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normalperson
Joined: 06 Jan 2011
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:41 am Post subject: F1 Season starting soon, where to watch? |
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As the title shows, F1 season starts at the end of the month.
I'm pretty sure I could watch the broadcast on my TV but I'm assuming its going to be in Korean.
Now I could watch it Korean and be frustrated, but i'd much rather prefer the soothing voices of the BBC commentary team.
Does anyone know if they will show it anywhere on TV in english (doubt it).
If not, how about a website? Last year I failed to find any on the internet and had to read the play by play (kill me).
I am not going through that crap again so please help me if you can  |
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NSMatt
Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Location: London
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:20 am Post subject: |
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I suggest downloading the races. The quality is fantastic and the BBC rips are always available. Watching online is unreliable and the quality is awful.
The races can be found on torrent sites (Pirate Bay or Torrentz.eu) approximately 12 hours after the race ends. I keep myself in media blackout for all of Monday and then watch the race that evening.
The BBC pre-race commentary alone makes it worth the wait. |
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Binch Lover
Joined: 25 Jul 2005
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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If you have a cable subscription, you might be able to pay a little extra (maybe 5,000 a month) to get Star Sports. They show F1 with English commentary, although I don't think it's BBC. The only problem is that the image quality is surprisingly bad.
For that price, you might also get some other additional channels like BBC World, Australia Network, etc. |
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NSMatt
Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Location: London
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:49 am Post subject: |
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Binch Lover wrote: |
If you have a cable subscription, you might be able to pay a little extra (maybe 5,000 a month) to get Star Sports. They show F1 with English commentary, although I don't think it's BBC. The only problem is that the image quality is surprisingly bad.
For that price, you might also get some other additional channels like BBC World, Australia Network, etc. |
Don't bother with Star Sports, the quality is terrible and so is the commentary. You won't find the race on any other stations because networks are only given the rights to broadcast in their own jurisdiction.
Thus, BBC only airs the races on BBC One in the UK and not overseas on BBC World. |
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donkey
Joined: 20 Feb 2011
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:19 am Post subject: |
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I just had a look at the 2011 F1 Wiki page for broadcasters and South Korea wasn't listed so looks like no Korean broadcast of F1 races. |
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sheriffadam
Joined: 10 May 2010 Location: Busan
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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I'm gonna go with torrents this year I think. Play/Pause at my own pace! |
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donkey
Joined: 20 Feb 2011
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sheriffadam
Joined: 10 May 2010 Location: Busan
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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donkey wrote: |
http://f1.f-e-n.net/index.php/url33700
get google chrome web browser to translate the pages. |
does their stream start the same time as the UK BBC coverage? can't see anything on that site to indicate when it'll start? Presume that site will stream btw? |
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methdxman
Joined: 14 Sep 2010
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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what station is the race on today? Thanks guys. |
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shifty
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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NSMatt wrote: |
I suggest downloading the races. The quality is fantastic and the BBC rips are always available. Watching online is unreliable and the quality is awful.
The races can be found on torrent sites (Pirate Bay or Torrentz.eu) approximately 12 hours after the race ends. I keep myself in media blackout for all of Monday and then watch the race that evening.
The BBC pre-race commentary alone makes it worth the wait. |
I can find only one site on Pirate Bay. It's in Swedish and only worked fractionally. Any ideas? |
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sheriffadam
Joined: 10 May 2010 Location: Busan
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:23 am Post subject: |
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In the SHIT swedish torrent (its actually Finnish) some guy posts a link to 4gigs worth of FULL HD BBC coverage, I couldn't find it by a search either, just the link. |
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shifty
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:46 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, and i've only got 5 gigs to play around with so i can't afford too much trial and error.
I thought it sounded like Finnish, or at least like Keke Rosberg. . |
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Forest
Joined: 09 Aug 2010
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:58 am Post subject: |
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just search for F1 2011.
Last edited by Forest on Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:54 am; edited 1 time in total |
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shifty
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:56 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Forest.
The one I found is 4.24 gigs however. I'm using thepiratebay only. Do you suggest I try another torrent site? Would I need an invite etc?
Thepirate bay needed no invite and the simplicity therefore appealed.
The way things are going so far I'm not going to be seeing much F1 from the comfort of my PC chair. |
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Forest
Joined: 09 Aug 2010
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:12 am Post subject: |
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shifty wrote: |
Thanks Forest.
The one I found is 4.24 gigs however. I'm using thepiratebay only. Do you suggest I try another torrent site? Would I need an invite etc?
Thepirate bay needed no invite and the simplicity therefore appealed.
The way things are going so far I'm not going to be seeing much F1 from the comfort of my PC chair. |
pm sent |
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