GDT: GAME 21 | Sens Flaming Out in Prime Time | Mon Nov 25 2024, 7:30PM | Prime Video

[Golden_Jet]

Yep, the image quality was miles ahead of the garbage on Sportsnet or TSN. It might not matter on some TVs, but on a 77" OLED, the difference was unreal.

The boomers at the NHL needs to pull their heads out of their ass and get on board with proper streaming services. Nobody uses cable anymore.

Good point on TV,
I was also watching on an OLED.

 

[swiftwin]

My other peeve with the Sportsnet+ app is the fact that the audio always goes out of sync after a while. I basically have to restart the stream during every commercial break.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

I'm not doubting that. Rogers and Bell have decades of live entertainment experience. Amazon puts in a ton of money into their tv platform but the majority isn't live sports. I'm just making a point that their market cap isn't the reason they put together a superior quality hockey broadcast. The post I quoted using "net worth" is ridiculous. The program was good because they cared to make it good. Rogers and Bell simply don't give a shit, they've got plenty of money to do it, they just don't want to.

No, it's not specifically, but I think they're clearly willing to take a loss on it to break into the market, like Microsoft has done with Gamepass. The bigger the coffers, the easier it is to do that. Amazon has gotten so big there's no stopping that train, no matter the industry, so whatevs.

 

[Micklebot]

They all use compression, the difference is Amazon is 4K and uses HDR,
TSN and Sportsnet upscale to 4K, on their games, with a select few recorded in 4K on TSN.
Sportsnet does 1 or 2 games a night in upscaled 4K, TSN, 1 or 2 a week. (Cable/fibe)

Audio wise, Prime has Dolby Atmos if you have a system that can support it.

Overall it’s just better.

Yes, they all use compression, but not the same compression. Cable broadcasters typically use the H.264 codec while streams typically use the H.265 codec which means they can have the same video quality at roughly half the bitrate. If they use the same bitrate, they will increase the quality.

 

[Big Muddy]

Yep, the image quality was miles ahead of the garbage on Sportsnet or TSN. It might not matter on some TVs, but on a 77" OLED, the difference was unreal.

The boomers at the NHL needs to pull their heads out of their ass and get on board with proper streaming services. Nobody uses cable anymore.

I suppose that might be a more Canadian specific POV.

Depending on where you live in the U.S., streaming packages won’t provide a lot of the games because of broadcast rights. Games on NHL Network, MSG1, MSG2, TBS, TNT etc are games you wouldn’t get.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Yes that obviously the case, in order to have the best picture quality, among NA broadcasts.
especially with Amazon using 60fps.

Ya those must be some hefty bandwidth requirements. 4K HDR 60 fps with Dolby Atmos is a nice end product to get though. Agreed with you guys on the OLED, or quality of displays in general. I have an LG OLED in the house, 85" Sony LED, and a JVC projector. There is no comparison and you don't want to feed them junk, so on this we definitely agree, these other providers need to step up their game. It's long since time we should be getting that.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Ya those must be some hefty bandwidth requirements. 4K HDR 60 fps with Dolby Atmos is a nice end product to get though. Agreed with you guys on the OLED, or quality of displays in general. I have an LG OLED in the house, 85" Sony LED, and a JVC projector. There is no comparison and you don't want to feed them junk, so on this we definitely agree, these other providers need to step up their game. It's long since time we should be getting that.

I also have a Projector onto a Stewart screen, reminds me need to order a new bulb, (hmm maybe Black Friday)

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

I also have a Projector onto a Stewart screen, reminds me need to order a new bulb, (hmm maybe Black Friday)

Nice! Stewart screens are the gold standard.

BF is as good a time as any to buy a new bulb. I plunked down for one of the laser models, so I'm out of that game now.