Rugby World Cup Ramblings

[daveon]

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.

Comments

[daveon.livejournal.com]

I'm tempted by the download option - but I must admit I'd feel happier if they'd provide details on how they encode it and the resolution.

It may be there but I couldn't tell.

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

The probably don't give those details because they aren't consistent. They're somewhat at the mercy of whoever is giving them the material. I've had some games where you couldn't move back and forth; you could play it from the start, pause, and restart, but not fast forward or random access, and if you pressed stop (not pause), you had to start over from the beginning.

Try buying a single game from their ordinary ANZ or Currie Cup packages for an example of how it works.