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What are your guys setups to watch the races via NBC Gold app?
I already had a gen. 3 apple TV and didn't want to shell out for a 4th gen. solely to run the NBC gold app so I bought a chrome cast to stream from my iPhone.
I'm pretty disappointed in the functionality to be honest. It bogs in the app and doesn't always cast to the player. The fact that you have to go back to the menu to select the next moto is pretty annoying and is usually when it bogs and won't reload for a while.
Quality of the stream when it is playing has been good, I'll give it that.
What has been your experience?
I already had a gen. 3 apple TV and didn't want to shell out for a 4th gen. solely to run the NBC gold app so I bought a chrome cast to stream from my iPhone.
I'm pretty disappointed in the functionality to be honest. It bogs in the app and doesn't always cast to the player. The fact that you have to go back to the menu to select the next moto is pretty annoying and is usually when it bogs and won't reload for a while.
Quality of the stream when it is playing has been good, I'll give it that.
What has been your experience?
I was going to use it for first motos Only then switch to directv but I watched all 4 motos without all the commercial breaks instead.
It actually made me a couch potato today
Wife is now watching some 4K stuff on it pretty amazing really
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As for the broadcast, I am surprised they have dead air or the coverage will resume shortly. Why not show all of the riders finishing the race and go into the pits to see riders/teams after the moto or even the sighting lap. I would even be OK with a small box in one of the bottom corners with adds or commercials but still showing the race on the rest of the tv.
Overall - it has been $50 well spent.
Live in the sticks and interweb connection of 6mb is thankfully just enough to get the job done for streaming.
I stream it to our 50" HD tv, love it.
Worked great today. Last week my Internet sucked, and so the coverage sucked.
I do wish they'd show something other than the coverage will resume screen. Otherwise I'm very pleased, worth the cash IMO.
How 'bout buffering? can you pause it for a bit and resume play?
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I bought in from an "unauthorised country" and figured I'd be fine using Chrome and HolaVPN, but all I get is a black screen when I hit play. No combination of FlashPlayer settings, installs and re-installs etc have allowed me to see it. I can login fine and see all the race titles I should be able to watch, they appear to load, then .... nothing.
Its making me crazy. Anyone found a way to access from UK/AUS/NZ etc?
Oh, I'm just using my Macbook and once I get it sorted intend to airplay to AppleTV. I'd settle for just the Macbook- I'm desperate!
The motos should start automatically, so yes it's annoying that you have to go to the menu and choose each moto.
I watched last weekend out of town on my MacBook Pro connected to my hotspot for internet and that worked good as well.
Watched this weeks on my ipad. The audio was terrible with a delayed echo making it unlistenable.
Races do not start on time like JRT812 said above. Starts about 1/2 way into the 1st lap. Did it both motos.
It poped up to rate it and it would not let me give it the lowest 1 star rating. Rigged ratings?
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