How many are getting EI since it includes MLB.tv?

[Darrell S]

Just saw a Directv ad during the Dallas Stars broadcast that said "For the first time ever, MLB.tv is included." Of course it didn't give a price,it just gave the Directv EI webpage link which hasn't been updated yet. I was going to get EI anyway, but this makes it a great value if they don't jack up the price too much.

 

[ejb1980]

If it works like Sunday Ticket, it's worthless. Too many blackouts. If a non-local team is on a local channel, can you watch it? If the Red Sox were on a local channel, MASN, FS South, SportSouth, or FS Cin, will I be able to watch on my computer/phone?

 

[TonyD79]

If it works like Sunday Ticket, it's worthless. Too many blackouts. If a non-local team is on a local channel, can you watch it? If the Red Sox were on a local channel, MASN, FS South, SportSouth, or FS Cin, will I be able to watch on my computer/phone?

MLB.tv blacks out all live games involving local teams. Archived games can be watched 1 hour after the game is over.

 

[king3pj]

If it works like Sunday Ticket, it's worthless. Too many blackouts. If a non-local team is on a local channel, can you watch it? If the Red Sox were on a local channel, MASN, FS South, SportSouth, or FS Cin, will I be able to watch on my computer/phone?

It's definitely not worthless. Baseball is different than the NFL in that much fewer games will be available in your area on any given night through regular TV. Most of those channels you just listed are the RSN for NL teams. Out of a 162 game season the Red Sox will be playing very few games on those channels so you will be able to watch most games. Sure the ones that are available on those channels will be blacked out but in theory you could get them with your regular TV subscription. If that's still an issue for you there are ways to "move" on the internet just like people "move" on Directv to get a different RSN.

 

[ejb1980]

It's definitely not worthless. Baseball is different than the NFL in that much fewer games will be available in your area on any given night through regular TV. Most of those channels you just listed are the RSN for NL teams. Out of a 162 game series the Red Sox will be playing very few games on those channels so you will be able to watch most games. Sure the ones that are available on those channels will be blacked out but in theory you could get them with your regular TV subscription.

Exactly. I can't watch those games on my phone. Granted, it's very few and a smaller percentage of the overall season. Have they added all the Fox games? I thought I heard that the Fox Saturday baseball was changing this season. I assume FS1 is involved.

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[king3pj]

Exactly. I can't watch those games on my phone. Granted, it's very few and a smaller percentage of the overall season. Have they added all the Fox games? I thought I heard that the Fox Saturday baseball was changing this season. I assume FS1 is involved.

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I don't think FS1 has any games this year. The Fox Saturday games have been added to MLB.tv and, I assume, EI this year. I got an email about it when my MLB.tv subscription auto-renewed a couple weeks ago. Basically it said I would be able to watch the Fox Saturday games that aren't televised in my area on MLB.tv this season. In the past you only got the game your local Fox station picked up and there was no way to access the rest of the Fox games.

 

[ejb1980]

That's excellent news. The only Orioles Reds and Nationals games I didn't have last year were those on Fox because my local Fox stations both showed the Braves.

That also means that the Red Sox Yankees games will be nationwide. Many were nationwide on Fox Deportes, but that's not HD.

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[lacubs]

If it works like Sunday Ticket, it's worthless. Too many blackouts. If a non-local team is on a local channel, can you watch it? If the Red Sox were on a local channel, MASN, FS South, SportSouth, or FS Cin, will I be able to watch on my computer/phone?

yes, if you have every had the NBA Package it work the same on your computer , iphone, ipad

 

[hclarkjr]

Just saw a Directv ad during the Dallas Stars broadcast that said "For the first time ever, MLB.tv is included." Of course it didn't give a price,it just gave the Directv EI webpage link which hasn't been updated yet. I was going to get EI anyway, but this makes it a great value if they don't jack up the price too much.

i have paid for EI already, how do i activate MLB.TV so i can watch the spring training games which i believe you can with MLB.TV?

 

[king3pj]

i have paid for EI already, how do i activate MLB.TV so i can watch the spring training games which i believe you can with MLB.TV?

I don't have an answer for you because I only have the MLB.tv portion. I can confirm that spring training games are included in the normal, non-EI bundled version of MLB.tv with no blackouts. Directv may not be sending out MLB.tv information yet because Extra Innings hasn't officially started yet. Hopefully you get it soon.

 

[jcrandall]

This is a great improvement to the MLB EI package. This year there will be less blackouts on Saturdays, and MLB.TV included.

I tried MLB.TV once and ended up canceling because I preferred to use my DVR and a better picture quality, but did think about having both for when I am away from home.
I have a sling box but a fairly limited upload speed makes it pretty weak picture quality.

There were people spending over $300 to have both, this is the right thing for MLB to do, and it is good for their broadcast partners.

 

[hclarkjr]

I don't have an answer for you because I only have the MLB.tv portion. I can confirm that spring training games are included in the normal, non-EI bundled version of MLB.tv with no blackouts. Directv may not be sending out MLB.tv information yet because Extra Innings hasn't officially started yet. Hopefully you get it soon.

looks like the rumors were true, i can now watch the spring training games.

 

[Tank]

I don't think FS1 has any games this year.

yes they do. alot actually. most saturdays
http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/binary/2014/02/27/n2014_MLB_Schedule1393533808826.pdf

 

[lacubs]

looks like the rumors were true, i can now watch the spring training games.

if it work like the NBA package the spring training games will be over, i would think

 

[king3pj]

yes they do. alot actually. most saturdays
http://static.foxsports.com/content/fscom/binary/2014/02/27/n2014_MLB_Schedule1393533808826.pdf

I stand corrected. At least it looks like the FS1 games won't be blacked out on MLB.tv for people who don't have access to FS1. The current blackout schedule only lists ESPN Sunday Night games and the national broadcast Fox games.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/broadcasts/national_wkend.jsp

 

[cb35]

any of you guys find anything on EI and mlb.tv being joined together this year? I can't find anything confirming that

also looks like blackouts are indeed less restrictive for EI and mlb.tv users per forbes article

http://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybr...-slight-thawing-in-broadcast-blackout-policy/

 

[whitewolf8214]

On fence about getting it!!

 

[illinimick]

Might have gotten EI with MLB.tv

The addition of MLB.tv makes the DirecTV EI package more attractive. I switched to MLB.tv two seasons ago because of the cost savings. Although the picture quality isn't as good, I found I enjoyed the flexibility of being able to watch MLB.tv on different platforms in addition to paying $80 less per season. I might have gone with Extra Innings this season if I had known about the addition of MLB.tv before my auto renewal of MLB.tv late last month.

 

[texasfb]

MLB EI + MLB.TV



Just thought I would share this.


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[Tank]

was discussed a week or so ago
http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/332151-How-many-are-getting-EI-since-it-includes-MLB-tv