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I wish the NFL would offer something like this. I don't want to switch to Direct TV just for NFL ticket. I already have YES network so I can watch all the Jankees games I want and I'm not a huge baseball guy to begin with.

Yeah I would get this too if I could watch local games as I don't have pay tv, and don't need it other than sports since I have Play On now.

Sat./Sun. is a free weekend for MLB.TV (blackouts still apply) so hopefully I can mess around with the app this weekend.

Excited about this being a Padres fan and living on the east coast dont really get to see to many games...i have a question though wondering if someone might be able to answer it...so my gf brother has an mlb.tv account...lives up in Mass and is a Mets fan...anyway can i just link up to his account since he wouldnt be linking to a ps3? can i watch games while he watches games on mlb.tv? and i just send him 50bucks to split the costss?

Oh I may have been mistaken, it's a free MLB.TV weekend for people who bought the IPhone/IPad At Bat app because it made No. 1 app on the Apple App Store. If the weekend isn't free on PSN/PC/Mac then I apologize.

Originally Posted by MSUHitman Oh I may have been mistaken, it's a free MLB.TV weekend for people who bought the IPhone/IPad At Bat app because it made No. 1 app on the Apple App Store. If the weekend isn't free on PSN/PC/Mac then I apologize.

Yeah, unfortunately, it's not a free weekend. Kinda lame that you can't even try the program out before deciding if you want to invest. I guess the closest thing to a trial is just subscribing for one month for $20. But even today's Yankee game reminded me why I got rid of my subscription a few years ago. Way too many games get blacked out.

MLB's television agreements are horrible. Any game on Saturday before 4PM is blacked out, whether it airs on Fox or not. Also, living in North Carolina, the Orioles are considered my "local team" (yeah...you try and figure that one out), so whenever the Yanks play in Baltimore, those are blacked out too. That's at least 20 games knocked off of the value right there. I'm glad they're improving the service, but I think I'm still going to hold off.

You know it would be nice for those of us who spend 160 dollars on the extra innings package for MLB Extra innings to get on this too...HINT HINT.

Originally Posted by SnorE Excited about this being a Padres fan and living on the east coast dont really get to see to many games...i have a question though wondering if someone might be able to answer it...so my gf brother has an mlb.tv account...lives up in Mass and is a Mets fan...anyway can i just link up to his account since he wouldnt be linking to a ps3? can i watch games while he watches games on mlb.tv? and i just send him 50bucks to split the costss?

I doubt it. Since it will probably check to see if you're logged in and watching. I remember last year I would watch a game on my desktop and then go do something and try and watch on my notebook and it said I was still watching a game since I didn't log out of the desktop. It'll just see the PS3 as being another connection which it won't allow.

Originally Posted by Thongsy I doubt it. Since it will probably check to see if you're logged in and watching. I remember last year I would watch a game on my desktop and then go do something and try and watch on my notebook and it said I was still watching a game since I didn't log out of the desktop. It'll just see the PS3 as being another connection which it won't allow.

Snore, I just tried and the same account can use the PS3 app and watch a game on the computer at the same time. If you you were to do that, you might be risking the terms of service and having the account closed. I am 99.99999999999 certain that MLB.tv does not allow account sharing and using 2 different ip's for the same account is going to send red flags.


N8, there was a topic that you, Josh and I were discussing that was removed. You should try googling for the solution.

Originally Posted by wildcpac Snore, I just tried and the same account can use the PS3 app and watch a game on the computer at the same time. If you you were to do that, you might be risking the terms of service and having the account closed. I am 99.99999999999 certain that MLB.tv does not allow account sharing and using 2 different ip's for the same account is going to send red flags. N8, there was a topic that you, Josh and I were discussing that was removed. You should try googling for the solution.

Two different IP's shouldn't be a problem because even if he was watching a game on his PC and PS3 in one house both would still have different IP's. Just because the PS3 and PC are connected to the same router doesn't mean they share an IP.

You think they would be able to tell that im viewing in pa and hes in mass...i might just pay the 20 bucks lol

Originally Posted by SnorE You think they would be able to tell that im viewing in pa and hes in mass...i might just pay the 20 bucks lol

And they can. It says on the question and answer part of mlb.tv that account sharing is strictly prohibited. IP's from different parts of the country used on the same account on the same day is going to send red flags.

They really need to have a day or two of free service for the app on ps3 to test it out. I Dled it and it's a very nice app, love the calendar and stuff you get for free. But I don't think I'll pay for it when I get pretty much every twins game on TV. I'd like to just try it out.

Every game comes in crystal clear. Some games have a little hiccup every now and than in terms of lag. Like 1 second once a half inning. The picture and sound quality are comparable to the hd cable.

Actually I don't think that using different IP's is that big of a deal since one of the slogans I often hear is "Watch Cubs games on the road while away from home with MLB.TV". I just wish that the blackout policy didn't exist. I'm not going to try to "set up differently". Knoing my luck I'll screw something up and have a crap-filled bill. I might still bit on this though. $100 for a whole season of baseball sounds cool.

Originally Posted by n8rockerasu MLB's television agreements are horrible. Any game on Saturday before 4PM is blacked out, whether it airs on Fox or not. Also, living in North Carolina, the Orioles are considered my "local team" (yeah...you try and figure that one out), so whenever the Yanks play in Baltimore, those are blacked out too. That's at least 20 games knocked off of the value right there. I'm glad they're improving the service, but I think I'm still going to hold off.

Actually I was watching the Dodgers/Nationals game at work today on my IPhone and I know that was before 2 p.m. central/3 p.m. eastern. It should only be the 2 or 3 Fox Saturday games blacked out (which would 75% of the time include the Yankees,) the ESPN Sunday night game, All-Star game, playoffs, and whatever your local team is.

I feel worse for someone like Pure Apathy in southern Illinois. I put my parents zip code in on the mlb.tv site (they live about an hour away from Apathy) and the Cardinals, Cubs, and White Sox are all blacked out.

Originally Posted by MSUHitman I feel worse for someone like Pure Apathy in southern Illinois. I put my parents zip code in on the mlb.tv site (they live about an hour away from Apathy) and the Cardinals, Cubs, and White Sox are all blacked out.

That is gonna kill the deal a little bit...

Then again, I'm sure someone between Boston and New York probably gets the stiff arm as well. Could you imagine no Yankees Red Sox or Mets? I'm not fans of any of those teams but any baseball fan would enjoy watching those games.

I bought a Roku for myself, and as soon as the games were going to become available on it, I was gonna get a Roku box for my roomies room for his B-Day. Now Im just gonna give him mine since its new, and get myself a PS3 since I figure Id be getting one some day.
So Sony just bought themselves a customer with this, and Im sure there are others.

Note MLB.com live game blackouts are determined in part by IP address.

Conneticut is screwed lol

seems like black outed games are avaialble after they are over tho if I read that right. still shitty for what you need to pay kinda defeats the purpose of watching your home team while you are away

Originally Posted by m_d_amore Note MLB.com live game blackouts are determined in part by IP address. Conneticut is screwed lol seems like black outed games are avaialble after they are over tho if I read that right. still shitty for what you need to pay kinda defeats the purpose of watching your home team while you are away

You can watch your home team while you're away. You cant watch you're home team while you're...home.

Originally Posted by Josh5890 Actually I don't think that using different IP's is that big of a deal since one of the slogans I often hear is "Watch Cubs games on the road while away from home with MLB.TV". I just wish that the blackout policy didn't exist. I'm not going to try to "set up differently". Knoing my luck I'll screw something up and have a crap-filled bill. I might still bit on this though. $100 for a whole season of baseball sounds cool.

What they mean is when you're on the road in another part of the country from your home team, you'll be able to watch your Cubs game. The only way to test if two people can share this is if somebody sets it up and watches a game on the PS3 and the PC at two locations at the same time. Still a great deal, which it was a bit cheaper.

For the basic package, does it just have one feed, or does it allow you to also pick between the home and away team's feed? I know it says it doesn't, but hopefully somebody who has it can chime in since that's the only thing that makes me consider buying the premium package is so I can listen to the Giants broadcast team rather than the opposing team.