What side do you watch Snooker on?

[NorthWestJunior]

BBC. Can't stand Eurosport for some reason.

[rdr]

Usually BBC, europsort gets annoying when i start to notice an annoying squeaking sound in the background that sounds like an old fan in need of oiling, seems to be there all the bloody time for some reason.

and there was the creaking sound, which i thought was one of the commentators in a leather chair

[willtyson]

I went on Monday and the main disturbance in sound I noticed was the practice tables and a dog barking lol :snooker:

[ferret]

Usually BBC, europsort gets annoying when i start to notice an annoying squeaking sound in the background that sounds like an old fan in need of oiling, seems to be there all the bloody time for some reason.

Thats Ken Doherty, just that older people can only just hear him voice :tiger:

[ADR147]

Thats Ken Doherty, just that older people can only just hear him voice :tiger:

lol very good.

[Chappers]

I usualy watch it on BBC with the sound turned down, so I don't have to listen to Virgo talk crap all the way through it

[ADR147]

I usualy watch it on BBC with the sound turned down, so I don't have to listen to Virgo talk crap all the way through it

or DT who says 5 minutes ago it's the top 16 so there are no bad matches - he must have been out to lunch this afternoon eh!

[SnookerJam]

I usualy watch it on BBC with the sound turned down, so I don't have to listen to Virgo talk crap all the way through it

This is true

[Tred]

I do prefer to watch my snooker on BBC TV as I do like their interviews and VT pieces of interest between matches and I do like most of their commentators. Sometimes have to use the Red Button.
But due to their lack of coverage of the season; Eurosport have become the choice of preference, I like their commentators and have noticed that their coverage and reliablity to stay with the snooker has imporved and not drop off just before the final deciding frame to tiddliwinks or something.
So across the season Eurosport which is free with my Sky package (no sports package).

Very infrequently I will use the PC on the BBC (when stuck at work ) or sportlemon when desperate

I have not signed up for any iplayer or WS Live service.

Note about Eurosport commentary being out of sync, is because their feed from the event supplier is feed to "eurosport" studio where the commentators are (they tend never to be at the event itself I believe), then it is feed out to viewers so there is a built-in latency. This would be hilarious with JV's catchphrase that shall-never-be-spoken - as it would always be behind the occurance

Great post - that pretty much sums up how I feel about BBC v Eurosport.

[the_unrepentant]

I actually watch on both but as much as I love watching in HD on Eurosport, I hate their logo in the corner that screen burns on my plasma. I contacted Eurosport asking them to turn up the transparency as its annoying. Also annoying is the fact the BBC have an HD Channel open just showing pointless previews while they show snooker on BBC2. Daft. Aside from Virgo, I do prefer the BBC commentary and studio thoughts.

[P.Smith]

BBC. I don't even have Eurosport.

[putmyoneup]

I like watching in HD on Eurosport, but there's so much background noise. There's always a high-pitched noise and then the other night there was a weird pulsating drone too. So I always end up going back to the BBC.

[Maxsys]

Watching that Dott/Trumpo match now, what a pair of clowns these commentators are, sound off again.

[SnookerFan]

When, I can, I usually watch it on the BBC. Either BBC 2, or the Interactive service.

Since the BBC has started showing less on the Red Button, and my internet connection at home is pretty rubbish at streaming, I am sometimes forced to watch it on Eurosport. Either due to no snooker being on the BBC at all, or that they are only showing one match and I wanted to watch the other table.

The problem with Eurosport is mainly bad timing. In that, the snooker is scheduled to start at 1pm, but when you turn on they are showing tennis or some under-21 football games that's over-run. With the BBC, at least they show snooker when they advertise they will. Also random Eurosport niggles are that the commentators aren't particularly knowledgable and that random buzzing in the background don't help. And why show a tournament all week, and then not bother showing the final? In Eurosport's defence though, they do cover a lot of the smaller tournaments that BBC pretend don't exist.

It's just the BBC has an all round more professional looking product. When they can be bothered to actually cover a tournament.

[cally]

Which side do you watch Snooker on ?

I usually watch it straight on facing the TV. but if i'm lying down it all depends what side of the sofa i'm lying, sometimes i could be watching it from the left, sometimes right, but mostly straight on viewing sitting up....




Just being silly, fed up of the cold snow now, gotta entertain meself somehow eh...




I watch the bbc events on the beeb, and most other events online streaming.