OT: Cutting the Cord 2.0 - ESPN/Fox/Warner Launching Combined Sports Streamer

Post #141 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 6:35 pm

Kodi/XBMC free streaming is fine as a last resort, but the quality is garbage, exactly the same as the pirate sites you've seen online for a decade. If you get Ballstreams, though, there's a plugin you can install to get it in Kodi/XBMC.

ackypoo · Post #142 » by **ackypoo** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 7:09 pm

i have ballstreams. i just hook my pc up to my tv, but if there was a way to do it with the firestick id be all for it so i dont have to lug my...3 lb laptop around.

BuckHole · Post #143 » by **BuckHole** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 7:39 pm

Ballstreamz has a "channel/app" on Roku

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ackypoo · Post #144 » by **ackypoo** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:32 pm

hmm, i think the girlfriend has an old roku sitting around somewhere unused, maybe ill fire it up one nba rolls around.

WiscoKing13 · Post #145 » by **WiscoKing13** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 3:33 pm

ackypoo wrote:i have ballstreams. i just hook my pc up to my tv, but if there was a way to do it with the firestick id be all for it so i dont have to lug my...3 lb laptop around.

I use chromecast and I love it.

Thunder Muscle · Post #146 » by **Thunder Muscle** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 4:58 pm

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ackypoo · Post #147 » by **ackypoo** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 1:51 pm

WiscoKing13 wrote:
ackypoo wrote:i have ballstreams. i just hook my pc up to my tv, but if there was a way to do it with the firestick id be all for it so i dont have to lug my...3 lb laptop around.

I use chromecast and I love it.

ooo. it didnt occur to me to use chromecast. i have a chromecast, i just never use it because the firestick is so much easier for other apps.

skones · Post #148 » by **skones** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:38 pm

for those wondering about ballstream invites. It took a couple of hours.

PkrsBcksGphsMqt · Post #149 » by **PkrsBcksGphsMqt** » Tue Sep 1, 2015 5:02 pm

Treebeard wrote:
PkrsBcksGphsMqt wrote:Anybody use a mini PC with their tv for streaming purposes? I'm thinking of getting one soon and would love some advice on which one to get. So far I'm leaning toward these ones, with some memory upgrade most likely...

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-K5G62AA-ABA-Desktop/dp/B00RH6BIF6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1440171219&sr=8-2&keywords=HP+mini+pc

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-300-030-Mini-Desktop/dp/B00R7R1H5G/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1440171219&sr=8-3&keywords=HP+mini+pc

I'm interested as well.

What system attributes would you recommend: size of memory, number and type of ports, OS, etc?

I pulled the trigger on this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R7R1H5G?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00

Going to see how it performs without a memory upgrade, but I'm guessing I'll max it out in the next month or so.

Treebeard · Post #150 » by **Treebeard** » Tue Sep 1, 2015 6:40 pm

PkrsBcksGphsMqt wrote:
Treebeard wrote:
PkrsBcksGphsMqt wrote:Anybody use a mini PC with their tv for streaming purposes? I'm thinking of getting one soon and would love some advice on which one to get. So far I'm leaning toward these ones, with some memory upgrade most likely...

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-K5G62AA-ABA-Desktop/dp/B00RH6BIF6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1440171219&sr=8-2&keywords=HP+mini+pc

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-300-030-Mini-Desktop/dp/B00R7R1H5G/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1440171219&sr=8-3&keywords=HP+mini+pc

I'm interested as well.

What system attributes would you recommend: size of memory, number and type of ports, OS, etc?

I pulled the trigger on this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R7R1H5G?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00

Going to see how it performs without a memory upgrade, but I'm guessing I'll max it out in the next month or so.

I'd be interested in seeing your eval of the system, once you've used it for a time.

ackypoo · Post #151 » by **ackypoo** » Tue Sep 1, 2015 8:31 pm

skones wrote:for those wondering about ballstream invites. It took a couple of hours.

you use a vpn?

skones · Post #152 » by **skones** » Tue Sep 1, 2015 9:21 pm

ackypoo wrote:
skones wrote:for those wondering about ballstream invites. It took a couple of hours.

you use a vpn?

I did not. Standard Time Warner connection.

Post #153 » by **ReasonablySober** » Tue Sep 1, 2015 9:25 pm

No reason to use a VPN with Ballstreams.

ackypoo · Post #154 » by **ackypoo** » Tue Sep 1, 2015 9:52 pm

theres no reason to use a vpn to "use" ballstreams. there may be to get an invite. or so im told.

i tried for months and couldnt get one, used a vpn and my ip addy showed honduras or some crap and then i got an invite within the hour. im not saying thats the reason, im just saying.

Post #155 » by **ReasonablySober** » Tue Sep 1, 2015 10:41 pm

ackypoo wrote:theres no reason to use a vpn to "use" ballstreams. there may be to get an invite. or so im told.

i tried for months and couldnt get one, used a vpn and my ip addy showed honduras or some crap and then i got an invite within the hour. im not saying thats the reason, im just saying.

Huh. That's interesting.

EastSideBucksFan · Post #156 » by **EastSideBucksFan** » Wed Sep 2, 2015 2:13 pm

So....does Ballstreams have the ability to watch games on demand similar to a DVR set up?

Post #157 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Sep 2, 2015 2:16 pm

EastSideBucksFan wrote:So....does Ballstreams have the ability to watch games on demand similar to a DVR set up?

Yup.

EastSideBucksFan · Post #158 » by **EastSideBucksFan** » Wed Sep 2, 2015 2:38 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:
EastSideBucksFan wrote:So....does Ballstreams have the ability to watch games on demand similar to a DVR set up?

Yup.

That's a game changer right there.

BobbyLight · Post #159 » by **BobbyLight** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 4:47 pm

Unhooked the cable box and it's getting cancelled tonight. Between my Ballstreams account (Finally got in!) and over the air, that's all I need. Can't wait for TIme Warner to tell my my internet is going to be 5 billion dollars because I don't have cable or something.

My question is in regards to an app (Android) that is useful for reminding you when shows are on or ever just something which is a great tv guide. I think that's the only thing I'm going to miss is the ability to scroll through a guide to see what's coming up and there are a few shows I am sure the wife and I will be watching live, but I'm super duper forgetful (I mean, it's quite the victory if I remember to turn the light off when I leave a room) so I want something that can buzz me on my phone and tell me a show's about to start in a half hour.

I've done some looking on my own, but Google Play reviews are painful and usually not helpful.

BobbyLight · Post #160 » by **BobbyLight** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 4:51 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:
ackypoo wrote:theres no reason to use a vpn to "use" ballstreams. there may be to get an invite. or so im told.

i tried for months and couldnt get one, used a vpn and my ip addy showed honduras or some crap and then i got an invite within the hour. im not saying thats the reason, im just saying.

Huh. That's interesting.

So weird now that I read this... I had tried (over and over) to get an invite from work and my home computer that didn't have my VPN installed. Requested an invite with my PC that did have VPN active (but showed me in Illinois) and I got the invite 2 minutes later. There may be truth to that.