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ESPN’s Skycast is pretty awesome, but I love watching it more one specific way. Of course, I’m here to share that with you.
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What is Skycast?
This is the overhead camera that ESPN strings across football stadiums during its broadcasts. It offers unique views from the top of the field. The television on the left has the Skycast view:
How to best watch Skycast
For most games, ESPN uses the Skycast as just another camera angle. So they will show the game on one channel and then cut to the overhead angle when producers feel like it makes sense. Basically, it’s used like any other camera in the stadium.
Then, for some games—like the College Football Playoffs—ESPN rolls out several channels. Here’s how that looked for the Texas vs. Arizona State game on YouTube TV, my preferred streaming network.
Certainly, you can watch it on your main TV and consider that the way the game will be watched. Or you could flip back and forth.
Depending on who you are watching with – if you are watching with others – that might work. But some people do not love the nonstop view from up above. I can sympathize, though, I love, love, love that angle and would love to see this multi-camera broadcast for all NFL games.
As the best option, however, I find the multi-TV setup the best. So I can watch the regular game on one TV and the Skycast on another. Of course, to accomplish that, you need two TVs either permanently installed in the area OR one permanently set up and the other one can be rolled in or even just carried in and put on the floor. This is much easier nowadays with YouTube TV streaming. Use an eero mesh system to ensure all devices are always within reach of a router and there’s no lagging or buffering.
TV stand to roll in a second TV
Consider an entertainment center
