EvertonTV and Football in the U.S.

[newhampshireblue]

I subscribed to FSC at $14.99 per month last season and was mostly disappointed at the number of "blacked out" games which weren't available PPV. At least two EFC games in this category. I haven't decided if I will subscribe again or not.

Most of my EFC fixes were courtesy of EFCTV... okay, waiting until 7:00 p.m (EST) on Sunday nights to view highlights was a pain, as was the tiny videos... which blurred to barely visible.

Now that EFCTV is free, as far as highlights and general club news is concerned, I cannot complain too much about quality of video output... High bandwidth streaming can't be cheap.

So... Now EFC are asking £4.99 for live streaming of matches.. I was unable to watch the Burnley game yesterday or I wouldn't be asking about EFCTV's PPV quality now.
How is it? Good enough full screen on a 15" laptop say? Good enough to feed to a medium size flat screen TV (30" +) via a VGA connection?

I don't feel inclined to shell out a fiver for something that is the same quality as free video on EFCTV. I'd rather pay £9.00 a month for a mix live and recorder EPL games I think, and stick with the Sunday night highlights.

 

[TX Bill]

If you subscribe to FSC and FSC+ (along with ESPN and ESPN2), you'll catch 90% of the Everton regular season matches with somewhere around 40% of them "Live" and 60% tape delayed.

In addition, we have a thread here dedicated to Everton on TV in the USA here:

http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/2293-Everton-on-TV-in-USA

We keep it updated and if you go back to the last 30+ posts, you'll see how many were shown and when at the end of last season.

 

[EFC NY]

I second this. No need for computer watching imo. Since I watch most sports on dvr these days, the tape delay doesn't bother me.

 

[pfim]

Yep, FSC, FS+ and the ESPNs show most of the matches.

 

[lukecrossland]

Does anyone know how long it takes for Everton TV to put the highlights on? I didnt pay the £25 for the matches, internet streaming at home isnt great and couldnt say up till 2am to watch them!

 

[Ring master]

it took them 24 hours for bury game,just over 36 hours for the Philadelphia game,so i would expect sometime late tonight or tomorrow for this morning's game[probably something to do with been in usa] ,they are taking a lifetime this year to put these friendly highlights on

 

[lukecrossland]

it took them 24 hours for bury game,just over 36 hours for the Philadelphia game,so i would expect sometime late tonight or tomorrow for this morning's game[probably something to do with been in usa] ,they are taking a lifetime this year to put these friendly highlights on

Thanks - look forward to seeing them ASAP