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Hockeystreams is starting to sound interesting with this terrible loonie (I pay 100$ US per year on NHL GCL)

However, I'd like to know if we can re-watch the games or rewind/forward them like in NHL GCL?

LeCaptain wrote:Hockeystreams is starting to sound interesting with this terrible loonie (I pay 100$ US per year on NHL GCL)

However, I'd like to know if we can re-watch the games or rewind/forward them like in NHL GCL?

At that price, I'd stick with GCL, honestly. You'll pay $100 US or thereabouts for HockeyStreams anyway. I would pay the $200 CAN for GCL if they didn't black out the local market games (i.e., all Ottawa games), no questions asked.

I haven't tried them yet, but, yes, I think HockeyStreams offers DVR and archive capabilities. When you load up a stream, you have an option just below the screen to play in "DVR" or "non-DVR" mode, which presumably means pause and resume capabilities. For archives, you click on 'on demand streams' and then choose by date or by team, etc.

wprager wrote:Looks like there is a way:
http://www.theipadguide.com/faq/does-ipad-have-hdmi-out-port

UPDATE: The iPad gets HDMI out with an accessory from Apple, the Digital AV Adapter.

For the Samsung SmartTV there was an app to download, I believe.

In any case, when I originally started streaming from my tablet to my TV (TV supports DLNA) I was using wifi on both ends and streaming downloaded HD content was nearly impossible.  Since hooking up my TV directly to the router I've had no issues (at least not with video).

Out of curiosity, what would be the advantage of streaming the game directly from the iPad to the TV via an HDMI cable rather than via AirPlay? Better quality, more stable, less bandwidth used?

rooneypoo wrote:

wprager wrote:Looks like there is a way:
http://www.theipadguide.com/faq/does-ipad-have-hdmi-out-port

UPDATE: The iPad gets HDMI out with an accessory from Apple, the Digital AV Adapter.

For the Samsung SmartTV there was an app to download, I believe.

In any case, when I originally started streaming from my tablet to my TV (TV supports DLNA) I was using wifi on both ends and streaming downloaded HD content was nearly impossible.  Since hooking up my TV directly to the router I've had no issues (at least not with video).

Out of curiosity, what would be the advantage of streaming the game directly from the iPad to the TV via an HDMI cable rather than via AirPlay? Better quality, more stable, less bandwidth used?

At least double the bandwidth (stream then upstream to the TV). Using a cable uses no bandwidth so no interference with WIFI

I see that HockeyStreams is invite-only now ... That's unfortunate.

rooneypoo wrote:

LeCaptain wrote:Hockeystreams is starting to sound interesting with this terrible loonie (I pay 100$ US per year on NHL GCL)

However, I'd like to know if we can re-watch the games or rewind/forward them like in NHL GCL?

At that price, I'd stick with GCL, honestly. You'll pay $100 US or thereabouts for HockeyStreams anyway. I would pay the $200 CAN for GCL if they didn't black out the local market games (i.e., all Ottawa games), no questions asked.

I haven't tried them yet, but, yes, I think HockeyStreams offers DVR and archive capabilities. When you load up a stream, you have an option just below the screen to play in "DVR" or "non-DVR" mode, which presumably means pause and resume capabilities. For archives, you click on 'on demand streams' and then choose by date or by team, etc.

You can re-watch games and pick them from a calendar. Even from previous years that were pre-subscription.
It's pretty sweet. But if you are getting GCL for the same price I don't know. The advantage of this site is also AHL and juniors games if you choose to wanna watch those. Personally I think I'll be watching a lot more bingo games this year than prior. That's should be a plus.

TheAvatar wrote:I see that HockeyStreams is invite-only now ... That's unfortunate.

which means you send them your email and they invite you the next day

rooneypoo wrote:

wprager wrote:Looks like there is a way:
http://www.theipadguide.com/faq/does-ipad-have-hdmi-out-port

UPDATE: The iPad gets HDMI out with an accessory from Apple, the Digital AV Adapter.

For the Samsung SmartTV there was an app to download, I believe.

In any case, when I originally started streaming from my tablet to my TV (TV supports DLNA) I was using wifi on both ends and streaming downloaded HD content was nearly impossible.  Since hooking up my TV directly to the router I've had no issues (at least not with video).

Out of curiosity, what would be the advantage of streaming the game directly from the iPad to the TV via an HDMI cable rather than via AirPlay? Better quality, more stable, less bandwidth used?

Avoid using wifi on both ends. Wifi is a shared medium. Collisions are unavoidable. Streaming video is the worst in terms of how many packets are sent and how frequently, so if you can drop the number of such "conversations" in half it would certainly help.

Flo The Action wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:

LeCaptain wrote:Hockeystreams is starting to sound interesting with this terrible loonie (I pay 100$ US per year on NHL GCL)

However, I'd like to know if we can re-watch the games or rewind/forward them like in NHL GCL?

At that price, I'd stick with GCL, honestly. You'll pay $100 US or thereabouts for HockeyStreams anyway. I would pay the $200 CAN for GCL if they didn't black out the local market games (i.e., all Ottawa games), no questions asked.

I haven't tried them yet, but, yes, I think HockeyStreams offers DVR and archive capabilities. When you load up a stream, you have an option just below the screen to play in "DVR" or "non-DVR" mode, which presumably means pause and resume capabilities. For archives, you click on 'on demand streams' and then choose by date or by team, etc.

You can re-watch games and pick them from a calendar. Even from previous years that were pre-subscription.
It's pretty sweet. But if you are getting GCL for the same price I don't know. The advantage of this site is also AHL and juniors games if you choose to wanna watch those. Personally I think I'll be watching a lot more bingo games this year than prior. That's should be a plus.

For me, the PVR aspect of it is really important (I live in Colorado, I can't start watching games at 5PM ) ... also, I travel a lot for work so there are times where my wife (who is as big a #Sens fan as I am) will watch it at home while I watch it from a hotel room ... have you tried the PVR functionality?

TheAvatar wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:

LeCaptain wrote:Hockeystreams is starting to sound interesting with this terrible loonie (I pay 100$ US per year on NHL GCL)

However, I'd like to know if we can re-watch the games or rewind/forward them like in NHL GCL?

At that price, I'd stick with GCL, honestly. You'll pay $100 US or thereabouts for HockeyStreams anyway. I would pay the $200 CAN for GCL if they didn't black out the local market games (i.e., all Ottawa games), no questions asked.

I haven't tried them yet, but, yes, I think HockeyStreams offers DVR and archive capabilities. When you load up a stream, you have an option just below the screen to play in "DVR" or "non-DVR" mode, which presumably means pause and resume capabilities. For archives, you click on 'on demand streams' and then choose by date or by team, etc.

You can re-watch games and pick them from a calendar. Even from previous years that were pre-subscription.
It's pretty sweet. But if you are getting GCL for the same price I don't know. The advantage of this site is also AHL and juniors games if you choose to wanna watch those. Personally I think I'll be watching a lot more bingo games this year than prior. That's should be a plus.

For me, the PVR aspect of it is really important (I live in Colorado, I can't start watching games at 5PM ) ... also, I travel a lot for work so there are times where my wife (who is as big a #Sens fan as I am) will watch it at home while I watch it from a hotel room ... have you tried the PVR functionality?

I have tried the replay game function once the game is done and that works fine. I don't know about PVR functions.
I'm usually I'm a situation where I misse the game or I'm watching it. Like tonight. It will be over by the time I get home.

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/61-rogers-cable-tv-hd-pvr-discussion/247346-rogers-launches-4k-tv-4k-set-top-box.html



Chances are my next TV will be a 4k set. Chances are when my current 2-year contract with Bell is up I'll be looking at switching back (get a better deal, 10-tuner PVR, higher potential download speeds). In the meantime I believe my brother in law has a 4k set and is with Rogers. And he didn't renew his season tickets so if some Habs games are in 4k (he was born and raised in Montreal) he just might go for this (and I just might drop by).

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/195-rogers-high-speed-internet-home-phone/247354-rogers-gigabit-internet.html

And to stream that 4k content you need Gigabit Ethernet. Their 1000/50 service will be priced at $150/month for unlimited usage. And they are partnering with Netflix to provide more direct connection to Netflix servers.

$150/month plus $10f for Netflix plus whatever Shomi goes for. Interesting.

Flo The Action wrote:

TheAvatar wrote:I see that HockeyStreams is invite-only now ... That's unfortunate.

which means you send them your email and they invite you the next day

Nope. Never got the invite.

TheAvatar wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

TheAvatar wrote:I see that HockeyStreams is invite-only now ... That's unfortunate.

which means you send them your email and they invite you the next day

Nope.  Never got the invite.

Send one again under a different email if you have one. I got my first one and waited over the 48hrs and retried and never got one, but tried under a different email address and got one. Have you checked your junk box?

can some one tell me if I have gamecenter and unblock us, will I be able to watch nhl playoffs? does gamecenter even broadcast nhl playoffs?

Michallica wrote:can some one tell me if I have gamecenter and unblock us, will I be able to watch nhl playoffs?  does gamecenter even broadcast nhl playoffs?

Yes and yes.