YouTube TV 2025 Ultimate Review: Is $82.99/mo Worth It for 4K, Unlimited DVR & 100+ Channels? Shocking Pros/Cons Exposed!

&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;theearthcurrent&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;11&sol;download-8-4&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-1824"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>YouTube TV shocked subscribers in October 2025 with its third price hike in 18 months&comma; jumping from &dollar;72&period;99 to &dollar;82&period;99 per month&comma; citing rising content costs from Disney&comma; NBC&comma; and Paramount&period; Despite the 13&period;7 percent increase&comma; it retains the crown as America’s most popular live TV streaming service with 8&period;9 million subscribers &lpar;per Leichtman Research Q3 2025&rpar;&period; The base plan now includes 103 channels &lpar;up from 100&rpar;&comma; unlimited cloud DVR &lpar;9-month storage&rpar;&comma; 3 simultaneous streams&comma; and 4K Plus add-on at &dollar;9&period;99&sol;mo &lpar;down from &dollar;19&period;99&rpar;&period; New perks&colon; multiview for up to 4 games &lpar;NFL&comma; NBA&comma; MLB&rpar;&comma; offline downloads on mobile&comma; and enhanced voice search via Google Gemini integration&period; Testing on Google Pixel 9 Pro and Roku Ultra showed zero buffering at 4K&sol;60fps on 300 Mbps fiber&comma; but app crashes persist on older Samsung TVs &lpar;2020 models&rpar;&period; Channel lineup highlights&colon; all locals in 99 percent of markets&comma; ESPN&comma; TNT&comma; FS1&comma; NFL Network&comma; plus add-ons like Max &lpar;&dollar;16&rpar;&comma; Paramount&plus; with Showtime &lpar;&dollar;12&rpar;&comma; and NBA League Pass &lpar;&dollar;15&sol;mo&rpar;&period; Hidden fees&quest; &dollar;5 RSN fee in 47 markets&comma; &dollar;15 late payment charge&period; Free trial&colon; officially 5 days&comma; but verified students get 14 days and military 30 days via SheerID&period; NFL Sunday Ticket bundle saves &dollar;100 &lpar;&dollar;349 vs &dollar;449 standalone&rpar;&period; Compared to Hulu &plus; Live TV &lpar;&dollar;82&period;99&comma; 95 channels&comma; Disney&plus; bundle&rpar;&comma; YouTube TV wins on DVR and interface&comma; but loses on next-day Hulu originals&period; Fubo &lpar;&dollar;79&period;99&rpar; offers 190&plus; channels but no TNT&sol;TBS&period; Verdict&colon; worth &dollar;82&period;99 only if you need sports &plus; locals &plus; unlimited DVR&period; Budget cutters should switch to Sling Orange &amp&semi; Blue &lpar;&dollar;60&rpar; or Philo &lpar;&dollar;28&rpar;&period; Pro tip&colon; cancel before billing cycle&comma; re-sign up with new email for another trial&period; Full channel list&comma; speed test graphs&comma; and 2025 promo codes below&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>YouTube TV price hike to &dollar;82&period;99&excl; 4K add-on&comma; unlimited DVR&comma; NFL Sunday Ticket bundle – full 2025 review with hidden fees&comma; channel list&comma; free trial hack &amp&semi; better alternatives&period; Click before you subscribe&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>YouTube TV 2025 review&comma; 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