How does everyone watch F1 live at home from their TV
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I either watch a crap low res version with "please disable addblock and reload page" scrawled accross it or, if i'm lucky the Ex wife is working sunday and i go round and use my old skyF1 on the tivo box to watch it live, if she's working saterday and home sunday i have to do the low res thing 
I miss my Tivo box,,, oh and the wife
I miss my Tivo box,,, oh and the wife
The only reason I kept with Sky for the last couple of season or so was their F1 coverage but with 19 races a season, soon to be 20 I believe, there's no way I can dedicate that number of Sundays with my other commitments. So we jacked in Sky (although a daughter's wedding was influential) and went with BT. I'd worked out that for this season I'd be able to see five non-BBC races. At the moment it looks like only four. We had family round yesterday, but I cried off for an hour and a half, and then drifted in and out to see the result of the stewards' investigation. Or rather the penalty. So the £6.99 was a bit expensive I suppose, but worth it.
For the year, 4 x £7 for NowTV is about half what I save each month on cancelling Sky. For me it is a result.
I follow rugby, so BT's coverage suits me. I prefer the BBC coverage in any case. Last season a group of us got together for one race that was on both Sky and BBC and we had four TVs, one connected to the internet, to watch. Most of us watched BBC most of the time.
I'm happy with my decision. There's no way I'd go back despite being able to afford the full package as it would be unreasonable given that with Netflix free, and BT sports channels, there's only one or two programmes a week extra that we'd watch. I don't watch all that much TV.
BT's rugby coverage is very good. I like it.
For the year, 4 x £7 for NowTV is about half what I save each month on cancelling Sky. For me it is a result.
I follow rugby, so BT's coverage suits me. I prefer the BBC coverage in any case. Last season a group of us got together for one race that was on both Sky and BBC and we had four TVs, one connected to the internet, to watch. Most of us watched BBC most of the time.
I'm happy with my decision. There's no way I'd go back despite being able to afford the full package as it would be unreasonable given that with Netflix free, and BT sports channels, there's only one or two programmes a week extra that we'd watch. I don't watch all that much TV.
BT's rugby coverage is very good. I like it.
I thought I'd add:
I've been unable to watch all the BBC coverage live, missing the start by just 14 minutes for one race, so I watched the recording while the race was still on. Despite knowing that it was only a few minutes back, even fewer after a pace car, I found it distracting. I was thinking of fast forwarding and then watching live.
Anyone else felt the same way?
I've been unable to watch all the BBC coverage live, missing the start by just 14 minutes for one race, so I watched the recording while the race was still on. Despite knowing that it was only a few minutes back, even fewer after a pace car, I found it distracting. I was thinking of fast forwarding and then watching live.
Anyone else felt the same way?
DanGPR said:
Hasn't come up yet so might I suggest a RaspberryPi loaded with Kodi.
You can get plugins which will stream live TV from the internet from pretty much any country as well as films, Tv series etc.
Like this
Is this a reliable setup?You can get plugins which will stream live TV from the internet from pretty much any country as well as films, Tv series etc.
Like this
Do you current view the F1 on sky this way? Just curious as it looks too good to be true.
SlowlnFastOut said:
DanGPR said:
Hasn't come up yet so might I suggest a RaspberryPi loaded with Kodi.
You can get plugins which will stream live TV from the internet from pretty much any country as well as films, Tv series etc.
Like this
Is this a reliable setup?You can get plugins which will stream live TV from the internet from pretty much any country as well as films, Tv series etc.
Like this
Do you current view the F1 on sky this way? Just curious as it looks too good to be true.
red_duke said:
Like many I get Sky's F1 coverage for £10 a month because it's part of the legacy HD package which is no longer available.
I wonder how many people would actually subscribe to Sky Sports at £45.50 a month (£25.50 for existing Sky customers) to get coverage if the legacy deal finished.
I'm a lifelong F1 fan and Sky's coverage is excellent but I know I wouldn't.
Me too.I wonder how many people would actually subscribe to Sky Sports at £45.50 a month (£25.50 for existing Sky customers) to get coverage if the legacy deal finished.
I'm a lifelong F1 fan and Sky's coverage is excellent but I know I wouldn't.
red_duke said:
Like many I get Sky's F1 coverage for £10 a month because it's part of the legacy HD package which is no longer available.
I wonder how many people would actually subscribe to Sky Sports at £45.50 a month (£25.50 for existing Sky customers) to get coverage if the legacy deal finished.
I'm a lifelong F1 fan and Sky's coverage is excellent but I know I wouldn't.
Same here. I wonder how many people would actually subscribe to Sky Sports at £45.50 a month (£25.50 for existing Sky customers) to get coverage if the legacy deal finished.
I'm a lifelong F1 fan and Sky's coverage is excellent but I know I wouldn't.
Whilst the HD pack cost £10, overall it only costs around £4 more than the equivalent current package. For that money, I'm very happy to pay the extra as the F1 coverage is very good.
But £25 extra or even half that? No way.
SlowlnFastOut said:
Is this a reliable setup?
Do you current view the F1 on sky this way? Just curious as it looks too good to be true.
Similar but more expensive about £114Do you current view the F1 on sky this way? Just curious as it looks too good to be true.
http://www.minix.com.hk/Products/NEO-X8-H-Plus-And...
Seen my mates watched F1 on sky live plus races before, you name it -films/tv series/boxed sets/live sports(inc football) just about anything. No problems with quality just get one !!!!
Barchettaman said:
BBC, or if it's a Sky race, German TV.
I'm in Frankfurt, we have Freesat and all the DE channels....
Is Kai Ebel any good? I always laugh when I see him and Martin Brundle tussle on the grid-walk.I'm in Frankfurt, we have Freesat and all the DE channels....
As for watching, I just go for the lot with Virgin and their Big Kahuna thingy.
I decided life was too short to start worrying about what programs I could watch with what package, and how fast my Broadband is. Considering that I invested in a cinema room, I backed it up with maxing out on the Virgin XL Movies + Sport and fastest broadband + phone. It costs me g-zillions per month - about £135, which is really steep, but I get the best service.
Sky Sport F1 in HD on a 8 foot screen is terrific.
I like the Sky presentation, mainly because of Brundle, but also they really do delve into the sport particularly well. I also like Davidson's analysis and Ted Kravitz's Notebook. Not so bothered about Crofty's piece on social media. I autorecord all practice sessions, quali and race, but the former only in case I hear that something interesting happened in a practice session.
BBC is also good (HD). I like Coulthard & Suzi Perry. Don't always agree with Eddie Jordan's point of view.
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