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Huntingwhale · 10-10-2017, 03:18 PM

I've been using GC for a couple years and usually stream to my Xbox One. It gets 60fps and is so damn smooth to watch. I find the Kodi works good too, but you have to watch it live. I like to wait an hour after puck drop so I can skip commercials. On Kodi you have to watch it live (no option to start game from the beginning). I also find the color on Kodi to be a lot more vibrant, almost cartoon like.

Watching it in Chrome is hit or miss. You don't get the 60fps, which is a huge deal break for me. Why they refuse to stream in 60fps makes me angry, considering you can get that framerate on xbox or Kodi. So why the F not in Chrome??

Another crappy feature is that I have my PC linked to my TV via HDMI cable. This means the resolution can be slightly off. Which means sometimes my taskbar at the bottom of the screen covers the 'maximize' button on the video player. If I try to scroll down, it automatically switches to showing the stats. It's hard to explain if you have never experienced this, but I'm sure it's happened to other Chrome viewers. I have to hide my task bar on my TV so I can see the maximize button. The web player itself kind of blows. Sometimes the game will just restart for no reason. And you can't double click to maximize the player.

I also noticed now in Chrome that when it will prompt you disable add block for 'maximum viewer experience'. What a load of ####. All that means is that you now get unskippable ads during commercials! I queue up a game so I can skip the ads and it literally forces me to watch them? F that, back on Add Block goes and no more ads.

Overall I like the Xbox app the most for image quality and ease of use. The one bad thing is that even though this is the year 2017 and you purchase GC to get ALL games, it still blackouts local games. Using a VPN in Chrome fixes that. But now I don't get 60fps, since I'm now watching it in Chrome. I could configure my VPN settings to go through my router so I could watch local games on my Xbox, but I don't want to do that. Has anyone ever successfully watched a game in 60fps on any browser? I've tried both IE and Chrome, but neither gets that quality. Anyone tried in Opera or Firefox?

GC is a love/hate relationship. I love that I can watch all games at any time and am able to skip commercials. But I hate how old the player is, the lack of true customization and not getting 60fps in the browser. But I purchased GC so I could cancel my cable, and with GC I've been successful is doing so.

10-10-2017, 03:18 PM	#23
Huntingwhale Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Exp:	I've been using GC for a couple years and usually stream to my Xbox One. It gets 60fps and is so damn smooth to watch. I find the Kodi works good too, but you have to watch it live. I like to wait an hour after puck drop so I can skip commercials. On Kodi you have to watch it live (no option to start game from the beginning). I also find the color on Kodi to be a lot more vibrant, almost cartoon like. Watching it in Chrome is hit or miss. You don't get the 60fps, which is a huge deal break for me. Why they refuse to stream in 60fps makes me angry, considering you can get that framerate on xbox or Kodi. So why the F not in Chrome?? Another crappy feature is that I have my PC linked to my TV via HDMI cable. This means the resolution can be slightly off. Which means sometimes my taskbar at the bottom of the screen covers the 'maximize' button on the video player. If I try to scroll down, it automatically switches to showing the stats. It's hard to explain if you have never experienced this, but I'm sure it's happened to other Chrome viewers. I have to hide my task bar on my TV so I can see the maximize button. The web player itself kind of blows. Sometimes the game will just restart for no reason. And you can't double click to maximize the player. I also noticed now in Chrome that when it will prompt you disable add block for 'maximum viewer experience'. What a load of ####. All that means is that you now get unskippable ads during commercials! I queue up a game so I can skip the ads and it literally forces me to watch them? F that, back on Add Block goes and no more ads. Overall I like the Xbox app the most for image quality and ease of use. The one bad thing is that even though this is the year 2017 and you purchase GC to get ALL games, it still blackouts local games. Using a VPN in Chrome fixes that. But now I don't get 60fps, since I'm now watching it in Chrome. I could configure my VPN settings to go through my router so I could watch local games on my Xbox, but I don't want to do that. Has anyone ever successfully watched a game in 60fps on any browser? I've tried both IE and Chrome, but neither gets that quality. Anyone tried in Opera or Firefox? GC is a love/hate relationship. I love that I can watch all games at any time and am able to skip commercials. But I hate how old the player is, the lack of true customization and not getting 60fps in the browser. But I purchased GC so I could cancel my cable, and with GC I've been successful is doing so. Last edited by Huntingwhale; 10-10-2017 at 03:23 PM.