Folz Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Im going to Luxembourg during my fall semester at college. I was wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to get live streaming video of bengals games online? I know that i can listen to them on 92.5.com but other than that it would be tough. Also does anyone know of any satellite tv services, like direct tv that i could get in Europe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalbob Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Im going to Luxembourg during my fall semester at college. I was wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to get live streaming video of bengals games online? I know that i can listen to them on 92.5.com but other than that it would be tough. Also does anyone know of any satellite tv services, like direct tv that i could get in Europe?I don't know about satelite or on-line video access, but I know that the free audio feeds by local stations were taken down in the middle of last season. There is pay access to the audio feeds through NFL.com, I think. Maybe they'll add pay video access soon? I doubt it though. It would step on DirectTV's toes pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGrizzlyBaer Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 they cracked down on the streaming radio this last fall so you have to get it off nfl.com good luck with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimoTherapy Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 I actually ponied up the $$ for the streaming audio at NFL.com It was worth the $2/weekIt's also pretty cool when you can switch back and forth between the opposing teams when there is a controversial play/ruling and see what each side has to say about it. Hiliarity does ensue at times.As for live video streaming I can't find it anywhere on the net.You may want to check out what they call a SlingBox (Google it cuz I don't know the link)My cousin is investigating the SlingBox option for CFL games cuz he is on the other side of the planet.Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonf45uk Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 sky tv and channel 5 has always shown the nfl games live and highlighted in britain, but i don't know if you can pick that up in the rest of europe.Also you only get the bengals 2 or 3 times a season(if were doing well!!)jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slf Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 I actually ponied up the $$ for the streaming audio at NFL.com It was worth the $2/weekIt's also pretty cool when you can switch back and forth between the opposing teams when there is a controversial play/ruling and see what each side has to say about it. Hiliarity does ensue at times.As for live video streaming I can't find it anywhere on the net.You may want to check out what they call a SlingBox (Google it cuz I don't know the link)My cousin is investigating the SlingBox option for CFL games cuz he is on the other side of the planet.PeaceSlingBox is an option if you have someone back home to house your Slingbox and connect it to both a local video source and a good broadband connection, as SlingBox is a "place shifter". SlingBox needs a video source, it takes the video fed to it and streams it over the web to you. Provides a way to remote access a TiVo box or such as well. No monthly fees for using SlingBox (other than internet connection fees of course). Needs good upload speed for the source location. Multiple PCs can log into a SlingBox stream, I guess you could share the feed with others, although if you recouped costs by charging others to connect to your SlingBox stream it would be a copyright violation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slf Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 they cracked down on the streaming radio this last fall so you have to get it off nfl.com good luck with thatPre-season games are still free, but he is right, regular season is locked up by the NFL. It does work well though.I was forced to travel on business last December and nfl.com streaming audio was my only option to listen to the Bengals @ Steelers game from a hotel room in Sweden. Worked great, even on my OS X Mac PowerBook. nfl.com does charge a fee and uses Real Player. I signed up the day before I left and canceled after the game, effectively taking advantage of the free trial for one game. If I had to do it again I would not hesitate to pay the fees, it is worth it. I arrived in Europe the day of the game and had not slept for 30 hours, so, my only problem was staying awake through the long silences for commercial breaks (at least they mute the commercials when you pay ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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