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To: JSM_Liberty

trying to watch any sports via steaming is ridiculous ... difficult or impossible to pause, backup, fast-forward, do your own replays, time-shift the game ... there’s no sports worth that hassle to watch ...


11 posted on 12/22/2022 8:31:23 AM PST by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: catnipman

“trying to watch any sports via steaming is ridiculous ... difficult or impossible to pause, backup, fast-forward, do your own replays, time-shift the game”

I watch the two 1pm games on a Tivo, switching back and forth and skipping the commercials; not sure that would work with streaming.


13 posted on 12/22/2022 8:33:55 AM PST by JSM_Liberty
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To: catnipman

“trying to watch any sports via steaming is ridiculous ... difficult or impossible to pause, backup, fast-forward, do your own replays, time-shift the game ... there’s no sports worth that hassle to watch ...”

As much as I hate Google, I have to give kudos to YoutubeTV. Their unlimited cloud DVR allows me to record all sports, movies and shows that I want simultaneously, and play them back any time within the next 9 months. Their remote has a built-in 15 second skip button so I can skip the commercials.

I automatically record all of my favorite sports teams that are on local broadcast TV or on their cable service ($65 per month) that requires no cable boxes or DVR and can be played on multiple devices at once. I usually wait a half hour before beginning to watch, allowing me to skip all of the commercials for the first half, then I take a break and come back for commercial free second half.

If you are still paying Comcast or another service for hard wired cable, and have reliable WiFi Internet service, take a closer look at YoutubeTV. It is considerably cheaper and the cloud DVR makes it way better than traditional cable. Note: You still need Internet service for any streaming TV.

If your TV isn’t a smart TV, you can buy an Amazon Fire Stick for about $30 and stream to any TV with an HDMI slot.


21 posted on 12/22/2022 8:47:48 AM PST by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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To: catnipman

Right on! The NFL blew it when they made the deal w/Amazon. Now they’re compounding the mistake by doubling up w/Youtube. Cutting their own throats......


31 posted on 12/22/2022 10:38:19 AM PST by AmusedOkie (You nailed it!)
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