Apple TV Now Streams MLB.tv

by
March 11, 2011


Steve Jobs + baseball = magic.

Things have improved for fans looking to stream MLB.tv on their televisions: On Wednesday Apple TV added support for the service.

MLB.tv streaming is already available on lots of electronic things; a full list is here. But for those who aren’t satisfied watching on smart phones, computers, or tablet computers — for those who prefer to watch sports from a slight distance, sprawled on softly yielding couches — the options haven’t been great.

Yeah, I can hook my laptop up to my TV, but that’s fiddly and monopolizes my laptop during games. I could invest in a Blu-ray player or game console that supports MLB.tv streaming, but that’s expensive. The iPad 2 has an HDMI out, but sadly I don’t have an iPad 2. Until this week, the Roku video player was the only option for a $100 or cheaper device designed to put MLB.tv on my television. The $99 Apple TV is a welcome addition to this category.

In closing, since some percentage of this post constitutes free advertising for MLB.tv, here’s an obligatory: Fix the blackouts, you guys.





 

16 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Remis
13 years ago

Does it work as well as PS3? I hope it works in Canada

0
Leo Martin
13 years ago
Reply to  Remis

I *believe* it will work in Canada, although I’m not sure how robust Apple TV’s other content offerings are in Canada.

Also, note that if you’re in Canada all Blue Jays games are blacked out by MLB.tv.

0