premier league thread

lamzo10 · 15-07-2014, 22:28

No problems using DNS here either last year, had 2 weeks of down time around the re-brand, other than that watching by i-pad, and air playing to apple tv was faultless

myron_gaines · 15-07-2014, 23:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by lylina

I never had problems using DNS since the rebrand.

Sometimes I would experience quality drops. My solution was changing the DNS address, either using another service (there's plenty that offers free trials) or using another server from the same service (for example, Unotelly offers several different dns servers). It always did the trick for me.

I also watched the world cup on Bein., pretty much every game. No problems at all.

And tbh I don't see them (beinsports) messing around too much - and IF they do, it will be a matter of hours before the dns services sort it out and unblock the website again.
We shall see. At least now the monthly sub costs less so I will go for that instead of buying the season pass. So I can just un-sub if things go south for any reason.

Thats such a pain to keep changing DNS when on an ipad or even getting up from the couch to change the address during the live match on a laptop.

Also last season I cannot recall any DNS provider sorting out problems in a matter of hours.

Too much hassle.

Like I said before the premier league force the restrictions of course the world cup will work fine. The rebrand happened when most of the season was over.

lylina · 16-07-2014, 00:24

rebrand happened 1st of jan, wouldn't say most of the season was over.

i dunno about ipad, i dont own an apple device.

i can say that changing dns on a pc takes a second with an apposite software and the same does apply to android.

jroadley · 16-07-2014, 11:26

Thought I'd try a beIN one month trial as need access to CL games for next season.

Is it normal for the EPG to say one programme, then when you actually watch that channel - it's something completely different!

Also, do they show all PL games on a Saturday, so the 12:45 - 3:00 - 5:30 games?

lylina · 16-07-2014, 11:32

For most of last season they only showed just one of the 3pm kickoffs. As for the other games, they showed everything

BigBadJimmy · 16-07-2014, 14:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by jroadley

Thought I'd try a beIN one month trial as need access to CL games for next season.

Is it normal for the EPG to say one programme, then when you actually watch that channel - it's something completely different!

Also, do they show all PL games on a Saturday, so the 12:45 - 3:00 - 5:30 games?

See my previous post:
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...postcount=3078

myron_gaines · 17-07-2014, 00:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by lylina

rebrand happened 1st of jan, wouldn't say most of the season was over.

i dunno about ipad, i dont own an apple device.

i can say that changing dns on a pc takes a second with an apposite software and the same does apply to android.

Well hope it goes well this season!

Robbo18 · 19-07-2014, 12:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by myron_gaines

Well hope it goes well this season!

I had bein sports last year the dns company had issues on the first game so I ditched them and made a change I never had one problem other than the rebrand which is understandable. It does help to have a backup and star sports is a good option it's only about 5 quid and the quality actually got a lot better with their "live-pro" streams towards the end of the season steady stream no buffering. Granted quality wasn't flawless but a good backup. I have every confidence it will be okay this year.

jcm193 · 19-07-2014, 16:45

I have purchased the cricket package on starsport just to test the stream i have to say i was very impressed with the picture quality if the premier league is like that i will be using that service

lylina · 19-07-2014, 17:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcm193

I have purchased the cricket package on starsport just to test the stream i have to say i was very impressed with the picture quality if the premier league is like that i will be using that service

what's the bitrate like? still 1.4kbps tops?

lylina · 19-07-2014, 17:19

Actually I just checked out one of their free streams and they have upgraded the quality to 2.000kbps, which is HD 720p! pretty good i would say considering that it costs basically nothing.. i will probably subscribe to both bein and starsports

Robbo18 · 19-07-2014, 22:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by lylina

Actually I just checked out one of their free streams and they have upgraded the quality to 2.000kbps, which is HD 720p! pretty good i would say considering that it costs basically nothing.. i will probably subscribe to both bein and starsports

It has improved considerably from basically unwatchable buffering all the time to a reasonable quality. If bein fails it's a good to have for 6 quid a season

aldo560 · 20-07-2014, 10:15

looking for a bit of help if possible please?

Ive been looking to subscribe to start sports to get coverage of the english premier league, but im not sure how to go about subscribing

i have logged onto starsports.com and clicked onto the subscribe tab at the top of the page which takes me to http://account.starsports.com/star-package
with a message of "No packages available to be purchased."

the other question i have is what would be the most stable way of getting the football on my tv( that has an hdmi slot), i have a basic tablet so would it be possible to connect the tablet to the tv and watch the football that way?
sorry im a novice to all this and any help would be greatly appreciated

lylina · 20-07-2014, 11:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by aldo560

looking for a bit of help if possible please?

Ive been looking to subscribe to start sports to get coverage of the english premier league, but im not sure how to go about subscribing

i have logged onto starsports.com and clicked onto the subscribe tab at the top of the page which takes me to http://account.starsports.com/star-package
with a message of "No packages available to be purchased."

The football season has yet to start so they are not offering any football package/subscription. They should soon, though.

icebergx · 20-07-2014, 18:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by lylina

Actually I just checked out one of their free streams and they have upgraded the quality to 2.000kbps, which is HD 720p! pretty good i would say considering that it costs basically nothing.. i will probably subscribe to both bein and starsports

Thanks for your input on this thread Lylina, I think you do a good job responding to peoples questions. However, your comment above is misleading. 2000kbps is not HD720p. Resolution and bitrate are two separate components that determine picture quality. you can have 1080p running at 1000kbps but the framerate might be severely reduced or the level of detail limited. If you take an SD picture and blowup the resolution to 720p, you have 720p, but the actual picture will not be better.

Either way, I'm glad Star Sports have upped their streams to 2000kbps. I'm sure they'll perform reasonably well at that level.

lylina · 20-07-2014, 19:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by icebergx

Thanks for your input on this thread Lylina, I think you do a good job responding to peoples questions. However, your comment above is misleading. 2000kbps is not HD720p. Resolution and bitrate are two separate components that determine picture quality. you can have 1080p running at 1000kbps but the framerate might be severely reduced or the level of detail limited. If you take an SD picture and blowup the resolution to 720p, you have 720p, but the actual picture will not be better.

Either way, I'm glad Star Sports have upped their streams to 2000kbps. I'm sure they'll perform reasonably well at that level.

alright im not really into technical details, however they do say in their faq page that their streams are HD

akki007 · 20-07-2014, 20:56

The 2k streams look good, are quick to reach 2k (for me at least) and are, for me most importantly, smooth!

akki007 · 20-07-2014, 20:57

Also.... for a fiver a year?!?

Budder_Worrall1 · 20-07-2014, 22:49

Is starsport airplayable anyway with apple devices

icebergx · 21-07-2014, 00:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Budder_Worrall1

Is starsport airplayable anyway with apple devices

Last season you were able to airplay mirror, but not actual Airplay.

Budder_Worrall1 · 21-07-2014, 22:43

Maybe the reason why the beinsport subscription has been reduced is that they are only going to show one 3pm premier league game

Robbo18 · 21-07-2014, 23:26

Yeah id hold off subscribing to them until this is confirmed it didn't click that this could be the reason for the reduced price. Star sports seems to have upped their game so that's definitely the way to go if it is smooth like to was towards the end of last year.

icebergx · 21-07-2014, 23:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Budder_Worrall1

Maybe the reason why the beinsport subscription has been reduced is that they are only going to show one 3pm premier league game

They have the rights to show all the games. They just need to prove to the PL that their platform is secure. It would be silly of them to pay all that money for the rights and not try to get their act in order, so that they can show all the games.

Budder_Worrall1 · 22-07-2014, 08:25

I don't think it's the online part there worried about its more the satellite based part

Budder_Worrall1 · 22-07-2014, 08:51

Is it possible that they could stream all games just for satellite based systems and just one for online systems

15-07-2014, 22:28	#3101
lamzo10 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 62	No problems using DNS here either last year, had 2 weeks of down time around the re-brand, other than that watching by i-pad, and air playing to apple tv was faultless

15-07-2014, 23:08	#3102
myron_gaines Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 64	Quote: Originally Posted by lylina I never had problems using DNS since the rebrand. Sometimes I would experience quality drops. My solution was changing the DNS address, either using another service (there's plenty that offers free trials) or using another server from the same service (for example, Unotelly offers several different dns servers). It always did the trick for me. I also watched the world cup on Bein., pretty much every game. No problems at all. And tbh I don't see them (beinsports) messing around too much - and IF they do, it will be a matter of hours before the dns services sort it out and unblock the website again. We shall see. At least now the monthly sub costs less so I will go for that instead of buying the season pass. So I can just un-sub if things go south for any reason. Thats such a pain to keep changing DNS when on an ipad or even getting up from the couch to change the address during the live match on a laptop. Also last season I cannot recall any DNS provider sorting out problems in a matter of hours. Too much hassle. Like I said before the premier league force the restrictions of course the world cup will work fine. The rebrand happened when most of the season was over.

16-07-2014, 00:24	#3103
lylina Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Pisa Posts: 314	rebrand happened 1st of jan, wouldn't say most of the season was over. i dunno about ipad, i dont own an apple device. i can say that changing dns on a pc takes a second with an apposite software and the same does apply to android.

16-07-2014, 11:26	#3104
jroadley Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 28	Thought I'd try a beIN one month trial as need access to CL games for next season. Is it normal for the EPG to say one programme, then when you actually watch that channel - it's something completely different! Also, do they show all PL games on a Saturday, so the 12:45 - 3:00 - 5:30 games?

16-07-2014, 11:32	#3105
lylina Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Pisa Posts: 314	For most of last season they only showed just one of the 3pm kickoffs. As for the other games, they showed everything

16-07-2014, 14:27	#3106
BigBadJimmy Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: West London Posts: 527	Quote: Originally Posted by jroadley Thought I'd try a beIN one month trial as need access to CL games for next season. Is it normal for the EPG to say one programme, then when you actually watch that channel - it's something completely different! Also, do they show all PL games on a Saturday, so the 12:45 - 3:00 - 5:30 games? See my previous post: http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...postcount=3078

17-07-2014, 00:04	#3107
myron_gaines Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 64	Quote: Originally Posted by lylina rebrand happened 1st of jan, wouldn't say most of the season was over. i dunno about ipad, i dont own an apple device. i can say that changing dns on a pc takes a second with an apposite software and the same does apply to android. Well hope it goes well this season!

19-07-2014, 12:14	#3108
Robbo18 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 80	Quote: Originally Posted by myron_gaines Well hope it goes well this season! I had bein sports last year the dns company had issues on the first game so I ditched them and made a change I never had one problem other than the rebrand which is understandable. It does help to have a backup and star sports is a good option it's only about 5 quid and the quality actually got a lot better with their "live-pro" streams towards the end of the season steady stream no buffering. Granted quality wasn't flawless but a good backup. I have every confidence it will be okay this year.

19-07-2014, 16:45	#3109
jcm193 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,086	I have purchased the cricket package on starsport just to test the stream i have to say i was very impressed with the picture quality if the premier league is like that i will be using that service

19-07-2014, 17:16	#3110
lylina Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Pisa Posts: 314	Quote: Originally Posted by jcm193 I have purchased the cricket package on starsport just to test the stream i have to say i was very impressed with the picture quality if the premier league is like that i will be using that service what's the bitrate like? still 1.4kbps tops?

19-07-2014, 17:19	#3111
lylina Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Pisa Posts: 314	Actually I just checked out one of their free streams and they have upgraded the quality to 2.000kbps, which is HD 720p! pretty good i would say considering that it costs basically nothing.. i will probably subscribe to both bein and starsports

19-07-2014, 22:57	#3112
Robbo18 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 80	Quote: Originally Posted by lylina Actually I just checked out one of their free streams and they have upgraded the quality to 2.000kbps, which is HD 720p! pretty good i would say considering that it costs basically nothing.. i will probably subscribe to both bein and starsports It has improved considerably from basically unwatchable buffering all the time to a reasonable quality. If bein fails it's a good to have for 6 quid a season

20-07-2014, 10:15	#3113
aldo560 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 137	looking for a bit of help if possible please? Ive been looking to subscribe to start sports to get coverage of the english premier league, but im not sure how to go about subscribing i have logged onto starsports.com and clicked onto the subscribe tab at the top of the page which takes me to http://account.starsports.com/star-package with a message of "No packages available to be purchased." the other question i have is what would be the most stable way of getting the football on my tv( that has an hdmi slot), i have a basic tablet so would it be possible to connect the tablet to the tv and watch the football that way? sorry im a novice to all this and any help would be greatly appreciated

20-07-2014, 11:06	#3114
lylina Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Pisa Posts: 314	Quote: Originally Posted by aldo560 looking for a bit of help if possible please? Ive been looking to subscribe to start sports to get coverage of the english premier league, but im not sure how to go about subscribing i have logged onto starsports.com and clicked onto the subscribe tab at the top of the page which takes me to http://account.starsports.com/star-package with a message of "No packages available to be purchased." The football season has yet to start so they are not offering any football package/subscription. They should soon, though.

20-07-2014, 18:54	#3115
icebergx Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 212	Quote: Originally Posted by lylina Actually I just checked out one of their free streams and they have upgraded the quality to 2.000kbps, which is HD 720p! pretty good i would say considering that it costs basically nothing.. i will probably subscribe to both bein and starsports Thanks for your input on this thread Lylina, I think you do a good job responding to peoples questions. However, your comment above is misleading. 2000kbps is not HD720p. Resolution and bitrate are two separate components that determine picture quality. you can have 1080p running at 1000kbps but the framerate might be severely reduced or the level of detail limited. If you take an SD picture and blowup the resolution to 720p, you have 720p, but the actual picture will not be better. Either way, I'm glad Star Sports have upped their streams to 2000kbps. I'm sure they'll perform reasonably well at that level.

20-07-2014, 19:29	#3116
lylina Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Pisa Posts: 314	Quote: Originally Posted by icebergx Thanks for your input on this thread Lylina, I think you do a good job responding to peoples questions. However, your comment above is misleading. 2000kbps is not HD720p. Resolution and bitrate are two separate components that determine picture quality. you can have 1080p running at 1000kbps but the framerate might be severely reduced or the level of detail limited. If you take an SD picture and blowup the resolution to 720p, you have 720p, but the actual picture will not be better. Either way, I'm glad Star Sports have upped their streams to 2000kbps. I'm sure they'll perform reasonably well at that level. alright im not really into technical details, however they do say in their faq page that their streams are HD

20-07-2014, 20:56	#3117
akki007 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 772	The 2k streams look good, are quick to reach 2k (for me at least) and are, for me most importantly, smooth!

20-07-2014, 20:57	#3118
akki007 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 772	Also.... for a fiver a year?!?

20-07-2014, 22:49	#3119
Budder_Worrall1 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 293	Is starsport airplayable anyway with apple devices

21-07-2014, 00:33	#3120
icebergx Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 212	Quote: Originally Posted by Budder_Worrall1 Is starsport airplayable anyway with apple devices Last season you were able to airplay mirror, but not actual Airplay.

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21-07-2014, 22:43	#3121
Budder_Worrall1 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 293	Maybe the reason why the beinsport subscription has been reduced is that they are only going to show one 3pm premier league game

21-07-2014, 23:26	#3122
Robbo18 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 80	Yeah id hold off subscribing to them until this is confirmed it didn't click that this could be the reason for the reduced price. Star sports seems to have upped their game so that's definitely the way to go if it is smooth like to was towards the end of last year.

21-07-2014, 23:28	#3123
icebergx Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 212	Quote: Originally Posted by Budder_Worrall1 Maybe the reason why the beinsport subscription has been reduced is that they are only going to show one 3pm premier league game They have the rights to show all the games. They just need to prove to the PL that their platform is secure. It would be silly of them to pay all that money for the rights and not try to get their act in order, so that they can show all the games.

22-07-2014, 08:25	#3124
Budder_Worrall1 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 293	I don't think it's the online part there worried about its more the satellite based part

22-07-2014, 08:51	#3125
Budder_Worrall1 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 293	Is it possible that they could stream all games just for satellite based systems and just one for online systems