Legit streaming of F1 in 2019
Discussion
ukaskew said:
HardtopManual said:
NowTV looks crap on a recent TV due to being 720p.
And the frame rate / refresh or something along those lines is awful. Unnoticeable normally but F1 really highlights it. I can't remember which device(s) did it, possibly the Now TV stick.I posed this question last year, when I couldn't have a sky dish. Where I am now, has sky, but it's still a 18 month contract and stupid £$ for all of the sport channels.
Where as I'd rather pay a streaming company a lump sum and have them all either live or 'watch again', so I can watch them when I feel like it. It amazes me that the F1 don't have this already. Who really wants to get up early, or watch a race at 2PM on a Sunday? I have much better things to do!
I enjoy it, but not £540 a year enjoy it. So I'll stick to recording free to air ones, or download them.
Where as I'd rather pay a streaming company a lump sum and have them all either live or 'watch again', so I can watch them when I feel like it. It amazes me that the F1 don't have this already. Who really wants to get up early, or watch a race at 2PM on a Sunday? I have much better things to do!
I enjoy it, but not £540 a year enjoy it. So I'll stick to recording free to air ones, or download them.
tobinen said:
I found R5 coverage out of synch with all TV streams, so one heard events before/after one saw them.
On the occasions I've tried simulcast I have used a Virgin Media TV box for the R5L audio, so judicious use of the 'pause live TV' function can usually bring things in sync!
HardtopManual said:
NowTV looks crap on a recent TV due to being 720p.
Does it? I've been using Sky Go from my PC over HDMI into a 2018 65" 4KTV (when the C4 isn't live) and the quality is damn good. I'm getting the highest quality stream available because I've got pretty good broadband.Assuming at this point that Sky GO and Now!!1TV are using the same streams...
I remember back in 2015 I used to have my buddies over for Sunday afternoons of F1 and pizza. Our F1 Whatsapp has been silent apart from when one of the guys asked if anybody had seen the new RB temporary livery - it went unanswered.
None of us guys (in our 20s) are particularly intrigued with F1 now that it's behind a paywall. I'll stick to watching the highlights on YouTube (with an adblocker) thanks.
None of us guys (in our 20s) are particularly intrigued with F1 now that it's behind a paywall. I'll stick to watching the highlights on YouTube (with an adblocker) thanks.
andycaca said:
Does it? I've been using Sky Go from my PC over HDMI into a 2018 65" 4KTV (when the C4 isn't live) and the quality is damn good. I'm getting the highest quality stream available because I've got pretty good broadband.
Assuming at this point that Sky GO and Now!!1TV are using the same streams...
Apparently Now TV switched to higher rate streams at the end of last year. Seems to be quite a few people saying it degrades back to the old stream in a heartbeat though. Assuming at this point that Sky GO and Now!!1TV are using the same streams...
Kraken said:
andycaca said:
Does it? I've been using Sky Go from my PC over HDMI into a 2018 65" 4KTV (when the C4 isn't live) and the quality is damn good. I'm getting the highest quality stream available because I've got pretty good broadband.
Assuming at this point that Sky GO and Now!!1TV are using the same streams...
Apparently Now TV switched to higher rate streams at the end of last year. Seems to be quite a few people saying it degrades back to the old stream in a heartbeat though. Assuming at this point that Sky GO and Now!!1TV are using the same streams...
Had Now TV via Apple TV for most of last year, took a few day/week/month bundles depending what was on and when, and they almost always sent an offer through some we took others not, eg F1 season pass £150 for the 10 months, or 3 months for £60 (golf pass).
Now back on Sky HD monthly, (q not worth it for us), as they offered us a deal (all sports £15 pcm).
We had no issue with streaming via the Apple TV with quality of picture or sound, and its very comparable to the standard HD 1080 broadcast.
If anyone is thinking of it, id say find someone on here and split the cost per race/week/month/season pass, you can have 2 devices running at the same time, so you can both watch, you will need half decent broadband, and a half decent stick/box to route through.
Now back on Sky HD monthly, (q not worth it for us), as they offered us a deal (all sports £15 pcm).
We had no issue with streaming via the Apple TV with quality of picture or sound, and its very comparable to the standard HD 1080 broadcast.
If anyone is thinking of it, id say find someone on here and split the cost per race/week/month/season pass, you can have 2 devices running at the same time, so you can both watch, you will need half decent broadband, and a half decent stick/box to route through.
All these suggestions to use NowTV to access Sky F1 channel... That's exactly what I do BUT they are only showing test coverage from 1pm each day. So I still can't watch the whole thing lol.
And of course, F1TV is basically useless in the UK for anything live.
It's annoying that I can't find a legitimate way to basically throw my money at F1 so I can actually watch (all) of it!!
And of course, F1TV is basically useless in the UK for anything live.
It's annoying that I can't find a legitimate way to basically throw my money at F1 so I can actually watch (all) of it!!
It's the same with the Darts. PDC TV is really cheap in comparison to a Sky Subscription, but you can't subscribe and watch the tournaments via it in the UK because it would take people away from Sky and it is Sky who've paid for the UK broadcast rights.
I've had Sports on NowTV since November as they were doing a £20 per month offer for 3 months and they've just done the same again to take me up to July. I love watching loads of sport and as such I've hardly watched anything else on TV other Sky Sports in that time, with the England test matches in Sri Lanka and the Windies and now the 1 dayers, the Darts World Champs and Premier League, the odd football match and now the F1. So for £20 per month I've certainly had my monies worth in the cold, dark winter evenings and the stream quality and the coverage on all the sports really is very good.
I've had Sports on NowTV since November as they were doing a £20 per month offer for 3 months and they've just done the same again to take me up to July. I love watching loads of sport and as such I've hardly watched anything else on TV other Sky Sports in that time, with the England test matches in Sri Lanka and the Windies and now the 1 dayers, the Darts World Champs and Premier League, the odd football match and now the F1. So for £20 per month I've certainly had my monies worth in the cold, dark winter evenings and the stream quality and the coverage on all the sports really is very good.
towser44 said:
It's the same with the Darts. PDC TV is really cheap in comparison to a Sky Subscription, but you can't subscribe and watch the tournaments via it in the UK because it would take people away from Sky and it is Sky who've paid for the UK broadcast rights.
The thing is, I don't mind paying for sky - but sky are only showing the second half of each test session. So the reason I can't use F1TV to watch it all, is because Sky have the rights, but they only bother to show half of it. If they can't be arsed to show it all fine, but there is content left not being monetised by anyone in the UK. It's become a laughable situation.To sum up, In the UK we're paying for Sky to pay for rights for a sport, that they then don't show in full. And there is no other option. Well there is... And this is exactly the reason piracy is ongoing. The bloody pirates do a better job of delivering content. In my position I can't afford to go down an illegitimate route but frankly, I wouldn't feel morally incorrect if I did as I'm already paying for Sky F1 and F1TV and there is a still a gap lol!! Where else can I throw money for the rest?
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