Watching F1 on TV

[rider73]

carl_w said:

LordGrover said:

Just suffered through c4 coverage… never again.
So many advertisements…

Both Sky and F1 had highlights on YouTube well before the C4 coverage

I just created a thread about c4 coverage and who on earth would watch it.... It really must be a niche model of people who have no idea about the internet.
I'd be interested to see their viewing figures

I'm almost thinking sky and f1tv pay C4 to make it so bad....
The 1 hour preamble trying to have quirky interviews and info. Grrr just give me more racing.
Also, really hating webber these days, he seems to spout drivel considering he was a top driver.

[TheDeuce]

rider73 said:

carl_w said:

LordGrover said:

Just suffered through c4 coverage… never again.
So many advertisements…

Both Sky and F1 had highlights on YouTube well before the C4 coverage

I just created a thread about c4 coverage and who on earth would watch it.... It really must be a niche model of people who have no idea about the internet.
I'd be interested to see their viewing figures

I'm almost thinking sky and f1tv pay C4 to make it so bad....
The 1 hour preamble trying to have quirky interviews and info. Grrr just give me more racing.
Also, really hating webber these days, he seems to spout drivel considering he was a top driver.

The worst thing is that the C4 viewers seem to end up trapped because they think the sport is more boring than it actually is, because they only ever watch it via highlights which is totally different to watching live and watching storylines develop through each race. So they then stick with C4 'until it gets more interesting', which for them, it never will - because they only watch highlights!!

[Rick_1138]

I've not seen the race yet!! Does anyone know roughly how long it takes NOW TV to put up the full replay, not justvthe highlights.

I know it can take a while but it's been over 12 hours now.

I'm.hoping to watch it before bed.

[SteBrown91]

Rick_1138 said:

I've not seen the race yet!! Does anyone know roughly how long it takes NOW TV to put up the full replay, not justvthe highlights.

I know it can take a while but it's been over 12 hours now.

I'm.hoping to watch it before bed.

It’s often at least a day.

[PhilAsia]

TheDeuce said:

PhilAsia said:

dxg said:

Hmm...

Well, I've tried to subscribe to F1TV through Nord from both Croatia (good for most things) and also the States.

Either way, I just get a "You are accessing this service from a restricted geographic region" error.

I just subscribed for a month, but had the same issues as you initially. I am in the Philippines, went through Nord in US, and the credit card was not accepted.

I then used Apple Pay with a local GCash payment and was eventually accepted. Apple Pay does not disclose the payee's location as described above.

I hope this helps as initial impressions of tge service are very good, as has been said.

Yep, the secret is and always has been to pay (perfectly legally) via apple/Google pay which conveniently isn't geo tracked.

Then use the Vpn when you want to watch.

Glad you're in the club at last Phil, you won't look back!

I'd been hovering for a while tbh Deuce. My interest was piqued by you, as I know you are in the film industry, and a couple of others who's opinion I value.

Been great so far!

[TheDeuce]

PhilAsia said:

TheDeuce said:

PhilAsia said:

dxg said:

Hmm...

Well, I've tried to subscribe to F1TV through Nord from both Croatia (good for most things) and also the States.

Either way, I just get a "You are accessing this service from a restricted geographic region" error.

I just subscribed for a month, but had the same issues as you initially. I am in the Philippines, went through Nord in US, and the credit card was not accepted.

I then used Apple Pay with a local GCash payment and was eventually accepted. Apple Pay does not disclose the payee's location as described above.

I hope this helps as initial impressions of tge service are very good, as has been said.

Yep, the secret is and always has been to pay (perfectly legally) via apple/Google pay which conveniently isn't geo tracked.

Then use the Vpn when you want to watch.

Glad you're in the club at last Phil, you won't look back!

I'd been hovering for a while tbh Deuce. My interest was piqued by you, as I know you are in the film industry, and a couple of others who's opinion I value.

Been great so far!

I'm glad I was able to convert you

Although working in the film industry doesn't really qualify me as an expert in how to watch F1 or how to use a VPN

[chrisch77]

Thanks to everyone that contributed their tips for getting F1TV up and running, I finally ‘pulled the trigger’ on Friday and we watched our first race weekend without any issues at all. Didn’t spend much time shopping around for the lowest regional price as very happy with an annual cost of around £95 all in with NordVPN.

[WestyCarl]

Sorry for the stupid question, just signing up for Nord and have the option of a dedicated IP, is this necessary or if I don't have it will F1TV identify I'm using a VPN?

[Gazzas86]

WestyCarl said:

Sorry for the stupid question, just signing up for Nord and have the option of a dedicated IP, is this necessary or if I don't have it will F1TV identify I'm using a VPN?

You dont need a dedicated IP, (I dont have one and it works fine),

[Arrivalist]

As a follow up to that question from WestyCarl, is there an F1 app on smart TVs or do you need to mirror from your phone/tablet?

[K50 DEL]

Arrivalist said:

As a follow up to that question from WestyCarl, is there an F1 app on smart TVs or do you need to mirror from your phone/tablet?

The F1tv app can be found on smart TVs, but unless you have an Android OS TV that can run a VPN client (or you have your main net connection / a secondary router) configured for the VPN it won't work.

I looked at doing it this way, but it was just too much hassle, so I now have a spare PC linked to my TV and I do the whole thing through that.

It worked faultlessly throughout the whole weekend, though I did miss sky's after-race analysis and interviews on the Sunday. (F1tv coverage ends a few minutes after the podium)

[Arrivalist]

K50 DEL said:

Arrivalist said:

As a follow up to that question from WestyCarl, is there an F1 app on smart TVs or do you need to mirror from your phone/tablet?

The F1tv app can be found on smart TVs, but unless you have an Android OS TV that can run a VPN client (or you have your main net connection / a secondary router) configured for the VPN it won't work.

I looked at doing it this way, but it was just too much hassle, so I now have a spare PC linked to my TV and I do the whole thing through that.

It worked faultlessly throughout the whole weekend, though I did miss sky's after-race analysis and interviews on the Sunday. (F1tv coverage ends a few minutes after the podium)

Thanks, much appreciated.

[Teppic]

K50 DEL said:

Arrivalist said:

As a follow up to that question from WestyCarl, is there an F1 app on smart TVs or do you need to mirror from your phone/tablet?

The F1tv app can be found on smart TVs, but unless you have an Android OS TV that can run a VPN client (or you have your main net connection / a secondary router) configured for the VPN it won't work.

I looked at doing it this way, but it was just too much hassle, so I now have a spare PC linked to my TV and I do the whole thing through that.

It worked faultlessly throughout the whole weekend, though I did miss sky's after-race analysis and interviews on the Sunday. (F1tv coverage ends a few minutes after the podium)

F1TV does do a post-race show immediately after the podium, but you have to go back out to the menu screen to select it, or select the pop-up banner that sometimes appears at the top of the screen.

[K50 DEL]

Teppic said:

K50 DEL said:

Arrivalist said:

As a follow up to that question from WestyCarl, is there an F1 app on smart TVs or do you need to mirror from your phone/tablet?

The F1tv app can be found on smart TVs, but unless you have an Android OS TV that can run a VPN client (or you have your main net connection / a secondary router) configured for the VPN it won't work.

I looked at doing it this way, but it was just too much hassle, so I now have a spare PC linked to my TV and I do the whole thing through that.

It worked faultlessly throughout the whole weekend, though I did miss sky's after-race analysis and interviews on the Sunday. (F1tv coverage ends a few minutes after the podium)

F1TV does do a post-race show immediately after the podium, but you have to go back out to the menu screen to select it, or select the pop-up banner that sometimes appears at the top of the screen.

Good to know, thanks. I'll watch for that this weekend.

[Sandpit Steve]

K50 DEL said:

Good to know, thanks. I'll watch for that this weekend.

Yes, there’s a “Pre-Race Show” and a “Post-Race Show” on F1TV, that are both of a similar format to the Sky production, each around an hour long.

If you go into the race event on the F1TV menu from Australia you’ll see them there.

[TheDeuce]

Gazzas86 said:

WestyCarl said:

Sorry for the stupid question, just signing up for Nord and have the option of a dedicated IP, is this necessary or if I don't have it will F1TV identify I'm using a VPN?

You dont need a dedicated IP, (I dont have one and it works fine),

It's not a 'need' but because it's unique to you, the dedicated IP address won't end up on VPN block lists.

So it's a small premium to not have the hassle of jumping between different VPN locations if one does get identified and blocked.

[PhilAsia]

TheDeuce said:

PhilAsia said:

TheDeuce said:

PhilAsia said:

dxg said:

Hmm...

Well, I've tried to subscribe to F1TV through Nord from both Croatia (good for most things) and also the States.

Either way, I just get a "You are accessing this service from a restricted geographic region" error.

I just subscribed for a month, but had the same issues as you initially. I am in the Philippines, went through Nord in US, and the credit card was not accepted.

I then used Apple Pay with a local GCash payment and was eventually accepted. Apple Pay does not disclose the payee's location as described above.

I hope this helps as initial impressions of tge service are very good, as has been said.

Yep, the secret is and always has been to pay (perfectly legally) via apple/Google pay which conveniently isn't geo tracked.

Then use the Vpn when you want to watch.

Glad you're in the club at last Phil, you won't look back!

I'd been hovering for a while tbh Deuce. My interest was piqued by you, as I know you are in the film industry, and a couple of others who's opinion I value.

Been great so far!

I'm glad I was able to convert you

Although working in the film industry doesn't really qualify me as an expert in how to watch F1 or how to use a VPN

There I was waiting for you coach. What a let down!

[PhilAsia]

BTW, I do not watch a lot of TV and as a result my TV is ancient. With no smart TV you can run a cable (HDMI?) from a laptop, if anyone has a similar situation. The cable is a great talking point when the missis trips over it btw...

And yes, I still double declutch, play vinyl and have a valve amp. Old skool 2025!!

[C5_Steve]

PhilAsia said:

BTW, I do not watch a lot of TV and as a result my TV is ancient. With no smart TV you can run a cable (HDMI?) from a laptop, if anyone has a similar situation. The cable is a great talking point when the missis trips over it btw...

And yes, I still double declutch, play vinyl and have a valve amp. Old skool 2025!!

I do that, although I have an HDMI to USB C adaptor on the end to plug it into my laptop. It just sits next to the TV once I've set it up and I use a wireless mouse from the sofa if I need to pause it.

[TheDeuce]

C5_Steve said:

PhilAsia said:

BTW, I do not watch a lot of TV and as a result my TV is ancient. With no smart TV you can run a cable (HDMI?) from a laptop, if anyone has a similar situation. The cable is a great talking point when the missis trips over it btw...

And yes, I still double declutch, play vinyl and have a valve amp. Old skool 2025!!

I do that, although I have an HDMI to USB C adaptor on the end to plug it into my laptop. It just sits next to the TV once I've set it up and I use a wireless mouse from the sofa if I need to pause it.

I also just use a hdmi from laptop to the big TV if I bother to watch on that.

Mostly tbh I watch on my laptop or phone if I'm travelling. Normally on split screen on my phone so I can still partake in forum arguments about what we're watching