As an avid baseball fan (ok, just the Mets) living in Texas, I was excited when MLB announced their app. I could see the strike/ball/out counts live and then watch highlight clips from anywhere in the world! What an exciting application.
Well, after $4.95 I am disappointed. The app refreshes only once per minute, so there is no "live" update to strike count. It does have a small "on base" display, but again, only updates every minute. No box score or other stats.
I was most excited about the highlights. On my wifi connection, the highlights are AWESOME! 30 to 45 second clips of the "exciting" parts. They are delayed about 2-3 minutes after the actual action, but that involves the encoding of the video on MLB's end.
On 3G and EDGE, the video is a different story. They are TERRIBLE. You can't even make out who the players are since MLB compresses the video so highly. I can somewhat understand on EGDE, but 3G too? Come on.
Pros:
* Wifi highlights
* $4.95 for the rest of the season
* Baseball anywhere I go and have a signal
Cons:
* TERRIBLE video on EDGE and 3G networks
* 1 minute refresh rate isn't instantaneous for balls/strikes/outs
* NO additional data (i.e. box scores, etc)
Images below:
1) Main screen. You can choose your game from here
2) Video Highlights page
3) Video from Wifi
4) Video from Wifi
5) Video from EDGE
Well, after $4.95 I am disappointed. The app refreshes only once per minute, so there is no "live" update to strike count. It does have a small "on base" display, but again, only updates every minute. No box score or other stats.
I was most excited about the highlights. On my wifi connection, the highlights are AWESOME! 30 to 45 second clips of the "exciting" parts. They are delayed about 2-3 minutes after the actual action, but that involves the encoding of the video on MLB's end.
On 3G and EDGE, the video is a different story. They are TERRIBLE. You can't even make out who the players are since MLB compresses the video so highly. I can somewhat understand on EGDE, but 3G too? Come on.
Pros:
* Wifi highlights
* $4.95 for the rest of the season
* Baseball anywhere I go and have a signal
Cons:
* TERRIBLE video on EDGE and 3G networks
* 1 minute refresh rate isn't instantaneous for balls/strikes/outs
* NO additional data (i.e. box scores, etc)
Images below:
1) Main screen. You can choose your game from here
2) Video Highlights page
3) Video from Wifi
4) Video from Wifi
5) Video from EDGE
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