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Yep, honestly F1 is the only reason I have cable anymore, and I won't be keeping it around much longer. Would LOVE to see an F1 App for Apple TV. Like I said, I'd easily pay $100 or more per season no prob.
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Yep, honestly F1 is the only reason I have cable anymore, and I won't be keeping it around much longer. Would LOVE to see an F1 App for Apple TV. Like I said, I'd easily pay $100 or more per season no prob.
You can pay Sky £10 a month (or if you've got Sky already its free) for the privilege of watching any Sky Sports channel on your ipad
Has the Sky Sports F1 iPad App been approved by Apple yet?
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/44837/sky-sports-for-ipad-pictures
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All I need is the free live timing, thanks.
All I need is the free live timing, thanks.
Expensive (like all related f1)
I always use the web based live timetable, I hope that it can be used free in this app, like the old ones.
I always use the web based live timetable, I hope that it can be used free in this app, like the old ones.
It's going to be part of the Sky Sports News app. They are just revamping the F1 section of that so should come in an update. Looking forward to Sunday
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This App is designed for the timing/data/telemetry junkie. If any of you have attended F1 Races in person, it's pretty much identical to the Kangaroo TV Devices that are available (I think I've seen similar at NASCAR) but without the multiple live camera streams.
Considering Kangaroo TV costs £80+ per race, this App represents an absolute bargain.
I have it open when I'm watching qualifying/Racing live on TV. Television coverage can only show one thing at a time & I find the GPS and Live Timing incredibly useful for monitoring the race in the way I want. Indeed, it's not uncommon to notice closing gaps, pit-stops & overtakes minutes before the Commentators mention them on TV.
This App is designed for the timing/data/telemetry junkie. If any of you have attended F1 Races in person, it's pretty much identical to the Kangaroo TV Devices that are available (I think I've seen similar at NASCAR) but without the multiple live camera streams.
Considering Kangaroo TV costs £80+ per race, this App represents an absolute bargain.
I have it open when I'm watching qualifying/Racing live on TV. Television coverage can only show one thing at a time & I find the GPS and Live Timing incredibly useful for monitoring the race in the way I want. Indeed, it's not uncommon to notice closing gaps, pit-stops & overtakes minutes before the Commentators mention them on TV.
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Usually on flash player...... Oh wait a minute......
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Usually on flash player...... Oh wait a minute......
Alternatively if you have the Sky Sports package, simply get Sky app + iPad / iPhone.
You can watch races live too! I would rather pay for extra data to watch all races than fork out for this App this year.
Don't get me wrong, I bought and used this App two seasons ago (it is very good), but not worth it now Sky has entered the room IMO......
You can watch races live too! I would rather pay for extra data to watch all races than fork out for this App this year.
Don't get me wrong, I bought and used this App two seasons ago (it is very good), but not worth it now Sky has entered the room IMO......
That's where iSwifter comes in handy. It runs acceptably well(for mobile Flash) on my iPad 2.
There's plenty of SkyHD(albeit not in HD) streams.
Ah...Dijon '79
Talk about "edge of your seat end of a race Go Gilles Go, wherever you are...
BTW, hi neighbour; I'm in Hull
It's not worth the pain involved in trying to manually resync it after you FF through each commercial break.
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I end up doing that anyway just to get the more thorough / better UK coverage anyway.
Hmmm.
My post disappeared. Bernie, is that you!?
As I way trying to say:
The app you guys should check out is called:
Sky Sports News for iPad
(make sure you get the one with '...for iPad' as the old version is still on the app store)
This app is only about £5 per month for non-sky (read: wise, moral) people () and the brand new F1 section offers live camera selection and all that goodness.
'Sky Go' offers the Sky broadcast live. And that is £10 per month for non-Sky (read: smart, beautiful) people. ()
What I really want is for F1 to commission a full-on MLB at Bat-style app. Then I won't have to give any money to Murdock at all.
I have bought the official app since it was launched, and in my opinion it is a bit poo. Disappointment at the lack of development over the years has convinced me to not buy it anymore.
My post disappeared. Bernie, is that you!?
As I way trying to say:
The app you guys should check out is called:
Sky Sports News for iPad
(make sure you get the one with '...for iPad' as the old version is still on the app store)
This app is only about £5 per month for non-sky (read: wise, moral) people (
) and the brand new F1 section offers live camera selection and all that goodness.'Sky Go' offers the Sky broadcast live. And that is £10 per month for non-Sky (read: smart, beautiful) people. (
)What I really want is for F1 to commission a full-on MLB at Bat-style app. Then I won't have to give any money to Murdock at all.
I have bought the official app since it was launched, and in my opinion it is a bit poo. Disappointment at the lack of development over the years has convinced me to not buy it anymore.
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For almost 30 bucks a year I would expect at least a little live audio or video...
For almost 30 bucks a year I would expect a couple of laps in Lewis Hamilton's car.
I like the idea of the app, bought it last two years, but I'm protesting it this year.
They have went BACK to having this odd lined background on the optional landscape screen (when you click helmet button).
That screen should just be a black background because the lines do not match up.
If anyone wants to complain about this issue too, please let me know. It drives me crazy.
I will just use my Air on F1.com until they fix the app. It's so much easier to grab the iPad though.
They have went BACK to having this odd lined background on the optional landscape screen (when you click helmet button).
That screen should just be a black background because the lines do not match up.
If anyone wants to complain about this issue too, please let me know. It drives me crazy.
I will just use my Air on F1.com until they fix the app. It's so much easier to grab the iPad though.
Ive not found an app "yet" that offers the split timing free...
Im in the UK and last year (2011) used the same Softpauer F1 Live Timing app for free on my iphones. It was great. This year, its not free ( for the split times etc as you rightly stated above ). However ( not sure if your aware of this ) but I questioned if the app would expire at the end of the season if I purchased it to Steve at Softpauer, because my 2011 didnt want to work.
I cant work out that response because this followed :
Which made no real sense because last year the app was free, so obviously didnt need any team or support then ( so why now ) and if there is an annual licence fee for the data, why is the website free ?
So this app purchase, is more like a subscription.
I refuse to buy it as I would need to keep re-buying it which is just daft...and just use the website which is free instead. Tom Tom, Garage Band or any app for that matter that ive seen or purchased dont "expire".
I think it might even breach purchasing regs of some sort, as it doesnt state the app is not of life ( if you see what I mean ).
IXL
Im in the UK and last year (2011) used the same Softpauer F1 Live Timing app for free on my iphones. It was great. This year, its not free ( for the split times etc as you rightly stated above ). However ( not sure if your aware of this ) but I questioned if the app would expire at the end of the season if I purchased it to Steve at Softpauer, because my 2011 didnt want to work.
I cant work out that response because this followed :
Which made no real sense because last year the app was free, so obviously didnt need any team or support then ( so why now ) and if there is an annual licence fee for the data, why is the website free ?
So this app purchase, is more like a subscription.
I refuse to buy it as I would need to keep re-buying it which is just daft...and just use the website which is free instead. Tom Tom, Garage Band or any app for that matter that ive seen or purchased dont "expire".
I think it might even breach purchasing regs of some sort, as it doesnt state the app is not of life ( if you see what I mean ).
IXL
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Anyone know a way to catch Sky's F1 coverage in the States (not live). I have access to Speed's coverage--it's lame. I can proxy BBC i-player too. I miss Brundle's race commentary. I don't want to wake up at 2:00 am to find a Sky stream.
Thanks
Thanks
Just curious, but what's wrong with SPEED's coverage? I've never watched Sky's (or BBC's) coverage before, so I don't know what I should be expecting.
They often miss things that Sky or BBC pick up on, because they're not at the track, they're commentating from a studio on the other side of the world. For example, numerous times during yesterday's race, DC was seeing and reporting things going on in the pit lane or on parts of the track he could see from the commentary box, that weren't shown on the world feed.
Also, they talk to the audience as if they're idiots because they assume most American's don't regularly watch F1 and they feel the need to spoon feed them everything, and compare everything to NASCAR or IndyCar.