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While the pricing is clearly built to compete with Kayo, it’s sad to see Stan Sport mirror the Foxtel approach of forcing punters to pay for a Stan subscription before being able to pay for a Stan Sport add-on. That’s not so bad if you already have a Stan subscription, then you’re only weighing up the $15 Stan Sport add-on fee. If not, it costs $25 for Stan Sport via Basic (one SD stream), $31 for Stan Sport via Standard (three HD streams), and $36 for Stan Sport via Premium (four 4K streams). It’s also worth flagging that Stan Sport has gone up from $10 to $15 in the last couple of years.
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Stan Sport also lists cricket in its dedicated drop-down menu, but the content isn’t there to justify its inclusion. At the time of writing, there was a single Team Cricket vs Team Rugby match replay, two cricket documentaries, and that was it. Whichever sport you choose, the sections are padded with ‘Enjoy more entertainment on Stan’ sections with a tenuous range of options which are, apparently, enjoyed by fans of that sport (with a healthy smattering of crossover in recommended content). The Stan Sport interface is easy to learn because it has a logical layout. Featured content is in a carousel up the top, with a choice of different sports codes below (where relevant). Below that is a list of live and upcoming sports, followed by a breakdown of extras and replays. I particularly enjoy that Stan Sport replays for popular content tend to offer a full match replay, a shorter 20-minute replay and then a mini replay of about 10 minutes. Less popular sports content tends to be relegated to full match replays. Still, whether it’s a live stream or replay, content loads incredibly fast, and Stan plays nice with most virtual private network (VPN) services, meaning it’s great for expats or keeping up with sport while travelling. Start with Windscribe VPN, ExpressVPN and PureVPN if you’re interested in streaming Kayo with a VPN. In the past, an alleged HD stream had average quality, making it hard to spot player jersey numbers even on a 4K TV that was upscaling the stream via Nvidia Shield TV Pro. Nowadays, that isn’t an issue. The only time I’ve seen a Stan Sport stream suffer is when it first starts, as Stan is a little too eager to play content before first buffering to a decent fidelity. That’s a minor quibble, though, and I appreciate getting into a game faster, particularly if I’ve missed kick-off. The table below outlines the bandwidth requirements and data usage for Stan Sport: The next step is to check out features like how many simultaneous streams are available and the quality of those streams. We much prefer 1080p streaming as a minimum, but bonus points if 4K streaming is available. We then spend time streaming the sports, taking note of any features like multi-view videos or user-interface detractors that get in the way of sports.
