HawkFan81 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Ive had Directv since 97, and very rarely ever does my satelite go out like others have described. If it gets REALLY bad out, then yeah it might flicker or go out for a bit, but its usually very minor. But you know what? My friends and neighboors who have cable have the exact same issues and problems when the weather gets bad out. Never had an issue with customer service either. Ive heard a lot of horror stories about DirecTV over the years, but thankfully I havent expierenced it. btw I think you get 20 bucks off Xtra Innings if you have it already and just auto-renew the sub. every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguy79 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Well comcast sucks also...I considered switching..but DirectTV compresses their HD signal so you don't get the best HD quality regardless so don't blow your checkbook on a new DLP or Plasma only to push DirectTVs signals through it. the web TV quality was so/so I think it might be painful to watch a whole game on a big screen, better used for @ work purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Is there an update on this...did it go thru? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 QUOTE(Jimbo @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 11:25 AM) Is there an update on this...did it go thru? I am wondering as well. I need my Extra Innings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Here's what you do. You can get up to 6 receivers per account. There is no telling where the receivers are hooked up. You can have 6 receivers in 6 different houses. All each person has to do is buy their own dish, which you can get on ebay. Then split the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 12:12 PM) Here's what you do. You can get up to 6 receivers per account. There is no telling where the receivers are hooked up. You can have 6 receivers in 6 different houses. All each person has to do is buy their own dish, which you can get on ebay. Then split the bill. what?? im wondering if this is off comcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 QUOTE(Jimbo @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 12:14 PM) what?? im wondering if this is off comcast. no you have to do with satellite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 01:17 PM) no you have to do with satellite. So it's a done deal? DirectTV will be the sole provider for Extra Innings in 2007? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaus kinski Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 QUOTE(mmmmmbeeer @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 01:09 PM) I recently switched from Cox Cable to DirecTV when I moved. I can't stand DirecTV...their customer service is horrible, they're expensive, and their tv guide maneuverability is ridiculously slow. Not to mention losing signal from even a weak storm system overhead. They lock you into contracts too. I signed up and I'm stuck with it for 2 years, plus any changes you make to your system (ie, upgrade from dvr to HD tivo receiver) extends your contract another year. Of course, being the baseball fan I am, I'd switch if I didn't already have it. I hate these deals, although it is good from a business perspective it s***s on the fans. The football package is something like $280 so it'll be interesting to see how much they jack the price up on the MLB package. I know someone who's been waiting 2 months for a service call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 I'm sorry if this is answered in the thread, but does this start this year or next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 (edited) QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 01:53 PM) I'm sorry if this is answered in the thread, but does this start this year or next? Unbelievably, folks here said THIS year. I hope it's not the case but we will see. Edited February 5, 2007 by FlaSoxxJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongmaster13 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Looks like I'll be watching games on line through MLB cause Im not getting a dish just watch out of market games. I'll just plug the laptop into the tv and watch em that way. Man this is really screwing over the fans who like to watch more than just their favorite team(s). Thanks MLB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 How good is the quality of picture with computer to TV?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 QUOTE(Jimbo @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 03:15 PM) How good is the quality of picture with computer to TV?? Poor. It doesn't help that MLB.tv isn't very good quality either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Yikes maybe i wont move then..i currently have directv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 12:45 PM) So it's a done deal? DirectTV will be the sole provider for Extra Innings in 2007? oh I have no idea, I was just trying to give people a cheap way to get DirecTv. Split the subcription with some friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Nothing real new here but Variety came out with an article yesterday on this very subject and they do include some interesting tidbits. http://www.variety.com/article/VR111795857...yid=14&cs=1 MLB plays hardball with cable Baseball close to exclusive deal with DirecTV By JOHN DEMPSEY All of a sudden, baseball is not Mom and apple pie any more. The sports world is in an uproar over reports that Major League Baseball has thrown a beanball at cable TV, turning down its offer to renew Extra Innings, the league's out-of-market package of regular-season games. Instead, baseball is close to an exclusive deal with DirecTV, which is ready to fork over $100 million a year for a seven-year contract to carry Extra Innings, starting this season. If that deal goes through, more than 300,000 people who paid $179 each last year to get Extra Innings either on cable or on EchoStar, DirecTV's sole satellite competitor, will be out of luck. Some of these people are bombarding Washington with angry calls and e-mails. The most high-profile responder to date: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who said last week that he's going to sic the FCC on MLB. But baseball appears willing to shrug off all of these slings and arrows, not only because of DirecTV's $700 million license fee but because DirecTV will embrace the planned 24/7 Baseball Network, shoehorning it into the Total Choice package that goes to almost all of its 15.8 million subscribers. The Baseball Network (TBN) is still in the works, but it's expected to open for business early in 2009. Baseball made a similar proposal to In Demand, which put together previous Extra Innings deals for cable. To renew Extra Innings, baseball wanted full clearance of TBN, meaning a choice slot on the expanded basic tier, which would put it in front of 95% or more of cable subscribers in each system. Baseball's TBN-coverage requirement turned out to be a deal breaker: The days when a fledgling network could claim expanded basic on a cable system have vanished. Just ask the NFL Network, which offers huge volumes of original programming, highlighted by eight regular-season primetime games each year. Many cable ops, including Time Warner and Charter, have rejected the NFL net's expanded-basic demands. Says Bob Gutkowski, CEO of Sports Marketing Intl.: "I'm not sure that reaching only 15 million people with Extra Innings and the new network is such a great business model. If you're a good distributor, you want to get the whole world." The most widely cleared cable networks now reach about 92.5 million cable-and-satellite homes. "But baseball is not negotiating from a position of strength," says Rick Gentile, professor of sports management for Seton Hall U. "Its ratings have fallen off in the last couple of years, and the last few World Series have hit record lows." However, Chris Bevilacqua, a partner in SPC Worldwide, a sports-marketing operation, says baseball could still climb out of its dilemma by beefing up its broadband Website. Cable subscribers don't have to cancel cable and buy DirecTV. Instead, Bevilacqua says that with high-speed connections, they can get all of the out-of-market games through streaming video on their computers for an annual fee of less than $100. But what about eyestrain from watching baseball games on a small laptop screen? Have no fear, he says: "Manufacturers are working on devices that will link up the computer to your TV set wirelessly." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongmaster13 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 QUOTE(Jimbo @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 03:15 PM) How good is the quality of picture with computer to TV?? Its actually pretty good. I play movies that way but I have heard the picture isnt that good on the MLB games. I guess I'll find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 03:37 PM) Nothing real new here but Variety came out with an article yesterday on this very subject and they do include some interesting tidbits. Good read, got me up-to-snuff on some of the situation. The whole Baseball Network angle is new to me. I think it is an interesting idea, but not sure MLB could pull it off. Yeah, I think NFL Network is quality and well done, but the NFL has shown FAR greater leadership than MLB. I just think MLB's attempt at a network will turn into a cluster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 03:44 PM) Good read, got me up-to-snuff on some of the situation. The whole Baseball Network angle is new to me. I think it is an interesting idea, but not sure MLB could pull it off. Yeah, I think NFL Network is quality and well done, but the NFL has shown FAR greater leadership than MLB. I just think MLB's attempt at a network will turn into a cluster. If they at least show a good amount classic games, especially early 90's and 80's games it will be a huge success in my eyes. As of right now there's NOWHERE to go for classic baseball games. I'd also love replays of some of the weeks best games similar to what the NFL Network does, I don't have much use for original programming and fantasy news frankly because I don't respect the opinion of most of the analysts out there. It would be great to have place to go on TV for immediate scores on scroll and instant highlights of the day's games. If they wanted to they could make the network unbelievable but I do agree with you Uncle Bud and Co. will likely f*** it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Bah it will be the yankees and red sox network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbaho-WG Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 04:16 PM) Poor. It doesn't help that MLB.tv isn't very good quality either. MLB.TV is upping their streams to 700 kbps this season, so the picture should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 QUOTE(Cerbaho-WG @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 03:50 PM) MLB.TV is upping their streams to 700 kbps this season, so the picture should be fine. What was the current stream? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 The quality of the experience on your computer is directly tied to your system. Your connection, memory,. display, etc all come into play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Baseball really is the dumbest sport around. They have an anti-trust exemption which allows them to get away with murder, yet they seem to try to do everything possible to piss off the wrong people. I really think we will see a review of their status given the mess from the Steroid stuff and now this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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