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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
I think you get a free trial period to start. Everyone a bit different when it comes to acceptable quality.
I thought ut was OK only. Not as good quality as MLB.tv (for Jays).
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Yea, there is a 7 day free trial. I tried Sportsnet NOW and it was acceptable. Definitely better quality than the free ad-ridden sports streams sites that I have come across.
For baseball only, MLB.TV is a much better product. Better device support, and definitely better picture quality (though MLB.TV has had some issues this year where games keep getting cut out). But for hockey, Sportsnet NOW standalone seems like a very reasonable option for the upcoming season. The one caution is that there will still be region blackouts. Yes, people living in Calgary can watch the Flames on the service, but just like TV, you won't be able to watch say the Canucks on Sportsnet Pacific.
Comparison focusing on Sportsnet NOW for baseball:
https://watchincanada.ca/blog/sports...lbtv-blue-jays
One other poorly documented feature of Sportsnet NOW is that there is about a 2 hour window of when a program starts that you can start it from the beginning. E.g. you miss the first 4 innings of baseball, you can start the game from the beginning and skip ahead as if you DVRed it. Not seamless, not perfect, but better than a pure live stream.