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Big Ten Network (BTN)

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I'm trying to get the BTN Buckeye games hosted on SopCast so there will be a live stream. Most, if not all the NFL games are available including those on the NFL Network, so it should be possible. If anyone knows how to get the games on SopCast, there would be A LOT of very, very grateful Buckeye fans.
 
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I had previously posted that I was going to stick with Comcast because of the Video On Demand thing...

Then my wife, who doesn't care about football at all, says that OnDemand is NBD because we can just record a bunch of children's stuff on the DVR to keep the munchkin happy. She just had me verify that the DVR wasn't smaller...

It turns out that the DirecTV HD-DVR (the same model Mili referenced) holds more than 3X the amount of programming of the best that is offered by Comcast. My wife then looked up JD-Power, and found that DirecTV is rated higher in customer satisfaction than Comcast...

So my wife encouraged me to make the switch!! I just got off the phone with them. I did the 4-months for $70/month for the Premiere Package plus NFL Sunday Ticket. I can call in the 4th month to downgrade to Plus HD-DVR, I keep the same price but lose the premium channels after 4 months (who cares).

Long story short - The money I would have spent on Sports Bars I just spent instead on the DirecTV HD-DVR at my wife's insistence. I get to see my Buckeyes on my own 50" plasma!

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Have I mentioned lately that I love that woman?


BTW: AFTER the price increase from Comcast High-Speed Internet, I'll be paying $7 a month more TOTAL for utilities. Even before the new DirecTV HD channels come on line, I'll be getting more of the channels I want PLUS the Buckeyes for $7 a month. The four months of premium channels (which includes FSN Ohio which carries the Jim Tressel Show which I can't get at all on Comcast) plus NFL Sunday Ticket plus the new HD channels when they become available plus the money I'll be saving by not going to a sports bar made this a slam dunk.

I realize it may not work out this way for everybody, and those who are getting less than they got last year have my sympathy. But I am one very happy man right now.

The only down side is that they couldn't schedule installation for earlier than the 4th of September. I may have to go to a Sports Bar for one game. whatever

I'm still :groove:
 
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I'm trying to get the BTN Buckeye games hosted on SopCast so there will be a live stream. Most, if not all the NFL games are available including those on the NFL Network, so it should be possible. If anyone knows how to get the games on SopCast, there would be A LOT of very, very grateful Buckeye fans.
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That would be awesome.
 
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BuckeyeKilla;909296; said:
I'm trying to get the BTN Buckeye games hosted on SopCast so there will be a live stream. Most, if not all the NFL games are available including those on the NFL Network, so it should be possible. If anyone knows how to get the games on SopCast, there would be A LOT of very, very grateful Buckeye fans.
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could you explain what SopCast is???
 
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billmac91;909396; said:
could you explain what SopCast is???
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SopCast is sort of a like TV version of Napster or youtube. Basically, we need someone that gets the BTN to broadcast the games via SopCast for us to watch, so get out there and hit the campaign trail.

Or, if you're a Buckeye fan on this site that is getting the BTN and you have the ability to get it on your PC, hook a brother up. To do this, you need to complete a simple registration process on the SopCast website (if you just want to watch, you can log on as an anonymous user). To broadcast, you simply upload your video to one of their servers via the interface. You can even create your own channel and share it with only Buckeye Planet users.




Here's the link for the NFL games...

Streaming NFL Games

Here's another link for the NFL and NCAA. It only goes up to the 27th of Aug, so no NCAA games are listed yet. I'm hoping I see Youngstown State @ Ohio State pop up on the screen once it gets in 3 days when the schedule is out to the Sept. 1st. It's a good starting point though and it has all of the links for the SopCast broadcasts for preseason NFL.

MyP2P NFL/NCAA Schedule | Live and free NFL on your PC (Also NCAA) | Free NFL streams
 
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This is the word on the street: SopCast use some port that is the default port of some virus. So some anti-virus will show a false alert. In order to have a safe copy of SopCast, please download it from our official site.



edit: I don't want this to turn into the SopCast thread, but I downloaded the player and ignored my virus scanner's warnings. Now I get this message: Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.

Idears?
 
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CPD

Buckeyes fans want satellite TV to see Big Ten Network

8/22/2007, 3:04 p.m. EDT The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? Many Ohio State fans are scrambling for satellite TV as cable companies continue to hold out on the Big Ten Network.
Time Warner and other cable providers say the new network wants more money and clout than they're willing to give. The Big Ten conference wants the network offered in the standard package of channels, not as a premium channel.
As things currently stand, Buckeyes fans in central Ohio will be able to watch the season opener against Youngstown State and a few other games on the Big Ten Network only if they have DirecTV satellite service.



Cont...
 
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I dl sopcast and didn't receive any virus threat. I did this thinking that someway I can webcast the games that I get. The problem is that not everyone can pick up the game url or it loads but won't play. One person got it others didnt. I am working on that. I had no problem watching a game while I was broadcasting it.
 
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Split off some more crap...


AGAIN


I created this thread last October by splitting the first post herein from a different thread. I did so because I knew this would be a firestorm. link

This is a football board. Discussion about the best means by which one can watch Ohio State Football are fine. Am-not/are-too arguments about how much hi-speed internet costs or any other topic that is completely unrelated to football will be moved. Those involved should resort to PMs if they find themselves unable to simply let it go.
 
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