Anyone Streaming ESPN3?

tryrrthg
tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
edited January 2012 in The Clubhouse
I am thinking of cutting the cable TV cord from my house but I am having reservations about losing ESPN college football and basketball games in HD. I have tried streaming ESPN3 to my PC but the picture quality is less than ideal after living with HD sports for so many years. I am wondering if anyone here has had success getting HD (or near HD) quality streaming from ESPN3 and what internet speeds it requires to get there?

I have 10 mbps internet speed currently so I'm wondering if upping that will help much. I can go to 15mbps for $10 more per month or 30mbps $20 more per month. Or pay $100 a month for 50mbps?

However with the added cost of faster internet and Netflix and Hulu Plus subscriptions I may not end up saving very much money...
Sony KDL-40V2500 HDTV, Rotel RSX-1067 Receiver, Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray, Slim Devices Squeezebox, Polk RTi6, CSi3 & R15, DIY sub with Atlas 15
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited January 2012
    I've yet to find any streaming service that's as good as the HD feed from my Time Warner, and I have a 35mb connection
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited January 2012
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    I've yet to find any streaming service that's as good as the HD feed from my Time Warner, and I have a 35mb connection
    Does that include Netflix and Hulu type streaming services?
    Sony KDL-40V2500 HDTV, Rotel RSX-1067 Receiver, Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray, Slim Devices Squeezebox, Polk RTi6, CSi3 & R15, DIY sub with Atlas 15
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited January 2012
    Yes. Netflix has good quality HD streams, but they're still not as good as the feed I get from TW or even over the air on my TiVo box.

    I generally find streaming from places like ESPN or NBC Sunday Night football lacking even when compared to Netflix.
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