Christophe Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 So I was thinking of picking up Gamecenter for this upcoming season. Just had a few questions for people that have used it. Can I use a VPN to get around the local blackouts, obviously I'd be using it mainly for Canucks. Does it include playoffs? Pretty sure it does, but who knows with the way the NHL is :\ Is the quality decent and is it stable? Laggy etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 You can get around local blackouts. I use unblock us. I think there was first and second round of playoffs for European viewers only. Unblock us switched my dns to Europe. It was leggy as all hell on xbox. Just brutal. Pc is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapaz Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 In Mexico i can watch all the games with no blackouts so a VPN should work. You can adjust the stream rate depending on your internet connection. And you can choose home and away announcers if you're a Shorty fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapaz Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Oh yeah, It works right up until the following season so you get the playoffs and old games for your summertime fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I picked it up last year because I was travelling alot. I used it on my PS3 when at home and that was a step down from Rogers (Centre Ice) because it didn't have to go thru WiFi with Rogers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M A K A V E L I 96 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 You can get the games that CBC HD carries with an antenna. The quality is much better than satellite, cable, or streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 All HNIC games will be on the CBC website for people in Canada including playoffs. I don't have cable, but i watched every game last year, sometimes good quality sometimes bad... Just saying. Oh and also the Canucks site has streaned games for the sportsnet games for 3 bucks a piece, decent quality, not HD though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 You can get the games that CBC HD carries with an antenna. The quality is much better than satellite, cable, or streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M A K A V E L I 96 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Literally the only thing I use my satellite for is those 2 channels, so I cancelled it. Which is why I want to pick up a form of watching the games that aren't on CBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 Most people are in this category and that's why companies like Shaw and Bell don't allow individual channel purchases. They always package them up with stuff no one watches. Sportsnet and TSN could make a lot more money if they just sent their feeds using encrypted over the air signals. They could charge people $5/month for their one chan, which is probably 5x what the cable or satellite providers give them per subscriber. If you want to go with gamecentre live, try it before you buy it. I think they usually have a couple of free days at the start of the season. You can use that time to test it with your vpn to see how well it works. The quality is generally pretty good, but if you're comparing it with satellite/cable, you're going to be disappointed by the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckinparadise Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I live in Hawaii and have Gamecenter. The quality is quite good and my only complain is that ALL nationally broadcast games, as well as almost all the Kings, Sharks, Ducks vs Canucks game are blacked out, as apparently an island 2400 miles of the coast is still considered part of a "local" broadcast. Which is like saying a Tampa/Florida game is a local broadcast in Denver, but hey, the things we do for hockey I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 haven't tried it yet but try Media hint its an extension for Google Chrome or Firefox it works for Netflix so it might work for Gamecenter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I live in Hawaii and have Gamecenter. The quality is quite good and my only complain is that ALL nationally broadcast games, as well as almost all the Kings, Sharks, Ducks vs Canucks game are blacked out, as apparently an island 2400 miles of the coast is still considered part of a "local" broadcast. Which is like saying a Tampa/Florida game is a local broadcast in Denver, but hey, the things we do for hockey I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Kesler Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I bought it last year and loved it, purchased it again this year because it was $150 (something I can make on a busy weekend night bartending). I may be a special case though because I'm a Canucks fan in the eastern US, so televised Canucks games are few and far between here in Pennsylvania. The only complaint I have is the delay between actual game time and me seeing it on the GameCenter feed, where I could see what was coming by checking Twitter before it actually happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocnucksfan Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 im thinking of either game center of nhl center ice w/ directv since im in southern CA. ive had center ice the last 3 years and like it a lot but would like to be able to watch the games other places than my house. seems like theres a lag between actual events and gamecenter broadcasts and the quality isnt that great? that has me leaning towards center ice again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocanucks1916 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I tried Gamecenter last year and just renewed my subscription. I'm satisfied wth the quality. I have had random games get blacked out though, which is strange because I am in Europe. Can't comment on delay because I usually watch the next morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyBoy44 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I pair gamecenter with unblock us. They are teamed together no game anywhere is blacked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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