Question about MASN

[Pedro Cerrano]

Wait, why would MASN be blacked out in California?

[McNulty]

Wait, why would MASN be blacked out in California?

Its not, but when the game is on, they black it out.

[sangar]

Great stuff guys. Thanks to everyone for helping me crawl out from under my rock.

I found the ports you are referring to Michael and the cable is on its way.

The Roku unit looks pretty cool. Does it make a big difference in the stream, or should the HDMI cable be enough?

[TonySoprano]

Great stuff guys. Thanks to everyone for helping me crawl out from under my rock.

I found the ports you are referring to Michael and the cable is on its way.

The Roku unit looks pretty cool. Does it make a big difference in the stream, or should the HDMI cable be enough?

The HDMI cable does audio and video. I assume you have a wireless internet router to connect to the ROKU.

[weams]

If you don't want to use your computer, hook up a Roku to the TV's HDMI input
http://www.amazon.com/Roku-XS-1080p-...9966197&sr=8-1

That is a pretty fine deal. $125 annual MLBTV Premium subscription, $96 dollar one time charge. No dish, no cable.

Too bad I have no way to get high speed internet other than Comcast.

[weams]

Great stuff guys. Thanks to everyone for helping me crawl out from under my rock.

I found the ports you are referring to Michael and the cable is on its way.

The Roku unit looks pretty cool. Does it make a big difference in the stream, or should the HDMI cable be enough?

I play mine from one of our laptops with just the cable. Or like Tony says, if you don't want to tie up your computer (so that you can post in the game threads ) buy the Roku 2

[Nigel Tufnel]

If you want to go slightly cheaper, you could go with this Roku model, which only costs $50 instead of $100. It's still HD, although 720p instead of 1080p (my guess is that MASN broadcasts in 720p, anyway). I'd throw in a $4 HDMI cable to hook the Roku up to your TV. Like Weams said, depending on the age of your laptop/desktop computer, it may not have an HDMI out port to hook up to your TV, so Roku would definitely be a better option.

Roku:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846


HDMI Cable:

http://www.amazon.com/DVI-Gear-HDMI-.../ref=pd_cp_e_2

[sangar]

The HDMI cable does audio and video. I assume you have a wireless internet router to connect to the ROKU.

I do. I like the idea of being able to watch the Orioles and work on the computer so I'll go both ways...er...obtain both devices.

720p is fine for me Nigel, thanks for the link.

[TonySoprano]

Roku comparisons, range from $50-100.

[McNulty]

I do. I like the idea of being able to watch the Orioles and work on the computer so I'll go both ways...er...obtain both devices.

720p is fine for me Nigel, thanks for the link.

Sometimes those devices have connectivity issues based on the quality of your router and some other factors (streaming that much media causes bouncing/choppy issues). Hooking the Roku or whatever device directly into the router sometimes helps. I had a TON of issues with this at the beginning of last season, and after extensive googling I found that others did as well.

I doubt you'll have any problems, but just something to keep in mind.

[allstar1579]

Sometimes those devices have connectivity issues based on the quality of your router and some other factors (streaming that much media causes bouncing/choppy issues). Hooking the Roku or whatever device directly into the router sometimes helps. I had a TON of issues with this at the beginning of last season, and after extensive googling I found that others did as well.

I doubt you'll have any problems, but just something to keep in mind.

Yep, routers can handle the download upload speeds that they advertise on your internet providers advertisements, but the speeds on the wifi part of the connection is much slower. When streaming over wireless you're lucky to get half what you would if it was hard-wired.

[weams]

Sometimes those devices have connectivity issues based on the quality of your router and some other factors (streaming that much media causes bouncing/choppy issues). Hooking the Roku or whatever device directly into the router sometimes helps. I had a TON of issues with this at the beginning of last season, and after extensive googling I found that others did as well.

I doubt you'll have any problems, but just something to keep in mind.

I had to change wireless modems a year ago, but now I am golden.

Amazon takes it back no question asked if it does not work for his application.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Wait. Why can't folks just order the MLB package and watch the games using that?

[weams]

Wait. Why can't folks just order the MLB package and watch the games using that?

I think he want to watch the Masn Broadcasts.

But otherwise he could. It just seems foolish to pay more with the quality of the MLBTV streaming and the ease of use of today's equipment.

[McNulty]

Wait. Why can't folks just order the MLB package and watch the games using that?

You can, but there are times with that where they don't show *every* game. Plus its usually more expensive by 50 or so dollars, and you can't take it mobile.

I've had both, and I definitely prefer the mlb.tv over getting it through Comcast or DTV. Something as simple as being able to take a walk and listen to Joe Angel on my iPhone makes all the difference.