OT: PlayStation VUE and NESN

[KnightofBoston]

Hey all, I recently purchased a PS4 and seem to recall people talking about NESN streaming on vue and not being blacked out - was wondering if anyone has tried this if they mind commenting on;

- how was the quality and overall experience


- how much does it cost to just stream bruins games? I was a tad confused at the rates for everything

Click to read more...

 

[Fenway]

To get NESN you need to buy the tier that costs $45 a month

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/vue/channels/?emcid=pa-vu-111688

 

[KnightofBoston]

To get NESN you need to buy the tier that costs $45 a month

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/vue/channels/?emcid=pa-vu-111688

After that do you automatically get NESN or do you have to subscribe again for that separately?

 

[Fenway]

After that do you automatically get NESN or do you have to subscribe again for that separately?

NESN is included in that tier.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

...

Can I get NESN too?

I already know I can't.

 

[Flannelman]

To get NESN you need to buy the tier that costs $45 a month

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/vue/channels/?emcid=pa-vu-111688

I have the Vue app on Roku , not direct on PS, and it comes with Nesn, in NH, I'm paying $25 a month - I think it is the second tier. It also gets me NBCSN in that package.

That's a very fair deal. There can be some buffering issues and feel like there is a good 90 second delay at times; I run business class internet and most of the other channels are fine. Depends on if one can tolerate intermittent gaps in picture quality.

 

[FribbleLine]

I tried it for a while and couldn't stick with it.

I have a fast Fios connection, more than enough for streaming. Vue overall was not bad but NESN in particular was an issue. Too much of a delay in games and too much buffering.

I can't watch a game like that.

 

[amazingcrwns]

I'be had ps vue for a couple months now and I'm a fan. Aside from the occasional buffering I haven't had any issues. I haven't watched a b's game on nesn yet, but I'm not anticipating any issues.

 

[KnightofBoston]

PlayStation vue and sports

Hey all, I thought there was a thread on this but my now aging eyes mighta missed it


For those of you who love watching the Bruins and patriots, have any of you used PlayStation vue to stream these games yet? I'd like to skip cable this year and just use this service. Any and all info and personalized experience anecdotes are very appreciated!

 

[DarrenBanks56]

Hey all, I thought there was a thread on this but my now aging eyes mighta missed it


For those of you who love watching the Bruins and patriots, have any of you used PlayStation vue to stream these games yet? I'd like to skip cable this year and just use this service. Any and all info and personalized experience anecdotes are very appreciated!

Ive had Vue since October.

Works great. Ive only watched the Bruins and maybe some Pats games. It doesn't have FOX or channel 5, so you would miss Pats games on those channels

 

[KnightofBoston]

Ive had Vue since October.

Works great. Ive only watched the Bruins and maybe some Pats games. It doesn't have FOX or channel 5, so you would miss Pats games on those channels

Thanks! Haha guess I made the original thread. Oops. All those knocks on the head as a kid are finally starting to come full circle


Anyone know if you can record/watch games on delay ?

 

[stungun]

i have had vue for 9 months now. just cancelled as buffering was getting horrible and they just bumped prices up. overall i was happy, dont like when anyone just decides to raise viewers prices to cover their advertising and marketing campaigns.

i had no problems with bruins telecasts. i used vue in multiple ways with varying results. ironically the playstation 3 worked horribly and using the guide with ps3 is the reason i am cancelling, i use it in my man cave and at times it is unuseable. the fire tv app worked reasonably well for our living room. initially i used chromecast via ipads to watch vue. this was touch and go to. i think a lot depends on your internet speed and your wifi settings. i think to many users dont know anything about setting them up to work optimaly. plus i am on simple cable internet up here in the woods so speeds vary and we dont get overloaded like metro areas i assume.

overall vue is good but i am ready to try something new so directv now is where i am headed and i will find the bruins online for free.

 

[DarrenBanks56]

Thanks! Haha guess I made the original thread. Oops. All those knocks on the head as a kid are finally starting to come full circle


Anyone know if you can record/watch games on delay ?

what do you mean about watching recording games on delay.
You canrecord anything. It just deletes after 30 days. The DVR is unlimited. So if you record a Bruins game, I think it records every single NHL game thats being aired and stores it in the DVR- as NHL Hockey. Im pretty sure thats how it worked last NHL season.

 

[KnightofBoston]

Does the package on vue also include NESN plus?

 

[RussellmaniaKW]

I live in Denver and I'm trying to decide my best option for watching the Bruins this year. I've done NHL.tv the last couple years but I've had mixed results.

Can anyone comment on the cost & performance of Vue vs NHL.tv?

I don't need any channels other than NESN so I don't care about all the other stuff that comes with Vue.

 

[DarrenBanks56]

Does the package on vue also include NESN plus?

yeah it does

 

[DarrenBanks56]

I live in Denver and I'm trying to decide my best option for watching the Bruins this year. I've done NHL.tv the last couple years but I've had mixed results.

Can anyone comment on the cost & performance of Vue vs NHL.tv?

I don't need any channels other than NESN so I don't care about all the other stuff that comes with Vue.

i dont know if you can get nesn in denver on vue

 

[roll4lines]

fenway

find me the last time bruins/candiens played that the canadiens did not a get a 3rd period powerplay

 

[wintersej]

what do you mean about watching recording games on delay.
You canrecord anything. It just deletes after 30 days. The DVR is unlimited. So if you record a Bruins game, I think it records every single NHL game thats being aired and stores it in the DVR- as NHL Hockey. Im pretty sure thats how it worked last NHL season.

And do you get the old "the DVR stops recording when the game goes into overtime because its 10:01 PM" issue?

 

[KnightofBoston]

And do you get the old "the DVR stops recording when the game goes into overtime because its 10:01 PM" issue?

Oh god I hope not, what's the point of DVR if it doesn't record after the games "expected" end time

 

[DarrenBanks56]

Oh god I hope not, what's the point of DVR if it doesn't record after the games "expected" end time

I havent had an issue with this. I remember last years double ot game agaisnt ottawa was all there.

 

[wintersej]

I havent had an issue with this. I remember last years double ot game agaisnt ottawa was all there.

That is good to hear. This is my first year moving from NHL.tv to Vue and I'm a little worried.

 

[KnightofBoston]

I havent had an issue with this. I remember last years double ot game agaisnt ottawa was all there.

Thanks for all your help Darren


Do you and any of you folks know how to pull up NESN plus and or how to see/click on the bruins games? I just started the free trial and went to the NESN menu but I don't see the bruins game listed...is it too early?


EDIT: NVM peeps I figured it out. The user interface is interesting to say the least. If I had to watch another second of NCIS I was going to claw my eyes out and shove an ice pick in my ears