Duke's guide to watching F1 2012 on the cheap

~Mike~ · 5 Mar 2012 at 21:15

FrankJH said:
anyone heard if there is an agreement between Sky /BBC as to how big the delay is before BBC can transmit the highlight shows after the end of each race (the ones they arent covering live I guess lol)

first year in a very long time I havent got up to watch the Aussie GP live, and after 4 months of no live f1 , its going to be difficult to take

Info here

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18378942

FrankJH · 6 Mar 2012 at 06:55

Duke said:
Don't know anyone with Sky Sports so you can use Sky Go?

Unfortunately not - even if I had a decent enough phone to use it on lol

Mike306 said:
Info here

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18378942

dammit - was hoping it would be a lot earlier than that (given that a footy game starts at 1ish)

what a pain in the **** that they planned to clash like that (given that there are always live games on a Sunday)

KillBoY_UK · 14 Mar 2012 at 15:18

what is the SkyGo IQ like is it HD as well ?

Nismo · 14 Mar 2012 at 15:25

KillBoY_UK said:
what is the SkyGo IQ like is it HD as well ?

When the stream is at it's most optimum, is comparable to a very good SD feed, however it can dip to a more blocky-like typical net stream.

poosemon · 14 Mar 2012 at 22:20

Nismo said:
When the stream is at it's most optimum, is comparable to a very good SD feed, however it can dip to a more blocky-like typical net stream.

indeed, however i have to say when i watched the f1 season preview the quality was top notch, far better then the other stuff i watch on skygo, will see if that changes for this coming weekend but if it doesn't then it is getting towards been a middle ground between sd and hd, especially on a 32" screen when 720 and 1080p are difficult to distinguish from normal viewing distances

deuse · 15 Mar 2012 at 06:03

englishpremier said:
RTL HD is unencrypted online.

I don;t know the actual link though as i use rtmpGUI in XBMC

How did you get rtmpGUI working?
I installed the very small zip but when I click on it..nothing same goes for superTV

I get a script error

B@Th*nG · 15 Mar 2012 at 10:45

matty114 said:
Logged into liveonlinefooty today and saw the F1 channel on their site, if anyone has an account you can get F1 for £3 a month

HD?

B@

matty114 · 15 Mar 2012 at 13:17

B@Th*nG said:
HD?

B@

Nope but it is good quality and on 24/7.

~Mike~ · 15 Mar 2012 at 13:34

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Duke · 23 Mar 2012 at 20:20

Looked into some other options for receiving Sky Go and it looks like this device will have it soon - http://www.roku.com - not bad for £49. The 360 I have is one of the early models and is noisy/hot so would be nice to replace it with that as I don't use it for anything else.

~Mike~ · 23 Mar 2012 at 21:49

Duke said:
Looked into some other options for receiving Sky Go and it looks like this device will have it soon - http://www.roku.com - not bad for £49. The 360 I have is one of the early models and is noisy/hot so would be nice to replace it with that as I don't use it for anything else.

That looks very good. Nice find Duke.

Also Sky are launching a new internet TV service called 'NOW TV' later this year. I wonder if that will also be available. They say they will offer sport and you can choose between pay monthly or pay-as-you-go.

If they decide to make F1 available on a pay-as-you-go basis that would be good as long as the price was reasonable.

Key features of the NOW TV experience will include:

Great content – the new service will offer some of Sky’s most popular programming. Sky Movies will be available from launch and the service will expand to offer sport and entertainment soon afterwards.

Flexible pricing – with no minimum contract, customers will be able to choose from a variety of pricing options. For example, people will be able to pay monthly for unlimited access to Sky Movies or rent a single movie on a simple, pay-as-you-go basis.

Easy access – the new service will roll out across a wide range of connected devices, including PCs, Macs, laptops, tablets, mobile phones, games consoles and connected TVs.

Ease of use – with immediate streaming through an intuitive interface, backed up by recommendations and editorial support, customers will quickly and easily find the content they most want to watch

http://corporate.sky.com/investors/press_releases/2012/now_tv

Bennie-Mac · 24 Mar 2012 at 07:03

I literally had no idea Sky Sports F1 was free for sky customers until just now reading the OP. :mad:

I just assumed you needed the sports package which I don't have, bye bye Edwards!

Duke · 24 Mar 2012 at 09:09

You need either the Sports package or just HD.

kdd · 25 Mar 2012 at 10:55

RTL stream works fine here, i plug my laptop into my telly then put R5L commentary on the radio.

Thebug · 30 Mar 2012 at 19:45

Just a heads up for anyone wanting to go the astra satellite route - B&Q are doing the HD kit for £40 atm, its on the website at £49.98 but i had a call from them after reserving saying it will be a substitute as they have changed the box style but the price has dropped to £40 for the next 2 weeks

Tenzo · 30 Mar 2012 at 22:13

kdd said:
RTL stream works fine here, i plug my laptop into my telly then put R5L commentary on the radio.

I get nothing, just a black screen. Tis zehr frustrating