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Chxta · 08-19-2007, 10:17 AM

Great, so Juve's next match of will not be shown on freeview TV. Actually it will not even be shown at all on Sky as far as I know. If you encounter situations like this one and always thought there would be no other solution than to follow 'boring' live commentaries on internet sites, then there's an answer for you.

I will describe two free programs that let you connect to channels that stream TV, but more importantly, live football. This includes all major European football leagues, Champions league, UEFA cup, etc...

All you need is a computer with any version of Windows Media Player after version 10, or Real Player (so Linux heads there is something for us too). A fast connection is desired for the best results. Sadly, the programs we are talking about are Chinese, so it is kinda hard to read the websites. Those websites offer channel lists among other information.

First, let us take a look at some options in WMP and Real Player:

Start WMP, right click and select Options from the menu. Click on Performance and Change the Buffer Size of Content to 30 seconds.

In Real player you select Tools -> Preferences and click on the General -> Playback Settings. The setting Buffer up to 30 seconds is at the bottom of this window.

Stream formats:

mms:// and *.asx open with Windows Media Player
rtsp:// and *.rm or *.ram open with Real Player

Starting Streams manually:

Most times you may need to start streams manually. Use the stream formats information to figure out the program to use.

On Windows Media Player choose File -> Open Url
On real player choose File -> Open

Let us look at the programs:

Sopcast (Windows$ and Linux)

Download from here, there are options for different operating systems, as well as installation instructions, then start. A channel list will be displayed. Double-click a channel and for those of you with Windows, Media Player should start and begin buffering and displaying.

Pplive (Window$ only)

Just download and double click the damned thing. Its all in English, so no need to worry. You may need the pplive channel list for it, since unlike Sopcast, it does not come with a loaded list.

Football Streams Schedule

08-19-2007, 10:17 AM	#116 (permalink)
Chxta Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 3rd rock from the Sun Posts: 8,541 Points: 9,667.30 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 9,667.30 Donate Rep Power: 21474863	Watch matches using Sopcast Great, so Juve's next match of will not be shown on freeview TV. Actually it will not even be shown at all on Sky as far as I know. If you encounter situations like this one and always thought there would be no other solution than to follow 'boring' live commentaries on internet sites, then there's an answer for you. I will describe two free programs that let you connect to channels that stream TV, but more importantly, live football. This includes all major European football leagues, Champions league, UEFA cup, etc... All you need is a computer with any version of Windows Media Player after version 10, or Real Player (so Linux heads there is something for us too). A fast connection is desired for the best results. Sadly, the programs we are talking about are Chinese, so it is kinda hard to read the websites. Those websites offer channel lists among other information. First, let us take a look at some options in WMP and Real Player: Start WMP, right click and select Options from the menu. Click on Performance and Change the Buffer Size of Content to 30 seconds. In Real player you select Tools -> Preferences and click on the General -> Playback Settings. The setting Buffer up to 30 seconds is at the bottom of this window. Stream formats: mms:// and .asx open with Windows Media Player rtsp:// and .rm or .ram open with Real Player Starting Streams manually:* Most times you may need to start streams manually. Use the stream formats information to figure out the program to use. On Windows Media Player choose File -> Open Url On real player choose File -> Open Let us look at the programs: Sopcast (Windows$ and Linux) Download from here, there are options for different operating systems, as well as installation instructions, then start. A channel list will be displayed. Double-click a channel and for those of you with Windows, Media Player should start and begin buffering and displaying. Pplive (Window$ only) Just download and double click the damned thing. Its all in English, so no need to worry. You may need the pplive channel list for it, since unlike Sopcast, it does not come with a loaded list. Football Streams Schedule __________________ I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.