MLB.TV or no?
I'm trying to decide which way to go this year and I'd love some input from you guys. For the last few years I've gotten Extra Innings through our cable provider. The cost has been about $160. I've gotten to see the majority (90%+) of White Sox games with about 60% of them with home announcers. I can use DVR to record the games but they don't announce the channel until the day of so you can't plan ahead if you're out of town.
MLB.TV will cost about half as much. Will it cover all of the games or just most? Do I get to pick home/away announcers? Can I replay past games? Are there any hidden things I should know about?
Any input will be helpful. Thanks!
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ha
*You will get all the games except the ones that are blacked out.
*The announcers you get is kind of random.
*You have to pay extra to replay the games (couple more dollars a month)
*Quality is about 85% of Television quality
*Works on RealPlayer & Windows Media Player (I suggest real)
Now the awful news:
It is an auto-renewel billing system, so if you pay for one month, they will charge you the next month automatically, same goes from year to year. Now, that wouldn't be as bad if it was easy to unsubscribe, but it isn't. To unsubscribe you have to call a 1-800 # and talk to an agent. I was on hold for over 30 mins yesterday with no luck. I'm going to try again right now.
by shaftr on Mar 4, 2006 9:55 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah
by shaftr on Mar 4, 2006 10:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Blacked out games
by The Cheat on Mar 4, 2006 12:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
MLB.tv
by 3E8 on Mar 4, 2006 12:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
As soon as I cancel MLB.tv
by shaftr on Mar 4, 2006 12:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks guys
by Peder on Mar 4, 2006 2:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Extra Innings
This is a new feature, so hopefully MLB will learn from it.
by goldstone97 on Mar 4, 2006 3:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
MLB pioneered streaming sporting events
MLBAM has loaned their services to Track & Field, various world championships, and i'm pretty sure they're running the CSTV stuff for the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
Now if they could just for a pact with OLN so they could stream the Tour de France, I'd be all set. I'd pay $20-$30 for 3 weeks of tour coverage on my computer.
by The Cheat on Mar 4, 2006 4:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If you don't have DVR like the orignal poster,
by 3E8 on Mar 4, 2006 4:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

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