Can we discuss Ballstreams vs NBA League Pass?

[Costanza]

I have a ps4 and an xbox 360 (which is actually better for league pass then ps4 by far).... last year i went with league pass and even tho everyone hates on it... it was overall pretty great and everygame that was blacked out was generally on tv for me here in canada...

im hearing ballstreams is way better tho and cheaper... i also like how it gives a 3 month 39.99 option cause im broker this year..

my main question would be about navigation between games quickly over xbox 360 and shyt... does it let u switch games quickly... i know the ps4 app is trash and usable but the 360 one is so good i dont know what i should go with

 

[Malta]

I froze my account around the start of the playoffs cause I could get HD links pretty easily and the finals are on ABC.

For $90, I'll get two full seasons out of Ballstreams, I use it with XBMC and Roku so I can't speak on how it works with PS4 or 360. But with Roku I can switch between games very easily, the XBMC interface isn't as clean but you can switch games without much hassle.

 

[GoldenGlove]

I too can vouch for the Ballstreams & Roku combo... shyt is a breeze if you're trying to benefit off of viewing games on your TVs

League Pass is dead to me

 

[GoldenGlove]

I have a ps4 and an xbox 360 (which is actually better for league pass then ps4 by far).... last year i went with league pass and even tho everyone hates on it... it was overall pretty great and everygame that was blacked out was generally on tv for me here in canada...

im hearing ballstreams is way better tho and cheaper... i also like how it gives a 3 month 39.99 option cause im broker this year..

my main question would be about navigation between games quickly over xbox 360 and shyt... does it let u switch games quickly... i know the ps4 app is trash and usable but the 360 one is so good i dont know what i should go with

I've had League Pass on 360 and the UI is nice.

You won't be able switch as swiftly on a Roku with Ballstreams, but I'm fine with that because of the overall value of it trumps having a worse UI experience IMO.

 

[CurrencyChase]

I froze my account around the start of the playoffs cause I could get HD links pretty easily and the finals are on ABC.

For $90, I'll get two full seasons out of Ballstreams, I use it with XBMC and Roku so I can't speak on how it works with PS4 or 360. But with Roku I can switch between games very easily, the XBMC interface isn't as clean but you can switch games without much hassle.

can you providea link to the xbmc repository?

 

[Makavalli]

I've been holding off fronting but imma go ahead and cop the 3 months real quick then re up

 

[NatiboyB]

I too can vouch for the Ballstreams & Roku combo... shyt is a breeze if you're trying to benefit off of viewing games on your TVs

League Pass is dead to me

Breh does ball streams come thru at 1080p I may need to either get an HTPC or finally do one of these htpc some can get rid of cable.

 

[Houston911]

whats the benefit of ballstreams over league pass?

 

[Costanza]

I've had League Pass on 360 and the UI is nice.

You won't be able switch as swiftly on a Roku with Ballstreams, but I'm fine with that because of the overall value of it trumps having a worse UI experience IMO.

do you recommend buying better roku or will the cheapest roku stick work the same?

 

[GoldenGlove]

Breh does ball streams come thru at 1080p I may need to either get an HTPC or finally do one of these htpc some can get rid of cable.

720p Streams

whats the benefit of ballstreams over league pass?

Everything is better... but the main thing is, with Ballstreams they don't black out local games or Nationally televised games, and they air all the Playoffs and even the TNT Post Game Show.

do you recommend buying better roku or will the cheapest roku stick work the same?

I don't know how the Roku Stick works, I have an old Roku XD though, but I would assume you just have to make sure the stick has the Ballstreams app available on it.

 

[Malta]

can you providea link to the xbmc repository?

https://github.com/Swedemon/xbmc-ball-streams/tree/master/downloads

Breh does ball streams come thru at 1080p I may need to either get an HTPC or finally do one of these htpc some can get rid of cable.

League pass is 720p, Ballstreams is 720p, some of their games will be broadcasted at 60fps though.

 

[Houston911]

720p Streams


Everything is better... but the main thing is, with Ballstreams they don't black out local games or Nationally televised games, and they air all the Playoffs and even the TNT Post Game Show.


I don't know how the Roku Stick works, I have an old Roku XD though, but I would assume you just have to make sure the stick has the Ballstreams app available on it.

what do i need for ballstreams? all i have is a ps4 and ps3

 

[Malta]

whats the benefit of ballstreams over league pass?

Ballstreams gets everything from TNT/ESPN to ABC games and they also show the TNT coverage after the game has ended.

They also broadcast final 4 games, the draft, summer league, etc. I don't have cable so the TNT games being on it is just

 

[Malta]

what do i need for ballstreams? all i have is a ps4 and ps3

http://www5.ballstreams.com/devices#playstation3
http://www5.ballstreams.com/devices#playstation4

 

[GoldenGlove]

what do i need for ballstreams? all i have is a ps4 and ps3

I use a Roku box for it. There's a dedicated app on there, and I'm sure you can find it for pretty cheap.

There are number of ways to get it to work with your TV though, Chromecast is another option (that's only 35 dollars) but I'm not sure how good the quality of the stream is on that though. I'd say just get a Roku for it, there is a way to do it on PS3 but it's not as straight forward as doing it with a Roku