Since there is no ABC/ESPN mirror, being in PA I am forced to watch tomorrows game on ESPN3, I have a 42" plasma and my wifes laptop has an HDMI out. What kind of quality can I expect from that setup?
ESPN3 to HDTV quality?
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HoopsTournament
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Depends on your Internet speed and your computer. On the Xbox, with 15 mb, I would say it looked to be 720p with some pixelation.
HoopsTournament
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How did you watch them? They just added ESPN3 to Xbox Monday. I watched through playon before that and it wasn't as good.
I have DSL through Verizon 2.88 mbs when I just checked download speed and the laptop is this VPCCW21FX/W | VAIO® CW Series Notebook PC | Sony | Sony Style USA
I watched the Rutgers - South Florida game on my XBox to see what the quality would look like. It was very poor to start out, but after awhile the signal slowly gained a more "broadcast-like" image - about 720p with some frame-rate issues. If a big play happens, don't be surprised if the visual comes in choppy. The audio is spot on, but plays with a lot of action tend to cause breaks in the image.
Loving ESPN3 on the new Xbox update. Very nice and is much better than even when I use my laptop and HDMI cable.
I watched the Va-Tech-Ga Tech game last night by hooking up my laptop with an HDMI cord to my tv and I thought it looked really good. When the laptop at optimal resolution, it showed a good but smaller picture on the tv, but when I switched the resolution on the laptop to 720, it stretched out the picture and looked comparable to when I would watch MLB games using a ps3. Definitely depends on your internet speed though for smooth running.
HoopsTournament
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I was not as good when I had it on DSL. I think you need at least 5 Mbs for live games to get HD.
you could sign up to try it out early a month or two ago
I watched the nebraska/okie st game, and it was pretty rough quality wise the entire time, but again it might have just been the broadcast.
On the plus side, the first game i watched was the very beginning of the iowa vs arizona game, and that was crystal clear (of course it wasn't live, though).
Unfortunately, being a Bronco fan in PA precludes me from switching to Comcast from DirectTV and no Sunday Ticket:sad:, and $ wise I can't afford the higher cost of cable internet right now.