Football NFL Game Rewind

The Rick · 08-14-2009, 11:56 AM

http://www.nfl.com/gamerewind/

Anybody use NFL Game Rewind?

Just signed up for this for the upcoming season ($40). You can watch all games in their entirety for the 2009 season (they also have an archive of all the 2008 games) commercial free. Supposedly, the games are posted within 24 hours of being played.

This is going to be my attempt this year to be able to watch all the Chiefs games. Last year was my first year without DirecTV/Sunday Ticket. The cost just became too ridiculous in my mind. The final straw for me was having to pay an extra $100 just to get the games in HD.

I had been looking into getting a SlingBox and sticking it at my parents house, but this may just do the trick as long as I can avoid all scores and highlights.

wasi · 08-14-2009, 12:22 PM

Avoiding the score until the game is posted would be the biggest drawback. Commercial free is nice.

KcFanInGA · 08-14-2009, 12:50 PM

Interesting. I may give this a shot, I am out of market for my Chiefs, and was looking for a cheap way to see the games. Thanks for posting, I'm gonna check into this. Give us an update on picture quality and such once you start watching games if you can. Thanks!

KcFanInGA · 08-14-2009, 12:54 PM

Nevermind, they have a demo on the site. Nice picture quality on full screen mode. I am getting this today or tomorrow, this will work nicely.

The Rick · 08-14-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by KcFanInGA

Interesting. I may give this a shot, I am out of market for my Chiefs, and was looking for a cheap way to see the games. Thanks for posting, I'm gonna check into this. Give us an update on picture quality and such once you start watching games if you can. Thanks!

Actually, I checked it out a little bit already and watched a couple of minutes of last year's opening day game against the Patriots.

Looks slick so far. The video quality is very good. They advertise that it's HD and I'd say it's at least pretty close to HD if not HD. That's here at work also and I know my Internet speeds at home are much better.

The big thing for me is going to be how long it takes the games to show up on the site...

**DaFace** · 08-14-2009, 12:58 PM

Intriguing.

The Rick · 08-14-2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by KcFanInGA

Nevermind, they have a demo on the site. Nice picture quality on full screen mode. I am getting this today or tomorrow, this will work nicely.

Awesome. I'm hoping this is the NFL's way of putting dipping their toe into the water of streaming live games online, like MLB does.

I wouldn't be surprised if their deal with DirecTV prohibits them from doing that though.

**QuikSsurfer** · 08-14-2009, 01:16 PM

Very cool. I just signed up.

REP

MMXcalibur · 08-14-2009, 01:35 PM

It's impossible for me to try and "avoid" scores and highlights. If I know the game is on, I have to be there either watching it on TV or listening to it on the radio. Even when I was in Korea last year, I got up at 2 AM Monday mornings to watch the Chiefs games on the Internet. I absolutely cannot do tape delay. Preseason games are different since the result means dick and I'd rather watch to see how everyone is performing. Regular season and playoffs are much different. Good luck in avoiding hearing about scores for 24 hours. I imagine after the first 2-3 times some asshole tells you the score of a Chiefs game before the game is up to be viewed, you'll be finding alternate means to watch that game live.

**Donger** · 08-14-2009, 01:43 PM

Interesting. Of course, it wouldn't be needed if *someone* streamed the games again this year.

Deberg_1990 · 08-14-2009, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by The Rick

Awesome. I'm hoping this is the NFL's way of putting dipping their toe into the water of streaming live games online, like MLB does.

I wouldn't be surprised if their deal with DirecTV prohibits them from doing that though.

Yea, i dont get why they dont stream live yet?? Seems they are leaving a TON of money on the table by not doing it?

aturnis · 08-16-2009, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by KcFanInGA

Nevermind, they have a demo on the site. Nice picture quality on full screen mode. I am getting this today or tomorrow, this will work nicely.

Where is this demo? Has anyone watched the Chiefs game yet? Is this worth the $40

**bevischief** · 08-16-2009, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

Interesting. Of course, it wouldn't be needed if *someone* streamed the games again this year.

Or sling box the games...

CaliforniaChief · 08-16-2009, 07:15 PM

This certainly is something to think about. I don't know...I've lined up some side jobs at the end of this month that will give me enough money to pay for the Sunday Ticket, and I was looking forward to that. However, with family budget struggles it's awfully hard to justify spending $300 on something that doesn't contribute to children eating, cars driving, or a mortgage payment.

The issue is, as many have already pointed out, how long it takes to go on the site. I get the sense that it will be sooner than 24 hours, but it's pretty tough to not talk to anyone, not go on the internet, not check e-mail, and not answer the phone.

ChiefsFan4Life · 08-16-2009, 07:38 PM

I would sign up for this now if it was live - but there is no way in hell I could avoid the scores even if I tried

08-14-2009, 11:56 AM
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MMXcalibur Pessimistically optimistic. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Denver, CO Casino cash: $-144914	It's impossible for me to try and "avoid" scores and highlights. If I know the game is on, I have to be there either watching it on TV or listening to it on the radio. Even when I was in Korea last year, I got up at 2 AM Monday mornings to watch the Chiefs games on the Internet. I absolutely cannot do tape delay. Preseason games are different since the result means dick and I'd rather watch to see how everyone is performing. Regular season and playoffs are much different. Good luck in avoiding hearing about scores for 24 hours. I imagine after the first 2-3 times some asshole tells you the score of a Chiefs game before the game is up to be viewed, you'll be finding alternate means to watch that game live.
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Donger "Think BOOM!" Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: 33.675° N 106.475° W Casino cash: $6819900 VARSITY	Interesting. Of course, it wouldn't be needed if someone streamed the games again this year. __________________ I think the young people enjoy it when I "get down," verbally, don't you?
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CaliforniaChief #RIPAce Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal Casino cash: $10535899	This certainly is something to think about. I don't know...I've lined up some side jobs at the end of this month that will give me enough money to pay for the Sunday Ticket, and I was looking forward to that. However, with family budget struggles it's awfully hard to justify spending $300 on something that doesn't contribute to children eating, cars driving, or a mortgage payment. The issue is, as many have already pointed out, how long it takes to go on the site. I get the sense that it will be sooner than 24 hours, but it's pretty tough to not talk to anyone, not go on the internet, not check e-mail, and not answer the phone.
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