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I won't trust it. Why? I want to watch NBA games and I do so via the NBC Sports Roku app. It is the worst streaming experience I have ever had. Some of the
by e40 10y ago
I won't trust it. Why? I want to watch NBA games and I do so via the NBC Sports Roku app. It is the worst streaming experience I have ever had. Some of the problems:
* randomly degrades to unwatchable resolutions at least once during a game (and immediately switching to Netflix or Amazon or doing traceroutes on my network show the problem isn't mine).
* it randomly goes back in time, sometimes 5-10 minutes and you can't FF.
* it both allows live viewing of games and replays. For replays, FF does not work. It pretends to work, but when you find your spot it randomly skips forward and backward.
* when you start it, it automatically plays a commercial (for me, for Honda). Even if you stop streaming and go right back in (to fix problems caused by the above), it plays the commercial.
* the commercials clip the game play. Often when live action is rejoined, a minute or two have been missed of the game.
Comcast is terrible. I hate them. They have a monopoly on the NBA team I love. I hate them.
- helipad 10y agoSadly this isn't limited to Comcast. Similar behavior for NBC Sports (and other channels) on AT&T.
- e40 10y agoNot surprised, but I want to point out that Comcast owns NBC.
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- compsciphd 10y agoI love the NBC sports apps (though mostly use with my chromecast which causes them to be delayed somewhat). It's how I am able to keep up with the wizards/capitals while living in the bay area (where media monopoly actually helps me). I wish fox sports go worked the same way (but it only lets you watch what you can see based on geographic area, not based on what your cable subscription would give you access to) the commercial thing hasn't bit me with the CSN-MA broadcasts though I see the commercials (thy might be better at syncing the commercials correctly), but I have seen it on things like MLB-TV as well. It's a function of how these streaming services sell ad)