Watching F1 on TV
Discussion
TheDeuce said:
DeejRC said:
Some of us just wait for the C4 highlights show.
It must be like reading the synopsis instead of the actual book.Also, not watching live just isn't as good. It's less than £3 per weekend to watch all sessions live...
Regarding replays via F1TV, how quickly do they come up? The Bahrain GP is at 4pm for example, would I reasonably be able to expect to re-watch it on F1TV at 8pm?
ajm_ph said:
Regarding replays via F1TV, how quickly do they come up? The Bahrain GP is at 4pm for example, would I reasonably be able to expect to re-watch it on F1TV at 8pm?
There are no replays. You can start the stream at any time from the start of the race. So if the race has finished you can immediately start the stream from the start. The Bahrain GP will be available from 4pm and then forever as long as you continue to subscribe. carl_w said:
There are no replays. You can start the stream at any time from the start of the race. So if the race has finished you can immediately start the stream from the start. The Bahrain GP will be available from 4pm and then forever as long as you continue to subscribe.
Cool, I must have been mis-informed.Might fire up the VPN and see about subscribing then.
ajm_ph said:
Cool, I must have been mis-informed.
Might fire up the VPN and see about subscribing then.
This was one of the annoying things about NOW TV (it may have changed now). Only a live stream available and then highlights available some hours later. And the ads were another annoyance. Might fire up the VPN and see about subscribing then.
carl_w said:
ajm_ph said:
Cool, I must have been mis-informed.
Might fire up the VPN and see about subscribing then.
This was one of the annoying things about NOW TV (it may have changed now). Only a live stream available and then highlights available some hours later. And the ads were another annoyance. Might fire up the VPN and see about subscribing then.
F1TV is a proper streaming service. It's live races and also the ability to skip back and forth after AND during the live session.
It's taking the piss that Sky charge so much but can't deliver a proper streaming service in this day and age
TheDeuce said:
carl_w said:
ajm_ph said:
Cool, I must have been mis-informed.
Might fire up the VPN and see about subscribing then.
This was one of the annoying things about NOW TV (it may have changed now). Only a live stream available and then highlights available some hours later. And the ads were another annoyance. Might fire up the VPN and see about subscribing then.
F1TV is a proper streaming service. It's live races and also the ability to skip back and forth after AND during the live session.
It's taking the piss that Sky charge so much but can't deliver a proper streaming service in this day and age
I can also scroll back through the planner and select any programme on the channel to watch at will.
edit
Actually, thinking about it, if you are recording the race on Sky box, you can obviously start watch the recording even if its part way through.
Not the same as F1TV of course, but not quite as restrictive as you're making out.
The ads however on Sky, yes, that's a pain.
Big Nanas said:
TheDeuce said:
carl_w said:
ajm_ph said:
Cool, I must have been mis-informed.
Might fire up the VPN and see about subscribing then.
This was one of the annoying things about NOW TV (it may have changed now). Only a live stream available and then highlights available some hours later. And the ads were another annoyance. Might fire up the VPN and see about subscribing then.
F1TV is a proper streaming service. It's live races and also the ability to skip back and forth after AND during the live session.
It's taking the piss that Sky charge so much but can't deliver a proper streaming service in this day and age
I can also scroll back through the planner and select any programme on the channel to watch at will.
edit
Actually, thinking about it, if you are recording the race on Sky box, you can obviously start watch the recording even if its part way through.
Not the same as F1TV of course, but not quite as restrictive as you're making out.
The ads however on Sky, yes, that's a pain.
I didn't know that Virgin enhanced Sky's own output that way, that's interesting. I think there are several other benefits to F1TV over and above streaming though. Not least cost, no Croft and the back catalogue of all of F1.
TheDeuce said:
Big Nanas said:
TheDeuce said:
carl_w said:
ajm_ph said:
Cool, I must have been mis-informed.
Might fire up the VPN and see about subscribing then.
This was one of the annoying things about NOW TV (it may have changed now). Only a live stream available and then highlights available some hours later. And the ads were another annoyance. Might fire up the VPN and see about subscribing then.
F1TV is a proper streaming service. It's live races and also the ability to skip back and forth after AND during the live session.
It's taking the piss that Sky charge so much but can't deliver a proper streaming service in this day and age
I can also scroll back through the planner and select any programme on the channel to watch at will.
edit
Actually, thinking about it, if you are recording the race on Sky box, you can obviously start watch the recording even if its part way through.
Not the same as F1TV of course, but not quite as restrictive as you're making out.
The ads however on Sky, yes, that's a pain.
I didn't know that Virgin enhanced Sky's own output that way, that's interesting. I think there are several other benefits to F1TV over and above streaming though. Not least cost, no Croft and the back catalogue of all of F1.
Virgin Media allows you to time shift many channels that way, it's actually not bad. Slightly clunky when there's a delay in the race for example, but works well enough. Certainly not as slick as F1TV of course.
Also, here in the UK we can legitimately subscribe to F1TV's 'Access' tier, which allows for the live timing and the F1 Archive, which is decent value at £19 a year I think. Plus other current content. I was just watching Sam's tech update for Melbourne, which was really very interesting, plus highlights and other race Weeknd coverage.
Big Nanas said:
Oh yes, missed that bit!
Virgin Media allows you to time shift many channels that way, it's actually not bad. Slightly clunky when there's a delay in the race for example, but works well enough. Certainly not as slick as F1TV of course.
Also, here in the UK we can legitimately subscribe to F1TV's 'Access' tier, which allows for the live timing and the F1 Archive, which is decent value at £19 a year I think. Plus other current content. I was just watching Sam's tech update for Melbourne, which was really very interesting, plus highlights and other race Weeknd coverage.
It sounds like Virgin are effectively recording all Sky content and making it streamable that way? It would make sense as a value add for their service - but still leaves me perplexed as to why Sky themselves can't operate as a true streaming service at this point Virgin Media allows you to time shift many channels that way, it's actually not bad. Slightly clunky when there's a delay in the race for example, but works well enough. Certainly not as slick as F1TV of course.
Also, here in the UK we can legitimately subscribe to F1TV's 'Access' tier, which allows for the live timing and the F1 Archive, which is decent value at £19 a year I think. Plus other current content. I was just watching Sam's tech update for Melbourne, which was really very interesting, plus highlights and other race Weeknd coverage.
F1TV access is indeed worth the money all by itself. It's astonishing that for a long time there was no way of legitimately watching old seasons of the sport unless you maintained your own collection of recordings or hunted down old official releases, the F1TV back catalogue solves that.
Over an above the £19, for an extra £41 you get every session of the current season live - I don't know the true cost of Sky + Sports + F1 channel but it's got to be hundreds more unless you watch a LOT of other sports.
Sammo123 said:
Thought I d give the ViaPlay route a go. I m in Jamaica for the first race and would like to watch it live. I ve signed up for ViaPlay using my VPN set to the Netherlands but I can t download the ViaPlay app! It s saying it s not available in my region. Any suggestions?
You don't watch it through the viaplay app. When you sign up to viaplay via the website you get a confirmation email in Dutch, there's a link at the bottom of the email to sync viaplay to your f1tv app, then it should allow you to watch though f1tv. obviously keep your VPN on throughout this process I did have the f1 app but didn’t renew.
I’ve got Setanta on iPhone and use Georgia or Moldova on vpn. No commentary for quali this morning but it’s a cheap way of getting all the football and f1 for £4 a month.
Not been able to cast to Apple TV but will try work it out at some point.
I’ve got Setanta on iPhone and use Georgia or Moldova on vpn. No commentary for quali this morning but it’s a cheap way of getting all the football and f1 for £4 a month.
Not been able to cast to Apple TV but will try work it out at some point.
carl_w said:
ajm_ph said:
Regarding replays via F1TV, how quickly do they come up? The Bahrain GP is at 4pm for example, would I reasonably be able to expect to re-watch it on F1TV at 8pm?
There are no replays. You can start the stream at any time from the start of the race. So if the race has finished you can immediately start the stream from the start. The Bahrain GP will be available from 4pm and then forever as long as you continue to subscribe. However if you start a 'live' session you can watch live from that point in time OR elect to watch it from the start of the session while it is live. So the absolute best of both worlds. What I've done in the past is watch from the start and just skip along through a lot of the preamble and if there's a red flag or similar in a session I skip that as well. To the point where you can quite often be back at live without missing very much.
Getting back to the broadcast itself, I understand how Sky needed to create a new intro for the season given the new teams and driver assignments, and was glad they kept the usual music for that. But I was disappointed that they changed the video snippets introducing two drivers: the close-up of handsome Carlos Sainz flipping his hair in favor of a more distant shot, and doing the same with Alonso and losing his close-up smouldering stare into the camera. I was always entertained by both of those bits.
Greg_B said:
Getting back to the broadcast itself, I understand how Sky needed to create a new intro for the season given the new teams and driver assignments, and was glad they kept the usual music for that. But I was disappointed that they changed the video snippets introducing two drivers: the close-up of handsome Carlos Sainz flipping his hair in favor of a more distant shot, and doing the same with Alonso and losing his close-up smouldering stare into the camera. I was always entertained by both of those bits.
You're modern F1's target market, I think.paulguitar said:
Greg_B said:
Getting back to the broadcast itself, I understand how Sky needed to create a new intro for the season given the new teams and driver assignments, and was glad they kept the usual music for that. But I was disappointed that they changed the video snippets introducing two drivers: the close-up of handsome Carlos Sainz flipping his hair in favor of a more distant shot, and doing the same with Alonso and losing his close-up smouldering stare into the camera. I was always entertained by both of those bits.
You're modern F1's target market, I think.
This is my first year in decades of not having a way of watching F1. Binned off Sky as i put (or took) my money where my mouth is because of the s
tty commentators, mainly Croft.
F1TV still looks like a bit of a challenge? People not being able to connect or subscribe? Or having to go through quite a complicated process to do so?
tty commentators, mainly Croft.F1TV still looks like a bit of a challenge? People not being able to connect or subscribe? Or having to go through quite a complicated process to do so?
nordboy said:
This is my first year in decades of not having a way of watching F1. Binned off Sky as i put (or took) my money where my mouth is because of the stty commentators, mainly Croft.
F1TV still looks like a bit of a challenge? People not being able to connect or subscribe? Or having to go through quite a complicated process to do so?
You need a decent VPN (Nord seems to work), a mechanism like ApplePay to pay for the subscription (it seems to cloak the country your credit card is issued in) & possibly a fresh email address - I find Gmail plus addresses work.tty commentators, mainly Croft.F1TV still looks like a bit of a challenge? People not being able to connect or subscribe? Or having to go through quite a complicated process to do so?
nordboy said:
This is my first year in decades of not having a way of watching F1. Binned off Sky as i put (or took) my money where my mouth is because of the stty commentators, mainly Croft.
F1TV still looks like a bit of a challenge? People not being able to connect or subscribe? Or having to go through quite a complicated process to do so?
See above for instructions. You need to follow them line by line as any derivation is likely to mean it won’t work. Any issues then delete the app and start again. I’d suggest doing it on your phone first of all. Once your account is set up you can set it up elsewhere. I use Apple TV which is permanently connected to a vpn. tty commentators, mainly Croft.F1TV still looks like a bit of a challenge? People not being able to connect or subscribe? Or having to go through quite a complicated process to do so?
Is the only way to pay for F1TV in a different country using Apple pay? I don't own any Apple products or have apple pay. I can use a vpn on my windows PC to get the offer of a subscription in the Netherlands but it won't accept a U.K credit card. Viaplay is nearly twice the price to subscribe without adverts.
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