I chose to experience Ukraine versus England match yesterday on the Bet365 website. Not that I was so desperate to watch the game Live but I didn't have anything else to do and I was interested in the experience of watching sport online.
I have to report that I was very disappointed by the whole experience. I decided to join Bet365 rather than pay the £11.99 to watch the game. As well as getting the game for free (I did have to fund the account to £10) I was also interested in how Bet365 presented the game.
Initially, when I arrived on the site to watch the game I could only see it in the Live betting window. I then managed to find the live streaming popup which provided a larger window. However, the site was obviously struggling with the traffic. The live streaming window failed to load and it took me 5-10 attempts to get a picture.
Although the picture quality was actually very good the window was about 4x4 inches and could not be extended. Something of a step down from the 42 inch widescreen I was watching at the same time.
Later in the 2nd half the streaming started to freeze. This became gradually worse and made the final 20 minutes difficult to follow.
Overall, live online streaming has a long way to go. I favour the 2 screen model of having the match on the TV and the betting on the laptop. Betting on a TV or video on a laptop just doesn't provide the same quality of experience.
I also lost my draw bet. Not free after all.
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