OLD thread bump.. a lot's changed in 3 years. My biggest hold up was live sports and the DVR system and now Google TV and PlayStation Vue have live sports and a decent DVR systems. I'm calling Uverse and cancelling today.
I picked up a NVIDIA Shield for the living room along with my new Harmony Elite remote and logitech k400 plus ketboard. In the bedroom, I have a roku ultra.
My new streaming platform is Playstation view core with HBO and Showtime, and then Philo 40 channels to fill in the missing Scripp networks and a few other things. Philo isn't avilable on Nvidia yet, so have to sideload it.

Been playing with it for a week and love it for the most part, some different quirks with the guide and dvr functionality..plus having to change between applications is a little annoying, but we are already doing that anyways with netflix and amazon prime video.
All that to save me about $50 a month on channels i didnt need and countless extra fees.

If you are thinking of changing, this website is amazing. Put in your zip code and select what channels you want and it will help you decide on what package you need.
https://www.suppose.tv/