But if you want to watch a team that is frequently playing in what's considered "in market", you'd be blacked out online.
MLB.tv. Watch every game on your PC and you can even choose which broadcast to watch. Stream through your PS3 as well, if you have one. I am a baseball nut and thought I'd die without HD Extra Innings...I don't miss it one bit with MLB.tv.
Actual basic cable (the <$20 kind that is mainly used for reception, not extra channels) is in HD, at least for me. The few extra channels that you can't get OTA (CNN, TBS, and some local ones) aren't in HD, but the major stations are.
How do you have HD with basic cable? Do you have a cable box of some sort? Are you saying that you have OTA tv for the HD channels along with an antenna and the rest are analog from the cable company?
Also, where I am from the Basic cable (>20 channels) I believe was referred to by Time Warner as Lifeline basic, and Basic cable has all of the typical cable channels such as Comedy Central. Both of these were/are available over the standard analog cable without a cable box.
Sounds like the basic channels (NBC, Fox, CBS....) are transmitted in HD, unencrypted. No box needed.
Football season sucks with basic cable.
It seems random whether or not they air ESPN games on ABC.
It all depends on the market and the ratings of the game.
You get most major games on NBC, CBS and FOX, but not having ESPN sucks.
I have had basic cable for 3 years now. I am always tempted to upgrade to Standard, just for Discovery and ESPN, but I haven't yet.
spend $40 on Playon or Tversity and stream Discovery and/or ESPN, look on their sites for exactly what premium content the apps stream.
Pretty much just the locals + tbs, discovery, and one or two other channels.
I'm hoping that the Penn State games being shown on ESPN are also shown locally on ABC. If not, i'll just swing down the street to a bar and watch them.
I should be good for steelers games. The only thing i'm really gonna miss out on are Penguins games. I'll have to find a way to watch them online.
I've seriously been considering canceling my cable service altogether and going all netflix and OTA. Damn basic cable is $60 a month in my town.
I've seriously been considering canceling my cable service altogether and going all netflix and OTA. Damn basic cable is $60 a month in my town.
Even if the team is local, you won't get MNF, they only do it on ESPN. At least they don't show Patriot or Giants games here on those conditions.Someone asked about ESPN football games on ABC. For Thursday and Friday night games, you probably won't get it on ABC. For Saturday games, there is a pool and ratings/geographic location determines which game you get on your local ABC affiliate. There are usually three or four games that ESPN picks up and one will air on ABC, one on ESPN, one on ESPN2, one on ESPNU, and another that airs on ESPN alternate if you get it or doesn't air in your area. This is college football.
For NFL, you won't get any MNF games on ABC unless the game is your local team.
Until they figure out a way to get sports online, even if its NFL Sunday Ticket online only at $$$ every year, I don't think I could drop my cable. At least CFB has ESPN3.com, which your ISP might offer.
Pretty much just the locals + tbs, discovery, and one or two other channels.
I'm hoping that the Penn State games being shown on ESPN are also shown locally on ABC. If not, i'll just swing down the street to a bar and watch them.
I should be good for steelers games. The only thing i'm really gonna miss out on are Penguins games. I'll have to find a way to watch them online.
Sports alone would keep me from doing that.
Even if the team is local, you won't get MNF, they only do it on ESPN. At least they don't show Patriot or Giants games here on those conditions.
MLB.tv. Watch every game on your PC and you can even choose which broadcast to watch. Stream through your PS3 as well, if you have one. I am a baseball nut and thought I'd die without HD Extra Innings...I don't miss it one bit with MLB.tv.