cable, which only matters if you are watching live sports and friends text you a final score before the game finishes on your streaming service.
BTW, if you like watching documentaries and science shows, then CuriosityStream is a great and inexpensive option. I think it is $3.99/mo. A lot of the content is from Europe and it isn’t unusual for documentaries to have foul language or even nudity, so if you have kids be aware of that. Different rules in Europe than in USA! But the content is good. I periodically get it for a few months, then cancel until they get new stuff in.
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