Live baseball without cable or FiOS
Of course, you can still watch some local games on over-the-air TV.
Or you could probably catch a few innings on a laptop or smartphone.
But now, there’s a way to watch your favorite team on your favorite flat-screen TV – live – via your Roku.
Roku has just announced that MLB.TV Premium subscribers can now watch live MLB games from across the country using the $99 Roku digital video player. This is in addition to Netflix and Amazon on Demand downloads on your Roku box.
With an MLB.TV Premium subscription and a Roku you will be able to enjoy live, out-of-market baseball games in high definition quality (where HD broadcasts are available) as well as access to on-demand games from the past seven days.
This is very, very cool. Don’t forget, Roku not only provides you with high-quality video and audio – it also allows you DVR-like, full control over the action via their little remote unit. That means you can pause, rewind, fast forward and resume the action all from your comfy chair.
If you already have a Roku player, it will automatically be upgraded (over the next few days) to display your new MLB.com channel. If you’re like me and can’t wait that long you can click the ‘Settings’ button, then ‘Player Info’ and select ‘check for update’. If that doesn’t work the first time – try it again. It took me two times to update my Roku box.
If you are not an MLB.TV Premium customer, go to www.mlb.com/roku for more information on how to sign up.
If you are not a Roku customer, what the heck are you waiting for? Head on over to www.roku.com to purchase a Roku player of your own for only $99.
Considering Roku’s great-looking, high-quality video output it’s probably one of the best hundred bucks you can spend these days.
I’m hoping that other professionalo sports will follow MLB’s lead onto the Roku.