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What with things like Comcast's purchase of NBC, I don't think the telcos are worried. They'll soon own not just the pipe & the service that runs on that pipe, but a large amount of the content that goes the service as well.
 
Klinky said:
What with things like Comcast's purchase of NBC, I don't think the telcos are worried. They'll soon own not just the pipe & the service that runs on that pipe, but a large amount of the content that goes the service as well.
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That's true. But my thinking is that as money gets tighter and tighter and people become more sophisticated using the internet rather than TV and cable companies continue to raise prices I wonder how much of a dent they will make in cable.
 
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Klinky said:
What with things like Comcast's purchase of NBC, I don't think the telcos are worried. They'll soon own not just the pipe & the service that runs on that pipe, but a large amount of the content that goes the service as well.
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That has to be their strategy. Convergence means that cable television will go the way of Blockbuster. It's best to use the revenues you are still getting from a dying technology to control content.
 
How do you watch all your sports online?

I cancelled Comcast right now, but when Blazer games and Pac12 games are being shown in HD I'll probably give in and re-activate it.
 
Draco said:
How do you watch all your sports online?

I cancelled Comcast right now, but when Blazer games and Pac12 games are being shown in HD I'll probably give in and re-activate it.
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I watch a lot of sports on line. Sometimes it's hard to find a high quality resolution of Blazer games, but other times it's nearly HDTV.
 
yeah there are all sort of illegal streams/sites to steal games from
 
I'm not watching a fucking game on choppy ass computer screen. If it weren't for NBA ticket I'd cancel my direct TV. I subscribe to Hulu. love it.
 
A few times I have managed to get European broadcasts of Blazer games and they were pretty sharp.
 
netflix is the balls, so that means that i teabag them
 
Yeah I want to see my sports in peace.

I know some streams but they get choppy or whatever. Comcast has the "on demand" thing which is helpful.
 
BLAZER PROPHET said:
I watch a lot of sports on line. Sometimes it's hard to find a high quality resolution of Blazer games, but other times it's nearly HDTV.
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So you searcn for illegal streams that sometimes work and sometimes are decent quality.

I'll definetely pass. That is not a solution that many people will follow unless you are very, um frugal with money, illconcerned with piracy, and watch TV mostly alone. If I invite 6 friends over to watch a Blazer game or a Beavers game that'd be pretty stupid to have to spend time looking for an illegal link that may not work.

Maybe there'll be an internet TV solution someday in the future just how internet phone solutions became legitamate options a few years ago. But for TV it sounds like we are still years away.
 
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Draco said:
So you searcn for illegal streams that sometimes work and sometimes are decent quality.

I'll definetely pass. That is not a solution that many people will follow unless you are very, um frugal with money, illconcerned with piracy, and watch TV mostly alone. If I invite 6 friends over to watch a Blazer game or a Beavers game that'd be pretty stupid to have to spend time looking for an illegal link that may not work.

Maybe there'll be an internet TV solution someday in the future just how internet phone solutions became legitamate options a few years ago. But for TV it sounds like we are still years away.
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ESPN streams most of their stuff online, including NBA games (they also added an interface that allows viewing through XBOX Live earlier this year). NBA League Pass inked a deal with AppleTV, creating an app to stream their games. They did the same with the MLB as well, which from everyone I've talked who has used it, blows the doors off of a regular broadcast. In addition, all March Madness games are streamed online. They all stream in HD as well.

I think it's closer than you do, but I'm sure that I'm partially biased and thus more optimistic because I hate cable/satellite companies with a passion.
 
Moving in a couple of weeks and I'm not taking cable with me.
 
I can respect the moral argument of the issue. Not to offer up any defense, but I'll watch content from a web site, but I have never copied someone's CD or DVD unless it was no longer being sold. Is there a difference? Probably not, but I justify it by not stealing something I intend to use over again.
 
MrSelfDestruct said:
ESPN streams most of their stuff online, including NBA games (they also added an interface that allows viewing through XBOX Live earlier this year). NBA League Pass inked a deal with AppleTV, creating an app to stream their games. They did the same with the MLB as well, which from everyone I've talked who has used it, blows the doors off of a regular broadcast. In addition, all March Madness games are streamed online. They all stream in HD as well.

I think it's closer than you do, but I'm sure that I'm partially biased and thus more optimistic because I hate cable/satellite companies with a passion.
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Does ESPN stream Monday night football?
 
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