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> This allows people at the game to watch the game on their phones. I'm not a sports person, but I'm having a difficult time understanding why someone would wa
by jthrowsitaway 5y ago
> This allows people at the game to watch the game on their phones.
I'm not a sports person, but I'm having a difficult time understanding why someone would want to do this. Even with the very best e2e latency, there's probably going to be one or two seconds of latency between real life and what's on your phone. Sports is very much a real time experience, and that sounds lame.
- techsupporter 5y agoI am a baseball fan, so maybe other sports are different, but from my perspective: When I go to the stadium, I have a single vantage point. Oftentimes I'll have a low resolution stream going of the game where a few-second delay is optimal because I'll get to see a replay of something that happened out of my view or that I just missed. Plus, for all but the biggest plays, a replay of a close call isn't usually shown on the scoreboard.