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New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
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rustedblades
New member
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
Anyone try the on demand feature today. Trying to watch Tech vs Ferris this morning with no luck.
Just get a scoreboard looking screen?
Anyone try the on demand feature today. Trying to watch Tech vs Ferris this morning with no luck.
Just get a scoreboard looking screen?
JohnsonsJerseys
Michigan Tech Fan
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
Ryan J
That's a little harsh, I didn't think Ferris played that badly. Unless you meant the broadcast, in which case I fully agree - it was awful after halftime.
Ryan J
JohnsonsJerseys
Michigan Tech Fan
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
It appears to be just as much crap as last year. Half of last nights game wasn't watchable and tonight I got no video feed at all. All I got with the little play by play text boxes. Might as well start writing my partial refund letter now...just like last year.
Ryan J
It appears to be just as much crap as last year. Half of last nights game wasn't watchable and tonight I got no video feed at all. All I got with the little play by play text boxes. Might as well start writing my partial refund letter now...just like last year.
Ryan J
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
I watched 4 games at the same time last night wtih the split screen. Only FSU was bad. The others were great. Tonight's FSU broadcast was just fine here, no issues at all.
I watched 4 games at the same time last night wtih the split screen. Only FSU was bad. The others were great. Tonight's FSU broadcast was just fine here, no issues at all.
Shirtless Guy
Old Dirty Basterd
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
I had some interlacing issues tonight but it was completely watchable. I think you ended up I the wrong place?
I had some interlacing issues tonight but it was completely watchable. I think you ended up I the wrong place?
Dirty Dream No. 2
Seeing Other People
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
Hockey Streams doesn't produce anything, it only retransmits existing TV broadcasts of games. I wish they'd get on the college hockey bandwagon, though.
I paid the $8 for the WCHA final last year and it was great. Here's my problem with existing college hockey streaming options:
Many to most of the games are simply too low quality for the prices the leagues are charging. It's most important to get professionally produced games like ones broadcast on the regional Fox Sports affiliates, for example. Then you know you are going to get a quality product.
But too many of these schools are doing their own games on shoestring budgets with no idea of quality TV broadcasting principles. As someone said, it's like they are literally asking some player's dad to tape the game and giving him a tape recorder so he can do it.
Though I'm a NCHC fan, I wouldn't mind watching the WCHA games. I just want a quality produced product. I really hope the leagues will get around soon to improving their streaming broadcasts.
Hockey Streams doesn't produce anything, it only retransmits existing TV broadcasts of games. I wish they'd get on the college hockey bandwagon, though.
I paid the $8 for the WCHA final last year and it was great. Here's my problem with existing college hockey streaming options:
Many to most of the games are simply too low quality for the prices the leagues are charging. It's most important to get professionally produced games like ones broadcast on the regional Fox Sports affiliates, for example. Then you know you are going to get a quality product.
But too many of these schools are doing their own games on shoestring budgets with no idea of quality TV broadcasting principles. As someone said, it's like they are literally asking some player's dad to tape the game and giving him a tape recorder so he can do it.
Though I'm a NCHC fan, I wouldn't mind watching the WCHA games. I just want a quality produced product. I really hope the leagues will get around soon to improving their streaming broadcasts.
gfmorris
New member
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
Apparently part of the issue this year was that Stretch specified the minimum equipment prescribed to specifically do the broadcast. Schools who bought that equipment have found that it is really not up to the task. I think that the main issue is RAM.
I don't think that I'm telling tales out of turn here.
GFM
Apparently part of the issue this year was that Stretch specified the minimum equipment prescribed to specifically do the broadcast. Schools who bought that equipment have found that it is really not up to the task. I think that the main issue is RAM.
I don't think that I'm telling tales out of turn here.
GFM
Laker Dude
Registered User
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
I tried to watch parts of a couple of archived games. I did seem to have a lot more issues, than when watching live games.
I tried to watch parts of a couple of archived games. I did seem to have a lot more issues, than when watching live games.
JohnsonsJerseys
Michigan Tech Fan
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
Ryan J
That's what I thought at first so I tired logging in a couple times during the game. However each time it brought up the screen with video as the main portion and the play-by-play text in the right hand column. While the text seemed to update as it should, the video was always the spinning wheel of death and never loaded anything. I tried the video only option, video full screen, etc but nothing ever got the video to load. Based on what I've read it sounds like only the third period was worth watching for Tech fans anyway.
Ryan J
Or bandwidth allocated by the school's technology overlords.
gfmorris
New member
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
For us, it was the city. We've got the bandwidth now. We also have the underpowered computer.
GFM
For us, it was the city. We've got the bandwidth now. We also have the underpowered computer.
GFM
mtu_huskies
New member
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
I have not purchased yet, but am thinking about it for this weekend. Does anyone know:
1 - If it can be paused and then push play like we could last year? I think I could also catch up to live by skipping the intermission if I needed last year.
2 - How quickly on demand gets posted, I think America One posted it right after so if you were out for the evening you could watch it later that night. Last year they got faster as the season went on I think.
I have not purchased yet, but am thinking about it for this weekend. Does anyone know:
1 - If it can be paused and then push play like we could last year? I think I could also catch up to live by skipping the intermission if I needed last year.
2 - How quickly on demand gets posted, I think America One posted it right after so if you were out for the evening you could watch it later that night. Last year they got faster as the season went on I think.
lawdoggies
sitting by the river
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
Purchased a season package last Friday and it didn't work out for me. Was unable to receive a watchable stream of any game, be it live stream or on demand. Others features didn't work for me either. Yesterday, after a couple of hours of emails back and forth about equipment (✔︎) download capacity (✔︎) software (✔︎) etc. Stretch Internet did give me a full refund.
Purchased a season package last Friday and it didn't work out for me. Was unable to receive a watchable stream of any game, be it live stream or on demand. Others features didn't work for me either. Yesterday, after a couple of hours of emails back and forth about equipment (✔︎) download capacity (✔︎) software (✔︎) etc. Stretch Internet did give me a full refund.
Shirtless Guy
Old Dirty Basterd
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
Sorry to hear that...I was not thrilled with the video quality I got to my TV via Apple TV but I paid the media price so I'll deal with it because I'd rather have not great video than have no video...plus I'd like to see how it looks in Houghton before I make a final decision.
Sorry to hear that...I was not thrilled with the video quality I got to my TV via Apple TV but I paid the media price so I'll deal with it because I'd rather have not great video than have no video...plus I'd like to see how it looks in Houghton before I make a final decision.
fairbanks hockey puck
Registered User
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
Anybody watch the Alaska games from Fairbanks...heard quite a few comments about LOW volume......
Anybody watch the Alaska games from Fairbanks...heard quite a few comments about LOW volume......
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
Yes, the volume for the play by play by Bruce was tough to hear. The goal announcements in stadium can across louder and clearer. And there were only a few of those vs AIC
Yes, the volume for the play by play by Bruce was tough to hear. The goal announcements in stadium can across louder and clearer. And there were only a few of those vs AIC
fairbanks hockey puck
Registered User
Re: New WCHA TV - Will it be better then the last
did the UAA broadcsts sound ok??????????????????
did the UAA broadcsts sound ok??????????????????