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Link works if you take out the period at the end.

 

I'm almost glad I'm on tour for the rest of the year...I'd be extremely tempted to sign up for this if I was going to be home to watch the games. But since I'm not, $40 for Game Rewind is going to let me catch up on the games on my limited downtime later in the week.

 

Curious to see if anyone here will actually pay the $250 versus using streaming sites (including XSLive) or asking friends in the WNY market to use a Slingbox to send the games their way. For me, I think I would be able to justify the cost/quality versus having to use pirate sites or seek out a bar, drive a lot, severely limit the number of drinks I can have...yeah, the convenience might be worth the cost.

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I'm still waiting for the expected PS3 announcement

 

The DirecTv service account on Twitter told me end of July to expect an announcement closer to the season then after asking again last week confirmed it will be available on the PS3 again his year

 

 

Update: Apparently it will be available on Sept 4 on PS3 for 299

 

I'll most likely be ordering this through the PS3 but don't get why it's more other then Sony getting their cut

 

Oddly enough I just checked and Bills game will be on local TV here in the Philly area

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I just bought a PS3 today to stream it. If you have the ticket (or know somebody who will give you their info) you stream for free on PS3 or online. Or you can buy for a few hundred for PS3 package but if you buy the PS3 package, you cannot stream online and if you buy online package you cannot stream on PS3.

 

In other words if you have the direct TV package you can do it all. If you buy anything else you can only do what you buy.

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I can confirm the PS3 package is available. Spoke with DirecTV today and they offered it as an option.

 

The $250 is fine for me, since I just feed it to my TV via HDMI. I get every game -- same as regular Sunday Ticket -- plus access via iPad and iPhone. I'll still go to the bar sometimes, but this gives me te option to watch at home, too.

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This is fantastic. It seems like they don't really check if you can't get DTV.

 

I should be able to watch on my iPad and AirPlay or HDMI connect to my 65" right?

 

I just bought a PS3 today to stream it. If you have the ticket (or know somebody who will give you their info) you stream for free on PS3 or online. Or you can buy for a few hundred for PS3 package but if you buy the PS3 package, you cannot stream online and if you buy online package you cannot stream on PS3.

 

In other words if you have the direct TV package you can do it all. If you buy anything else you can only do what you buy.

 

So question: why would you buy a PS3 which I'm guessing cost $250 and then pay $300 for Sunday Ticket when for $250 you can stream online and by an HDMI cord for like $20 to connect to your tv? Am I missing something?

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This is fantastic. It seems like they don't really check if you can't get DTV.

 

I should be able to watch on my iPad and AirPlay or HDMI connect to my 65" right?

 

 

 

So question: why would you buy a PS3 which I'm guessing cost $250 and then pay $300 for Sunday Ticket when for $250 you can stream online and by an HDMI cord for like $20 to connect to your tv? Am I missing something?

Not sure about streaming Sunday Ticket, but last year I had NFL Rewind, plugged it up to the 50" plasma via HDMI, and the picture was good, but it was a little choppy. I'd assume the PS3 stream would be cleaner.

 

 

Also, does anyone know if you can stream the online package through an iphone?

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Interesting. My friend is getting Sunday Ticket for free via DirecTV somehow as a new customer. We had looked into this but I'm just very nervous of the stream quality as the NFL preseason stream wasn't the best and I had it hard wired.

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i use the PS3 and the Iphone/Ipad to watch the sunday ticket.....................the PS3 feed is superior in quality to these online streams.......i guess you get what you pay for to a degree.

 

I fully recommend it.....

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What would be cool for people who live in the blackout area would be to use the online feed from someone who subscribes to the ticket but lives outside the blackout area. Stream to the TV via the HDMI port and you have even the blacked out Bills games in HD!

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Interesting. My friend is getting Sunday Ticket for free via DirecTV somehow as a new customer. We had looked into this but I'm just very nervous of the stream quality as the NFL preseason stream wasn't the best and I had it hard wired.

 

 

NFL preseaon live steam is terrible next to DirecTV steam. It will be 100% perfect.

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Not sure about streaming Sunday Ticket, but last year I had NFL Rewind, plugged it up to the 50" plasma via HDMI, and the picture was good, but it was a little choppy. I'd assume the PS3 stream would be cleaner.

 

 

Also, does anyone know if you can stream the online package through an iphone?

 

Did you do HDMI through PC or from your iPad? I have airplay which wirelessly streams whatever is on my iPad to my tv. I can also HDMI. The airplay has always looked good for streaming recorded video (downloaded movies, etc) but I'm concerned about streaming live games.

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Did you do HDMI through PC or from your iPad? I have airplay which wirelessly streams whatever is on my iPad to my tv. I can also HDMI. The airplay has always looked good for streaming recorded video (downloaded movies, etc) but I'm concerned about streaming live games.

If you have played HD downloaded movies OK then the live game should not be a problem. From what I read, the first generation airplay could not do HD content but the 2nd generation can.

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If you have played HD downloaded movies OK then the live game should not be a problem. From what I read, the first generation airplay could not do HD content but the 2nd generation can.

 

Thanks. Wish I could test it before spending $250 but I'm sure my wife wouldn't hate the game being limited to my iPad :)

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