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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Gizmo823 on June 11, 2014, 12:19:14 PM

Title: Xtra Frame is pissing me off
Post by: Gizmo823 on June 11, 2014, 12:19:14 PM
So the quality is lousy.  I mean really really bad, and it fluctuates a lot.  I have some of the best eyes on the planet, so yes I'm probably more sensitive to when something isn't HD, but it's still watchable I guess.  I just went to watch last night's Bear Open, because of course I couldn't watch it on tv, who has CBS Sports?  Not uploaded yet.  I thought ok, I'll just watch the Wolf then, didn't get to watch that last week either.  It's on there, but in terrible quality too?  The livestreaming gets a pass, even though USBC's youtube channel livestreams in high def for free . . but I'm ok with low quality livestreams.  But the PBA shows are filmed in high def, and they can't upload them to Xtra Frame in HD?  That's ridiculous.  Xtra Frame is really piss poor, lot of other more interesting things I could figure out to do with that 8 bucks. 
Title: Re: Xtra Frame is pissing me off
Post by: Wolfstrike on June 11, 2014, 02:12:01 PM
Im pretty sure the quality is based off your computer resources and internet connection. So if you have a crap computer or crap internet connection I wouldnt expect a lot. If your at home reboot your computer after you reboot your router. If your on say public wifi I would bet you connection being limited is the problem
Title: Re: Xtra Frame is pissing me off
Post by: ginro on June 11, 2014, 02:20:26 PM
Would disagree with the comment above, I have an iPad air and a a MBP, both with excellent resolutions, have a 10mb download connection and the streams are in very poor quality and the uploaded shows as well.
Title: Re: Xtra Frame is pissing me off
Post by: Wolfstrike on June 11, 2014, 02:39:14 PM

It certainly could be on there side as well. I would expect depending on the event maybe their upload quality is worse. Ive seen a different level of quality if they are doing regional events or senior events as apposed to the PBA summer swing.
Title: Re: Xtra Frame is pissing me off
Post by: Urethane Game on June 11, 2014, 02:55:31 PM
Just looked at it myself.  Not HD for sure.  Looks OK as long as you don't go full screen which is the experience I had had with the live stream.
Title: Re: Xtra Frame is pissing me off
Post by: Gizmo823 on June 11, 2014, 03:29:18 PM
I've got 35 down, 16 up, not on my end . . I haven't seen an HD quality video on there at ALL.  The PBA telecasts that I know were filmed in HD are on there with the same quality as the regular livestreams.  Now, again, I'm a REAL baby when it comes to stuff being in HD, but my vision is 20/10, so it actually kinda hurts my eyes when things are fuzzy, because NOTHING is ever fuzzy for me so it's a really unfamiliar (and irritating) deal.  Yeah I know, boohoo, but it's a dumb pet peeve, I know, I'll definitely admit that, but it KILLS me. 
Title: Re: Xtra Frame is pissing me off
Post by: MrNickRo on June 11, 2014, 04:21:19 PM
Perfect internet speeds and vision?!  8)

I guarantee it's on there end and it's lame.

On another note, anybody know of any youtube channels posting the Summer Swing shows?  PBA posted most of their tournaments during the season, but not these.
Title: Re: Xtra Frame is pissing me off
Post by: tommyboy74 on June 11, 2014, 09:43:26 PM
Perfect internet speeds and vision?!  8)

I guarantee it's on there end and it's lame.

On another note, anybody know of any youtube channels posting the Summer Swing shows?  PBA posted most of their tournaments during the season, but not these.

I wanted to ask the same question.  The person who posted these on YouTube last summer has not added anything for this summer swing.