Watching Spark Sport (including launch and pricing)

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#2316498 12-Sep-2019 14:01

old3eyes:

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

Good to know, may be I'll order a couple then!

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#2316500 12-Sep-2019 14:02

NzBeagle:

old3eyes:

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

Good to know, may be I'll order a couple then!

Got mine from 1-Day.

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#2316535 12-Sep-2019 14:54

old3eyes:
NzBeagle:

old3eyes:

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

Good to know, may be I'll order a couple then!

Got mine from 1-Day.

Did yours also come with the existing users details still loaded in the device?

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#2316536 12-Sep-2019 14:57

I thought the 1 day CC Ultras had non standard power supplies without the Ethernet port??

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#2316537 12-Sep-2019 15:02

skewt:
old3eyes:

NzBeagle:

old3eyes:

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

Good to know, may be I'll order a couple then!

Got mine from 1-Day.

Did yours also come with the existing users details still loaded in the device?

Funny you should say that. Yes. I did a factory default to get rid of it.

Regards,

Old3eyes

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#2316538 12-Sep-2019 15:03

Spyware:

I thought the 1 day CC Ultras had non standard power supplies without the Ethernet port??

Mine came with a standard NZ plug pack and Ethernet power cable.

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#2316562 12-Sep-2019 15:48

Spyware:
I thought the 1 day CC Ultras had non standard power supplies without the Ethernet port??

Mine said it didn’t come with it but had one in the box

If anyone is going to buy one, there are some 1day coupons on cheapies.nz at the moment

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#2316872 13-Sep-2019 06:21

So in my testing to make sure 60fps works. As of yesterday, if I cast the SA v JPN game to the Bravia or shield, it works. But if I open it via the native app, the feed doesn't move 'up' from 30fps...

This is mildly infuriating.

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#2317168 13-Sep-2019 14:10

So after few emails with Spark Sport support. Turns out my Sony TV is not on the devices that support 60FPS however casting to it is because it's treated like a chromecast then....?

As of 13/9/19 the supported 60FPS list is (taken from SS):

Web Browsers
Chromecast 3 and Ultra
Apple TV HD and 4K
SmartVU Freeview streaming device
2017+ Samsung Smart TV
2017+ Panasonic Smart TV
Chromecast 1 and 2

Hopefully this will help others. PS, when I tried before, the Sheild did swith to 60FPS so god knows what's happening.

/edit - sort out horrible copy paste table formatting

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#2317348 13-Sep-2019 18:23

the sheild is essentially a chromecast ultra

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#2317350 13-Sep-2019 18:28

Disagree. It can run the app which means remote control is an option!

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#2317416 13-Sep-2019 20:27

tanivula: 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!

Opening the stream VLC might work....

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#2317419 13-Sep-2019 20:35

networkn: Disagree. It can run the app which means remote control is an option!

thanks but i was referring to the previous poster who commented on the sheild running at 60fps and seemed surprised by it.

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#2317455 13-Sep-2019 23:31

Jase2985:

networkn: Disagree. It can run the app which means remote control is an option!

thanks but i was referring to the previous poster who commented on the sheild running at 60fps and seemed surprised by it.

Well, on that basis the Sony TV should play the native app stream at 60FPS as all the chromecasts are supported to play at 60FPS. And the Sony TV does indeed play the stream at 60FPS when casted to, but doesn't change from 30FPS when you use the app on the tv itself.

I'm not surprised the Shield is running it t 60FPS, I'm surprised the Bravia is not via the app, but is when you cast to it.

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#2317562 14-Sep-2019 09:09

Not sure if this has been brought up here, but there seems to be some controversy on reddit regarding the legality of Spark Sport forcing people sign up for marketing material:

https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/d3iq23/spark_sport_forcing_you_to_receive_their

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