Watching Spark Sport (including launch and pricing)

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#2312014 6-Sep-2019 22:52

Yep, I can cope with this so far, dinner still safely in my tummy.

Edit to add : Things do go a bit wobbly when you try pausing, rewinding, and fast-forwarding though.

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#2312115 7-Sep-2019 09:57

Watched jpn vs sa game last night on my android tv with apk app very good picture and sound few little glitchs but very good result so hope all world cup games this good as very watchable.

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#2312132 7-Sep-2019 10:22

Watched SA v Japan casting from a Samsung S8 to a Chrome cast. Watchable but the quality intermittently dropped for a few minutes before resuming a crisp HD picture. Will test with other devices to see if I see the same thing.

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#2312255 7-Sep-2019 13:54

r055b:
Watched SA v Japan casting from a Samsung S8 to a Chrome cast. Watchable but the quality intermittently dropped for a few minutes before resuming a crisp HD picture. Will test with other devices to see if I see the same thing.

I had issues last night with the F1 practice

Chromecast ultra - kept dropping quality , same issue as you
SmartVU, using app - perfect no quality drops

Both using same wifi and close to each other

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#2312306 7-Sep-2019 15:17

Watched the SA vs Japan replay just now. The quality has improved a lot from the rubbish they had before.

The motion is still not good.. It's just not smooth and this comes down to the encoding.

I will concede that it is now "watchable" - but there is still a lot of room for improvement. I give it a 6/10 for picture motion quality.

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#2312355 7-Sep-2019 16:27

richardgnz:
Watched the SA vs Japan replay just now. The quality has improved a lot from the rubbish they had before.

The motion is still not good.. It's just not smooth and this comes down to the encoding.

I will concede that it is now "watchable" - but there is still a lot of room for improvement. I give it a 6/10 for picture motion quality.

What were you watching on? My Apple TV app and Panasonic tv app both looked great.

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#2312417 7-Sep-2019 17:41

robfish:

If anyone wants a cheap way to smarten up their not-so-smart TV I have a MiBox which works fine watching Spark Sport on Kodi.

PM me if interested.

(Reason for selling - I bought a couple of FireTV sticks on Prime day for US$35 each)

Have you got the apk working on MiBox? I've only got SS working via Kodi but would love to get the android tv app working. Every time I install it it succeeds but I can't locate it to run it (using an app to locate all apps on the device).

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#2312421 7-Sep-2019 17:47

As long as it wasn't like this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IGvzb-KCpY

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#2312425 7-Sep-2019 17:53

richardgnz:

Watched the SA vs Japan replay just now. The quality has improved a lot from the rubbish they had before.

The motion is still not good.. It's just not smooth and this comes down to the encoding.

I will concede that it is now "watchable" - but there is still a lot of room for improvement. I give it a 6/10 for picture motion quality.

Not according to others. You may want to get an IT guy in.

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#2312436 7-Sep-2019 18:18

When watching the SA v JPN game last night, the best stream I got 1280x720 @ 30 FPS

When watching pre-recorded content today I got 1920x1080 @ 30 FPS.....

I wonder if SparkSport tuned down the feed for the live game, can anyone verify if they got better than 1280x720 @ 30 FPS?

thanks

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#2312437 7-Sep-2019 18:26

Packetmike:

When watching the SA v JPN game last night, the best stream I got 1280x720 @ 30 FPS

When watching pre-recorded content today I got 1920x1080 @ 30 FPS.....

I wonder if SparkSport tuned down the feed for the live game, can anyone verify if they got better than 1280x720 @ 30 FPS?

thanks

Virtually everybody got a 7Mbps stream. The great majority got a 1080P/60 stream.

I personally got 1080P60 on the end of F1 FP1 and the Rugby at the same time (test + personal account)

Cheers - N

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#2312446 7-Sep-2019 19:15

Work perfect on Apple TV it seemed 1080/60 for rugby

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#2312549 7-Sep-2019 21:39

Talkiet:

Packetmike:

When watching the SA v JPN game last night, the best stream I got 1280x720 @ 30 FPS

When watching pre-recorded content today I got 1920x1080 @ 30 FPS.....

I wonder if SparkSport tuned down the feed for the live game, can anyone verify if they got better than 1280x720 @ 30 FPS?

thanks

Virtually everybody got a 7Mbps stream. The great majority got a 1080P/60 stream.

I personally got 1080P60 on the end of F1 FP1 and the Rugby at the same time (test + personal account)

Cheers - N

Sounds like I should shell out for a chromecast 3rd generation then :)

(I will say though - that even at 1280 x 720 @ 30 FPS was perfectly watchable, hovering around 4Mbps)

Thanks!

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#2314611 10-Sep-2019 22:55

What's the best/easiest way to confirm what resolution and fps that you're being served? Looking at router bandwidth use?

Testing via the shield and the Bravia, and on either device Spark Sport has never looked as smooth as a YouTube 60fps video for me.

Guess, I want to go through the motions and figure out if there's something I'm doing wrong, or my expectations are too high!

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#2316496 12-Sep-2019 13:56

My refurbished Chromecast Ultra arrived today. Rock solid compared with my original CC that I bought when they first came out. Clear picture and no intermittent dropping back to SD. I only tested it on the Jap Vs SA replay. Will be interesting to see what happens on opening day. Not to bad for $60

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