"Seems like directv is just trying to get you to keep their cable." Direct TV isn't technically cable. It's satellite. And ntek does nothing extra that you can't get from 4k internet ready TV's.
Thus the question, why buy a 400 dollar device when your TV does the same thing?
Ntek content? Sorry, ntek is reselling old titles and other past stuff that is no longer content protected.
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