hawkeyeguy85
Well-Known Member
Except that online TV is still "beta" ... if it were ready for prime time then I'd be with you ... I am looking to dump satellite next summer
Exactly.
Except that online TV is still "beta" ... if it were ready for prime time then I'd be with you ... I am looking to dump satellite next summer
Candy bars used to cost $.50
A gallon of gas was under $1.00.
You could get most of the Iowa games free over the air in the state of Iowa.
Now candy bars cost $1.19.
Gas is $3.50 a gallon.
Iowa games are accessible across the nation and globe for a small fee.
Times have changed, adapt or don't.
The operating in the red argument is a sham. If they cared about that we'd never see a gymnastics or track and field event aired.
Except it's not pay more, get less.
It's pay more, get less, and get less quality. The same gallon of gas from 10 years ago gets you just as far as a gallon now. In fact, mpg has improved along with cars.
You're ignoring (repeatedly) the fact that internet TV on the whole, hasn't evolved to totally ready for mainstream...or at least BTN servers can't handle it. Several on here have paid and have mentioned issues to that end.
And what about those that live in areas where broadband isn't available. There are a few of those in Iowa you know (likely more than most Big Ten states...though OTA or PAY SATELLITE is readily available.)
I'll grant that the last point is a pretty small population, but it exists nonetheless. But the BTN's inability to deliver a consistently quality product is the biggest case against this.
For the record, I don't think the streaming is awful. It was much worse the first couple years w/ the BTN than it is now.
If they want to charge for it, they need to have an up-time similar to cable or satellite, and it needs to be in HD, and looking bangin on my 47"
Yes, times change and prices go up. I don't see that as a reason to show women's soccer and field hockey and not Iowa basketball. Before the BTN I was able to watch the games, now I can't.
Other then times changing, what is there reason for not showing the games we expect to see?