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NFL Gamepass blackouts. Will you be signing up?

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    #692
    Brian017
    Registered Users Posts: 2,911 ✭✭✭Brian017


    malistheman wrote: »
    Have a quick question guys. I'm thinking of getting a Mac in the next few weeks. WIll Hola unblocker work on it? Or is there a similiar plug-in that will do a similiar job?

    Yes, it will. I use Hola on Chrome on a iMac and it works perfectly.


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    #693
    GoldFour4
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 4,993 Mod ✭✭✭✭GoldFour4


    Brian017 wrote: »
    Yes, it will. I use Hola on Chrome on a iMac and it works perfectly.


    Excellent, thank you!


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    #694
    Dymo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Dymo


    helimachoptor wrote: »
    Just finished watching the Rams/Titans Super Bowl from 2000 as the new arrival decided she wasn't going to sleep, game pass is fantastic

    Where is that game? I can't find it in the games section or the Superbowl Archives.


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    #695
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,938 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Dymo wrote: »
    Where is that game? I can't find it in the games section or the Superbowl Archives.

    It's the one highlighted.


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    #696
    gerire
    Registered Users Posts: 2,586 ✭✭✭gerire


    Oat23 wrote: »
    If anyone has a device that can run PLEX, it's worth trying out the NFL Network/Gamepass app. I tested it on a smart tv earlier and it works really well with my Gamepass account. Live NFL Network stream, all the game/tv show archives and the rest.

    sn1rrF6.png

    Download the app here - https://github.com/plexinc-plugins

    Legend. Set this up today on my Samsung 2013 6 series tv.
    Fantastic quality.
    Thanks for posting that about plex, was dreading another season on the pc


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    #697
    Dymo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Dymo


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    It's the one highlighted.

    The iPad must be much better than the Android app and windows desktop, none of those games are available to me. When I go to the Superbowl archives all I have is the last 3 years

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    EDIT: I just have to poor mans season pass, not the season Plus, that's why I'm not getting them.


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    #698
    Raoul
    Registered Users Posts: 7,741 ✭✭✭Raoul


    Try going to the season you want and then just click superbowl. I have back to 2009.


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    #699
    In The Conversation
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭In The Conversation


    Anybody think there is a chance that there will be a free gamepass country this year? I'm kinda holding out til the last minute before buying my subscription in case there is a miracle before the start of the season.


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    #700
    Guffy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,079 ✭✭✭Guffy


    No I doubt it. It would have prob been done by now if they were gona do it at all.


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    #701
    FastFullBack
    Registered Users Posts: 1,455 ✭✭✭FastFullBack


    Oat23 wrote: »
    If anyone has a device that can run PLEX, it's worth trying out the NFL Network/Gamepass app. I tested it on a smart tv earlier and it works really well with my Gamepass account. Live NFL Network stream, all the game/tv show archives and the rest.

    sn1rrF6.png

    Download the app here - https://github.com/plexinc-plugins

    Great. Just got this working a on my LG smart TV. Quick question for anyone that might know. I have plex server on my laptop on my network through wireless. TV is wired to router. When I watch something on GP on TV will it used pure wired connection of TV or will it have to go back through plex server on wireless laptop and thus be some bit limited by wireless? Thanks


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    #702
    Hulk Hands
    Registered Users Posts: 6,016 ✭✭✭Hulk Hands


    Used to think Gamepass was great until I realised how much of a delay on it there was. It's literally 60 seconds behind the play and if you're watching a live match that skips to highlights of others, or a fantasy football tracker, or even RedZone on Sky, then it'll ruin your gamepass game on you. Sickening as its a great product bar that. Cant understand why its so delayed


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    #703
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,938 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Hulk Hands wrote: »
    Used to think Gamepass was great until I realised how much of a delay on it there was. It's literally 60 seconds behind the play and if you're watching a live match that skips to highlights of others, or a fantasy football tracker, or even RedZone on Sky, then it'll ruin your gamepass game on you. Sickening as its a great product bar that. Cant understand why its so delayed
    On the delay sure both mlb and nba are the same on the app as compared to a tv broadcast.ao it's not as if the nfl have delayed the gamepass stream for the fun of it.


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    #704
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,657 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    I just stay off social media and red zone when titans games are on, tweets were ruining it


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    #705
    Brian017
    Registered Users Posts: 2,911 ✭✭✭Brian017


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    On the delay sure both mlb and nba are the same on the app as compared to a tv broadcast.ao it's not as if the nfl have delayed the gamepass stream for the fun of it.

    And SkyGo is 45-60secs behind the tv also, seems to be pretty standard for internet streaming really


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    #706
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    Hulk Hands wrote: »
    Used to think Gamepass was great until I realised how much of a delay on it there was.

    Tell me about it. The GP delay coupled with my intermittently crap broadband, made posting an interesting experience during games. I remember last season, I'd comment on a play in the weekly game thread. And one or two of the ladss would be like... "WTF Corvus? That play was 10 minutes ago.":(


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    #707
    Hulk Hands
    Registered Users Posts: 6,016 ✭✭✭Hulk Hands


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    On the delay sure both mlb and nba are the same on the app as compared to a tv broadcast.ao it's not as if the nfl have delayed the gamepass stream for the fun of it.

    Well maybe its the app itself, but for every Vikings game last year I could open up a stream (of much less quality obviously), and it would be up to 2 plays ahead of where gamepass was. Surely something can be done to speed up the output. On occasion I even clicked into the weekly thread on here and seen comments about a play I would see on gamepass 30 seconds later. Really hard to watch a match in one place when you know you can get closer to realtime elsewhere


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    #708
    Oat23
    Registered Users Posts: 15,273 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    No, was going to buy gamepass for the first time but not with blackouts, will use streams
    Gamepass was 2/3 minutes behind only a few seasons ago. It is improving every year.

    It takes immense processing power and server capacity for them to offer 7 bitrates from low quality all the way up to near full HD to thousands of people at a time. It's not feasible to stream it any faster than with a 30 second delay probably. We'll have to wait.


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    #709
    TO.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,094 ✭✭✭TO.


    Online streaming will never be exact. Take standard TV or Satellite TV both are also slightly behind the live action because the game has to pass through signals via satellite. Now take those signals and re-route them through Networks and then onto apps that have to go through people's networks you are always going to have a delay. The NBA and MLB have done a good job keeping the delay to a minimal but they are behind the live action also. As Oat23 said 30 secs is the norm right now and until as he said they increase the power and speed of these servers and networks it will most likely stay at 30 secs and so on and so on.

    When I did my Networking and CCNA I did a study on the side about online media and it was fascinating to see how a TV station send its games over networks especially to apps.


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    #710
    Oat23
    Registered Users Posts: 15,273 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    No, was going to buy gamepass for the first time but not with blackouts, will use streams
    FastFullBack wrote: »
    Great. Just got this working a on my LG smart TV. Quick question for anyone that might know. I have plex server on my laptop on my network through wireless. TV is wired to router. When I watch something on GP on TV will it used pure wired connection of TV or will it have to go back through plex server on wireless laptop and thus be some bit limited by wireless? Thanks

    I read a comment by the developer somewhere in response to a question asking how much CPU would Plex use on the host computer when using Gamepass, he said it would stay the same as the app streams direct from nfl.com, which I assume means it will use your TV's internet connection.


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    #711
    Leslie91
    Registered Users Posts: 4,017 ✭✭✭Leslie91


    Yes, buying gamepass for the first time regardless
    My problem with the delay was watching Twitter update me ahead of time. So now I stay away from Twitter Live.


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    #712
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    No, had gamepass before but not buying it with blackouts, wil use sky
    How soon are the condensed games put on Gamepass? The plan for late games is to watch the condensed games before leaving for work in the morning. Would they be up by 6:00?


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    #713
    BKWDR
    Registered Users Posts: 2,173 ✭✭✭BKWDR


    jack presley wrote: »
    How soon are the condensed games put on Gamepass? The plan for late games is to watch the condensed games before leaving for work in the morning. Would they be up by 6:00?

    Dunno about 6am but i've watched them the next morning when i've woken up. It seems to be hit and miss


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    #714
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    No, had gamepass before but not buying it with blackouts, wil use sky
    BKWDR wrote: »
    Dunno about 6am but i've watched them the next morning when i've woken up. It seems to be hit and miss

    6:00 probably is pushing it considering the games won't be over until around 4:30.


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    #715
    Leslie91
    Registered Users Posts: 4,017 ✭✭✭Leslie91


    Yes, buying gamepass for the first time regardless
    Originally Posted by FastFullBack View Post
    Great. Just got this working a on my LG smart TV. Quick question for anyone that might know. I have plex server on my laptop on my network through wireless. TV is wired to router. When I watch something on GP on TV will it used pure wired connection of TV or will it have to go back through plex server on wireless laptop and thus be some bit limited by wireless? Thanks
    Oat23 wrote: »
    I read a comment by the developer somewhere in response to a question asking how much CPU would Plex use on the host computer when using Gamepass, he said it would stay the same as the app streams direct from nfl.com, which I assume means it will use your TV's internet connection.

    I went back quite a few pages to see could I find out how the original poster above got Gamepass working on the LG Smart TV. I have the same telly, was it done using Plex do you know?


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    #716
    Oat23
    Registered Users Posts: 15,273 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    No, was going to buy gamepass for the first time but not with blackouts, will use streams
    Leslie91 wrote: »

    I went back quite a few pages to see could I find out how the original poster above got Gamepass working on the LG Smart TV. I have the same telly, was it done using Plex do you know?

    Plex is the only way possible on smart TVs I think, so it must have been.

    Looked on google quickly and found this -
    LG took the MediaLink client off 2013 model smart TVs and settle on DNLA instead, so I decided to build a replacement client.

    https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/89004-simonjhogans-plex-client-for-lg-smart-tv/
    http://plex.sithari.com.au/files/test-help.html


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    #717
    UnitedIrishman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,369 ✭✭✭UnitedIrishman


    No, had gamepass before but not buying it with blackouts, wil use streams
    Posted a page or so back about using XBMC on an Android box - must say it's not bad at all. Took a while (and plenty of Youtube tutorials) to get it setup properly but well worth it. Watched the Chelsea vs. Burnley game through it this eve and the quality was very good bar when flatmate started streaming on their laptop for a bit. Paid roughly €40 quid for the box so relatively cheap.

    I'd imagine the streams for the NFL will be far better again because there tends to be far more links for the games than for Premier League games. When used Gamepass app before, wasn't getting near the same quality probably due to the ****ty Vodafone internet at the time. Will report back on the quality when the season kicks in.

    It's also ridiculously handy for watching series on through Project Free TV and other add ons.


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    #718
    Hulk Hands
    Registered Users Posts: 6,016 ✭✭✭Hulk Hands


    BKWDR wrote: »
    No i think he is saying if you want to sign up via Portugal for a bit cheaper (80e) , one time connect via hola (free) on your laptop, pay the 80e for Game Pass. Then on future connections you won't need a VPN so you can just connect as normal on your ipad etc.


    Haha by an absolute fluke i'll be in Portugal for the few days prior to the start of the season! Think i'll sign up again to fcuk, it's worth 80 for the condensed broadcast alone


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    #719
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    No, had gamepass before but not buying it with blackouts, wil use sky
    BKWDR wrote: »
    Dunno about 6am but i've watched them the next morning when i've woken up. It seems to be hit and miss

    Just to update on this, last night's MNF was up by 6:00 this morning. Hopefully it'll be the same after each night game during the season.


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    #720
    BKWDR
    Registered Users Posts: 2,173 ✭✭✭BKWDR


    jack presley wrote: »
    Just to update on this, last night's MNF was up by 6:00 this morning. Hopefully it'll be the same after each night game during the season.

    Just finished watching condensed Browns game there now


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    #721
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    No, had gamepass before but not buying it with blackouts, wil use sky
    Update to GamePass now available with downloadable games!!


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