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Ytowngirlinfla

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Mar 28, 2012 9:04 AM
Anyone ever subscribe to this? I want to get it for Xbox 360 to stream Indians games. Since I live in San Diego and could careless about the Padres or Dodgers. What I want to know is it says games are subject to blackout. How many games are actually blacked out? Also what is the quality?
Mar 28, 2012 9:04am
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gorocks99

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Mar 28, 2012 9:06 AM
If they're national games (TBS, FOX, ESPN) I think they're blacked out. Basically, stuff you could get on expanded cable in San Diego would be blacked out. I don't personally have it, but work with a huge Giants fan who has it on his iPhone and for his computer. The quality is really, really good.
Mar 28, 2012 9:06am
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Glory Days

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Mar 28, 2012 10:04 AM
not that i need it living near cleveland, but i saw the price tag for the xbox app and didnt feel it worth that much if i did live out of the area.
Mar 28, 2012 10:04am
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justincredible

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Mar 28, 2012 10:17 AM
Not many Indians games will be blacked out in SD.
Mar 28, 2012 10:17am
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Ytowngirlinfla

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Mar 28, 2012 10:18 AM
Glory Days;1129908 wrote:not that i need it living near cleveland, but i saw the price tag for the xbox app and didnt feel it worth that much if i did live out of the area.
It's $125 for the entire year. I don't think that is expensive. I don't have cable. I do local HD and espn3 from the xbox. It'll work for me and my man can watch is red sox also.
Mar 28, 2012 10:18am
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Mar 28, 2012 10:21 AM
Ytowngirlinfla;1129930 wrote:It's $125 for the entire year. I don't think that is expensive. I don't have cable. I do local HD and espn3 from the xbox. It'll work for me and my man can watch is red sox also.
well if you split the cost that could work. and yeah, its an entire year, but there isnt much baseball to talk about 5-6 months of the year.
Mar 28, 2012 10:21am
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

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Mar 28, 2012 10:22 AM
$125 for the season is less than $1 a game. That's a pretty good deal, IMO. If I lived out of the blackout zone for the Reds I'd pay way more than $125 if I had to.
Mar 28, 2012 10:22am
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Ytowngirlinfla

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Mar 28, 2012 10:26 AM
Well consider cox crappy cable out here was $120 a month anyways it's like paying for 1 month of cable.
Mar 28, 2012 10:26am
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Mar 28, 2012 10:55 AM
If I ever move away from STO range again, I will purchase it. I was at IU for college and had it for 4 years. It is amazing quality, and has gotten better each year. You wont have any games blacked out in SD unless they are on National TV or are playing the Padres. All Padres games will be blacked out for you. Red Sox will be blacked out half the year though, since that is all ESPN and FOX will show.

Its also nice to be able to switch over to other games whenever. If you are a baseball fan in general. See no hitters, 3 HR games, etc.
Mar 28, 2012 10:55am
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karen lotz

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Mar 28, 2012 11:08 AM
I've had it the last two years and streamed through PS3. Quality has been really good except for the first two weeks of last year, when they put an update out that wasn't ready. They gave everyone that had issues a refund for the time the quality sucked. This year if you have a MLB.tv subscription, I'm pretty sure you get the MLB at Bat access for your phone free, which lets you listen to radio broadcasts and stream games on supported devices. Just make sure you get the premium package so you can choose which team's broadcast you get. The basic package only gives you the home team's broadcast.

I'd say the only downside is the blackouts, especially for Fox Saturday National games. Every game is blacked out during the time that Fox has that game, and they usually only show about 4 different teams.
Mar 28, 2012 11:08am
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Ytowngirlinfla

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Mar 28, 2012 12:28 PM
Even if I can catch 3 or 4 games a week I'll be happy. Its better than going to a bar and sitting there blowing money on alcohol and food.
Mar 28, 2012 12:28pm
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Mar 28, 2012 7:39 PM
I think it's worth it if you want to watch that many games. Like you said, if you go to a bar, that could cost you $30 bucks each time. I had it for 4 years, using a buddies account, and it was awesome. Watched it on my computer with a slower connection and it still looked great quality. I would imagine on an xbox it would be even better. If it comes with the "AtBat" app that is also really cool which I had last year. For $30 I could listen to Hammy call every game if I was driving or not by a TV.
Mar 28, 2012 7:39pm
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Mar 28, 2012 8:12 PM
....on the other hand, is it really worthing watching the indians suck?
Mar 28, 2012 8:12pm
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MrPoke

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Mar 28, 2012 9:07 PM
I always subscribe April-October and love it.
I'm a Braves fan living in DC so there aren't many games I can see without it.
Definitely go with the upgraded option that allows you to listen to your teams announcer.
Mar 28, 2012 9:07pm
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Zoltan

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Mar 28, 2012 9:14 PM
I've bought it in the past but last year just settled on the audio version. I've found that usually I am not focusing on the game totally and doing other things around the apartment anyways. Plus baseball plays great on the radio.
Mar 28, 2012 9:14pm
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Tiger2003

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Mar 28, 2012 9:22 PM
Love MLB TV watch or listen to every Phillies game.
Mar 28, 2012 9:22pm
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oletiger

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Mar 28, 2012 9:22 PM
look at it this way... 10 cents a win
Mar 28, 2012 9:22pm
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Mar 28, 2012 9:54 PM
MrPoke;1130408 wrote:I always subscribe April-October and love it.
I'm a Braves fan living in DC so there aren't many games I can see without it.
Definitely go with the upgraded option that allows you to listen to your teams announcer.
Not for Indians. I think Id rather the away broadcast than Matt Underwood.
Mar 28, 2012 9:54pm
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Ytowngirlinfla

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Mar 28, 2012 11:07 PM
Glory Days;1130357 wrote:....on the other hand, is it really worthing watching the indians suck?
I'll watch them suck over watching the Padres or Dodgers.
Mar 28, 2012 11:07pm
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Mar 28, 2012 11:31 PM
I had it last year and again this year. It's absolutely worth it. Plus you can watch it in so many places. Tv, devices, ps3/Xbox. It's great!!
Mar 28, 2012 11:31pm
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Mar 29, 2012 1:16 AM
Much better than NHL Gamecenter which I currently have now. Probably getting it as FSD isn't on Time Warner even though I live in Toledo :mad:
Mar 29, 2012 1:16am
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Mar 29, 2012 1:31 AM
If I lived out of market of the Tribe, I'd get it.

IMO, MLB and the NBA packages are fairly priced. The NFL package is absurdly overpriced.
Mar 29, 2012 1:31am
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Mar 29, 2012 2:22 AM
hoops23;1130631 wrote:If I lived out of market of the Tribe, I'd get it.

IMO, MLB and the NBA packages are fairly priced. The NFL package is absurdly overpriced.

I think $125 is a great deal for MLBTV. So many different options to watch and listen to games. Love listening to Sarge do the Phillies games.
Mar 29, 2012 2:22am