/r/cordcutters/

r/cordcutters

601k members
r/cordcutters is a subreddit with 601k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses streaming, antenna, tv, looking for, and ota, and they frequently recommend/review streaming device, dvr, and attic antenna.
A place for those looking to get away from the traditional cable tv model, and move toward cheaper and legal options like over the air antenna, library collections, and streaming services.

Popular Themes in r/cordcutters

#1
Solution Requests
: "Antenna Upgrade!"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "WTF is YouTube TV thinking?"
5 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "finally cancelling cable… what are people using instead now?"
4 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Netflix pricing and cancellations"
3 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I cut the cord years ago with Plex, but I missed channel surfing. So I built an app to bring it back!"
2 posts
#6
Ideas
: "I built a Plex app for Apple TV that turns your library into fake cable TV with a retro guide, channel surfing, and of course static. Beta starts next week!"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/cordcutters

#1

Streaming

: "Paramount Faces Suit From Streaming Subscribers Seeking to Block Warner Bros. Deal"
72 posts
#2

Antenna

: "Antenna Upgrade!"
63 posts
#3

Tv

: "Sony killing features for antenna, set-top box users of Bravia smart Tvs in May"
36 posts
#4

Looking For

31 posts
#5

Ota

: "What is the difference in these multiple local Ota stations?"
28 posts
#6

Cable

: "A Cable card just blew Gen Alpha’s mind!"
23 posts
#7

Streaming Service

: "What’s your goto Streaming Service right now?"
21 posts
#8

Struggling

15 posts
#9

Sports

: "U.S. senator introducing bill intended to make Sports TV more accessible to fans"
14 posts
#10

Cord Cutting

: "Advice leaving Comcast"
13 posts

Products Discussed in r/cordcutters

Streaming Device

238 reviews
#1
Roku
4.5 from 67 reviews
#2
Apple
4.7 from 45 reviews
#3
Google
4.1 from 15 reviews

Dvr

201 reviews
#1
Tablo
4.1 from 54 reviews
#2
TiVo
4.4 from 29 reviews
#3
HDHomeRun
4.5 from 23 reviews

Attic Antenna

161 reviews
#1
Winegard
4.3 from 41 reviews
#2
Channel Master
4.4 from 17 reviews
#3
ClearStream
4.1 from 14 reviews

Flair Used in r/cordcutters

#1
Self-Promo
: "I cut the cord years ago with Plex, but I missed channel surfing. So I built an app to bring it back!"
2 posts
#2
Journalist
: "YouTube now generates more ad revenue than Disney, NBC, Paramount, and WBD — combined"
2 posts
#3
Blogger
: "100GB of Crunchyroll user data (PII data) breached from Indian 3rd party, company yet to respond"
1 post

Member Growth in r/cordcutters

Yearly
+23k members(3.9%)

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Last updated: May 28, 2026