Tech Help Needed...how to watch Ranger Games

[Meals 2]

Well I am locked into a contract with AT&T and they don't carry Center Ice...how can I watch the most NHL Games? Most of the Games for the rangers are on MSG, but AT&T doesn't carry it...well at least the guy at the store said they didn't.

Someone on my team told me I might be able to watch them on a PS4???? I don't have a PS4, so I have no idea how that would even work...

[Cosmic 178]

NHL Gamecenter.

[Meals 2]

So I moved to Austin, TX and the channel lineup is a bit different here...

Sorry as I posted something else about the Rangers, but I might break my contract and pay the fee to watch more hockey games.

Looks like a few providers carry NHL Center Ice, but my Question is...is it worth it? I really want to get MSG, and it seems with a PS4 (which I don't have) I could watch some games as well.

Just looking to find out what you all use to watch the best/ most games.

[Cavs019 708]

You can watch NHL Gamecenter on just about any device these days. PS4/XboxOne/Xbox360/Ipad/Iphone etc etc.

[coryroth24 15]

But you will probably get hit with blackouts if you're in the NY area.

The cable companies have hockey fans by the balls in the NY/NJ area (I'm sure its the same elsewhere...). I have to pay an extra $20 a month to get the MSG channels on my cable plan. If I were to dump the cable and just go with game center, pretty much all of the Devils games are blacked out. So either way, I lose...

[Meals 2]

So is Gamecenter and Center Ice the same thing???

[Cavs019 708]

In terms of live content, yes.

[SirJW 207]

Game Center is streaming internet. Center Ice is from television providers.

I get Center Ice but want to be able to stream at work wit out having to sign up for both. Does anyone know if there is anyway to stream w a Center Ice subscription? Seems kinda if it's not an option.

[IPv6Freely 2092]

I just do game center and then use my appletv to watch the games. I haven't been a Center Ice subscriber for years (nor have I subscribed to a TV provider either, for that matter).

Any games that arent on gamecenter... I watch them elsewhere. In a probably not legal way so I'm not going to say in public.

[SirJW 207]

What is the quality of Game Center on a big screen?

[IPv6Freely 2092]

What is the quality of Game Center on a big screen?

Fantastic. Not quite Center Ice HD quality, but to only have to have one subscription it's an easy tradeoff. Probably about like watching a DVD on a big TV. Not as great as bluray but definitely can't complain either.

[SirJW 207]

Mm might be a deal breaker for me. I work as a camera assistant and I can be pretty critical.

[IPv6Freely 2092]

Mm might be a deal breaker for me. I work as a camera assistant and I can be pretty critical.

Well then you're stuck subscribing to both. :)

[SirJW 207]

Well then you're stuck subscribing to both. :)

I think you are correct sir.

[cemetery 14]

Gamecenter Live streaming for me through Roku, PS3 and PS4 all look fantastic in HD, waaaaaay better than DVD quality. They improved the streaming quality through those devices last season and it was a noticeable difference from the 3 seasons I had it before. There's more replay options when using it through PS3/PS4, but for some reason the stream stutters a little more than when watching on my Roku in a different room. Either way I love Gamecenter and the ability to pretty much watch games anywhere.

[Meals 2]

I signed up for Game Center...will let you know my thoughts...last nights game was on MSG and was not shown on game center...seems like they are not playing any preseason games.

[Chadd 916]

I signed up for Game Center...will let you know my thoughts...last nights game was on MSG and was not shown on game center...seems like they are not playing any preseason games.

NHL Network will broadcast a few random preseason games but center ice has not generally carried them in the past.

[IPv6Freely 2092]

Gamecenter Live streaming for me through Roku, PS3 and PS4 all look fantastic in HD, waaaaaay better than DVD quality. They improved the streaming quality through those devices last season and it was a noticeable difference from the 3 seasons I had it before. There's more replay options when using it through PS3/PS4, but for some reason the stream stutters a little more than when watching on my Roku in a different room. Either way I love Gamecenter and the ability to pretty much watch games anywhere.

But still not blu-ray 1080p quality. Maybe 720p...

[CathyGo 15]

Gamecenter is pretty much ignoring that pre-season exists. Once the regular season starts up though it will be worth it. I love the iPod lay-out. News and videos along with roster info and the ability to always listen to a game's radio broadcast is great. I love switching between home and visitor announcers during a controversial call or goal. Some hilariously different points of view sometimes.

[Meals 2]

Thanks for the help Optimus and CartyGo

I have a iPad and watched some old games, looked pretty good. I was thinking about getting a Roku is it worth if or am I better off putting that money to a Xbox or PS4? I'm not a big gamer, but for when I want to watch a game on the big screen.

[IPv6Freely 2092]

I'd go AppleTV instead of a roku :)

[pathfinder 8]

gamecenter works great. Use Hola to change your location on your laptop/PC browser so you can watch blacked out games. I use my macbook air to watch. I can watch lightning live because gamecenter thinks I am in Australia vs. Tampa.

[cemetery 14]

gamecenter works great. Use Hola to change your location on your laptop/PC browser so you can watch blacked out games. I use my macbook air to watch. I can watch lightning live because gamecenter thinks I am in Australia vs. Tampa.

Google chrome has an app called Stealthy that worked for me last season so that I could watch the Kings when they had early East Coast starts and I was still stuck at work. It's a bandwidth hog, but once you get the feed up and running you can disable it and watch like normal again.

[IPv6Freely 2092]

Haven't used stealthy but use hola all the time to watch tsn.ca videos since I can't bring myself to actually use espn.com ;)

[CathyGo 15]

If the NHL ever figures out how many of us use VPN's to get around the blackouts things could get interesting.