Rugby World Cup Ramblings
Aug. 7th, 2007 03:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I have a problem. A serious one, please don't laugh.
At the beginning of September it is the Rugby World Cup, I live in a building without access to a sports channel which will show it. Short of living in the pub night after night watching recorded games - I needed an alternative.
For the finals I'm sure I'll be in a bar, but the group games are going to be trickier. So I've decided to try a 30 day trial of ITVN, which is an IP TV provider who carry Setanta sports.
I'm not sure how this is going to work out, but I will need to get the 200MBS powerline network adapter I needed for the home network to ensure that I have a solid connection to the internet. Then we'll have to see what the quality is like. If it's crap I can return the box and worry about having to go to the pub. If it works it'll be a rather neat solution and probably the way TV should go.
I've already checked and the AV-line in port on the TV will allow me to schedule recordings from an input on that channel. So I can record games for later.
At the beginning of September it is the Rugby World Cup, I live in a building without access to a sports channel which will show it. Short of living in the pub night after night watching recorded games - I needed an alternative.
For the finals I'm sure I'll be in a bar, but the group games are going to be trickier. So I've decided to try a 30 day trial of ITVN, which is an IP TV provider who carry Setanta sports.
I'm not sure how this is going to work out, but I will need to get the 200MBS powerline network adapter I needed for the home network to ensure that I have a solid connection to the internet. Then we'll have to see what the quality is like. If it's crap I can return the box and worry about having to go to the pub. If it works it'll be a rather neat solution and probably the way TV should go.
I've already checked and the AV-line in port on the TV will allow me to schedule recordings from an input on that channel. So I can record games for later.
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Date: 2007-08-08 12:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-08 12:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-08 12:25 am (UTC)to cross the threads, I might have Entourage S1-3 somewhere...
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Date: 2007-08-08 12:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-08 12:18 am (UTC)Plus I really want to be able to watch on the TV rather than the computer, which is my prime concern.
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Date: 2007-08-08 12:31 am (UTC)Quality is decent, but not spectacular. I even have enough bandwidth (most of the time) to watch matches on live streaming video, although it's rare that I'm awake at the right times to watch matches live.
If I weren't going to Worldcon, I'd buy the World Cup package. As it is, I may buy the knockout matches sub-package.
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Date: 2007-08-08 10:39 pm (UTC)It may be there but I couldn't tell.
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Date: 2007-08-08 11:25 pm (UTC)Try buying a single game from their ordinary ANZ or Currie Cup packages for an example of how it works.