ESPN on Xbox 360 is sweet

[QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

[QUOTE="Chutebox"]

It's also awesome on this laptop I'm typing on right now...for free.

Fuhgeddabouditt

lol...why is everyone in this thread acting like they're getting free internet service? the internet isnt free...everyone pays for it in one way or another. the "we got that and its frrreeee..." arguement is lame and a lie. if you have so much of a problem paying to play or to watch sports then be real about it and cancel your internet suscription to and stop being hypocrites in life lol. you're not getting anything for free...it's just like with psn plus. after you pay for it then u get free stuff despite paying for it in order to get it:lol: how can it be free if you have to pay to get it lol?

the espn app added to Live is a nice feature regardless of you and people trying to discredit it. the psn browser is wack...everybody knows that it's ****. people only try to use it because they're out of ideas. and who wants to sit at their computer watching a game if you don't have to? having it streamed to my big *** TV in HD while i munch on snacks is a welcome change.

the intergration of espn on Live flows lovely and easy...you can interact with other users while watching a game and play trivia with them. it adds a lot to the service. its not just espn3. system wars has become a bitter petty place lol.

you get free cable service with free HD channels...really? where is this uthopia you live? better yet...how do you power that tv...you get free electricty TO!? where is this uthopia you live at:shock:!?

[QUOTE="catfishmoon23"]

My ISP supports it, but I have 1.5Mbps connection lol. The funny thing is that netflix looks pretty good quality and streams well for me, but when I watch videos from Youtube or EPSN 3, the lowest quality looks terrible and still loads slowly. Netflix must have great compression techniques or something.

FragTycoon

It just buffers allot because it's not real time.

@1.5 I'm guessing it's 720p?

No, it's lower than 720p for sure. I have to make sure all the video quality on the players are set to the lowest possible. But yeah, netflix starts with a huge buffer in which I have to wait a minute or two for it to load in order to start playing. I'm more amazed at the quality of SD netflix. It looks pretty good and still manages to load relatively fast (about the same speed it takes for a low quality youtube video which looks much worse to buffer).

[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"]

[QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

lol...why is everyone in this thread acting like they're getting free internet service? the internet isnt free...everyone pays for it in one way or another. the "we got that and its frrreeee..." arguement is lame and a lie. if you have so much of a problem paying to play or to watch sports then be real about it and cancel your internet suscription to and stop being hypocrites in life lol. you're not getting anything for free...it's just like with psn plus. after you pay for it then u get free stuff despite paying for it in order to get it:lol: how can it be free if you have to pay to get it lol?

the espn app added to Live is a nice feature regardless of you and people trying to discredit it. the psn browser is wack...everybody knows that it's ****. people only try to use it because they're out of ideas. and who wants to sit at their computer watching a game if you don't have to? having it streamed to my big *** TV in HD while i munch on snacks is a welcome change.

the intergration of espn on Live flows lovely and easy...you can interact with other users while watching a game and play trivia with them. it adds a lot to the service. its not just espn3. system wars has become a bitter petty place lol.

LucidJubilation

you get free cable service with free HD channels...really? where is this uthopia you live? better yet...how do you power that tv...you get free electricty TO!? where is this uthopia you live at:shock:!?

HDTV + hdtv antenna = HD Sports progamming for Free. Pretty cool stuff.

[QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

[QUOTE="Chutebox"]

It's also awesome on this laptop I'm typing on right now...for free.

Skittles_McGee

lol...why is everyone in this thread acting like they're getting free internet service? the internet isnt free...everyone pays for it in one way or another. the "we got that and its frrreeee..." arguement is lame and a lie. if you have so much of a problem paying to play or to watch sports then be real about it and cancel your internet suscription to and stop being hypocrites in life lol. you're not getting anything for free...it's just like with psn plus. after you pay for it then u get free stuff despite paying for it in order to get it:lol: how can it be free if you have to pay to get it lol?

the espn app added to Live is a nice feature regardless of you and people trying to discredit it. the psn browser is wack...everybody knows that it's ****. people only try to use it because they're out of ideas. and who wants to sit at their computer watching a game if you don't have to? having it streamed to my big *** TV in HD while i munch on snacks is a welcome change.

the intergration of espn on Live flows lovely and easy...you can interact with other users while watching a game and play trivia with them. it adds a lot to the service. its not just espn3. system wars has become a bitter petty place lol.

aye...if you can't afford it...DON'T GET IT lol. why come on here crying because you're lacking in the funds department. get a better job and more money. that way 60 dollars a year won't mean crap to you. if you can't do that then suck it up and be a man. why come on here cryin and trying to convince people its wrong to pay for it just because you're not able to. this is where the petty part comes in. this isnt trolling or flaming...its a reality check. be a man...if ur losing, lose until you can start winning. but don't come on here and whine to us because you're not an able body.

unless...unless this you making a moral stand like i talked about. is this what this is?its morally wrong to pay for a service with our own money by our own choice? is that what you're trying to convince me and other people of with your "logic"?

Haven't really tried it yet, is all of it in HD?

[QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"]who said the internet is free? If im already paying for Netflix, why must I pay another fee to use it on something that basically acts as an extention box? And if I want to watch sports, I dont run to the internets, I run to my T.V. which I can watch for FREE and in HD.

Fuhgeddabouditt

you get free cable service with free HD channels...really? where is this uthopia you live? better yet...how do you power that tv...you get free electricty TO!? where is this uthopia you live at:shock:!?

HDTV + hdtv antenna = HD Sports progamming for Free. Pretty cool stuff.

you got that tv and antenna for free:o really?? where...why'd they give it to you free? why don't you need cable to get the espn channels?

[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"]

[QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

you get free cable service with free HD channels...really? where is this uthopia you live? better yet...how do you power that tv...you get free electricty TO!? where is this uthopia you live at:shock:!?

LucidJubilation

HDTV + hdtv antenna = HD Sports progamming for Free. Pretty cool stuff.

you got that tv and antenna for free:o really?? where...why'd they give it to you free? why don't you need cable to get the espn channels?

[QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"]who said the internet is free? If im already paying for Netflix, why must I pay another fee to use it on something that basically acts as an extention box? And if I want to watch sports, I dont run to the internets, I run to my T.V. which I can watch for FREE and in HD.

AncientDozer

you get free cable service with free HD channels...really? where is this uthopia you live? better yet...how do you power that tv...you get free electricty TO!? where is this uthopia you live at:shock:!?

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

lol...why is everyone in this thread acting like they're getting free internet service? the internet isnt free...everyone pays for it in one way or another. the "we got that and its frrreeee..." arguement is lame and a lie. if you have so much of a problem paying to play or to watch sports then be real about it and cancel your internet suscription to and stop being hypocrites in life lol. you're not getting anything for free...it's just like with psn plus. after you pay for it then u get free stuff despite paying for it in order to get it:lol: how can it be free if you have to pay to get it lol?

the espn app added to Live is a nice feature regardless of you and people trying to discredit it. the psn browser is wack...everybody knows that it's ****. people only try to use it because they're out of ideas. and who wants to sit at their computer watching a game if you don't have to? having it streamed to my big *** TV in HD while i munch on snacks is a welcome change.

the intergration of espn on Live flows lovely and easy...you can interact with other users while watching a game and play trivia with them. it adds a lot to the service. its not just espn3. system wars has become a bitter petty place lol.

aye...if you can't afford it...DON'T GET IT lol. why come on here crying because you're lacking in the funds department. get a better job and more money. that way 60 dollars a year won't mean crap to you. if you can't do that then suck it up and be a man. why come on here cryin and trying to convince people its wrong to pay for it just because you're not able to. this is where the petty part comes in. this isnt trolling or flaming...its a reality check. be a man...if ur losing, lose until you can start winning. but don't come on here and whine to us because you're not an able body.

unless...unless this you making a moral stand like i talked about. is this what this is?its morally wrong to pay for a service with our own money by our own choice? is that what you're trying to convince me and other people of with your "logic"?

you needed to first buy the ps3(the most expensive console out now)LucidJubilation

[QUOTE="AncientDozer"][QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

you get free cable service with free HD channels...really? where is this uthopia you live? better yet...how do you power that tv...you get free electricty TO!? where is this uthopia you live at:shock:!?

Fuhgeddabouditt

you get free cable? everybody i know has to pay for cable stations...how are you getting cable stations for free? can i know or is it illegal? as far i know everyone has pay for cable stations. if not then everybody would be using those nifty antennas and sticking it to the man for free.

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

aye...if you can't afford it...DON'T GET IT lol. why come on here crying because you're lacking in the funds department. get a better job and more money. that way 60 dollars a year won't mean crap to you. if you can't do that then suck it up and be a man. why come on here cryin and trying to convince people its wrong to pay for it just because you're not able to. this is where the petty part comes in. this isnt trolling or flaming...its a reality check. be a man...if ur losing, lose until you can start winning. but don't come on here and whine to us because you're not an able body.

unless...unless this you making a moral stand like i talked about. is this what this is?its morally wrong to pay for a service with our own money by our own choice? is that what you're trying to convince me and other people of with your "logic"?

tantrum anyone...seems like your defense is you have no defense so you're just going to throw an internet hissy fit instead lol. look, nobody said you had to purchase it, nobody did. whati'm saying is stop crying like a little kid because other people choose to. you just lit 60 dollars on fire you said right;)...that was ur choice, let them/us make ours. we feel its worth it...who are you to try n ridicule and talk down to us like its not. get over yourself.

and truthfully that was a dumb comment. you don't spend money on wasteful things lol?? you do realize you're on a video game site right. that video games arent a mandatory thing in life and are just a pasttime. the whole act of buying a system and games in theory is wasteful in a sense. the act of playing video games in itself is to waste time when you're bored with nothing else to do. so how can say with a straight face that u don't contribute your money to wasteful things? if u brought one game this year you wasted some money on something you don't really need. unless you feel youneed video games to survive n live....

[QUOTE="LucidJubilation"] you needed to first buy the ps3(the most expensive console out now)Skittles_McGee

lmao, people keep saying this because the most expensive 360 SKU cost the same amount as the cheapest ps3 :roll: i really hope you werent the one that said my logic is flawed lol.

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

tantrum anyone...seems like your defense is you have no defense so you're just going to throw an internet hissy fit instead lol. look, nobody said you had to purchase it, nobody did. whati'm saying is stop crying like a little kid because other people choose to. you just lit 60 dollars on fire you said right;)...that was ur choice, let them/us make ours. we feel its worth it...who are you to try n ridicule and talk down to us like its not. get over yourself.

and truthfully that was a dumb comment. you don't spend money on wasteful things lol?? you do realize you're on a video game site right. that video games arent a mandatory thing in life and are just a pasttime. the whole act of buying a system and games in theory is wasteful in a sense. the act of playing video games in itself is to waste time when you're bored with nothing else to do. so how can say with a straight face that u don't contribute your money to wasteful things? if u brought one game this year you wasted some money on something you don't really need. unless you feel youneed video games to survive n live....

there's no bait, what bait? i'm just being real with you and the other guy. you look ridiculous with your arguements...trying to make fun of people because they purchase and are happy purchasing Live. where do u get off, lol. you have no right or grounds to say a word to them. like i said, i'm sure you purchase or buy something that some people don't and you would be offended if someone tried to talk down to you for spending your money on it. because you like it and its your money to spend. so how dare you act like you have some moral ground to talk down to people for purchasing Xbox Live. thats where i'm coming from...i'm not flaming anyone or trolling. i'm talking to both of ya'll like adults. i'm sorry if you can't handle it or it confuses you...but reality checks are needed.

It's becoming obvious to me that most of you have never paid for cable. I can tell because most of you don't understand that many providers offer packages in addition to basic. ESPN typically comes with the packages, NOT Basic. A lot of people have basic. Hell, I don't have basic cable and I STILL don't get ESPN. Well, that's different now because I can watch ALL of it on Live.

AncientDozer

I have basic cable and I get ESPN3.

[QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"] Uh... I'm hardly crying, or throwing a tantrum. Or insulting anyone (like you just did...?) I don't even... am I taking bait here? If I am, well played.bigboss5ak

there's no bait, what bait? i'm just being real with you and the other guy. you look ridiculous with your arguements...trying to make fun of people because they purchase and are happy purchasing Live. where do u get off, lol. you have no right or grounds to say a word to them. like i said, i'm sure you purchase or buy something that some people don't and you would be offended if someone tried to talk down to you for spending your money on it. because you like it and its your money to spend. so how dare you act like you have some moral ground to talk down to people for purchasing Xbox Live. thats where i'm coming from...i'm not flaming anyone or trolling. i'm talking to both of ya'll like adults. i'm sorry if you can't handle it or it confuses you...but reality checks are needed.

i've been on these boards for a long while, years. i know how it goes on here lol. i'm sure(well not too sure lol) they understand completely...they just won't admit it, or try and spin it, or better yet attacking my spelling and punctuation:P

[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"]

[QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

you got that tv and antenna for free:o really?? where...why'd they give it to you free? why don't you need cable to get the espn channels?

whats pathetic is ur immense mind with all its logic can't seem to see my point lol. i guess that explains why u posted pictures instead of actually saying something meaningful. u liked picture books as a kid didnt you? try to let that go for now and cypher what i'm trying to say to u.

my point is, friend, that everything cost something in some kind of way. nothing is free...not even psn. you needed to first buy the ps3(the most expensive console out now), then subscribe to an internet provider to use psn...for free. either way you're paying something. which reflects back to my initial point that cows, or psn users, even pc users look silly for even saying they're getting anything for free because at some point or another you paying to use it. yes, Live users do pay another fee for the use of Live but that's their choice. i'm sure you pay for something in ur life that some people don't buy or use. and it wouldn't be right for us or anyone to demean you about it. its your money, your choice. who are you or anyone to challenge Live user's choice to pay for the service. if you don't want to or able to afford paying Xbox Live leave people who can alone...if not than you're being petty like i said. if you're just not purchasing it because of your so-called morals then you're pretty much being a hypocrite in one way or another. can you understand now friend or do you need pictures?

[QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"] So we're petty for preferring to pay one fee for something, rather than 2? Logic, you know no bounds.Fuhgeddabouditt

aye...if you can't afford it...DON'T GET IT lol. why come on here crying because you're lacking in the funds department. get a better job and more money. that way 60 dollars a year won't mean crap to you. if you can't do that then suck it up and be a man. why come on here cryin and trying to convince people its wrong to pay for it just because you're not able to. this is where the petty part comes in. this isnt trolling or flaming...its a reality check. be a man...if ur losing, lose until you can start winning. but don't come on here and whine to us because you're not an able body.

unless...unless this you making a moral stand like i talked about. is this what this is?its morally wrong to pay for a service with our own money by our own choice? is that what you're trying to convince me and other people of with your "logic"?

wow...u have no arguement at all huh. just say its full of fail with no explanation....and a kiddie picture lol smh. i understand buddy. moving along....

well. Now that I look at it. It's no better than Halo Waypoint, and I do like Halo Waypoint...

It's also awesome on this laptop I'm typing on right now...for free.

Chutebox

[QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

you get free cable? everybody i know has to pay for cable stations...how are you getting cable stations for free? can i know or is it illegal? as far i know everyone has pay for cable stations. if not then everybody would be using those nifty antennas and sticking it to the man for free.

Fuhgeddabouditt

You're just talking to a brick wall lol :P

[QUOTE="rawr89"]

FAIL.

i want to play online.

PS3 + ISP service + game

PC + ISP service + game

Wii + ISP Service + game

Xbox 360 + ISP service + game + Xbox Live

wait....what??

go ahead, tell everyone bu..bu...but you have to pay for the ps3, for teh pc, etc. pathetic.

i wanna watch ESPN.

TV + Cable

PC + ISP

Xbox 360 + TV + ISP + Xbox Live

wait...what?!

i wanna watch Netflix.

PC + ISP + Netflix monthly subscription

PS3 + ISP + Netflix monthly subscription

Xbox 360 + ISP + Netflix monthly subscription + Xbox Live

wait...what?

LucidJubilation

what are you talking about...do u even have a clue? unless you're getting free internet service its a mute point. i mean appreciate all the work u put in but what are trying to tell me exactly. that the people complaining have free internet service? i mean its ridiculous...he typed ISP in almost every line of his post lol. ISP...internet service provider. who's providing you and these guys "confronting"me with free internet service?? please tell me. if the answer is no one then my point still stands. go back, without being all butthurt, calm ur mind, read what i've been saying, and figure it out.

what the HELL:lol: ?? what i'm talking about and saying isnt complicated lol. this is the second guy that can't seem to figure it out when its all right there in multiple posts. its like you read until you got mad, stopped, then wrote a meanlingless post reaffirming what i was telling the other two guys:P this is really funny...funny night. :lol:he was even typing with all this arrogance in his post without even having a hold of the debate we were having. "wait...what?!" "FAIL!" "wait...what?!" when his post meant absolutely nothing to the discussion. at least not tothe people he's trying to defend lmao.

wow, ignorance much? 'unless you're getting free internet service it's a mute point'? ROFL. can't you see what i typed? it's the number of things you have to pay for when getting something. notice that when i want to play online, that i have to shell out an extra $60 for Xbox 360, while on the other systems i just need the harware, the internet, and the game? or are you blind and just ignored everything that i wrote?

your argument is the one that's laughable. enjoy paying an extra $60 to get everything that we basically get without paying an extra $60. did i say we get it for free? no. but we get it without paying antoher $60 every year. more than half a billion revenue earned since Xbox Live's inception on 2005, where was it? oh, i know, addition of facebook and twitter maybe LOL. :lol:

[QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"] or the fact that I dropped cable last year and instead get my channels/sports via an antenna :| So many ASSumptions in this thread...

Fuhgeddabouditt

you get free cable? everybody i know has to pay for cable stations...how are you getting cable stations for free? can i know or is it illegal? as far i know everyone has pay for cable stations. if not then everybody would be using those nifty antennas and sticking it to the man for free.

what you get your internet service for free? who's your internet provider...i want free internet to. thats pretty cool.

my point IS, since some you grown people can't seem to comprehend....to some affect, one way or another, YOU'RE PAYING. be Internet or or cable services...whatever. YOU ARE PAYING or paid....so its an hypocrisy to try and belittle someone else because they choose to pay for something whether you'd pay for it or not. since you're already paying for a service to even get onpsn or you're gaming rig, or systems wars to discuss it SHERLOCK. you're argument doesn't match. it's too the point now where you're trying to make sense, but you're not because you keep changing gears in your argument. i mean it's funny as hell watching you guys trying to flip and spin **** to win this argument. it's not possible to win. every luxury service on this planet has a cost. every single one. it's the person choice to whether they choose to flip the bill or not. who are you or anyone to say that one group of people are dumb to put their own money to something they enjoy like Xbox Live. it's their money and choice whether you would or not. that's some petty immature stuff right there to do. no rational mind with agree with it. like i said earlier TWICE.i'm sure there's something you do and pay for that some people don't feel the need to do. now if those people came up to you talking down to you and trying to say or convince you that what you're getting/doing is ethically wrong and you're foolish to put money towards it, you'd be highly offended by that. especially if it was something minor and for your own enjoyment like video games. so why would it be alright in this situation? because you can hide behind your computer and say it? no, it's notok. it's some petty, young minded, insecure stuff to do....and i'm just stating it.

besides, what the hell are you even in here for if you don't have cable with espn channels or Xbox Live with the espn app anyway?? if you don't have either then you should have no input in this conversation at all...unless the internet you use to watch espn3 on is free to use and you never paid for. or you're just in here to troll Live members for enjoying their purchase. if so, then u proved my initial judgement correct again...you're petty in demeanor. so why try to dispute it?unless you get either internet or cable television, or both, free of charge their is no argument for you. all you can do is tread water until you sink.

seriously i always love the 60 bucks a year argument that is the equalivant of one crappy game u dont buy. seriously it could be worse ms could be doing monthly fees of something like 10 bucks a month. everytime u say well its free on this or that who cares. video games are expensive. quit trying to post same stupid arguments as he said in waterboy "we know, we know"xbox360isgr8t

[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"]

[QUOTE="LucidJubilation"]

you get free cable? everybody i know has to pay for cable stations...how are you getting cable stations for free? can i know or is it illegal? as far i know everyone has pay for cable stations. if not then everybody would be using those nifty antennas and sticking it to the man for free.

what you get your internet service for free? who's your internet provider...i want free internet to. thats pretty cool.

my point IS, since some you grown people can't seem to comprehend....to some affect, one way or another, YOU'RE PAYING. be Internet or or cable services...whatever. YOU ARE PAYING or paid....so its an hypocrisy to try and belittle someone else because they choose to pay for something whether you'd pay for it or not. since you're already paying for a service to even get onpsn or you're gaming rig, or systems wars to discuss it SHERLOCK. you're argument doesn't match. it's too the point now where you're trying to make sense, but you're not because you keep changing gears in your argument. i mean it's funny as hell watching you guys trying to flip and spin **** to win this argument. it's not possible to win. every luxury service on this planet has a cost. every single one. it's the person choice to whether they choose to flip the bill or not. who are you or anyone to say that one group of people are dumb to put their own money to something they enjoy like Xbox Live. it's their money and choice whether you would or not. that's some petty immature stuff right there to do. no rational mind with agree with it. like i said earlier TWICE.i'm sure there's something you do and pay for that some people don't feel the need to do. now if those people came up to you talking down to you and trying to say or convince you that what you're getting/doing is ethically wrong and you're foolish to put money towards it, you'd be highly offended by that. especially if it was something minor and for your own enjoyment like video games. so why would it be alright in this situation? because you can hide behind your computer and say it? no, it's notok. it's some petty, young minded, insecure stuff to do....and i'm just stating it.

besides, what the hell are you even in here for if you don't have cable with espn channels or Xbox Live with the espn app anyway?? if you don't have either then you should have no input in this conversation at all...unless the internet you use to watch espn3 on is free to use and you never paid for. or you're just in here to troll Live members for enjoying their purchase. if so, then u proved my initial judgement correct again...you're petty in demeanor. so why try to dispute it?unless you get either internet or cable television, or both, free of charge their is no argument for you. all you can do is tread water until you sink.

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"]Couldn't you already watch it, since you need your ISP to provide it?AncientDozer

I think some of you are being a little unreasonable. ESPN3 is something I've used ever since it was called ESPN360, and it's an awesome service. Having similar abilities through a console isn't necessarily life changing, but it's still darn handy. It's certainly not a bad thing. musicalmac

Xbox wins again with ESPN. You can watch pretty much any sport you can think of.

monkeytoes61

How much does it cost? If ESPN was included in the cost of Xbox Live, I'd agree with you. Otherwise, it's a complete fail.

[QUOTE="xbox360isgr8t"]seriously i always love the 60 bucks a year argument that is the equalivant of one crappy game u dont buy. seriously it could be worse ms could be doing monthly fees of something like 10 bucks a month. everytime u say well its free on this or that who cares. video games are expensive. quit trying to post same stupid arguments as he said in waterboy "we know, we know"ianuilliam

It's cool, for sports fans. The point a lot of people are trying to make, is that the service is included with your internets, if your isp supports it. You've already paid for it, and you can access it through any number of web-enabled devices. But MS makes you pay an additional fee to use it on 360 (just like Netflix, Facebook, Twitter, etc.).

ianuilliam