Watch the WPC 2006 LIVE from Manila!!!

[f210]

Just got this info from the official matchroom forum (thanks C2).

1. Go to http://www.download.com/TVU-Player/3000-2194_4-10584888.html
and download TVU player 2.2.

2. Choose ESPN Asia and you are in.

Note: There are no current matches being broadcasted now. Wait for the next coverage (this evening?). I am not sure what time it will start. However, if you click on the other channels and are able to view the broadcast, then that means you are successful.

[f210]

Here is the broadcast schedule:

http://www.espnstar.com/tvtimes/tvtimes_searchresults.jsp?page=1

The times are in Philippine time. Games are shown LIVE (total of 7 hours for both sessions) from 12 noon up to 7 pm over there. That means it is from 11 pm to 6 am eastern time here in the east coast.

Basing it on this schedule, we can still watch via internet the replay of DAY 1, sessions 1 and 2 from 7 PM TONIGHT (est) up to 11 pm. Then we can watch the LIVE broadcast for Day 2 starting at 11 pm.

Hope everything works.

Who has installed the application already? Are you all ready for tonight?

[juniorchamp_ktm]

awsome thanks alot.

[f210]

You are very much welcome. I got this from a poster (C2) from the matchroom forum. Have you installed the program successfully? Are you now able to view the channels?

I am watching ESPN Asia live now and I am seeing a show about boxing. The picture and sound are outstanding. I hope it is the same way when the replay of DAY 1 starts at 7 pm EST tonight up to the live coverage.

Oh boy, that is 11 hours (4 hours Day 1 replay, 7 hours LIVE Day 2) of billiards!! Good thing tomorrow is Sunday.

[shanesinnott]

Actually you do NOT need to download a player. You can access it by simply clicking on the link here:

http://www.channelbreak.com/player.php?channel=39

Live coverage tomorrow from 5.00am to 11.30am EST

Replays are each evening at 7pm EST

[raemondo]

Actually you do NOT need to download a player. You can access it by simply clicking on the link here:

http://www.channelbreak.com/player.php?channel=39

Live coverage tomorrow from 5.00am to 11.30am EST

Replays are each evening at 7pm EST


Shane.....for some reason I can't seem to view anything? THe screen remains at "ready" and it's just a black screen....

[f210]

Actually you do NOT need to download a player. You can access it by simply clicking on the link here:

http://www.channelbreak.com/player.php?channel=39

Live coverage tomorrow from 5.00am to 11.30am EST

Replays are each evening at 7pm EST

Shane,

Are you sure about the live EST schedule? If you look at this schedule below, the LIVE broadcast will start at 12 noon Philippine time to 7 pm (straight 7 hours). That is 11 pm to 6 am US EST. Actually based on this schedule, we can watch a replay of Day 1 but only for 4 hours (from 7 pm EST to 11 pm) followed by the LIVE broadcast of DAY 2 from 11 pm onwards.


http://www.espnstar.com/tvtimes/tvtimes_index.jsp

select country - Philippines

select channel - ESPN Philippines

select type of sports - billiards

select date - Nov 4 to 12

Also, I prefer the TVU player broadcast. The picture is much clearer and smoother. Are there 2 channels broadcasting this event? In the TVU player, we have Channels 10005 (ESPN Asia) and 10006 (Star Sports). I know that it is going to be shown at ESPN Asia because I have seen their commercials already about the WPC.

[f210]

Shane.....for some reason I can't seem to view anything? THe screen remains at "ready" and it's just a black screen....

Raemondo,

It might be because it is currently 3:35 am there right now. However, if you install the TVU viewer, you will at least see their logo. You will also see ESPN Asia so you have a couple more options.

[f210]

http://worldpoolchampionship.com/files/2006%20Philippine%20World%20Pool%20Championship%20 fixtures%20Day%20Two.pdf

Tables 1 and 2 will be broadcasted LIVE. Not sure if it will be Channels 10005 (ESPN Asia) or 10006 (Star Sports) in the TVU viewer but if the schedule I posted above is right, then LIVE broadcast should start at 11 pm EST tonight.

[Snapshot9]

This is a must have!!! All kinds of TV channels. Watch TV on your PC anytime you want. I have watched sports, animal planet, hollywood movies (Eric Roberts movie on now), foreign channels.

Large View covers the whole screen.

Good controls.

Get it ... It is NICE.

[f210]

Yeah, I prefer the TVU player because you can make the screen bigger. I hope we have the same picture quality later on.

I am not sure what channel it will be shown though, ESPN Asia or Star Sports. I am going to check at 7 pm tonight EST if we can start viewing the replay of the DAY 1 action.

[juniorchamp_ktm]

i got it to work, a must have indeed.

[raemondo]

Raemondo,

It might be because it is currently 3:35 am there right now. However, if you install the TVU viewer, you will at least see their logo. You will also see ESPN Asia so you have a couple more options.


HI F210,

I tried your method and downloaded the TVU player, however when the program opens it says that it cannot connect to the network....and I can't seem to view anything. How do you use the player?

[Snapshot9]

HI F210,

I tried your method and downloaded the TVU player, however when the program opens it says that it cannot connect to the network....and I can't seem to view anything. How do you use the player?

makes the connection AFTER selecting a channel on the left (left click).

[raemondo]

makes the connection AFTER selecting a channel on the left (left click).


Yes snapshot9, I figured out that much.....what I mean is that when I clicked on the channels, nothing appears on the player. There is a constant error message, "player cannot be initialized, please restart", and I have restarted many times but still to no avail.

[f210]

HI F210,

I tried your method and downloaded the TVU player, however when the program opens it says that it cannot connect to the network....and I can't seem to view anything. How do you use the player?

I never had any problems downloading the TVU player, raemondo. Did you double click on TVU player icon after installing it? This should open another window (TVU player) and you would immediately see Channels 1005 (ESPN Asia) and 10006 (Star Sports) on the left side. Maybe you could try installing it again?

Maybe snapshot and juniorchamp will be able to help you.

[raemondo]

Does this player require a special video card or something of that sort? I read the discription and it seems to be a P2P so I don't think so right. What I did was just to download it and then I opened the program. It takes quite a while to load, and when it does, it simply says failed to initialize.

help!!?!

[f210]

Does this player require a special video card or something of that sort? I read the discription and it seems to be a P2P so I don't think so right. What I did was just to download it and then I opened the program. It takes quite a while to load, and when it does, it simply says failed to initialize.

help!!?!


Do you have cable, DSL or dial-up? I think you need a fast internet connection for this to work at all. Have you tried re-installing it?

[juniorchamp_ktm]

that might be it, I have a cable connection.

[f210]

that might be it, I have a cable connection.


I have cable modem connection too. Getting ready for 11 hours straight of being in front of my pc (if I can last that long) assuming the schedule is correct (7 pm EST for the 4 hour replay of Day 1 and LIVE 7 hour broadcast starting at 11 pm).

I am curious to see how Jeff dela Pena plays. I have been reading a lot about him lately and want to see if he is the real deal. He beat Appleton giving him the wild 8 and then beat Morris too in money games. Would also like to see the must win match for Reyes against Babica.

[BlowFish]

and the replay will start at 08:00 upto 15:30. Day2 Live follows next at 16:00.

Yes, ESPN Asia is now showing Classic Boxing until 08:00.

All times mentioned are Philippine Local Time (+8 GMT)

[Fleece3]

I am watching it now 7:20 pm EST. Pretty good quality

[WVU]

I have a cable modem also and the quality is terrible, any idea why?

[iapoolguy]

iam watching now who's the commentators

[cheemagun]

How do i get this to work ?? There is no settings or preferences ?? HELP!

[SquigyMcFlerpen]

Is this all Windows-based software or will it work on my Mac?

Just curious.

[Unknown]

Is this all Windows-based software or will it work on my Mac?

Just curious.
on the viidoo website it says that the tvuplayer is for windows only

[Double-Dave]

Also, due to the large number of people watching the player will occasionally crash. Have a little patience and give it a couple tries.

[f210]

For those who missed the action last night, right now it is Efren vs. Babica. You can watch day 2 I think up to 10:30 am EST.

[Snapshot9]

Yes snapshot9, I figured out that much.....what I mean is that when I clicked on the channels, nothing appears on the player. There is a constant error message, "player cannot be initialized, please restart", and I have restarted many times but still to no avail.

Make sure your cable modem is on COM1. If that doesn't fix it, then redownload the software, and try again.

[f210]

According to this schedule from the WPC website, tv games will start at 2 pm Philippine time. That means, it is going to be 1 am US EST before the first game will start. Efren will be up against Roy Apancho from Indonesia.

http://www.worldpoolchampionship.com...ay%20Three.pdf

However, based on the ESPN Star website, they will not start the LIVE coverage until 3 am tomorrow morning. Here is the schedule which is different from last night's coverage:

6 pm EST Replay of Day 2 - Session one 2 hours 6 pm to 8 pm
11 pm EST Replay of Day 2 - Session two 2 hours 11 pm to 1 am

LIVE Coverage will not begin until 3 am tomorrow morning as follows:

3 am (monday) LIVE Day 3 - session one 3-1/2 hrs. 3 am to 6:30 am
8 am (monday) LIVE Day 3 - session two 3-1/2 hrs. 8 am to 11:30 am

You can access the schedule by going to this link:

http://www.espnstar.com/tvtimes/tvtimes_index.jsp

[f210]

For those who missed the DAY 2 broadcast, replay has started at 6 pm EST. They are currently showing the replay of De Juna vs. Uzzell. De luna shows a lot of promise. His breaks are very powerful, IMHO even better than Bustmante's. A little bit more experience and he has the makings of another Filipino pool sensation.

[Snapshot9]

Whenever I run TVU 2.2, it comes up and runs for a bit, then all of a sudden, it states below the window, that it is closed (meaning the connection is closed). I can not figure out why this is happening.

Also, if I try to close it, then reopen it, it states that a version of it is already running? Why is that? I haven't run it twice? It does put an active icon in the lower right of my screen when I run it.

Anyone else having this problem(s)? Anyone got a fix for this?

[Marop]

Whenever I run TVU 2.2, it comes up and runs for a bit, then all of a sudden, it states below the window, that it is closed (meaning the connection is closed). I can not figure out why this is happening.

Also, if I try to close it, then reopen it, it states that a version of it is already running? Why is that? I haven't run it twice? It does put an active icon in the lower right of my screen when I run it.

Anyone else having this problem(s)? Anyone got a fix for this?


Had the same problem. When I got tired of it I removed the software from the computer and it crashed the whole system. Computer is up and running but I'm afraid to re-install the software.

[beetle]

Whenever I run TVU 2.2, it comes up and runs for a bit, then all of a sudden, it states below the window, that it is closed (meaning the connection is closed). I can not figure out why this is happening.

Also, if I try to close it, then reopen it, it states that a version of it is already running? Why is that? I haven't run it twice? It does put an active icon in the lower right of my screen when I run it.

Anyone else having this problem(s)? Anyone got a fix for this?

I just right click that little green spinning globe at the bottom right of the monitor and hit exit. Then double click the desktop icon. Perhaps it just hangs up sometimes and "thinks" it is still going.

[kidrock]

What time is the first match for Day 4? I can't find this info on wpc website...:eek:

[Snapshot9]

ALL TIMES CONVERTED TO CST (CENTRAL STANDARD TIME).

PLAYS HERE ON TUESDAY, as of midnight:

Midnight - 2 am - Day 3 2nd session
2 am - 5:30 am - Day 4 1st session (live)
7 am - 10:30 am - Day 4 2nd session (live)
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Day 4 1st session (delay)

14 hour differential in schedule times (Hong Kong) vs CST. CST is 14 hours behind Hong Kong time.

And I find the connection using the Sopcast player 1.0.1 to be much better than TVU player.

[Snapshot9]

ALL TIMES CONVERTED TO CST (CENTRAL STANDARD TIME).

PLAYS HERE ON TUESDAY, as of midnight:

Midnight - 2 am - Day 3 2nd session
2 am - 5:30 am - Day 4 1st session (live)
7 am - 10:30 am - Day 4 2nd session (live)
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Day 4 1st session (delay)

14 hour differential in schedule times (Hong Kong) vs CST. CST is 14 hours behind Hong Kong time.

And I find the connection using the Sopcast player 1.0.1 to be much better than TVU player.

On Tuesday, 7th (all times CST)
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Day 4, 1st session replay

Wednesday, the 8th (all times CST)
Midnight - 2 am Day 4, 2nd session replay
2 am - 5:30 am DAY 5, 1ST SESSION LIVE (Final 64 play)
7 am - 10:30 am Day 5, 2nd session live (Final 64 play)

Other billiards:
Tuesday, 7th
4 pm - 5 pm - 2005 Midwest Classic - Ga Young vs. Jennifer Chen.
8 pm - 9 pm - 2005 Women's TOC - Semifinal #1.

[Cross]

For those who missed the DAY 2 broadcast, replay has started at 6 pm EST. They are currently showing the replay of De Juna vs. Uzzell. De luna shows a lot of promise. His breaks are very powerful, IMHO even better than Bustmante's. A little bit more experience and he has the makings of another Filipino pool sensation.


Jeff is , without a doubt, one of the strongest breakers in 9 ball pool today. I personally saw him split a couple of Predator BKs and a Predator sneaky pete ( not his, so very unlucky for the owner :) ) LOL! -:D

[MOJOE]

The TVU player is awesome. I am really enjoying watching some great pool live.. And you cannot beat the cost;)

[gopi-1]

The TVU player is awesome. I am really enjoying watching some great pool live.. And you cannot beat the cost;)



lol! I've been using it for more than a year now, specially if there's the San
Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour on schedule.

[stderr]

And I find the connection using the Sopcast player 1.0.1 to be much better than TVU player.
The TVU player is awesome. I am really enjoying watching some great pool live.. And you cannot beat the cost
AFAIK, TVU is an American company that allegedly 'stole' this technology
about a year ago from the old Sopcast team based in China, in order to
profit from it.
I'm not sure what they stole, it could be the code or the entire concept
itself.
Watching contributed commercial channels could be illegal or not, in or
outside the US, but TVU is American and american is spelt profit.
So, enjoy it while it last. ;)

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stderr

[Nostroke]

AFAIK, TVU is an American company that allegedly 'stole' this technology
about a year ago from the old Sopcast team based in China, in order to
profit from it.
I'm not sure what they stole, it could be the code or the entire concept
itself.
Watching contributed commercial channels could be illegal or not, in or
outside the US, but TVU is American and american is spelt profit.
So, enjoy it while it last. ;)

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stderr

It sucks for me-All pixeled up half the time and crashes every 15 minutes or so. NO sound half the time-Am i alone w these problems?

[kep2]

It sucks for me-All pixeled up half the time and crashes every 15 minutes or so. NO sound half the time-Am i alone w these problems?

... because a lot of people, including myself, are enjoying the live feed for FREE! Yes, you're alone.

[Nostroke]

... because a lot of people, including myself, are enjoying the live feed for FREE! Yes, you're alone.

Well i get it FREE too- what has that got to do with it???

I have cable Internet access-What should i do, order T-1 for 2 Grand a month?

[f210]

Well i get it FREE too- what has that got to do with it???

I have cable Internet access-What should i do, order T-1 for 2 Grand a month?

nostroke,

If TVU does not work for you, try to go to sopcast.com and install the SOPCAST player 1.0.1. When I was having problems with TVU, I watch it live via sopcast instead.

[Nostroke]

nostroke,

If TVU does not work for you, try to go to sopcast.com and install the SOPCAST player 1.0.1. When I was having problems with TVU, I watch it live via sopcast instead.


Thanks ill try it.

[f210]

Thanks ill try it.

no problem. Hope it works for you.

[Nostroke]

no problem. Hope it works for you.

OK i tried one channel and it worked another didnt but what channel number is the WPC on?-I dont find ESPN Asia
Thanks

[f210]

OK i tried one channel and it worked another didnt but what channel number is the WPC on?-I dont find ESPN Asia
Thanks

try ESPN Sports (near top of channel selection)

[Nostroke]

try ESPN Sports (near top of channel selection)

OK it is working a little but im not sure it is the right channel- Will see in 8 hrs or so -thanks

[xander]

These internet TV players could not get through the firewall/network in my office!!! :mad:

Not TVU
Not TVants
Not SOPcast

So frustrating....

And in wwITV i only get Star Sports -- which oddly starts airing the WPC starting Nov. 21! I can't find ESPN Asia anywhere in the web.... =(

Good thing I have NBN and IBC on free tv :D I get to watch a few matches when I get home... hehe...

Hope everybody's having a good one! I hope Efren goes to the finals 'coz I'm gonna watch it live at the venue!!! :)

[Nostroke]

I watched all the matches today on Sopcast Beautiful Smooth as silk-Gives that Crap TVU the 6 out. Thanks.

[Snapshot9]

Today, when I tried to run Sopcast, I kept getting a sopcast.ocx file error, multiple times, redownloaded, and still get the error .... grrrr!

I went back to TVU, and watched okay, but it loses the connection after awhile, had to restart a couple of times, but it did oksy? The sound is better in TVU, but the picture is better in Sopcast.

Did anyone else have problems with Sopcast? I want to get this fixed before the final 16 matches are televised.

[TannerPruess]

I downloaded sopcast and it always says it can't open properly. Can anyone give me the link they downloaded it from please.

[Snapshot9]

I downloaded sopcast and it always says it can't open properly. Can anyone give me the link they downloaded it from please.

Tanner, it is at: http://www.sopcast.com/