Chiefs Watching the game on Prime - Page 16

Chiefnj2 · 09-14-2022, 04:33 PM

How does this work? If you get home at 9:00 pm can you watch from the start? Can you dvr the game? Only live streaming?

RocKhawks · 09-16-2022, 08:08 AM

Mine pixelated a couple times (3-5 times), which is annoying in itself but other than that my sound was okay. The crowd seemed quiet, but maybe that was the broadcast? I am seeing a lot of people on twitter posting videos of their TV all pixelated. What a disaster! It has to get better.

**luv** · 09-16-2022, 08:10 AM

Hubby enjoyed being able to check out the in-game stats.

kepp · 09-16-2022, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by RocKhawks

Mine pixelated a couple times (3-5 times), which is annoying in itself but other than that my sound was okay. The crowd seemed quiet, but maybe that was the broadcast? I am seeing a lot of people on twitter posting videos of their TV all pixelated. What a disaster! It has to get better.

They did seem to be having issues with the audio. A lot of things were quiet and/or out of balance.

Sassy Squatch · 09-16-2022, 08:14 AM

Yeah, audio was pretty bad. Saw a field view of the Watson interception and it was incredibly loud. Didn't come through at all on the broadcast.

**Bearcat** · 09-16-2022, 08:16 AM

First half was great, watched it from the airport and it froze a few times, but of course that's on the airport wifi.

Had a few issues picking up where I left off... the live mode seemed to have issues with skipping forward too quickly (wish it was skip 30 seconds and not 10), where the app would crash. It also lost my place at one point.

There was about an hour where it said nothing more than "this event has ended"... would have been nice to say "and will be available again shortly", but the recording showed up about a hour later and skipping around was far easier (makes sense) and everything was good again.

So, I seemed to have stress tested it and it was mostly fine.

**luv** · 09-16-2022, 08:18 AM

Did anyone find it odd that they were getting all pumped up about the game, then the chick gets all quiet and serious to report on Britt, and then an upbeat 'we'll be right back"? Not sure why they felt the need to throw that story in when they did.

I also loved Fitz. Especially whenever he looked at Tony while talking about Kelce maybe even being the best TE in Chiefs history. Radio silence from Tony.

Zebedee DuBois · 09-16-2022, 08:21 AM

Did anyone have audio issues?

Sometimes is sounded muddled like Al and Herb were talking with a hand over their mics, or they were facing away from the mics. And at the same time the field mics sounded crisp and clear. Like there was an audio mix problem on the production side.

Or the sound is going out on my TV.

Edit: Now I see that I was not alone in my experience. The audio problems were noticed by many.

htismaqe · 09-16-2022, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by TambaBerry

Roku last night worked perfectly fine for me. Only a couple times during commercials did it have a weird look almost like quality went down. The game itself was perfect though.

Same here. I was even using my phone as a hotspot with my Roku TV and had no issues.

DCTwister · 09-16-2022, 08:42 AM

My setup: Apple TV -> Ethernet -> FIOS router (all wired, no WiFi)
I get FIOS Gigabit to the house, and I reliably get throughput of >500 Mbps to the Apple TV. Very fast. Any problems would have been on the AWS side, as we have plenty of wired bandwidth and so no wireless interference excuses from the microwave or whatever.

Early in the broadcast, we were getting some dropped video frames. Resolution was good but overall video quality was poor. Audio was unaffected. Overall was not good quality.

Later in the broadcast, after about 2Q, we didn't experience any further delays. Whatever problems AWS was having, they seemed to have fixed it.

Overall assessment:
- Medium/low quality at the beginning, fairly flawless through the 2nd half
- Far better experience than the illegal streaming I have to resort to in order to watch the non-primetime games.
- On that note, we had Sunday's game on the local TV. Sort. Started 15 minutes late and then they cut off 30 minutes early to go to the stupid Raiders game. Great thing about streaming channels is that you should be on that dedicated game, they shouldn't be switching ever.
Overall, not living in the KC local area, I would be pleased if every game were on Amazon Prime.
What I am planning to do for future non-primetime games, will be to sign up for NFL+ and a VPN, and point my VPN to KC. I am tired of ****ing with the illegal streaming, and I'm ok with paying a few bucks for a better game viewing experience. Of course you can't get out of market on NFL+, so I'll fix that with VPN.

**DaFace** · 09-16-2022, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by DCTwister

My setup: Apple TV -> Ethernet -> FIOS router (all wired, no WiFi)
I get FIOS Gigabit to the house, and I reliably get throughput of >500 Mbps to the Apple TV. Very fast. Any problems would have been on the AWS side, as we have plenty of wired bandwidth and so no wireless interference excuses from the microwave or whatever.

Early in the broadcast, we were getting some dropped video frames. Resolution was good but overall video quality was poor. Audio was unaffected. Overall was not good quality.

Later in the broadcast, after about 2Q, we didn't experience any further delays. Whatever problems AWS was having, they seemed to have fixed it.

Overall assessment:
- Medium/low quality at the beginning, fairly flawless through the 2nd half
- Far better experience than the illegal streaming I have to resort to in order to watch the non-primetime games.
- On that note, we had Sunday's game on the local TV. Sort. Started 15 minutes late and then they cut off 30 minutes early to go to the stupid Raiders game. Great thing about streaming channels is that you should be on that dedicated game, they shouldn't be switching ever.
Overall, not living in the KC local area, I would be pleased if every game were on Amazon Prime.
What I am planning to do for future non-primetime games, will be to sign up for NFL+ and a VPN, and point my VPN to KC. I am tired of ****ing with the illegal streaming, and I'm ok with paying a few bucks for a better game viewing experience. Of course you can't get out of market on NFL+, so I'll fix that with VPN.

That's where I'm at. As someone who cut the cord years ago, streaming on Amazon was much more "normal" for me than watching it OTA or on cable. If you imagine a future where this is the norm, I think I'm most excited about getting away from ridiculous network rules for how much pregame/postgame they're allowed, not having to cut away to other games they want to feature, having flexibility in how they use commercial breaks, etc.

I really hope they can start to move into the 21st century with whoever ends up taking over NFL Sunday Ticket.

Spott · 09-16-2022, 08:50 AM

The stream worked perfect for me with no audio problems or buffering issues, but I was also watching the game on my phone. The rewind and pause features worked well, too.

JohnnyHammersticks · 09-16-2022, 09:12 AM

Pleasantly surprised with the stream, tbh. Used a crappy old 2017 Dell Inspiron laptop hdmi'd into my TV - Samsung smart TV is a 2014 and won't let me download updated browsers - and wifi from a modem downstairs in my office in a block frame house (signal doesn't penetrate walls as easily as wood frame) and had absolutely no buffering or freezing issues at all.

**HemiEd** · 09-16-2022, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Dante84

I have ATT fiber and a Firestick and I had no issues at all.

A Firestick is like $30 bucks if you haven’t bought any of the similar devices out there. It’s very much worth it.

Wee have them and the picture quality sucked last night.

It's usually excellent for programs on HBO max, Netflix and Paramount

Fat Elvis · 09-16-2022, 10:08 AM

We had the game streaming on two different TVs in our house, one through a computer and one through a bestbuy amazon based tv....streams on both tvs were crisp and sharp with no buffering or audio issues. The only thing that didn't seem to work was the stats app that was built into the player......

ModSocks · 09-16-2022, 10:15 AM

Had a number of buffering issues.

I've got Cox High Speed Internet with their newer "Panoramic Wifi" router that sits about a foot away from the T.V we were streaming it to.

Probably had to reset the stream about 5-6 times at least because the audio wouldn't sync when ever it buffered.

I never have that issue with anything else.

09-14-2022, 04:33 PM
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09-16-2022, 08:08 AM	#226
RocKhawks Starter Join Date: Nov 2017 Casino cash: $7760400	Mine pixelated a couple times (3-5 times), which is annoying in itself but other than that my sound was okay. The crowd seemed quiet, but maybe that was the broadcast? I am seeing a lot of people on twitter posting videos of their TV all pixelated. What a disaster! It has to get better.
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09-16-2022, 08:10 AM	#227
luv MY LITTLE #15 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $6289600	Hubby enjoyed being able to check out the in-game stats.
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09-16-2022, 08:14 AM	#229
Sassy Squatch The man you could post like. Join Date: Oct 2010 Casino cash: $2549655	Yeah, audio was pretty bad. Saw a field view of the Watson interception and it was incredibly loud. Didn't come through at all on the broadcast.
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09-16-2022, 08:16 AM	#230
Bearcat Would an idiot do that? Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Arizona Casino cash: $2904931	First half was great, watched it from the airport and it froze a few times, but of course that's on the airport wifi. Had a few issues picking up where I left off... the live mode seemed to have issues with skipping forward too quickly (wish it was skip 30 seconds and not 10), where the app would crash. It also lost my place at one point. There was about an hour where it said nothing more than "this event has ended"... would have been nice to say "and will be available again shortly", but the recording showed up about a hour later and skipping around was far easier (makes sense) and everything was good again. So, I seemed to have stress tested it and it was mostly fine. __________________
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09-16-2022, 08:18 AM	#231
luv MY LITTLE #15 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $6289600	Did anyone find it odd that they were getting all pumped up about the game, then the chick gets all quiet and serious to report on Britt, and then an upbeat 'we'll be right back"? Not sure why they felt the need to throw that story in when they did. I also loved Fitz. Especially whenever he looked at Tony while talking about Kelce maybe even being the best TE in Chiefs history. Radio silence from Tony.
Posts: 63,424

09-16-2022, 08:21 AM	#232
Zebedee DuBois Veteran Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: floating in a tin can Casino cash: $1975199	Did anyone have audio issues? Sometimes is sounded muddled like Al and Herb were talking with a hand over their mics, or they were facing away from the mics. And at the same time the field mics sounded crisp and clear. Like there was an audio mix problem on the production side. Or the sound is going out on my TV. Edit: Now I see that I was not alone in my experience. The audio problems were noticed by many. __________________ What am I even doing here? Last edited by Zebedee DuBois; 09-16-2022 at 08:25 AM.. Reason: updated info
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09-16-2022, 08:42 AM	#234
DCTwister Starter Join Date: Oct 2017 Casino cash: $7730400	My setup: Apple TV -> Ethernet -> FIOS router (all wired, no WiFi) I get FIOS Gigabit to the house, and I reliably get throughput of >500 Mbps to the Apple TV. Very fast. Any problems would have been on the AWS side, as we have plenty of wired bandwidth and so no wireless interference excuses from the microwave or whatever. Early in the broadcast, we were getting some dropped video frames. Resolution was good but overall video quality was poor. Audio was unaffected. Overall was not good quality. Later in the broadcast, after about 2Q, we didn't experience any further delays. Whatever problems AWS was having, they seemed to have fixed it. Overall assessment: - Medium/low quality at the beginning, fairly flawless through the 2nd half - Far better experience than the illegal streaming I have to resort to in order to watch the non-primetime games. - On that note, we had Sunday's game on the local TV. Sort. Started 15 minutes late and then they cut off 30 minutes early to go to the stupid Raiders game. Great thing about streaming channels is that you should be on that dedicated game, they shouldn't be switching ever. Overall, not living in the KC local area, I would be pleased if every game were on Amazon Prime. What I am planning to do for future non-primetime games, will be to sign up for NFL+ and a VPN, and point my VPN to KC. I am tired of ****ing with the illegal streaming, and I'm ok with paying a few bucks for a better game viewing experience. Of course you can't get out of market on NFL+, so I'll fix that with VPN.
Posts: 417

09-16-2022, 08:50 AM	#236
Spott Court Jester Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Orlando Casino cash: $3172400	The stream worked perfect for me with no audio problems or buffering issues, but I was also watching the game on my phone. The rewind and pause features worked well, too.
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09-16-2022, 09:12 AM	#237
JohnnyHammersticks MVP Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chandler AZ Casino cash: $2811254	Pleasantly surprised with the stream, tbh. Used a crappy old 2017 Dell Inspiron laptop hdmi'd into my TV - Samsung smart TV is a 2014 and won't let me download updated browsers - and wifi from a modem downstairs in my office in a block frame house (signal doesn't penetrate walls as easily as wood frame) and had absolutely no buffering or freezing issues at all.
Posts: 12,762

09-16-2022, 10:08 AM	#239
Fat Elvis Sexiest Athlete Join Date: Apr 2001 Casino cash: $1591925	We had the game streaming on two different TVs in our house, one through a computer and one through a bestbuy amazon based tv....streams on both tvs were crisp and sharp with no buffering or audio issues. The only thing that didn't seem to work was the stats app that was built into the player......
Posts: 12,381

09-16-2022, 10:15 AM	#240
ModSocks Needs more middle fingers Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego Casino cash: $4344563	Had a number of buffering issues. I've got Cox High Speed Internet with their newer "Panoramic Wifi" router that sits about a foot away from the T.V we were streaming it to. Probably had to reset the stream about 5-6 times at least because the audio wouldn't sync when ever it buffered. I never have that issue with anything else. __________________ It's O'side or No side, baby.
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