bpchamp23 wrote:kane2021 wrote:Ballstreams is more like having a exclusive connection to first row than a lp competitor. I have had lp few times and it's reliable and looks good. Ballstreams is not. Especially in hd. Hd has a nice picture. Not better than lp. But close. The problem is it freezes. Lags. You got to refresh it sometimes. If you put it in low quality it runs a little better but looks like an average free stream.
It's just like I said. A step up from free. Like exclusive access to the most reliable free connection. So you don't got to jump around searching for the best stream. With this you get it. And might be able to run it in "hd" for a bit.
My guess is that it's they have gotten popular and their servers are getting stressed. Or maybe it's still pre season and their best contributors (seeds) are not streaming.
With lp you have a guaranteed quality, reliable connection to the game.
Ballstreams is not in the same league. If I could do it again I would buy lp. If ballstreams also streamed other sports like fights, with the subscription then I would be ecstatic. I'd you ever wished you could pay front row for an exclusive connection, here it is.
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Do you know if League Pass on NBA.com has on-demand games? I hear they do -- but it takes a couple of days for it to post. With Ballstreams -- it's up within an hour. Plus, if you miss the first hour of a game, you can always go to the DVR tab and play from the beginning and catch up to the live stream eventually. My week trial of Ballstreams ends today. I haven't had any problems with streaming except for Saturday night for a few hours of various preseason games. I think they are trying to figure out how to run these streams with a lot more people signed up this second year. Very impressed by the HD quality. It's awesome.
LP broadband has archived games. I dont know how long they take to be uploaded. But I recall re watching knick games out of boredom the next day when I wake up. I could swear I rewatched them that same night. But I cant say for sure.
Im a little old school I guess. If I missed the first half then so be it. I rather watch the second half live. Something about live sports. I have to watch the game live. DVR is a handy feature but its not something I use. I rather yell at what or who ever is distracting me than pause a live game.
So for me thats a feature I could live without. What I want and need is a stream that is steady, reliable, good quality picture. LP broadband give you that. And its right out of the box. No need to adjust your computer. And it dont weigh your computer down.
With ballstreams the first thing I had to do was tweak my computer to keep the whole machine from crashing while using ballstreams. Mind you, that same computer has no issues running LP, youtube, espn nba.com vids etc.
And for me the biggest disappointment is that the stream is not 100% reliable. Thats where people comparing it to LP are misleading others. Or just never bought LP and dont know how reliable it really is. With ballstreams you still need to refresh from time to time. You need to change the server you are connected to from time to time. You need to lower the quality often just to keep up.
The lower quality is more reliable. But it looks just like a good free stream. I call it bunny ears. Like in the 80's where you can just make out the game. But cant really see details very well.
Ballstreams just dont compare to LP broadband. Even for the moments where I get a good so called HD connection for 5 minutes the quality is not like LP.
I have bought LP more than 3 times in the past few years. Im just giving an honest opinion of this. If your someone like me, that is willing to pay for LP, and are looking to save a few bucks and get some more games, you might be very disappointed. I dont see how people have said its just as good or better. Unless they just have never bought LP.
If you are someone who is sick of front row or sop cast type free streams. Sick of constantly refreshing, searching for a better link. Getting booted off a stream. Settling for a stream in a different language just to get a decent game to watch. Then ballstreams is perfect if you are willing to pay, to have to do that stuff "less". After you tweak your computer.
The reason I bought it was because of the "its as good or better" reviews. There is no way that is an honest statement from someone who has the option of buying either or. Hands down I would pay for LP next time and use free streams on blackouts.
It would be a very different story if it gave me the same type of access to all sporting events.
Another thing. People are worried it will get shut down. I was aware of that risk when I bought it and would live with it, if it happened. However. Im not worried about them being shut down as much as im worried about their new popularity overwhelming their servers making their service even more unreliable. And thats exactly what I think is happening. Because I have noticed a lot of people saying it was better last year. And are hoping this is just a pre season thing.
Im not saying not to buy it. Im just giving an honest opinion. The reviews are not accurate. If you want a reliable steam that dont need your constant attention buy LP.
If you want exclusive (more reliable) access to the best free basketball streams on the internet, along with DVR and archives, buy ballstreams.
Thats about as simple and honest as I can put it. Dont be like me, and fork over 100 dollars because a bunch of people on forums said its as good or better than LP. And the sample looked good.
