FIOS NOT showing all the NCAA games live?
Well, I was a bit disappointed. I was all set to watch Duke vs Bingamton and FIOS in my area starting to show the game and then switched to VCU vs UCLA??? Who the hell cares about that game, especially if you are a Duke fan. Dick Enberg and Jay Bilas were calling that game. Clark Kellog and Jim Nanz were calling the Duke game.
But really, for Verizon FIOS, the state of the art in TV these days, to NOT have the option to see all the games in HiDef on the BIG screen, it sucks, I mean sports is one of the main reasons to own HD. Verizons competitor, Direct TV, offeres the March Madness Mega package which shows ALL the games.
However, thankfully, CBSSports.com allows you to watch all the games on the PC for free. I have it on the Big screen, but it’s about 25% of the screen size. I found a button to watch it in HQ (higher quality) and then you can even adjust the picture quality based on your internet download speed. Which is the good thing about FIOS beacuse it’s FAST, so HQ is no problem. There is also a button to watch it full screen. So all in all, a decent compromise. Not FIOS HD like on CBSHD channel 503 which is still showing the VCU game, but I’ll take it.
Apparently, FIOS has an on demand feature that allows you to watch highlights of the games, but for me, once I see the score, I lose interest in past highlights. I think itunes.com is even allowing you to watch 1 day old games for like $1.99 which you can download.
SO I am watching the DUKE game and it’s halftime now, but I am watching it on my PC hooked up to my Big Screen HDTV. At least I don’t miss the game and be forced to watch a game I could care less about! Thanks CBS Sports Online! Maybe next year FIOS can get ALL the games…
Add comment March 19th, 2009