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Regarding the Iowa broadcast:

> Really liked the new season race opener. Best part of NBC’s broadcast.
> I don’t particularly like Diffy but he did himself well. Had some odd phrases that didn’t make sense. The gerbils were insufferable. I thought LeTart was getting oxygen via a lung hose so he could keep ranting without taking an interrupted breath.
> Video quality via the network a la Hulu Live was the worst of all the broadcast groups. Looked like a throwback to pre HDTV. We have a top line Samsung Mini LED so it’s not that.
> Production/direction quality was OK. Too much emphasis on leaders as usual. Either they said nothing about how Bubba was getting the lucky dogs, then no mention of him racing back up…or we just missed it.
> Bravo to keeping the racing sounds low enough underneath the commentary and radio comms so I could understand them. At least it was like that on our feed.
 
Conover said:
Regarding the Iowa broadcast:

> Really liked the new season race opener. Best part of NBC’s broadcast.
> I don’t particularly like Diffy but he did himself well. Had some odd phrases that didn’t make sense. The gerbils were insufferable. I thought LeTart was getting oxygen via a lung hose so he could keep ranting without taking an interrupted breath.
> Video quality via the network a la Hulu Live was the worst of all the broadcast groups. Looked like a throwback to pre HDTV. We have a top line Samsung Mini LED so it’s not that.
> Production/direction quality was OK. Too much emphasis on leaders as usual. Either they said nothing about how Bubba was getting the lucky dogs, then no mention of him racing back up…or we just missed it.
> Bravo to keeping the racing sounds low enough underneath the commentary and radio comms so I could understand them. At least it was like that on our feed.
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50% of the Letarte we are getting would be perfect
 
NBCS/USA was fine.

Obviously Prime is the gold standard but NBC Sports is a close second.

Leigh Diffey is the best of the play by play announcers.

The graphics were great. Same as Amazon which is perfect.

Picture wasn’t as good as Amazon or HBO Max but much better than FOX, FS1/2 and TNT.

Sound quality was second only to Amazon.

Camerawork was great.
 
Conover said:
Regarding the Iowa broadcast:

> Really liked the new season race opener. Best part of NBC’s broadcast.
> I don’t particularly like Diffy but he did himself well. Had some odd phrases that didn’t make sense. The gerbils were insufferable. I thought LeTart was getting oxygen via a lung hose so he could keep ranting without taking an interrupted breath.
> Video quality via the network a la Hulu Live was the worst of all the broadcast groups. Looked like a throwback to pre HDTV. We have a top line Samsung Mini LED so it’s not that.
> Production/direction quality was OK. Too much emphasis on leaders as usual. Either they said nothing about how Bubba was getting the lucky dogs, then no mention of him racing back up…or we just missed it.
> Bravo to keeping the racing sounds low enough underneath the commentary and radio comms so I could understand them. At least it was like that on our feed.
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Yeah, I have a late era Panasonic plasma (basically the OLED of the 2010s) and the picture quality yesterday was unusually terrible, even by cable standards.
 
Conover said:
Really liked the new season race opener. Best part of NBC’s broadcast.
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I haven't seen it and likely won't but it's pretty sad if the best part of a sports broadcast is over before the coverage of the competition starts.

Conover said:
Video quality via the network a la Hulu Live was the worst of all the broadcast groups. Looked like a throwback to pre HDTV.
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HoneyBadger said:
Picture wasn’t as good as Amazon or HBO Max but much better than FOX, FS1/2 and TNT.
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I don't know if it's my TV, my provider's streaming service, or my own senses but the picture and audio quality is the same for me regardless of source.
 
They pretty much focused on the top 10. If a driver wasn't in the top 10, they didn't get mentioned unless they were involved in a wreck.
 
Yeah, I probably exaggerated how the opening montage was better than anything else, but it was well done. Has Logano walking in to some bar out in a dusty rural area, and it’s full of current drivers plus Richard Petty. They’re playing cards, shooting pool, and then it merges with drivers of the past and present, then racing highlights from all eras, finishing with rapid shots from this season, wrecks, winners, etc. Editing is top notch, just well done. I’ll probably watch it a few more times. They will likely mix it up by adding old video from the current race to be broadcast.
 
Conover said:
> Production/direction quality was OK. Too much emphasis on leaders as usual. Either they said nothing about how Bubba was getting the lucky dogs, then no mention of him racing back up…or we just missed it.
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Bubba's late race charge came as a total shock to me too. I didn't know he was on the lead lap, or even back on track until I saw him blow by the 9 on the scoring pylon. Race broadcasting as a whole for ever and ever has been bad about keeping viewers up to date on stories like this, and cars in the garage, out of the race, or back on track. Try watching the Rolex 24 on any given year and finding out an hour or two after the fact that a car you have been following has been officially retired from the race.
 
Formerjackman said:
Race broadcasting as a whole for ever and ever has been bad about keeping viewers up to date on stories like this, and cars in the garage, out of the race, or back on track.
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I remember Eli Gold saying those dreaded words, "Bad news for you fans of <driver’s name> ..." but at least you knew what was going on.
 
I begin the race at the drop of the green & turn it off at the checkers so I don’t know what goes on before or after. The best picture I had was with Directv as for live sports I always find steaming lacking. I’ve always preferred the scrolling ticker across the top of the screen. I mute the volume primarily due to Clint Bowyer & Jeff Burton. I do miss out on some things but it’s worth it. Amazon was fine but I didn’t find it great.

Ned, Bob & Benny were the gold standard for the booth. ESPN was innovative & they had more overhead shots & they would show the leader at the stripe & leave the camera there until all the cars had made a circuit.
 
AlTerego said:
I begin the race at the drop of the green & turn it off at the checkers so I don’t know what goes on before or after. The best picture I had was with Directv as for live sports I always find steaming lacking. I’ve always preferred the scrolling ticker across the top of the screen. I mute the volume primarily due to Clint Bowyer & Jeff Burton. I do miss out on some things but it’s worth it. Amazon was fine but I didn’t find it great.

Ned, Bob & Benny were the gold standard for the booth. ESPN was innovative & they had more overhead shots & they would show the leader at the stripe & leave the camera there until all the cars had made a circuit.
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Bob, Ned and Benny were great.

When talking about innovation, nothing beats FOX 2001.
 
donthaveanickname said:
What happened to the simulcasts on Peacock?
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MRM said:
They died when NBCSN died and the races were moved to USA.
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They were never on Peacock.

NBC is holding NASCAR fans hostage and making us (meaning not me, I sail the high seas) pay for cable. Because their parent company is a cable television provider. And NASCAR is the only sports organization dumb enough not to negotiate streaming into these contracts.

In fact, the new “FOX One” streaming service, I’ve heard IndyCar had that put into their contract with FOX. IndyStar wrote something about it, how their contract mandated a streaming option.
 
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