MLB.TV - Major League Baseball online

[RunN1st]

Hi, guys.

Has anyone subscribed to this service?
Would you recommend it?

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp?product=mlbtv

-Run

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Re: MLB.TV - Major League Baseball online

Hi, guys.

Has anyone subscribed to this service?
Would you recommend it?

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/subscriptions/index.jsp?product=mlbtv

-Run

I subscribed to it last year and I would recommend it... it's nice for the hardcore baseball fan addict.

[RunN1st]

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I subscribed to it last year and I would recommend it... it's nice for the hardcore baseball fan addict.

Thanks! I'm going to try it this year.

[Bahnzo]

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I have it as well. I usually only order it monthly tho. I'll get like the first two months, and then the last month if there's some interesting races going on.

The premium package is really nice this year. Really good quality for an internet stream.

[elTodd]

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They're supposed to be running a free preview this weekend. I think the Cubs/Yankees games are going to be shown, as well as a few others. I believe you just have to register an account on mlb.com to view them.

[bcruise]

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I took the plunge last year on MLBTV premium, and felt it was well worth it. I got it mostly to watch the Cubs games on Comcast Sports Net (which I can't get on regular TV here), but ended up using it for a lot more. I really liked being able to peek in early on no-hitters and stuff like that if I happened to notice the scoreboard.

The player they're going to be using is also much improved this year (flash-based). As with all things new I'm sure it'll have its share of bugs, but I've seen it working in their WBC beta this year and it's really impressive.

Price is down from last year too - always nice.

It really just depends on what you want to use it for - it's great for following all of baseball, but might be a waste if you only watch a local team (local area games are blacked out, which to me means the Cardinals - of course they're on TV every day anyway).

[DrUrsus]

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Got MLB TV Premium. The new player works great. No stutters even at max HD, and I don't have the fastest broadband.

I have hooked up my macbook to my HDTV by using a mini DVI to HDMI connection and it looks great in Hi Def. It looks much better than MLB Package I had last year. Plus MLB package (cable package) only had one or two HD broadcasts a day on freakin Time Warner.

Only problem is the DVR controls are sluggish due to buffering on my broadband, maybe due to its speed.

Plus, now I can watch archived games in bed at night before I go to bed. Glad I took the plunge.

In summary, it is definitely worth it. Cheaper and better than MLB package on cable. Plus, I can watch it at the clinic or hospital on any computer when I have free time, or if I am visiting family that have broadband. Pretty cool. Price is fair. I am paying monthly since I didn't know what to expect.
If anyone has any questions about it, I would be glad to answer.

[DrUrsus]

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Forgot to mention. Just make sure the team you watch will not be blacked out. If its the local team it probably will be most times. I got it since I want to watch all of the Cubs and Red Sox games, and I don't live in those cities.

[sportsdude]

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Forgot to mention. Just make sure the team you watch will not be blacked out. If its the local team it probably will be most times. I got it since I want to watch all of the Cubs and Red Sox games, and I don't live in those cities.

there are weird blackout restrictions for MLB games which apply to MLB.tv. These restrictions were set before TV when games were on the radio and MLB never went back and reconfigured the blackout map. For example, a friend of mine lives in Nashville and is blacked out there from any Cincinnati Reds game.

I'll try to send if I can find the map somewhere.

[funky_chicken]

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I am currently watching the Mets vs. Red Sox game on the free preview. I am strongly considering ordering MLB.TV online on a monthly basis.

[DrUrsus]

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I am currently watching the Mets vs. Red Sox game on the free preview. I am strongly considering ordering MLB.TV online on a monthly basis.

I'm watching the Cubs/Yankees now, and it looks awesome (better than my Time Warner MLB package last year (even the HD games). The only problem is the DVR is slow on my broadband and not as good as the cable MLB package of course.
I was watching on my TV (hooked up my Macbook to my TV via miniDVI to HDMI) and it looked great. Hooked up the sound digitally to my reciever. Sounds great.
Now I am outside in the nice weather here, watching on my laptop as I type this. I couldn't do this conveniently with MLB package on cable. This is great. Highly recommended.

By the way, I have not had ANY hiccups since joining at full HD quality, and my wife is even on the internet now as well. Granted she is not downloading, but she IS listening to music which I have streaming over my network (Hard drives hooked up to Airport Extreme via USB streamed to iTunes). Awesome. And I'm only using DSL not cable broadband, like I used to have.

[DrUrsus]

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OK, I was behind in the Cubs game today, and then when it ended in real life, my stream just stopped. I was only in the 5th inning, but since the game ended in real life, it just cut me off. Of course if you try to reload, it won't since the game ended. Archives are not available right away. Its supposed to be 45 minutes after the game ends, but I am STILL waiting on yesterday's Cubs/Yanks game.

So this still has some kinks to be ironed out.

[gilbostank]

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I would recommend it as well. I had it last season and it was pretty great

[MachoMyers]

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Being in the UK for this season this is an absoulte must. Can watch the afternoon games at night and the night games the next morning. Boo ya!

[BengalTiger]

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Heading into my 3rd season of MLB TV. I travel a good bit so it's nice to be able to watch games if I'm stuck in a hotel or something instead of crappy hotel tv. It's also nice to be able to go back and watch games from the previous day or highlights of a game.

I highly recommend any big baseball fan try it out, especially if you don't like seeing the Red Sox on ESPN every week.

As someone else said though, if you live in your favorite teams blackout area, it is probably not a good idea to drop money on MLB TV. For example I live in Louisiana and I am not able to see the Astros (3 hours away) or the Rangers (6+ hours away). MLB needs to really get on the stick and restructure the blackout rules.