Out of Market (TV) Huddlers

[the butch]

If you're like me, then you can't get the games. There's a thread going on right now about PS3 and DirecTV, but if your smart (and broke), like me, there is no way you're going to give up $300+ to get in on the action; that is, if you're not already a customer.

So, what are your options?

Online streaming? How's the quality?

Sports bar where you're in the corner rooting by your lonesome? What do you drink? [side note: it's probably cheaper in the long run to subscribe to DirectTV's package]

Buddy's house? How's his wife when she tells you to turn the volume down?

Wait until we play an in-market team?

I'm not really all that computer and TV savvy, so I usually just go to the bar. What are the best options? I know there's a way to hook up your computer to the TV if you do online streaming, but I don't know where to begin as far as that goes.

Comments, suggestions, flaming?

[Razeyfingers]

nfl rewind and an antennae for live games for me since Im local

[The Saltman]

[Gazi]

DirecTV

[Montsta]

I am in cali and buy Sunday Ticket every year and just haggle the price down to something I'm comfortable with. Before that, I did the sports bar thing, but the lady didn't like me drinking so early on the weekends, especially if I had to drive home, which was always a dumbf*ck idea on my part.

I do not condone illegal streaming, but if you wanted to watch your legal NFL streams from your computer onto your tv, just hookup a cable from an hdmi out on your laptop to an hdmi in on your tv. Or use a DVI to HDMI, or a VGA to rca cable/s-video if you only have analog outs/ins.

[Makish]

I am in cali and buy Sunday Ticket every year and just haggle the price down to something I'm comfortable with. Before that, I did the sports bar thing, but the lady didn't like me drinking so early on the weekends, especially if I had to drive home, which was always a dumbf*ck idea on my part.

I do not condone illegal streaming, but if you wanted to watch your legal NFL streams from your computer onto your tv, just hookup a cable from an hdmi out on your laptop to an hdmi in on your tv. Or use a DVI to HDMI, or a VGA to rca cable/s-video if you only have analog outs/ins.

i do the bottom part for the past 2 years, can't get Direct tv in the part of NYC i live in and friends wife is a bitch and his kids try to bite me so i love watching at home now( bars are expensive and i'm a cheap MOFO):sifone:

[Jpjr]

sunday ticket doesn't start until the regular season right? you can't get preseason games yet can you?

[mav1234]

you can usually find decent quality streams if you look hard enough. I really wish the NFL offered an online version of Sunday Ticket for a single team. =|

[Makish]

you can usually find decent quality streams if you look hard enough. I really wish the NFL offered an online version of Sunday Ticket for a single team. =|

^ this

[Gazi]

I am in cali and buy Sunday Ticket every year and just haggle the price down to something I'm comfortable with. Before that, I did the sports bar thing, but the lady didn't like me drinking so early on the weekends, especially if I had to drive home, which was always a dumbf*ck idea on my part.

I do not condone illegal streaming, but if you wanted to watch your legal NFL streams from your computer onto your tv, just hookup a cable from an hdmi out on your laptop to an hdmi in on your tv. Or use a DVI to HDMI, or a VGA to rca cable/s-video if you only have analog outs/ins.

Not to mention that when it's raining hard I call and complain that I didn't get to watch it that Sunday and they cut the price in half.

[Gazi]

sunday ticket doesn't start until the regular season right? you can't get preseason games yet can you?

Online on NFL. com for $20

[j2sgam]

Not to mention that when it's raining hard I call and complain that I didn't get to watch it that Sunday and they cut the price in half.

Tell me more about this, please... Ive had SundayTicket going on 7yrs now and did not know about this. They cut 1 payment in 1/2, or the Ticket cost? The best offer I could get this year was $10 off my total bill per month for the next year, free HD ($10) for 3 or 6 months, and Showtime free for 3 months... Last year it was $10 off each of the 6 SunTicket payments and the iPod viewing free, although I never watched it from my iPod I couldve if I wanted to... i read somebody on here got the Ticket for $200 because the commercial doesnt say "new customers only"...

[Jpjr]

Online on NFL. com for $20

I thought that was replay and not live?

[Razzy]

Another option is the NFL's Game Rewind. It's $40 for the year, the only bad thing is that you can't watch the game until Monday morning and it's pretty damn hard to avoid finding out the score on Sunday. It's too bad that the NFL does offer a live-streaming service - but only for overseas customers.