People should stop scrolling through this thread after @sammydog01’s response above. NBC is going to stream it in the same way they do it with their Sunday Night Football games from multiple angles including the broadcast one. The only thing you’ll be missing out on are some of the tv ads which are already available online.
Also I just got Hulu live. We can’t get NBC over an antenna so I’m swapping out Sling for this. So far NBC comes in really nicely and it has CBS and FOX too. They don’t have contracts with all local affiliates so you need to check.
@f00l Yep. I read that Sling carries NBC if you are out of tower range but we’re within range. The signal they put out is poor. I don’t know why Hulu Live works but I’m not complaining. We lose IFC and El Rey but we’ll survive. They don’t have ABC here but that signal is OK.
Not watching the super bowl this way (they don’t yet have nbc live in my area) but we ran the trial of YouTube TV for my mother in law a couple of weeks ago for her to play with it and see if it would work for her rather than her $180 satellite TV when she moves over here. The guide and the DVR functionality were intuitive and worked well and the live streaming was good quality as well.
As long as we can get her a TV with the app integrated (like our LG) so she doesn’t have to fiddle with separate devices and remotes, she plans to use it and not get cable/satellite TV over here.
It looks like Hulu live has the sample problem with nbc in our area so I’m guessing the local affiliate is to blame.
@djslack Our NBC tower is 11 miles away but is crap. So Sling doesn’t carry it but we can’t get it with an antenna. I guess we lucked out with Hulu live.
Yup. Watched super bowl via NBCs app on Roku, will probably watch most of my Olympics via streaming as well (let’s go curling!). Antenna reception is pretty decent in my area, but sometimes streaming is just more convenient/better quality.
That said, there were a few issues during the super bowl where the quality took a dive.
Just signed up with YouTube TV and bought a Roku Streaming Stick for the Super Bowl and Olympics. With my lengthy experience of about 5 hours, I’d say it worked great. The big win of YouTube TV vs. free streaming is the DVR capabilities. I can pause and rewind live TV. It also offers unlimited (!) DVR recordings as well as a decent amount of on-demand stuff. Given that we filled our Dish DVR with the summer Olympics (we tried to record a lot of it but rarely had time to watch, so it took like a year to finish it all), “unlimited” sounded nice.
Sling TV seems to have a good line-up too, and it’s slightly cheaper, but their DVR caps out at 50 hours which really isn’t all that much. Plus I’ve heard a lot of stories about bad customer service and crashing apps - count that as hearsay, but it doesn’t seem uncommon.
If you’re going to be streaming to a TV, Roku is definitely the way to go. Fire TV, Chromecast, or Apple TV are all pretty slick, but they all fight with each other about content - I had a Fire TV stick but it recently lost the ability to watch YouTube because Amazon hates Google, and it’ll quite likely never get YouTube TV for the same reason. Roku is the only disinterested third party (although even there, you apparently can’t watch iTunes movies on Roku because Apple is Apple), so I can have my YouTube TV and still get Amazon Prime Streaming on the same device. Roku devices are as cheap or cheaper than the others, and I think it’s fair to say the amount of content you can access through them is bottomless.
I just got an email from Hulu- I’m getting a month free of Hulu Live because apparently the signal crapped out for some people during the last few minutes of the Super Bowl. Oops. I got to see it so free money!
I’ve been watching March Madness online for the last several years. It’s been especially good the last couple–except soooooooooooo many ads. I’ve been hanging on to my CBS All Access (Star Trek Discovery; started with a couple of months trial) for the Tournament. It’d be cool if they cut back on those ads for those of us subscribing. But my subscription isn’t ad-free, so, yeah, unlikely.
Work blocks lots of stuff (including things I need to do my job), but they’ve yet to shut down streaming of the tourney. Hmmmm. I ain’t mad about what I do have access to–only the myriad shit I don’t–but curious, no?).
On a related note, will their be a Mediocre Bracket Challenge this year or is someone hooked up with the info for Woot’s?
Only the single greatest athletic even of the year. IMO. You can disagree; I don’t even care.
When we moved (bought the house next door so we’re moving veeeeerrrry slowly), i still haven’t moved our internet and I’m cancelling dish. We watched the Olympics on youtube tv. My only problem with it is nbc isn’t on demand so i don’t know how we’re going to watch the notre dame games but it does have sec so i can see all the razorback games!
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@narfcake
Needs more penguin.
@PlacidPenguin A diurnal owl and a penguin that could fly up onto a branch?
@narfcake
Actually, the branches, owl, and penguin are laying on the ground.
NBC is streaming the Super Bowl free on it’s app today. Yay!
People should stop scrolling through this thread after @sammydog01’s response above. NBC is going to stream it in the same way they do it with their Sunday Night Football games from multiple angles including the broadcast one. The only thing you’ll be missing out on are some of the tv ads which are already available online.
http://stream.nbcsports.com/nfl/super-bowl
@elimanningface
Some people may want to dvr and watch later, esp for the Olympics.
@f00l I am pretty sure if you are going to stream you can’t dvr unless you have setup your own pvr system.
@elimanningface
Hulu sling fubo and YouTube all have dvr capacity I think.
DirecTV dvr is in a closed beta.
Sling dvr works ok Haven’t tried it on a local Bridget channel tho.
I think YouTube will dvr anything.
Don’t know about Sony’s service.
@f00l He probably means the Super Bowl if you use the tonight only freebie.
Also I just got Hulu live. We can’t get NBC over an antenna so I’m swapping out Sling for this. So far NBC comes in really nicely and it has CBS and FOX too. They don’t have contracts with all local affiliates so you need to check.
@sammydog01
You dumped Sling to go with Hulu Loce? Do I understand correctly?
Sling does not do the right live local channels in your area?
@f00l Yep. I read that Sling carries NBC if you are out of tower range but we’re within range. The signal they put out is poor. I don’t know why Hulu Live works but I’m not complaining. We lose IFC and El Rey but we’ll survive. They don’t have ABC here but that signal is OK.
@sammydog01
Does Hulu Live do DVR?
@f00l I think they have an upgrade with DVR. Looks like 50 hours for $4. I think I’m going to go do that.
https://blog.roku.com/how-to-stream-super-bowl-lii-roku-2018
Watching OTA, but Roku as a backup. Commercials are sometimes different on streaming.
@medz
When I watch TV, is usually using my phone.
Unless I’m at someone’s house.
I own TV’s. In their never-opened boxes. Guess I should sell them. : )
@f00l
What sizes?
@PlacidPenguin
Med. Something 30"+ range.
I forget the exact size.
Not watching the super bowl this way (they don’t yet have nbc live in my area) but we ran the trial of YouTube TV for my mother in law a couple of weeks ago for her to play with it and see if it would work for her rather than her $180 satellite TV when she moves over here. The guide and the DVR functionality were intuitive and worked well and the live streaming was good quality as well.
As long as we can get her a TV with the app integrated (like our LG) so she doesn’t have to fiddle with separate devices and remotes, she plans to use it and not get cable/satellite TV over here.
It looks like Hulu live has the sample problem with nbc in our area so I’m guessing the local affiliate is to blame.
@djslack Our NBC tower is 11 miles away but is crap. So Sling doesn’t carry it but we can’t get it with an antenna. I guess we lucked out with Hulu live.
@sammydog01
Confused about Sling. They state they have NBC local in my area.
But, according to you, a user can’t watch that way if the user is supposedly in antenna range, according to Sling?
@f00l They have NBC in some areas but they are supposed to have it in all areas not covered by a local station. So you’re good.
Yup. Watched super bowl via NBCs app on Roku, will probably watch most of my Olympics via streaming as well (let’s go curling!). Antenna reception is pretty decent in my area, but sometimes streaming is just more convenient/better quality.
That said, there were a few issues during the super bowl where the quality took a dive.
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Just signed up with YouTube TV and bought a Roku Streaming Stick for the Super Bowl and Olympics. With my lengthy experience of about 5 hours, I’d say it worked great. The big win of YouTube TV vs. free streaming is the DVR capabilities. I can pause and rewind live TV. It also offers unlimited (!) DVR recordings as well as a decent amount of on-demand stuff. Given that we filled our Dish DVR with the summer Olympics (we tried to record a lot of it but rarely had time to watch, so it took like a year to finish it all), “unlimited” sounded nice.
Sling TV seems to have a good line-up too, and it’s slightly cheaper, but their DVR caps out at 50 hours which really isn’t all that much. Plus I’ve heard a lot of stories about bad customer service and crashing apps - count that as hearsay, but it doesn’t seem uncommon.
If you’re going to be streaming to a TV, Roku is definitely the way to go. Fire TV, Chromecast, or Apple TV are all pretty slick, but they all fight with each other about content - I had a Fire TV stick but it recently lost the ability to watch YouTube because Amazon hates Google, and it’ll quite likely never get YouTube TV for the same reason. Roku is the only disinterested third party (although even there, you apparently can’t watch iTunes movies on Roku because Apple is Apple), so I can have my YouTube TV and still get Amazon Prime Streaming on the same device. Roku devices are as cheap or cheaper than the others, and I think it’s fair to say the amount of content you can access through them is bottomless.
DirecTV NOW… and it worked fine.
I just got an email from Hulu- I’m getting a month free of Hulu Live because apparently the signal crapped out for some people during the last few minutes of the Super Bowl. Oops. I got to see it so free money!
@sammydog01 free money? Way to bury the lead, dick.
I’ve been watching March Madness online for the last several years. It’s been especially good the last couple–except soooooooooooo many ads. I’ve been hanging on to my CBS All Access (Star Trek Discovery; started with a couple of months trial) for the Tournament. It’d be cool if they cut back on those ads for those of us subscribing. But my subscription isn’t ad-free, so, yeah, unlikely.
Work blocks lots of stuff (including things I need to do my job), but they’ve yet to shut down streaming of the tourney. Hmmmm. I ain’t mad about what I do have access to–only the myriad shit I don’t–but curious, no?).
On a related note, will their be a Mediocre Bracket Challenge this year or is someone hooked up with the info for Woot’s?
Only the single greatest athletic even of the year. IMO. You can disagree; I don’t even care.
/giphy Gonzaga Basketball
@f00l
/giphy hi
@joelmw
/giphy hey there
@joelmw OMG, you said “their” when you meant “there”. Dipshit.
When we moved (bought the house next door so we’re moving veeeeerrrry slowly), i still haven’t moved our internet and I’m cancelling dish. We watched the Olympics on youtube tv. My only problem with it is nbc isn’t on demand so i don’t know how we’re going to watch the notre dame games but it does have sec so i can see all the razorback games!