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I want to watch the superbowl from twitter: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/technology/with-nfl-deal-twitter-live-streams-its-ambitions.html https://www.nyti

by divbit 10y ago

I want to watch the superbowl from twitter: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/technology/with-nfl-deal-twitter-live-streams-its-ambitions.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/technology/with-nfl-deal-... I have no idea how to watch the superbowl and I tried several apps. I had cable tv for like 1 year of highschool, and haven't felt any reason to purchase for myself since, but some things, like the superbowl / Olympics / World Cup etc. would be really great to be able to watch - no I'm not going to deal with cable / buying a TV just for 1-3 events yearly.

Sorry_Rum_Ham 10y ago
Interesting idea. It's been said that lack of alternatives to viewing sporting events is the biggest reason the remaining cable subscriber base hasn't cut the cord yet. Definitely an area sorely in need of disruption.
jedi_stannis 10y ago
You could try an antenna - most of the things you mentioned are broadcast over the air
- divbit 10y ago
  That would also require purchasing a TV I guess.
  - jdminhbg 10y ago
    No, it would require purchasing an antenna. You can plug that into a computer.
    - divbit 10y ago
      Huh. TIL.
      - pedrocr 10y ago
        Something like this works: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PDM76ZW/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PDM76ZW/ but you'll probably need a better directional antenna to have good reception (depends on the specific part of the world for how strong the signal is). Once you're used to fast internet you won't want any of that though. Streaming HDTV on a 50Mbps+ internet connection ends up being a better experience since you don't have to go through all the setup hassle to make this work equivalently (installing the antenna, connecting it to a dongle on your own server, installing some kind of head end software, streaming from that server over your own network). I've done both and the antenna setup is now fully deprecated.
- mrtron 10y ago
  ...on mobile. Access to most live broadcasts on mobile is still an unsolved problem.

by divbit 10y ago

Sorry_Rum_Ham 10y ago

Interesting idea. It's been said that lack of alternatives to viewing sporting events is the biggest reason the remaining cable subscriber base hasn't cut the cord yet. Definitely an area sorely in need of disruption.

jedi_stannis 10y ago

You could try an antenna - most of the things you mentioned are broadcast over the air

divbit 10y ago
That would also require purchasing a TV I guess.
- jdminhbg 10y ago
  No, it would require purchasing an antenna. You can plug that into a computer.
  - divbit 10y ago
    Huh. TIL.
    - pedrocr 10y ago
      Something like this works: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PDM76ZW/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PDM76ZW/ but you'll probably need a better directional antenna to have good reception (depends on the specific part of the world for how strong the signal is). Once you're used to fast internet you won't want any of that though. Streaming HDTV on a 50Mbps+ internet connection ends up being a better experience since you don't have to go through all the setup hassle to make this work equivalently (installing the antenna, connecting it to a dongle on your own server, installing some kind of head end software, streaming from that server over your own network). I've done both and the antenna setup is now fully deprecated.
mrtron 10y ago
...on mobile. Access to most live broadcasts on mobile is still an unsolved problem.