[JGVillages]

The enhanced Prime Broadcast of Packer Bear game tonight with the receivers and runners highlited with circles is very distracting. In addition the rear overhead view is much further away than the traditional broadcast. It can be switched to the traditional view by clicking the down button twice on the remote. I did this and it’s a lot better.

[CarlR33]

It’s interesting to see ESPN now broadcasting some games on no less than three of their channels now with each having their own identity with one having stats with the game another is the McAfee broadcast and the other is the traditional one. Bad enough trying to find the game now you have to really find your game, LOL

[Pugchief]

On the advice of a poster in a different thread, I attempted to time-shift the game so I could skip the commercials. Added the game to my watchlist, and then started watching an hour after kickoff. The good news is that technically, it worked. I was able to watch from the beginning and fast-forward thru anything including commercials. The bad news is that because they don't show you the frames as you fast-fwd, you have no idea how far to go or when to stop; it's purely a guess. Not the most enjoyable experience; it's much better when able to record it on YTTV or DirecTV or Spectrum or whatever you normally use.

[CarlR33]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

On the advice of a poster in a different thread, I attempted to time-shift the game so I could skip the commercials. Added the game to my watchlist, and then started watching an hour after kickoff. The good news is that technically, it worked. I was able to watch from the beginning and fast-forward thru anything including commercials. The bad news is that because they don't show you the frames as you fast-fwd, you have no idea how far to go or when to stop; it's purely a guess. Not the most enjoyable experience; it's much better when able to record it on YTTV or DirecTV or Spectrum or whatever you normally use.

They are on to you. You cannot fool the system, LOL. I would think long term they will weed out fast forward commercial skipping. If you skip through YouTube videos it forces you into a commercial.

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by CarlR33

They are on to you. You cannot fool the system, LOL. I would think long term they will weed out fast forward commercial skipping. If you skip through YouTube videos it forces you into a commercial.

Any service you are paying for should allow you to skip the commercials. If they want to force you to watch ads, then it should be free. IMO

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

On the advice of a poster in a different thread, I attempted to time-shift the game so I could skip the commercials. Added the game to my watchlist, and then started watching an hour after kickoff. The good news is that technically, it worked. I was able to watch from the beginning and fast-forward thru anything including commercials. The bad news is that because they don't show you the frames as you fast-fwd, you have no idea how far to go or when to stop; it's purely a guess. Not the most enjoyable experience; it's much better when able to record it on YTTV or DirecTV or Spectrum or whatever you normally use.

I've found the best way to watch an NFL game is to watch the YouTube summaries that become available a couple of hours after the game is over and then are available pretty much forever that. Much the better way, if you can endure the fatuous mouthings of this-or-that self-appointed "expert" that some of those summaries unfortunately contain.

I had intended on watching the game in its entirety last evening but as soon as I tuned it in it went to commercial(s) and after well after nearly three minutes of commercial after commercial after commercial with no break in sight I figured to hell with it and went back to Plan A. Watched it this morning: 25 minutes of meaningful action harvested from what was probably 3.5 hours of inanities during the live broadcast.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

On the advice of a poster in a different thread, I attempted to time-shift the game so I could skip the commercials. Added the game to my watchlist, and then started watching an hour after kickoff. The good news is that technically, it worked. I was able to watch from the beginning and fast-forward thru anything including commercials. The bad news is that because they don't show you the frames as you fast-fwd, you have no idea how far to go or when to stop; it's purely a guess. Not the most enjoyable experience; it's much better when able to record it on YTTV or DirecTV or Spectrum or whatever you normally use.

Totally agree. Worst fast forward/rewind function of any streaming app I ever used. Made skipping commercials extremely difficult and frustrating.

[Dave Laluk]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

On the advice of a poster in a different thread, I attempted to time-shift the game so I could skip the commercials. Added the game to my watchlist, and then started watching an hour after kickoff. The good news is that technically, it worked. I was able to watch from the beginning and fast-forward thru anything including commercials. The bad news is that because they don't show you the frames as you fast-fwd, you have no idea how far to go or when to stop; it's purely a guess. Not the most enjoyable experience; it's much better when able to record it on YTTV or DirecTV or Spectrum or whatever you normally use.

Count the number of times you click your remote to get through the first set of commercials. It's usually pretty consistent throughout the game. Easy way to get to the right spot.

[Priebehouse]

Oh, well. Bears won.

[Jim1mack]

I recorded it and watched it Sunday afternoon. When the packers intercepted on a 4th and one on their own 5 yard line they went to commercial break with 3:12 left in the third which I FF thru it. When they got back to the game it was the beginning of the 4th quarter and Chicago had the ball. I ran this back and forth a few times to see what happened after the Packer interception and during the last 3:12 of the third quarter. It wasn’t to be found.

[JWinATL]

And McAfee is VERY annoying

[Michael G.]

I'm from Wisconsin and friends and family up there told me unless you had Premium with Amazon or lived in the Green Bay
and Milwaukee area, they could not watch that Packer/Bear game outside those areas on Sunday

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

I'm from Wisconsin and friends and family up there told me unless you had Premium with Amazon or lived in the Green Bay
and Milwaukee area, they could not watch that Packer/Bear game outside those areas on Sunday

Our kids had no problem outside those areas catching the game nor did a friend in Illinois who watched with an antenna.

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

I'm from Wisconsin and friends and family up there told me unless you had Premium with Amazon or lived in the Green Bay
and Milwaukee area, they could not watch that Packer/Bear game outside those areas on Sunday

Assume you mean PRIME? How did they watch it in Green Bay? It wasn't televised, only streamed on Amazon.

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by Aces4

Our kids had no problem outside those areas catching the game

On Amazon Prime, nationwide.

nor did a friend in Illinois who watched with an antenna.

Please explain. The game was not broadcast, so how did having an antenna bring it in?