jr461
join:2006-12-21
Montvale, NJ | MLB Extra Innings Is there any talk of more HD channels for this for the upcomign season? As part time channels perhaps there is more of a chance of adding 1 or 2 more (I know there aren't many maninstream HD channels coming anytime soon). |
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ChrisUK
join:2008-08-28
Falls Church, VA | I have not heard anything to indicate that MLB Extra Innings on Fios will be any better than last year.
Personally, I have decided to go with MLB.TV this year. The PS3 app is very slick and most games are available with home or away feeds and pseudo-HD.
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jr461
join:2006-12-21
Montvale, NJ | said by ChrisUK:I have not heard anything to indicate that MLB Extra Innings on Fios will be any better than last year.
Personally, I have decided to go with MLB.TV this year. The PS3 app is very slick and most games are available with home or away feeds and pseudo-HD.
Chris
I did that last year only wtih the Roku. It was an awful experience with constant rebuffering to the point it was unwatchable. I will wait and see some feedback on whether there is an improvement this year, or I may go EI. Just wish there was more HD devoted to it, considering each channel is needed only about 3 hours a day. Even if they cram more into one QAM to do it, it will still beat the absolutely crappy, blurry SD picture.
I heard the PS3 handled it well but I don't want to spend $300 on that + $100 on MLB.tv. |
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@bankofamerica.com | They had mlb.tv for free on Fathers Day weekend on the PS3 last year, and it was very nice. Would never consider MLB extra innings over that, even with the additional cost. The HD picture was exceptional. |
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MLB.tv is simply not worth the price for what you get; no Saturday eveing or Sunday evening games, and the blackout restrictions are terrible. I live in the DFW area, and when my hometown team (StL) comes to Houston to play the Astros, the game is blacked out here. I've had MLB.TV for two years simply because of the flexibility it allowed me for where I wanted to watch the game, but after my 2-year run, I've concluded that the cons outweigh the pros. |
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ChrisUK
join:2008-08-28
Falls Church, VA | If a game is blacked out on MLB.TV, it generally means it is available on your local TV. I'm a Braves fan in Washington DC and it is very rare that I don't have access to a game either on MLB.TV or Verizon Fios. The only time it happens is when the Braves are playing in one of the two or three games being carried by Fox on a Saturday afternoon, but not the one being shown on the East coast. That only happens about once or twice a year.
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bsangs
join:2002-08-21
Montclair, NJ Reviews:
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said by BigEinBigD :MLB.tv is simply not worth the price for what you get; no Saturday eveing or Sunday evening games, and the blackout restrictions are terrible. I live in the DFW area, and when my hometown team (StL) comes to Houston to play the Astros, the game is blacked out here. I've had MLB.TV for two years simply because of the flexibility it allowed me for where I wanted to watch the game, but after my 2-year run, I've concluded that the cons outweigh the pros.
You don't get Saturday evening games with EI either. That's FOX exclusive game of the week time. Sunday night is ESPN exclusive game, so no EI then either. |
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bsangs
join:2002-08-21
Montclair, NJ | reply to jr461
I'd like to know more about this too. I'm leaning toward MLB.TV currently, because it can be watched on iPad & iPhone too. If I can Airplay it through my AppleTV, it might be a no-brainer. We'll see. |
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And no Jon Miller or Joe Morgan anymore...BooHoo |
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RBost
join:2009-07-07
Richmond, VA | And no Jon Miller or Joe Morgan anymore...BooHoo
Does anyone know who will be the replacements for these two? |
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BD505
join:2006-04-11
Hightstown, NJ | Supposedly it will be Dan Shulman, Bobby Valentine and Orel Hershiser doing the games this year. |
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bsangs
join:2002-08-21
Montclair, NJ | reply to jr461
On FIOS website when you go to order MLBEI it reads "...and up to 10 games a week in HD." Guess that answers the will there be more HD question - and solves my dilemma. MLB.TV it is. |
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