Paramount+ is great! Good service and interface.

[Fight Professor]

The site and streaming are fine. But it should be illegal to have so many ads for a top tier subscription event.

 

[AstralPanda]

Think it boosted pirate sites streaming too.

From what I heard

can confirm quality went up

 

[Here's Johnny!]

It was a great event and the quality was amazing... the ads didn't seem any different than a football game or NBA game... I didn't even really notice... I will again start watching every UFC card for the first time in years.

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

Think it boosted pirate sites streaming too.

From what I heard

quality was maybe a tad crisper but nefarious stream sites have been elite quality for many many years now lol

 

[GrantB13]

I watched on PC and one thing I was getting super annoyed with as a first time user was every time I moved the mouse to the left side of the screen, paused, or skipped ahead while catching up was that the stupid channel guide or whatever kept popping up. That's a terrible UX choice unless there's a way to prevent it. It dimmed half the screen while it's up.

Other than that it seemed much better initially than ESPN. Skipping ahead didn't crash the freaking player like their's did frequently. I was also watching on a 1440p monitor so I'm assuming the stream is in 1080p because it looked fine but I could tell it wasn't my monitor resolution.

 

[Uber_Noober]

First event I’ve seen in years, I signed up because it’s the cheapest way for me to watch teh UFC. Would recommend.

 

[jeskola]

So glad PPV model is dead. I can quickly choose between fights and fights were uploaded in full instantly. The streaming wasn't choppy. The ads sucked but when you watch on mute it wasn't bad. Quality was great and don't have to deal with sketchy pirate sites. My only complaint is that the stoppages seemed early.

The fights being uploaded instantly also didn't have ads. I took a break before Umar/fight for family time and came in a few hours later and was pleased to see I could watch every fight individually with just one as at the start and catch back up to live. I also experienced no stuttering or buffering.

I had grown accustomed to downloading a 1080p torrent on Sunday morning, now I get to enjoy at least part of it live and get on the live PBP thread again, and finish the event the same night.

 

[azerty]

good for you americans but now my stream or download also have ads, stupid american ads about chicken wings and trucks

 

[jeff7b9]

Really enjoyed the earlier start time that shit is a no brainer

Event pacing needs work though.

Only one 5 round fight and it still ended at the normal time.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

The multi-cam angle seems like a really cool feature.

A band I hate, Nickleback, were actually revolutionaries 20+ years ago. They came out with a live concert DVD and you could select which member you wanted to watch for the whole set, which is a really good idea and a cool feature.

Which member did you choose?!

 

[ClosetVitorFan]

For a first outing it was pretty good. But when the co main and main start they need to chill with the ads a bit. Fine tune it a bit better. But for a first outing it was pretty damn good..

 

[Axe720]

I watched on PC and one thing I was getting super annoyed with as a first time user was every time I moved the mouse to the left side of the screen, paused, or skipped ahead while catching up was that the stupid channel guide or whatever kept popping up. That's a terrible UX choice unless there's a way to prevent it. It dimmed half the screen while it's up.

Other than that it seemed much better initially than ESPN. Skipping ahead didn't crash the freaking player like there's did frequently. I was also watching on a 1440p monitor so I'm assuming the stream is in 1080p because it looked fine but I could tell it wasn't my monitor resolution.

Same here. I finally just had to make myself keep the mouse away from the upper left corner and use CTRL+Tab to switch from the stream to the forums so I wouldn't accidentally open that menu while clicking a different tab. Really hope there's a way to turn that off.

 

[BForrester]

Most smart TVs run apps poorly. A Roku or something similar is much smoother.

Paramount is the only one with which I have troubles. I run Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Peacock, and PBS without any issues.

 

[gotBooched]

I'm glad PPV is dead as well. Last night's was the first fight card I've watched in at least 5 years. However, if you've had Paramount+ for any amount of time, you'd know it's a shit service with a shit interface, which may depend on which platform you're using. I absolutely abhor it on my Samsung TV. I've only used it to watch local NFL games and both the streams and the UI tend to be laggy as fuck.

get a Roku. Keep good picture quality and lose the ass interface

 

[icemun]

quality was maybe a tad crisper but nefarious stream sites have been elite quality for many many years now lol

I wouldn't condone such a dastardly thing on the forum.

But how would one find some of these 'elite' sites?

To report to the appropriate authorities of course.

 

[GSP_37]

Video quality was normal high res and smooth unlike some pure shit dumbed down to blurry stuttery video like in early ESPN UFC days. Watched on Apple TV 4k via wifi.

 

[CasualBot]

My only complaint is that the stoppages seemed early.

The stoppages are late on free streams.

 

[BForrester]

get a Roku. Keep good picture quality and lose the ass interface

Honestly, it's not worth the $20 to "fix" the one app with which I have problems. I use Paramount maybe 15 times a year. This was the first MMA card I've watched in at least 5 years. I've been so disinterested I stopped looking for free streams years ago. I'll watch now just because there's next to zero hassle using my free Paramount account.