It really needs to be a la carte as an option on top of the full package. I've only needed it for one game so far. Happy to have the others but I should be allowed to pay a premium for a single game if I want. Charge me $30 for a game. It would just be nice to look at what's on and when and then come up with a plan.
Totally agree with you on this. They should offer a single team option, if not a single game option. For me, the entire package works because I want all the games. But I get that not everyone does nor do they have a small sports bar setup like I do.
I really hate the YTTV interface. It's unnecessarily clunky.
I actually think it’s not bad, especially when compared to the likes of FUBO which frustrated me endlessly when I tried it out for a week.
The only negatives I think of that differ from my DirectTV experience is the inability to use slow motion and that the programs I save on DVR only last 9 months.
Other than that, I think it’s very good. Much better than when DTV had the package.
I also hate that I can't just pick the 1 pm game in the noon hour and have it default to the network pregame show. When using my laptop to have to change it at game time on three different monitors from my laptop it gets to be more of a pain in the butt than it should. I mean, it's simple problems but they just shouldn't exist.
While you can’t watch the network pregame show unless it’s on the local channel broadcasting the game(s), you can change to the game channel you want well in advance. You don’t have to wait and have a mad scramble at game time. It'll just show a still screen of the upcoming match up just like DTV used to do when you switched to a Sunday Ticket channel before actual game time.
It took me a few minutes to figure out a couple of weeks ago, but it can be done. Like you, I hated that I had to wait right til game time to switch to the channel. With 5 TV's setup, that was very much a pain in the @$$. Turns out, I don't have to deal with it anymore. I can't yet tune to the Dolphins-Giants channel today to test it, but on game day or at least a long while before the game starts you will be able to do this.
1. Select the game channel you want to change to.
2. Select "More info"
3. Select "Watch now"
4. Select the game again
Doing the above will switch to the "splash" screen showing the upcoming match up. It will then automatically join the game when the feed starts.
Lastly, one thing YTTV has shown over DTV thus far is that they listen to customer feedback. That's why their initial 2 stream rule for Sunday Ticket was changed well before the season started. So with that in mind, my advice is to submit your negative feedback to the folks at YTTV. They seem to take it seriously. So if enough people feel like you do and actually communicate it to them, it might eventually be improved. My hunch is that after this season they'll make some changes based on customer feedback.
