Ballstream vs NBA League Pass*

Laker_Town · Retired Number Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 25604

So were a month away from tipoff and Im looking for ways to watch some basketball. Im 2 years removed from cable and Im not looking to go back. Not even for the Lakers.

Last year I had to scramble and watch crap streams that really help my already suspect vision. So I've heard about Ballstream and only bring up the subject today, because I received a registration invite. I also understand the blackout restrictions on League Pass. I do currently use a VPN (hence the asterisk on title). I've read of people watching home games via VPN.

I know this has been asked just about every preseason, but I'd like to know Pros and Cons for both. Has anyone tried either or both methods?

Chronicle · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:57 am Post subject:

I'm also interested in Ballstream. I've used league pass the last few years but I heard Ballstream is cheaper. I am just hoping it is up to standards.

I also heard there's options for different broadcasts with Ballstream during national games, which will be great. I really can't stand the national NBA commentators like Van Gundy when Billy and Stu are also being aired for TWC folk! So if that's one of the Ballstream possibilties, then I'd be very interested.
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Richmond · Starting Rotation Joined: 03 Oct 2014 Posts: 169

I knew someone who used Ballstream last year

Good value but a little choppy at times. had to switch servers on occasion to get a good feed. Video quality is good though (Full HD) and you can watch any game for the season (archived). As far as the NBA package. We have Comcast here in the East and most of the games are in standard definition, which is unacceptable.

nickuku · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 12:07 pm Post subject:

Is Ballstream legit? I don't want to pay for an illegal service. I would stick to NBA league pass but I don't think its worth the hassle of going through a proxy just to watch laker games.
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Jeffs · Retired Number Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Posts: 25274

Being out of state, League Pass still felt like a waste of money. So many Lakers games are blacked out that I hardly got to watch them. They may not have as many nationally televised games this year due to the quality of the team, but all in all, I wouldn't get NBALP again as long as those blackout rules remained in effect.
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Nnamdi21 · Star Player Joined: 06 Mar 2009 Posts: 3726

Got ballstream yesterday. Quality was good. Got the 1 year $99 subscription. Good thing is that you can freeze the account so say end of march in2015 i freeze the account, that leaves me with 6 months that i can re-enable for next year. So $99 vs $500 that nba league pass charges for 2 years. I can also stream this over to my tv with xbox and plex.

So far liking it..

Laker_Town · Retired Number Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 25604

I went with ballsstream

Got to watch local broadcasting, setup mac mini on 52" tv and it looked really good. Was able to watch bulls on tv and boston on tablet simultaneously.

So far, im really impressed

Lakers95 · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:59 pm Post subject:

Can't recommend Ballstreams enough. I had it last year because my college's apartment's cable TV package didn't include TWCSN, so I had to stream any non-TNT, ABC, and ESPN games online. I was using crappy streams like firstrow and a few other ones, and I was getting fed up at the mediocre quality and occasional stuttering. I bought ballstreams during the last few months of the season, and I couldn't have been happier. HQ streams, replays, and games/streams for every team. You could also choose between home and away telecasts as well.

I don't need it this year because I have TWCSN in my cable package, but I would've definitely renewed my membership. It's a great service.

Lakers95 · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:01 pm Post subject:

leor_77 · Franchise Player Joined: 23 Mar 2012 Posts: 21920

I know a forum (there are many out there) that have NBA games for download in HD, with the files hosted in sites like Netload, Uploaded.net, Rapidgator, etc - Only downside is that you need to pay for a subscription for these sites. The upside is that you can buy a subscription to sites like Real-Debrid, or Simply-Debrid, which are WAY cheaper and let you download from a bunch of these sites.