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 Posted: 10/31/23 11:13 am ::: Platform choices - Help? |
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Once again, it's time for renewing my paid platform to view college games.
Last season, I paid for YouTubeLive - decent, and improved over the previous season. But. No PAC12 option.
Anybody else wanna recommend any other platform?
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| Posted: 10/31/23 4:19 pm ::: |
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| I pay for ESPN+ and that's it.
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| Posted: 10/31/23 7:09 pm ::: |
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I have dish which has P12 and B10 (not B10 plus where most of the games are).
Last year I also had ESPN+ but dropped it over the Summer because their price went up and I didn't really need it then anyway. But will likely break down and get it again during the season.
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Howee
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| Posted: 10/31/23 8:12 pm ::: |
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I have dish which has P12 and B10 (not B10 plus where most of the games are).
Last year I also had ESPN+ but dropped it over the Summer because their price went up and I didn't really need it then anyway. But will likely break down and get it again during the season. |
Does ESPN+ include PAC games?
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myrtle
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| Posted: 10/31/23 9:49 pm ::: |
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I have dish which has P12 and B10 (not B10 plus where most of the games are).
Last year I also had ESPN+ but dropped it over the Summer because their price went up and I didn't really need it then anyway. But will likely break down and get it again during the season. |
Does ESPN+ include PAC games? |
I don't think so. I get all the PAC games because of Dish...and ACC too.
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| Posted: 11/01/23 6:25 am ::: |
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| I pay for B1G (Big ten) monthly for Maryland games. I start it around this time and cancel it in February when the conference games are shown on the BTN station or ESPN, both which I get on YouTube tv
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Howee
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| Posted: 11/01/23 8:49 am ::: |
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| I pay for B1G (Big ten) monthly for Maryland games. I start it around this time and cancel it in February when the conference games are shown on the BTN station or ESPN, both which I get on YouTube tv |
That's interesting....when I do get YouTubeLive TV, it includes the Big Ten channel (is that the BTN?). How is a B1G subscription different?
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| Posted: 11/01/23 9:29 am ::: |
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| I pay for B1G (Big ten) monthly for Maryland games. I start it around this time and cancel it in February when the conference games are shown on the BTN station or ESPN, both which I get on YouTube tv |
That's interesting....when I do get YouTubeLive TV, it includes the Big Ten channel (is that the BTN?). How is a B1G subscription different? |
The Big Ten channel is a tv station, like ESPN they have set programming/games/matches/etc, the Big Ten subscription is like netflix if you will, you have your choice of games you can watch live, or replays, as well as other shows they make.
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Howee
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| Posted: 11/01/23 9:32 am ::: |
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Thank you, GEF.
Having had BTN, I know they didn't show all wbb games, so I s'pose the subscription offers more that way.
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Howee
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| Posted: 11/01/23 3:06 pm ::: |
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After all my research, I believe I'm going to go with Sling Orange, with the Sports add-on. It's very reasonable ($32/month) and does include PAC programming. It's short on B1G shows, but Clark will probably be on ESPN repeatedly.
Has anybody here had Sling before, and any rating on its programming?
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wnbafan
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| Posted: 11/02/23 5:39 am ::: |
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| I pay for B1G (Big ten) monthly for Maryland games. I start it around this time and cancel it in February when the conference games are shown on the BTN station or ESPN, both which I get on YouTube tv |
That's interesting....when I do get YouTubeLive TV, it includes the Big Ten channel (is that the BTN?). How is a B1G subscription different? |
The B1G app shows the games not on BTN station. I have watched 2 preseason games not aired anywhere else.
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| Posted: 11/02/23 4:12 pm ::: |
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| A Chromecast or the like is very inexpensive and lets you watch most "app" videos on your TV.
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GlennMacGrady
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| Posted: 11/02/23 7:30 pm ::: |
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| A Chromecast or the like is very inexpensive and lets you watch most "app" videos on your TV. |
Not my TV's. Both are 20+ year old CRT's.
My Luddite question is similar to Howee's: Can these "apps" work on a desktop or laptop computer, or only on phones? |
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| Posted: 11/03/23 2:41 pm ::: |
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| My Luddite question is similar to Howee's: Can these "apps" work on a desktop or laptop computer, or only on phones? |
Unless there's an example I'm not thinking about, any streaming service should allow you to watch on a regular computer (desktop/laptop). I do that all the time with ESPN+, YouTubeTV, Prime, etc. when the rest of my family is watching something else on the tv. You just navigate to their website, log in, and watch in the browser just like watching a video on YouTube or whatever.
To address BTN specifically, their website says you can watch televised BTN games at foxsports.com and non-televised BTN games at bigtenplus.com. This assumes you have a subscription to whatever is necessary to watch.
https://btn.com/promo/btn2go-is-now-btn-so-what-does-this-mean/
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fancy_daniel
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| Posted: 11/04/23 10:16 pm ::: |
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| Howee wrote: |
After all my research, I believe I'm going to go with Sling Orange, with the Sports add-on. It's very reasonable ($32/month) and does include PAC programming. It's short on B1G shows, but Clark will probably be on ESPN repeatedly.
Has anybody here had Sling before, and any rating on its programming? |
I usually get Sling and have enjoyed it. Very straightforward.
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| Posted: 11/09/23 1:43 am ::: |
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| Howee wrote: |
After all my research, I believe I'm going to go with Sling Orange, with the Sports add-on. It's very reasonable ($32/month) and does include PAC programming. It's short on B1G shows, but Clark will probably be on ESPN repeatedly.
Has anybody here had Sling before, and any rating on its programming? |
I usually get Sling and have enjoyed it. Very straightforward. |
Well, thank you for that input, Daniel. Now, less than a week in, and I realize I must drop Sling. I opted for the Blue/Orange combo, with the sports extra added on.
My problem?
#1: it's NOT user-friendly. It's challenging to find whatever game I really want.
#2: With several PAC 12 options, there's still no guarantee that I'll get the game I REALLY want.
#3: The Biggest Reason? I can't run through commercials when watching a previously recorded show. 
I'll pay a couple of extra bucks and stay with YouTubeLive TV....its formats (guide displays, recording algorithms, and station listing simplicity) are all much more friendly to this user.
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| Posted: 11/13/23 11:12 pm ::: |
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| Howee wrote: |
After all my research, I believe I'm going to go with Sling Orange, with the Sports add-on. It's very reasonable ($32/month) and does include PAC programming. It's short on B1G shows, but Clark will probably be on ESPN repeatedly.
Has anybody here had Sling before, and any rating on its programming? |
I usually get Sling and have enjoyed it. Very straightforward. |
Well, thank you for that input, Daniel. Now, less than a week in, and I realize I must drop Sling. I opted for the Blue/Orange combo, with the sports extra added on.
My problem?
#1: it's NOT user-friendly. It's challenging to find whatever game I really want.
#2: With several PAC 12 options, there's still no guarantee that I'll get the game I REALLY want.
#3: The Biggest Reason? I can't run through commercials when watching a previously recorded show.
I'll pay a couple of extra bucks and stay with YouTubeLive TV....its formats (guide displays, recording algorithms, and station listing simplicity) are all much more friendly to this user. |
Yeah, they change the interface quite a bit. But I'm comfortable with it. I may try YouTube TV though. Sounds interesting.
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| Posted: 11/14/23 4:56 pm ::: |
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| I’m liking Sling so far.
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