Well, time for another review, whether anybody wants it or not! Haha

Again, for those not familiar with my previous reviews, I have been at this hobby for roughly 6 weeks and have tested 6 different services so far on 30 day subscriptions. I am watching on a Dreamlink T1 and I am reviewing all 6 services over the next few days. Here are the links to my previous reviews:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IPTVReviews/comments/64755w/manos_crowntv_review/

https://www.reddit.com/r/IPTVReviews/comments/642g8w/manos_epicstreams_review/

Today is Voodoo day!

Now, I'll be honest, I might not have even tried Voodoo if it hadn't been for a deal put on by /r/iptvgta in conjunction with /u/fr0-z3n of Epicstreams, that combined Voodoo and Epic into one great deal for $22/CDN. I had felt like Voodoo was similar in many ways to Crown and since I already had Crown, Voodoo wasn't a priority. However, I'm glad I tried it.

First of all, its another service that has just a ridiculous amount of channels! US, UK, European and just about anything you can think of, its there. They also, like Crown, have a significant number of channels dedicated to specific TV shows and movies/movie series. As well, they have a selection of channels that play new release movies...what used to be PPV movies on satellite/cable systems. With VOD, I'm not really sure why this is a necessity, but I admit to enjoying putting a good movie on that I have seen before as background noise when working around the house.

Video quality is, again like Crown, a bit of a mixed bag. In all, I would say that Voodoo is a bit higher quality in this regard. Most channels I watched were HQ, if not actually HD feeds. Most movie channels were very close to HD quality.

However, Voodoo was less reliable than Crown, in more ways than one. I found there was a lot of buffering. Sometimes you could watch a channel for an hour or so before the buffering would start, but it was inevitable for me. I rarely got through a two hour movie without some buffering. Strangely, the PPV movie section was about the most stable. We watched Moana on a loop several times with no issues, however most other channels, including the standard movie channels like HBO, Sky, etc, were plagued with regular buffering. Sometimes the buffering was liveable...meaning it would only happen a couple of times...and other times it made it unwatchable. Having said this, I think one of the problems with testing so many services at the same time is that I had far less patience. When buffering starts, I often just switched to another service and many times over the 30 days, I had to force myself to go back to Voodoo to keep testing it. I was never truly happy with it. However, I wouldn't want to condemn Voodoo completely and say that it was always that way since I am not sure I gave it enough time over those 30 days to redeem itself.

Another reason, though, for my dissatisfaction and reluctance to keep trying it, was the EPG. As I have said in my other reviews, an accurate and well populated EPG is important to me and my family for my personal sanity. While Voodoo has many more channels populated than virtually any service I have tested, its hit or miss as to whether the info provided is accurate! I'm not sure what is more frustrating, seeing the dreaded "No Information" displayed or seeing a movie or show displayed as being on only to find something completely different on that channel. With Voodoo it was always a mystery. I can tell you, my wife doesn't like mysteries! I never bothered to make a list of English channels with EPG info like I did with Crown and Epic because I felt like it was pointless with how many channels were not accurate, so I don't really know exactly how many channels have listings.

Don't get me wrong, Voodoo isn't all bad. The VOD selection is huge. The channel selection is incredible. Perhaps for some people, the stability will be better. For the price, the value could be there for some people, especially those looking for international channels...although I would encourage those people to check out Crown over Voodoo.

Overall, its not a service that I plan to use again. I am glad I tried it, but of the 6 services I have tried, it was my least favourite.

Please, as always, feel free to ask any questions and I'll do my best to answer them.