Need suggestions: How do I watch the Blazers this coming season?

[TradeNurkicNow]

I haven't watched more than 10 full games of a single Blazers season since 2014. I'm looking to change that this year, but I'm completely out of the technological loop.

My limitations are:

1. I don't have TV.
2. I don't want to pirate.

I am totally willing to pay for access, but not if it means signing up for a cable package. Fuck that to hell. So I ask you S2, how do I get access?

 

[Natebishop3]

1. I don't have TV.

What DO you have?

 

[Mediocre Man]

I can save you some time.

They will finish between 40 and 45 wins. Sneak into the playoffs, then lose in the first round

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

What DO you have?

An internet connection

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Okay I just did some googling.

Does anyone have experience bypassing NBA League Pass blackouts using a VPN or proxy?

 

[Natebishop3]

An internet connection

And..... a laptop? A desktop?

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

And..... a laptop? A desktop?

No I have a direct connection. One of these:

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Drunk

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Probably your best bet is to subscribe to Playstation Vue for the season and watch the games on your TV through a Chromecast, Roku, or other similar device.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Or with the 8000 dollars a month you save not having cable you could go to all the games.

 

[Natebishop3]

Probably your best bet is to subscribe to Playstation Vue for the season and watch the games on your TV through a Chromecast, Roku, or other similar device.

Sooooomeone didn't read his post. He doesn't have a TV.

I'm trying to find out if he has a monitor but he's being coy and not answer my questions. If he has a monitor with an HDMI connection he could get a Roku and subscribe to PS Vue.

 

[gatorpops]

Playstation.vue.com I get this and it is very enjoyable if you are watching on laptop.

$35 month and many other venues as well. It is little hard to "dvr" here but is possible.

TIVO has a dvr and may have Blazers as content. Check them out.

There may be others as well. Check out ROKU as well so you can through it up to your TV or monitor.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Buy a radio.

 

[e_blazer]

Playstation.vue.com I get this and it is very enjoyable if you are watching on laptop.

$35 month and many other venues as well. It is little hard to "dvr" here but is possible.

TIVO has a dvr and may have Blazers as content. Check them out.

There may be others as well. Check out ROKU as well so you can through it up to your TV or monitor.

Agree with you and Platy, but the price tag is going up to $45 a month.

 

[Natebishop3]

Agree with you and Platy, but the price tag is going up to $45 a month.

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Sooooomeone didn't read his post. He doesn't have a TV.

I'm trying to find out if he has a monitor but he's being coy and not answer my questions. If he has a monitor with an HDMI connection he could get a Roku and subscribe to PS Vue.

Haha sorry, it seemed a little daft that you were asking me if I have a computer to go along with my internet connection...

But yeah, I have HDMI capabilities.

So does PlayStation Vue require... a PlayStation?

What do you actually pay for with Vue? Is there a Blazers-only package I can buy? Is it cheaper than league pass?

 

[Natebishop3]

Haha sorry, it seemed a little daft that you were asking me if I have a computer to go along with my internet connection...

But yeah, I have HDMI capabilities.

So does PlayStation Vue require... a PlayStation?

What do you actually pay for with Vue? Is there a Blazers-only package I can buy? Is it cheaper than league pass?

It does not require a Playstation. You can use a Roku as well. I have an app on my TV. Not sure if you can download it elsewhere.

The nice thing about Vue is that you can turn it off any time. If you get bored or you don't feel like watching, unsubscribe. You can't do that with league pass. It used to only be $35 but I guess they're bumping it up a bit.

You get a bunch of channels with the Blazers package, but you can't only do the Comcast channel and nothing else.

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Cool, that is good to know.

Signing up for international league pass using a VPN appears to be the cheapest option, but being able to cancel when the Blazers inevitably blow their collective tendons is an attractive option.

 

[Minstrel]

but being able to cancel when the Blazers inevitably blow their collective tendons

Why did you look at Nurkic when you said that?

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Why did you look at Nurkic when you said that?

I had originally written "when Nurkic blows every tendon in his body" but decided that was too specific

 

[Mr. Robot]

2. I don't want to pirate.

I dont know if using streams is just that, but I use streams

 

[e_blazer]

Haha sorry, it seemed a little daft that you were asking me if I have a computer to go along with my internet connection...

But yeah, I have HDMI capabilities.

So does PlayStation Vue require... a PlayStation?

What do you actually pay for with Vue? Is there a Blazers-only package I can buy? Is it cheaper than league pass?

You can watch on your computer or phone or stream to your tv like NB said.

 

[jonnyboy]

I just stream that shit. I know it's not the "moral" thing to do, but I've yet to see a cable/sattellite company with anything resembling morals. The sad thing is, I'd be totally down to pay a fair price to watch games, but unfortunately there aren't any decent options out there where im not getting dicked over by blackouts and other bullshit. Everytime i try to sign up for something "legit" i get fucked over. Maybe when they start losing money they will introduce some decent options.

 

[THE HCP]

I can save you some time.

They will finish between 40 and 45 wins. Sneak into the playoffs, then lose in the first round

Damn I love you!!!!

 

[Cippy91]

it's not pirating if you are watching through a live stream

 

[THE HCP]

it's not pirating if you are watching through a live stream

What does this mean? What is a LIVE stream?

 

[Pinwheel1]

I went through NBA.com last year and liked the option of watching the games on my computer or Iphone. for $110.00 for the season.
If I missed a game I could watch an abbreviated version later that night. The only black outs for me were the games on NBA TV.

 

[blue9]

I just stream that shit. I know it's not the "moral" thing to do, but I've yet to see a cable/sattellite company with anything resembling morals. The sad thing is, I'd be totally down to pay a fair price to watch games, but unfortunately there aren't any decent options out there where im not getting dicked over by blackouts and other bullshit. Everytime i try to sign up for something "legit" i get fucked over. Maybe when they start losing money they will introduce some decent options.

I'd say you ARE doing the moral thing here. Being amoral in an immoral world is the purest form of morality.

 

[dviss1]

Probably your best bet is to subscribe to Playstation Vue for the season and watch the games on your TV through a Chromecast, Roku, or other similar device.

Can this get local channels?

 

[blue9]

I went through NBA.com last year and liked the option of watching the games on my computer or Iphone. for $110.00 for the season.
If I missed a game I could watch an abbreviated version later that night. The only black outs for me were the games on NBA TV.

That's a pretty good option! What is an abbreviated game? Do you get all the game action and the time outs and dead time are deleted, or is the game edited down to be more like an extended highlight reel?