[NMCycling] Bike racing (European, etc) on TV....options?

[Craig Denman via Bike-racers]

It did not take much time after sending my last email that I realized that I had forgotten to list BEIN sports (also available with "sports package").  BEIN sports covers the stage races and the big tours -- together with USN they cover a lot of racing.

I set up "cycling" as a search term in the DVR to "record all" and it records everything that is cycling.

With the Slingbox, you need to have the model 350 and not the HD model.  The HD model uses a HDMI cable that enforces the Digital Rights Management (DRM), which means that it will not let you stream anything since Directv considers it proprietary.  But if you have the Slingbox350, it uses RGB cables (up to 720p resolution) and, hence, no DRM restriction -- you can stream "HD" anytime and anywhere:  smartphone, tablet, laptop, GoogleTV, etc.  You can also use a Netgear Miracast doggle (or Google Chromecast) to stream to any TV wirelessly.  Works with iOS, Android, Linux, OSX, and Windows.

Craig




On Aug 2, 2014, at 10:16 PM, Craig Denman via Bike-racers wrote:

> Nathan,
> 
> With Directv, you have to get the "sports package" ($12) to get USN -- all spring classics and tours (except Tour of France).  Todd Goggolski is a co-commentator and provides much more meaningful comments than what you get with the Tour of France.  I use a DVR and Slingbox to watch anywhere; especially, when I am out of town.
> 
> If there are other choices to get similar coverage I am all ears for it -- good topic.
> 
> Craig
> 
> On Aug 2, 2014, at 9:08 PM, Nathan Masek via Bike-racers wrote:
> 
>> Hello everyone, what are some of the options for watching bike racing, especially European, on internet-based tv?  I have an AppleTV unit and Direct TV, but I'm trying to get at Eurosport or some other and I can't find a good setup or app for it.
>> I'd really like to have a channel that I could go to without a whole sequence of web searching on the ipad then moving over to the bigger tv to watch or some nonsense like that - any thoughts?
>> I figure there's got to be an easy way out there somewhere.
>> Thx, Nathan
>> 
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