ACC Network

[ricks68]

Does anyone know anything about the ACC Network? I went there and it said I could pick up the game tonight there over the net. Is there a subscription fee? The site is unclear to me. Do I just go to the site and click on the watch link and it will come up live or what? Thanks in advance to any that answer.

ricks

[Devil in the Blue Dress]

Does anyone know anything about the ACC Network? I went there and it said I could pick up the game tonight there over the net. Is there a subscription fee? The site is unclear to me. Do I just go to the site and click on the watch link and it will come up live or what? Thanks in advance to any that answer.

ricks
I'm looking at The ACC Network as listed under the Duke - GA Tech men's basketball game. It lists the TV affiliates by state. Scroll down and you'll see which TV stations are carrying the game.
http://www.theacc.com/#!/news-detail/ACC-Network-Affiliates-for-ACCMBB-Duke-at-Georgia-Tech_02-15-14_prj7z9

Can you get the Charlotte station?

[DukieInKansas]

Does anyone know anything about the ACC Network? I went there and it said I could pick up the game tonight there over the net. Is there a subscription fee? The site is unclear to me. Do I just go to the site and click on the watch link and it will come up live or what? Thanks in advance to any that answer.

ricks

I know nothing about it. However, the ACC network airs on This TV in Kansas City. This TV is a station affiliated with a local station that typically shows old movies and tv programs. It is one of those over the air .x stations. Here it is 29.2 and the station it is affiated with is 29 & 29.1. For some reason, it also shows the ACC Network. Two seasons ago, it let me watch a lot of Duke football. That is where I found the game listed for tonight.

Maybe this will help.

[gumbomoop]

Does anyone know anything about the ACC Network? I went there and it said I could pick up the game tonight there over the net. Is there a subscription fee? The site is unclear to me. Do I just go to the site and click on the watch link and it will come up live or what? Thanks in advance to any that answer.

ricks

If you're in Asheville, maybe you get WMYA/My 40 out of Greenville, SC. It's ch. 40 on DirecTV, if that helps.

[ricks68]

I don't have a tv yet!!!! That's my problem. It has been a pain, but I can get things on my computer via espn (if it is not blacked out) by using my daughter's tv account until I get a tv. The ACC Network site said that I could watch the game on my computer. Is that not right? Just trying to find out, or I will have to arrange to be somewhere else to watch it. They roll up the sidewalks at a lot of places here in Asheville early, so that limits my watching options. Thanks for the help so far4.

ricks

[ricks68]

I just checked the website again, and it says that we can watch on theACC.com, BUT it is unclear as to what I would be actually watching. Maybe it is just the stats live, like gametracker. That's what I need to know, and if it does stream the actual game live.

ricks

[tbyers11]

I just checked the website again, and it says that we can watch on theACC.com, BUT it is unclear as to what I would be actually watching. Maybe it is just the stats live, like gametracker. That's what I need to know, and if it does stream the actual game live.

ricks

In past years, I have watched live streaming feeds of games on my computer/iPad from theACC.com. The quality wasn't the greatest but it may have improved. The option to watch won't pop up until right before game time. However, I have not done so this year so I don't know if it works the same.

I also agree that trying to figure anything out on the theacc.com website is very difficult

[Devil in the Blue Dress]

So when are you getting a TV? Before The ACC tournament?

[ricks68]

So when are you getting a TV? Before The ACC tournament?

Hopefully, by next Monday. XXXXXXXX. Things are more complicated when you live on the mountain and in the woods. Boy, are they!!!:( (Still much, much, much better that fighting the pollution, traffic, etc. of the city.):)

ricks

[Troublemaker]

I just checked the website again, and it says that we can watch on theACC.com, BUT it is unclear as to what I would be actually watching. Maybe it is just the stats live, like gametracker. That's what I need to know, and if it does stream the actual game live.


You would be watching an actual live stream of the game, yes. That's the intention anyway. Maybe TheACC.com has technical difficulties tonight or maybe your browser does, but the plan is for TheACC.com to stream the game live on their website tonight so that people with an internet connection can watch. FWIW, I have not watched any games on TheACC.com myself, but I've heard from others that it works pretty well.

[ricks68]

You would be watching an actual live stream of the game, yes. That's the intention anyway. Maybe TheACC.com has technical difficulties tonight or maybe your browser does, but the plan is for TheACC.com to stream the game live on their website tonight so that people with an internet connection can watch. FWIW, I have not watched any games on TheACC.com myself, but I've heard from others that it works pretty well.

Hopefully, this is the winning post. Thanks.

ricks

[Edouble]

I do not have a TV.

I live in Atlanta and there is a good chance that the game may be blacked out on ESPN3 online. If it is, I am planning on watching it on replay later this evening, which actually saves me time, as I can blow through the commercial breaks.

It's a pretty obvious solution, I know, but just thought I would share in case it helps anyone.

[UrinalCake]

I've watched games on theacc.com in past years and the quality wasn't bad. I just watched the end of the State-Syracuse game from their site a couple days ago and was very pleased. They only carry a handful of games, and the site is hard to navigate - it's really difficult to find a link to the live video page, and even when you get there is shows a commercial before beginning the stream so you might think you're on the wrong page. On the game schedule it's hard to know which games have a video feed and which ones don't. But if you're persistent you can eventually get there.

[Bluedog]

I'm looking at The ACC Network as listed under the Duke - GA Tech men's basketball game. It lists the TV affiliates by state. Scroll down and you'll see which TV stations are carrying the game.
http://www.theacc.com/#!/news-detail/ACC-Network-Affiliates-for-ACCMBB-Duke-at-Georgia-Tech_02-15-14_prj7z9

Can you get the Charlotte station?

Chicago is carrying ACCN for this game?!?!? Wow, this is a first! Thank you Notre Dame (I think....). Looks like there's more coverage around the country than there used to be (I realize it's on a game-by-game basis).

[MCFinARL]

I've watched games on theacc.com in past years and the quality wasn't bad. I just watched the end of the State-Syracuse game from their site a couple days ago and was very pleased. They only carry a handful of games, and the site is hard to navigate - it's really difficult to find a link to the live video page, and even when you get there is shows a commercial before beginning the stream so you might think you're on the wrong page. On the game schedule it's hard to know which games have a video feed and which ones don't. But if you're persistent you can eventually get there.

If you follow the link to ACC Network from the basketball schedule on Goduke.com, you will get to the list of affiliates page and, just above the list, there is a link that says Watch Live online. Hopefully, that will go directly to the live feed at game time (but I make no promises).

Here (http://www.theacc.com/#!/news-detail/ACC-Network-Affiliates-for-ACCMBB-Duke-at-Georgia-Tech_02-15-14_prj7z9) is the page that has that link.

[Ggallagher]

Disappointed not to see a Cincinnati area station on the ACC network list. But it did make me smile to see that Medford, Oregon is included in the network. How did that happen - way out on the West Coast????

I miss Kyle :)

[Rich]

Does anyone know anything about the ACC Network? I went there and it said I could pick up the game tonight there over the net. Is there a subscription fee? The site is unclear to me. Do I just go to the site and click on the watch link and it will come up live or what? Thanks in advance to any that answer.

ricks

The game is on ESPN3 tonight as long as you're in the green.

3933

[madscavenger]

Hey rick, i don't have a TV either (by choice). i watch every game down at the local sports bar (in a suburb northwest of Chicago). They've got ~ 15 screens (don't know how many satellite feeds). When they see me walk in, they automatically switch at least one to the Duke game. Saw Duke/Ga Tech there tonight on the ACC Network, which seemed to be routed through Raycom.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

How did it work out for you, Rick? I was able to watch the local broadcast here in Asheville, but would prefer to stream if that is a possibility.

[JayBean]

How did it work out for you, Rick? I was able to watch the local broadcast here in Asheville, but would prefer to stream if that is a possibility.

I also watched the game online at theacc.com. (From California). For streaming, it was pretty good. No technical issues out here.

[Troublemaker]

Yesterday was also my first time using TheACC.com. I like it. The stream never broke or stopped on its own, which is the biggest thing for most folks, I presume. It's not an HD stream so you do lose quality.

[ricks68]

Thanks for everyone's input on this. For some reason, while I was able to get the stream, the quality just plain deteriorated a little before the half to the point that it became very difficult to watch. The stream kept stopping and starting every few seconds, and things got blurry every once in a while. I will definitely be looking for a big screen somewhere to watch for the next 2 games.

Glad everyone else that reported got good reception, however.:)

ricks

[UrinalCake]

I also used the stream and had no problems. Really enjoyed the announcing team of Gminski and Brando over the ESPN guys (except Knight). I also really enjoy the "commercials" made by each of the schools. The GT one had clips from their commencement speaker, who was hilarious. The Duke one showed one of the football players who tutors others through an adult literacy program (I imagine the UNC one is similar, but with the players on the other side of the table).

You do get some weird quirks, like sometimes they don't cut away during commercials so you get a camera shot of the empty floor. But it's hard to complain about a free internet video stream.

[Jarhead]

Hey rick, i don't have a TV either (by choice). i watch every game down at the local sports bar (in a suburb northwest of Chicago). They've got ~ 15 screens (don't know how many satellite feeds). When they see me walk in, they automatically switch at least one to the Duke game. Saw Duke/Ga Tech there tonight on the ACC Network, which seemed to be routed through Raycom.

Raycom is the ACC Network.

[HaveFunExpectToWin]

You do get some weird quirks, like sometimes they don't cut away during commercials so you get a camera shot of the empty floor.

I'd take that over commercials any day.

ESPN3 (via WatchESPN) typically shows still photos from random sports events. Saw a lot of photos of the NBA all star weekend last night.

[Dev11]

ESPN3 (via WatchESPN) typically shows still photos from random sports events. Saw a lot of photos of the NBA all star weekend last night.

Veering slightly away from the thread topic, but I don't understand why ESPN does this. It makes commercials time even more boring than it already is, and they are probably losing out on some revenue by not having more ads in there. It also doesn't let me know if my feed is frozen (which happens frequently enough that I worry about it).