Schordese Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Just out of curiousity, has anyone ever experienced issues with MLB TV on their smart tv ? Just downloaded the app on my tv this morning with the intention of subscribing for the year and I get this friendly message : " Due to enhancements in streaming technology, MLB.TV will no longer be available on older Samsung device models." Old ?? It's five years old ! Hell, I'd settle for standard definition if I could just watch it directly on my tv set. What a bummer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim825 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I had that problem last year with my 2012 Panasonic Plasma TV. I ended up buying a Roku box for $49 (the model with an Ethernet port on it) and Connected that to the TV through the HDMI connection. The Roku box has wireless, but I ran an Ethernet cable directly from my router to it so I could stream as fast as possible. The MLB.tv app and others I have work great on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schordese Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 Yeah I've been reading a lot about this Roku, and the Apple tv box. I was hoping I wouldn't have to use HDMI, I got enough cables running all over the place but I guess it beats hooking it up to my ( old and probably obsolete and unsupported) laptop. I'll check it out, thanks Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidersbball20 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 4 hours ago, Schordese said: Yeah I've been reading a lot about this Roku, and the Apple tv box. I was hoping I wouldn't have to use HDMI, I got enough cables running all over the place but I guess it beats hooking it up to my ( old and probably obsolete and unsupported) laptop. I'll check it out, thanks Jim. Fire Stick will suffice and they're currently $25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim825 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 18 hours ago, Schordese said: Yeah I've been reading a lot about this Roku, and the Apple tv box. I was hoping I wouldn't have to use HDMI, I got enough cables running all over the place but I guess it beats hooking it up to my ( old and probably obsolete and unsupported) laptop. I'll check it out, thanks Jim. Roku also makes a streaming stick that works too. I bought one of those for the TV in our bedroom and have never had any connection or streaming issues with it when watching MLB.tv. I had been having periodic buffering issues with Netflix through the wi-fi connection on our main Smart TV, so that is why I got the other Roku box and ran the dedicated Ethernet connection to it. It's possible that the streaming stick would have worked fine, but I have no regrets on getting the bigger Roku box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 10 hours ago, raidersbball20 said: Fire Stick will suffice and they're currently $25 I concur. It's cheaper and you can do more with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schordese Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 Thanks for the tips guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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