FlyLow_ Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) I have seen many people complaining about the streaming service so far this season so I'm trying to find what works and what doesn't. It has never been great but is particularly unusable for me so far this year. I have only been able to watch a couple games until the app itself vanished from my Sony x900h tv, which of course is the only thing it worked on. I have tried it on xbox series x, ps5, and casting from my crappy phone but usually it just buffers every couple seconds for the entire game or looks horrid. For reference we cut the cord 5 years ago and this is the only app we have issues with. I have heard mostly positive comments about Chromecast and mixed to poor results for other devices like AppleTV. Love to hear what setups people are using to stream sportsnetnow and what works and what doesn't. Also does anyone stream to an OLED tv and get good results? Edited October 31, 2021 by FlyLow_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelownaCanucksFan Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Preseason was rough they barely worked, but I have no issues since the regular season started 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 App stopped working altogether on my Nvidia Shield after the recent update. Won't even load let alone stream anything. Thankfully at least I still have the option to Chromecast from my phone. Though that was still plagued with buffering issues last night. That however may have also been my kids sucking up bandwidth with their devices as it improved after they went to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyLow_ Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 10 minutes ago, KelownaCanucksFan said: Preseason was rough they barely worked, but I have no issues since the regular season started What are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 13 minutes ago, aGENT said: App stopped working altogether on my Nvidia Shield after the recent update. Won't even load let alone stream anything. Thankfully at least I still have the option to Chromecast from my phone. Though that was still plagued with buffering issues last night. That however may have also been my kids sucking up bandwidth with their devices as it improved after they went to bed. New rules in the aGent's household: 7pm bedtime on home games, 4pm-7pm mandatory siestas on away games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 SportsnetNow was great for me up until last night's game, which seemed dark and grainy. This may be because it seemed like the stream was being borrowed from CBC. I had no complaints until Saturday. Also, prior to this I had been Jack Sparrowing my way through streams, which usually relied on NHL Gamecentre. These streams never showed the intermission broadcasts. After getting SportsnetNow and being exposed to out-of-market streams in the United States... holy cow are we fortunate for the production quality we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelownaCanucksFan Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 45 minutes ago, FlyLow_ said: What are you using? My smart TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B Cooper Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 AppleTV has been hit or miss. sometimes I have to use the app on my phone and stream to my smart TV. It’s some real bull’ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekey Pete Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Used to pay for this app to stream games. It was so terrible (buffering, freezing etc.) That I had to cancel and go back to "other sources". Sad when you try and do the right thing and the companies getting rich off the sport can't even put out a working app. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanSeanBean Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I have a TLC smart tv and use the Sportsnets app, works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihatetomatoes Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Been using for for 3ish years now streaming from the app on my phone through Chromecast. Has always been worth it to get excellent quality on the big screen tv. This year it's been almost unwatchable. Constant buffering. Had to switch to "other sources" to watch the game against Philly. Will be cancelling soon if doesn't fix itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 5 hours ago, KelownaCanucksFan said: Preseason was rough they barely worked, but I have no issues since the regular season started It's not perfect, but it has been much better in the regular season. Still definitely not perfect and sometimes you need to refresh to catch back up to Live after it lags out too many times. I look at it as shorter commercial breaks, as I just catch back up to live during those or the intermission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxVerstappen33 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Chromecast is working fairly good for me. Got it just for games last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris12345 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) Apple TV. Average at best. Feed is choppy. I stand alone in that I like my panel and the feed won't keep up with the lips. Feed can be blurry and it can get a play back error....whatever that is and turn off. I love hockey so I got the plus package. Has been amazing not watching the Canucks. That's not a jab I just really enjoy the NHL and admire the skill. Edited November 1, 2021 by Chris12345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelownaCanucksFan Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 17 hours ago, -AJ- said: It's not perfect, but it has been much better in the regular season. Still definitely not perfect and sometimes you need to refresh to catch back up to Live after it lags out too many times. I look at it as shorter commercial breaks, as I just catch back up to live during those or the intermission. I’ve never had that issue at all during the regular season, I’m using a Samsung smart tv with the sn app (through the tv) though I did do a factory reset on my tv recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 1 minute ago, KelownaCanucksFan said: I’ve never had that issue at all during the regular season, I’m using a Samsung smart tv with the sn app (through the tv) though I did do a factory reset on my tv recently Yeah I've always just used it on my PC. Maybe there's a difference. It's definitely largely watchable though. The issues aren't enough that it's a huge deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt kilgore Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 I watch on the computer as well. A nice 27" retina screen iMac does just fine. This year I was eligible to stream SN games because of family accounts. I tried a few times, but now I just go directly to my past, shall we say covert, streaming service , which I won't link here. Too many freezes. It could be because of peak times, more online then, and the resolution that SN broadcast video, but for whatever reason, its so much less of a headache to just go directly to my usual source I've used for years now. Maybe the resolution isn't quite as crisp all the time, but at least it doesn't freeze....on SN its usually just when the PP is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyLow_ Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) On 10/31/2021 at 7:00 PM, MaxVerstappen33 said: Chromecast is working fairly good for me. Got it just for games last week. I've got my hands on a Chromecast with google, this is the first game I'm trying it and the quality is noticeably better already. There are a lot of times when the quality drops but it's not freezing or stuttering like every other device I've tried. I imagine if I hard wire it with ethernet it will be pretty good. Edited November 3, 2021 by FlyLow_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Mine works fine with telus hub wifi on phone or tablet. No complaints. Been using it for 2 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Last night's game was fine casting to Shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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