Watch Saints games online?

Honestly, I really wouldn’t recommend that unless you have an anti-virus program that has been bombarded by gamma rays. Or if you don’t keep any personal info whatsoever on your machine and don’t mind it ceasing to work entirely after people have had their way with it. Viruses and hackers have done more to discourage online piracy than the government ever has, will, or can. It’s just not worth it anymore.

Find a sports bar. Getting into fights with Buc, Vikings, and Falcons fans is an excellent way to pass halftime. Been doing it for years, and the tab is likely less expensive than most packages that are offered on cable and the net.

I’ve watched college games there, but haven’t tried for NFL.

Besides prime time games, I’ve been viewing every other one on the web. As for virus, I wouldn’t know; I view them on Mac….

I listened to the local broadcast through NFL.com (small fee for just the one week), paired with the Yahoo! game tracker. Not the best solution, but was still pretty enjoyable.

It’s kinda like that new electric airplane……………….The plane only cost $300.00 but that freaking extension cord was $ 23 Million. What you thank ?

I would try to watch something like that online if I had a connection worth a crap. Especially at night when the games come on, the connection almost seems to be going backwards. YOu should have seen me during the Washington game last year. It seemed like it took hours to update the Brees INT/Meachem Strip TD. I was searching through the AFN sports channels looking for updates the entire time I was waiting for an update to the play.

Don’t think any of the options on that page allow you to watch regular season games live online.

the concept and implementation are fairly simple. Pretty much anyone with a laptop and internet access can host a stream. There are a variety of websites in place that do most of the work for you (i.e. Justin.tv, ustream, veetle, etc).

That being said, in order to do it “successfully” it can’t just be any joe-schmoe with DSL and a Lenovo Thinkpad. To run a smooth, high quality stream you need, first and foremost, a very good internet connection. I have a better than average 2mbps speed, which is the bare minimum required to host a true 720p resolution stream. Even when I do try, it still lags out occasionally. Secondly, good hardware is necessary as well. You would probably want a dedicated server for the stream itself, so as not to take away necessary resources from the system.

Bottom line (IMO) is if you happen to have an excess of computer hardware lying around, and happen to be in an area where you can tap into a T1 or Fiber Optic line fairly simply. Do it. If not, save the effort and donate a few bucks here and there to the guys that can do it. It keeps them afloat and in my experience, they work really hard to make sure they deliver something worth your cash.

If he’s going to point a web cam at the screen, he could also use ustream/justin.tv etc.

Dish claims to have an “NFL Package” too… BE VERY CAREFUL and clear about what you’re getting.

I operate strictly on donations! It’s Ad-Free too! So there are no worries about infecting your computer with some nasty spyware, trojan viruses, adware.