PoolVids.com
PoolVids.com was originally launched as a place for pool enthusiasts view and share home videos of pool playing. We're currently on hiatus, but meanwhile here are some links to our favorite pool video Websites!
AZBilliards.com -- classic matches and more -- their new video section is the best place to upload your pool vids!
Accu-Stats -- high quality streaming vids
ontherailtv.com -- free online streaming vids - thanks Fast Lenny!
Mike Page's YouTube Page (FargoBilliards) -- one of the best
ForceFollow's YouTube Page -- lots of great instruction here
Pool and Billiards Video Clips -- plenty of instructional videos hosted by Colorado State
New to streaming? Start here!
Special thanks to cmbwsu for the original write-up! (See related AZBilliards thread)
If you love pool live streams as much as I do ~ follow these simple steps:
1. If you are a member of ustream, proceed to #2. If not, go there and "Sign Up" in the upper right hand corner. It is recommended you use your AZBilliards.com username for instant recognition as most viewers and broadcasters are themselves part of the family.
2. Check out the streaming shows followed by cmbwsu (AZBilliards member and pool streaming fan) and click "Follow" on all these feeds (or be discriminating if you like). In so doing, you will notice that some of those on the list do not broadcast. They are on the list because they are very active viewers of pool live streaming and, by following them, their activity will appear in the "Feed Manage" portion of your "Dashboard" (See Paragraph 4a below). Continue adding others that you feel are active enough to warrant you following them.
3. Go to the top center of the page and click "Dashboard". If anyone is streaming they will appear under "Live Shows I'm Following". Bookmark this page. This allows you to quickly scroll through what is being streamed at this time.
4. Become very familiar with the functions on the Dashboard page; it is your one-stop shop for what's streaming, what's been recorded, and what's coming soon.
a. Just below the Dashboard feeds and to the left you will see "Feeds Manage". This tells you what activity has taken place that was not recorded that may be of interest to you.
b. To the right of "Feeds Manage" you will see "Upcoming Manage". For some unknown reason, most pool broadcasters do not religiously announce upcoming events which would appear here, but give it a try.
c. Lastly, just below "Upcoming Manage" is "Recorded Recently". The name says it all. This is a great feature as it only contains those you are following. You can quickly find all the recent recordings you missed or want to see again without having to go to a bunch of links to find them.
Another way to gather more links: when viewing a stream, left click on a username that you know to be a proponent of pool streaming, go into their profile, and click the "following" number (located directly under their avatar) to see if something new can be added in the same manner as done here.
Visit as many streams as possible and show your support. We love to watch, and they need the viewership to attract advertisers and sponsors.
5. Want to connect your laptop to your flat-screen TV so you can watch streaming pool in your living room or basement pool room? This video takes 3 minutes to watch and provides a general idea of what it takes to make that connection.
The streams are getting better and better and are making a positive statement right now -- something the world of pool and billiards has lacked for a long, long time. Live streaming as an excellent avenue to bring more people into our sport.
Tony can be reached at tonmo@poolvids.com. Thanks for stopping by!
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