A firestick would work for getting apps similar to an apple tv. You can stream espn, btn, nbc, etc if you login with your cable/sat user info. You still need to connect it to a internet source like wifi or tethering to a cell/tablet. I find that the streaming on the these apps set the picture quality too high so there tends to be more buffering. A slingbox allows you to force the bit rate lower to keep it going smoothly, but suffer a lttle quality.
Streaming will work pretty well now that Verizon and AT&T bring in COWS (cellular on wheels) to all home games. I've been using a slingbox and streaming for 4 years now. Everyone is correct about getting an antenna for the over-the-air games, you should be able to get every network except Detroit CBS is very weak. You do not need a "digital" antenna, I use rabbit ears from 1991 and get high def perfectly. For power, I use a deep cycle marine/rv battery with a 400W inverter. Will last 12+ hours running a 42 inch TV plus charging lots of iphones. New TVs are very efficient, about 100-140 watts for a large lcd/led. Old small tubes used twice that.
Forgot to mention, you will get nothing during halftime. Everything is shot then no matter how much extra capacity they bring in.
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A firestick would work for getting apps similar to an apple tv. You can stream espn, btn, nbc, etc if you login with your cable/sat user info. You still need to connect it to a internet source like wifi or tethering to a cell/tablet. I find that the streaming on the these apps set the picture quality too high so there tends to be more buffering. A slingbox allows you to force the bit rate lower to keep it going smoothly, but suffer a lttle quality.
Streaming will work pretty well now that Verizon and AT&T bring in COWS (cellular on wheels) to all home games. I've been using a slingbox and streaming for 4 years now. Everyone is correct about getting an antenna for the over-the-air games, you should be able to get every network except Detroit CBS is very weak. You do not need a "digital" antenna, I use rabbit ears from 1991 and get high def perfectly. For power, I use a deep cycle marine/rv battery with a 400W inverter. Will last 12+ hours running a 42 inch TV plus charging lots of iphones. New TVs are very efficient, about 100-140 watts for a large lcd/led. Old small tubes used twice that.
Forgot to mention, you will get nothing during halftime. Everything is shot then no matter how much extra capacity they bring in.