Geoff Peterson Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I'll be putting on "Dark Side of the Moon', even if the CBC Commentators and NHL Refs suck, you still have some great music to drink beer to..."CBS CARES...CBC DOES NOT'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millerdraft Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 "Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Yup. Yes. Mm-hmm." Come to think of it, another con of the game being on mute is that you might be forced into paying attention to what the wife's actually saying. Hehe. Cheers. TOML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Or grow up and recognize that the bias is actually yours, not the broadcasters. You want Canucks tinted commentary, just tune in the radio over top of the tv broadcasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suolucidir Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Yeah, I usually have the games on mute as well. Fricken hate Hughson and Simpson, always cheering for the other team it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suolucidir Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I don't believe the broadcasts will sync up though. A funny thing I have noticed... I have satellite TV, my folks have cable. If I am talking to them on the phone during a game, I've noticed that the signal I get is several seconds ahead of theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millerdraft Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I finally had to mute CBC when, after a glorious save by Luongo off an in-tight deflection robbing a King of a surefire powerplay goal, Simpson went on to say: "The Kings are doing some real good things on the powerplay here." Not even a smidgen of credit Luongo's way. Sure the Kings went on to score a powerplay goal later on, but really? I'm sure he'll be super Quick to pounce on Luongo should any questionable diving by Roberto occur. Btw, how did Richards come out smelling like roses after his cheapshot spearing of Luongo in the throat and Kesler come out smelling like, well, you-know-what after his cheapshot spear on, who was it, Stoll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suolucidir Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Yeah I felt Luongo deserved some more tire pumping for sure. While Hughson's "GRRREAT SAAVE LUONGOO" is always awesome, some acknowledgment from the colour guy would go a long way towards dispelling the feeling of bias. And actually, he did call Luongo for "diving" on that spear by Richards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramone1984 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I watch on mute a lot. When my girlfriend is studying in the living room of our small apartment, it's the polite thing to do. It's not bad, you summed up the pros and cons quite nicely. It's easier for distractions to take your focus off the game tho, and sometimes you can't tell what player made a sweet move because you couldn't see his jersey #. I still yell when we score though . That shatters the quiet study silence and scares the heck out of my gf Given the choice, take sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanCityScout Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 if you have surround sound..unplug the centre speaker..and crank it..all you get is ice level mics.. apparently enjoy the game!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliced Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 If you have a PVR you can match the radio broadcast audio up with the muted video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brambojoe Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 if you are watching in digital you might be able to get the crowd sounds without the commentary by unplugging or muting the centre speaker. this has worked for me in the past and makes for a great watching experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NordicNinja Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I read somewhere on CDC that if you had 5.1 surround sound and disabled the middle speaker then you got to watch the game without the commentary. You could try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suolucidir Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 So stoked to try this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 You cant use DTS decoding as the broadcast is in Dolby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 Yeah i'm going to try the center speaker method as well. Thanks for your input, everyone. Even you, gushybear, for quoting: Cheers. TOML "Only the internet: Where a person who goes by the name 'gushybear' gets to say what's what." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I used to mute and put on the radio on 1040 and listen to Shorty on there (before he got moved to TV) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NordicNinja Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I'm watching CBC and TSN right now, center channel unplugged. It works awesome. You can even hear guys yelling on the ice more. Like I said before, works perfectly on these channels but I think Sportsnet has some of the commentary come through the front speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honky Cat Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I usually watch the games with the commentary off..(you are the commentator)..if its a good game,then rewatch for the tidbits.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannucker Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 dude suck it up, the announcing is not biased, its FAIR...as vancouverites we are forced to listen to homer announcing on sportsnet so listening to CBC is a reason to complain, and how can you mute Jim Hughson the mans a legend and I bet hes thrilled to announce something other then the leafs. Its taking him every muscle in his body to not yell out "Go Canucks Go" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFleetwoodMack Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 You could always just watch the punjabi feed of HNIC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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