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Joe C. just announced that OU is going to launch Apple TV and Roku Apps.
 
Are these easy to use? I might be interested as a non-local sooner fan in a convenient way to watch games on my TV.
 
MNsooner said:
Are these easy to use? I might be interested as a non-local sooner fan in a convenient way to watch games on my TV.
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I have an Amazon Fire stick and it's really easy. If you can connect a new device to your wifi and change the input on your TV, you are set. I don't suppose Apple TV or Roku are any more difficult.
 
Can confirm Roku TVs and Roku Stick are super easy to use. Very similar UI to a tablet. Go to app store and download. Remote is about the simplest I have seen... Bought 2 TCL Roku TVs, they are no frills but are cheap and great for kids.

I put old plasma on my patio and bought Roku stick, use to watch CFB on ESPN and FOX apps. I do have cable subscription through Uverse, so that gives me access to these apps, they basically ask who your service provider is to deliver content...

I assume the OU apps will be subscription based... I may consider cutting the cord and going with a subscription to Playstation Vue, HBOgo, and the new Soonersports App...
 
I'm going to give it some very serious consideration. If it has all the basketball games, this would be a huge blessing for out-of-state Sooners.
 
Thanks for the heads up, MsP! I added the OU app to my Roku unit and plan to give it a try at some point. We stream a lot of movies on Roku. Never really tried it for sports. It's user friendly and it works great with a reasonably fast Internet speed.
 
If anyone wants to try one out, wait until Black Friday/Cyber Monday. I bet they will be selling the Roku Stick at a pretty good discount...
 
Good options. We're using more options because DirecTV got so expensive for all the movie channels on 4 TV's. We're using Roku, Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc. They're all easy to use.

I haven't tried Apple TV or Slingbox (discussed connecting to my brother's DirectTV in Edmond to get local channels, Thunder games, etc.).
 
I have no Idea what Roku is, what it looks like, where to get it , how to affix it to my new apple computer, etc, etc.
 
I'm another person who has considered cutting the cord, but have hesitated because I wouldn't be able to watch the Sooners as much. I currently use the Amazon Fire stick for Netflix and Hulu. If this means I could see all the Sooners broadcasts, no matter what what network they were on, I'll have to seriously consider it.
 
j2d2 said:
I have no Idea what Roku is, what it looks like, where to get it , how to affix it to my new apple computer, etc, etc.
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It's for your TV, not your computer. You plug it into the TV (or a switchbox, if you have other devices, like a DVD or Blu-Ray player that also need need to play through your TV). It allows you to stream video and audio from various sources. I have a Kindle Fire stick, which is a similar device, and through it, I stream Netflix, Hulu, FilmStruck, Amazon Prime, YouTube videos, and much more.

Some of those channels require that you have a paid account to access them, but there are many others that are free. Roku offers more free channels than does Kindle Fire TV, I think, not to mention, now, SoonerSports.TV.

I haven't yet cut off my cable, largely because of my desire to see Mets games -- both SlingTV and Playstation Vue, which are sort of replacements for cable TV and available via Roku, Kindle Fire and other devices, offer the Yes Network, but not SNY, the Mets' network. It's also almost as expensive for me to get my internet service from Time Warner (now Spectrum) and use streaming services as it is to just stick with cable.

The other downside to cutting one's cable and using these services is you can't easily channel surf. Two Saturdays ago, I tried watching college football via Playstation Vue (I was in the middle of a one-week free trial), and though watching any one game was easy enough, switching between games wasn't.
 
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Got the Apple TV app. It's just the current Sooner Sports app in TV version. You won't be able to watch men's games on it. Sunday's game you would have been able to... but it's too late for that.
 
JBaker said:
Got the Apple TV app. It's just the current Sooner Sports app in TV version. You won't be able to watch men's games on it. Sunday's game you would have been able to... but it's too late for that.
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I suspected that was the case. When a national broadcast or cable network is paying for the right to air one of our games, they're not going to agree to let OU stream it live.

It's nice that SoonerSports.TV subscribers can watch that site's content on their TVs now, but this announcement is not huge news, alas.
 
I have a roku and have been using it for awhile. I have a login for the ESPN, Fox, and CBS Sports apps. I loaded the OU app about a week ago. It has clips from practices, coach interviews, player interviews, student made videos. I'm guessing its all the stuff from the regular sooner tv website. There are things that are premium including the replays of the games. I have considered signing up for the premium but I have been able to watch pretty much all of the OU games on the other apps I have. If I didn't have access to ESPN and Fox it would probably be worth signing up for it.
 
I use the ROKU app for SoonersSports. It work great for the first game. I use SlingTv during college football season, $20/month with no contract. You get ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, FS1 and FX Sports so for me it works great.
 
I've had a Roku for several years. I use it for Amazon Prime, Netflix, HBO go, and my MLB app. Works great and I would definitely use it for a Sooner sports app.
 
kbsooner said:
If anyone wants to try one out, wait until Black Friday/Cyber Monday. I bet they will be selling the Roku Stick at a pretty good discount...
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Best Buy and Microsoft will have the Roku Streaming Stick for $35 on Black Friday (regular price is $50).

The Roku Express is even cheaper (reg. price $30), but it's a bit slower, making it a poor value when you can get the Streaming Stick for just a little more money.

The Roku Streaming Stick is a great value, but as a WiFi-only device, you need to have a fast and reliable internet connection, or you may be disappointed, especially when streaming live events. At $100, the Roku Premiere+ is more expensive than the stick, but it has an Ethernet port (if you're worried about WiFi stability) and 4K and HDR streaming. If your internet connection isn't an issue, and you don't have a 4K TV, then the stick gives you the same quadcore processor as the Premiere+ at half the cost.

For anyone considering cordcutting and looking at streaming devices for the transition, Sling has a few offers. I recently cut the cord and got a free Roku Streaming Stick with a Sling subscription, but the catch is that I had to prepay for 3 months. They have similar deals for the Premiere+ ($50 instead of $100) and Apple TV ($89 instead of $149). Aside from a few hiccups during Thunder games, I haven't had any issues with Sling. I have no experience with Vue, but there are lots of Sling vs. Vue comparisons out there. Whichever one is better for you is based on your specific needs (i.e. channels, features). DirecTV Now is going to launch soon (they're going to offer free Apple TV w/3 months). The great thing is that unlike cable, costumers can easily switch from one service to the next without the hassle of contracts and installations, so you're not locked in long-term.

I love Roku. As others have said, it's really easy to use, even if you're not the least bit tech-savvy.
 
MsProudSooner said:
I'm another person who has considered cutting the cord, but have hesitated because I wouldn't be able to watch the Sooners as much. I currently use the Amazon Fire stick for Netflix and Hulu. If this means I could see all the Sooners broadcasts, no matter what what network they were on, I'll have to seriously consider it.
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If you live in Oklahoma, you can probably get all the games you do now between cable sports networks on Sling/Vue/DirecTV Now (ESPN, FS, Fox Sports regional) and antenna (for local ABC, Fox, etc.).
 
Smash Williams said:
I have no experience with Vue, but there are lots of Sling vs. Vue comparisons out there. Whichever one is better for you is based on your specific needs (i.e. channels, features).
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I've done a free trial with each and if I were ready to cut the cable right now, I'd go with PS Vue for one key reason: It has a cloud DVR function, meaning you can schedule particular programs to record, after which you have a month to watch them. Sling, by contrast, offers recent programs on an on-demand basis, but it's their choice (or the network's, not sure which) which will be available to you, not yours.

And to reiterate, with any of these services, switching from game to game on a Saturday afternoon is not easy.
 
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