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Re: plus one thing Yeah, olympist can never be household names... 
Mary Lou Retton
Scott Hamilton
Dan Jansen
Nada Comaneci
Tonya Harding
Nancy Kerrigan
Kristi Yamaguchi
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Apolo Ohno |
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 PaulgDisplaced YooperPremium
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Neenah, WI
kudos:1 | reply to Tzale
I'm in the same boat.. I've been spending every free minute I have watching the Olympics, both on the TV, and online.
I love the streaming, the quality is good, and it rarely buffers. |
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 BabyBearKeep wise ...with Nite-Owl
join:2007-01-11 | reply to ninjatutle
said by ninjatutle:Yeah, olympist can never be household names... I think he was referring to their "pre-Olympic" fame. As in how well known was Phelps before his 8 gold medals this time around. He had 6 previous gold medals from the past but I don't remember hearing his name before. Then again I'm not a big Olympic watcher. |
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18
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Pretty close to full screen, had to shrink it a little for the capture. |
said by ElJay:Not helping was NBC's decision to prevent full screen videos from being shown. I know they want people to watch TV for the $$$$$$$$$, but this limitation on the online video worked against it. NBC/TVTonic Vista MC plugin allows full screen(makes screen caps dificult though).
»www.tvtonic.com/olympics/
The NBC website, yeah... small screen sucks!
EDIT: I pay for my connection, so those who think this is "costing" the ISP anything are lost! 
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"so I'd give it 6 months and Michael Phelps will fade in (relative) obscurity."
»edition.cnn.com/2008/US/08/18/ph···oryemail
From John Vause
CNN
Phelps already is collecting about $5 million a year in endorsement checks from companies like Visa -- payments that came after he won six gold medals during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
"He may be at $30, $40, $50 million a year in endorsements after all this is said and done," said David Harrow of the National Sports Lawyers Association.
That could put him in the same stratosphere as soccer star David Beckham and golfer Tiger Woods, though Harrow doubted that Phelps is "at the $87-million endorsement number of Tiger." |
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join:2001-02-26
CWCville USA | reply to BabyBear
He might as well do it, no one will care about him in 3 months. |
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You for got Mark Spitz. Relative obscurity ... I don't think so. Spitz last Olympics were in 1972 and he's still a household name. |
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Ive seen lots of rowing, and canoeing last night/early morning, on channels like USA and MSNBC. You just have to look at bit in order to find the lesser watched events. Or just watch it online like I have instead. |
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 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to AlexNYC
said by AlexNYC:You for got Mark Spitz. Relative obscurity ... I don't think so. Spitz last Olympics were in 1972 and he's still a household name. I had never heard of him until Phelps got to 6 medals.
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TVTonic turned out to be completely useless for me. The only videos they have are the exact same coverage that was shown on TV. Why do I need to download it when I can just record it myself?
The real issue is the live streams of events that have virtually no coverage at all on TV. Those absolutely need full screen options.
Also, have you tried out the "multicast" feature in the online streams? They put the things in minuscule windows that are unwatchable. It would be partially alleviated if we could fullscreen that as well. |
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That's interesting. I have heard of him since I was a child and I wasn't even born in the US. |
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It would probably look better than the analog cable I have. I know Hulu's 480p video looks good full screen, and NBC's Olympic video seemed about the same resolution. |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by ElJay:It would probably look better than the analog cable I have. I know Hulu's 480p video looks good full screen, and NBC's Olympic video seemed about the same resolution. The Olympic video seemed to have a lower bitrate to me. Perhaps what I watched on Hulu had a higher resolution, but the Olympic stuff was nowhere near 480p.
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join:2008-04-26
Madera, CA | reply to AlexNYC
said by AlexNYC:You for got Mark Spitz. Relative obscurity ... I don't think so. Spitz last Olympics were in 1972 and he's still a household name. Not according to my own house |
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said by ninjatutle:Yeah, olympist can never be household names... Mary Lou Retton Scott Hamilton Dan Jansen Nada Comaneci Tonya Harding Nancy Kerrigan Kristi Yamaguchi Jackie Joyner-Kersee Apolo Ohno you forgot donovan bailey  |
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said by DJMASACRE:said by ninjatutle:Yeah, olympist can never be household names... Mary Lou Retton Scott Hamilton Dan Jansen Nada Comaneci Tonya Harding Nancy Kerrigan Kristi Yamaguchi Jackie Joyner-Kersee Apolo Ohno you forgot donovan bailey Ben Johnston!!! World Record Holder! 9.79!!!! OOPS! That was Stanozolol induced, nevermind...
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NBC Broadcasts Olympics via Cisco Video Backbone »www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastruct···2008STR1
The network is using Cisco Systems' IP video network infrastructure and video encoding software to distribute its Olympic coverage from China—through the same virtual pipe—to televisions, PCs and smart phones around the world. |
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join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ
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maybe speedos said by BabyBear:Sure thing, I barely was interested in it enough to catch Phelps. Which was great to see, just hope he doesn't sell his soul to Nike. What is the logic of a footwear company getting endorsed by a swimmer?? |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by AVD:said by BabyBear:Sure thing, I barely was interested in it enough to catch Phelps. Which was great to see, just hope he doesn't sell his soul to Nike. What is the logic of a footwear company getting endorsed by a swimmer?? Nike sells everything sports related, not just footwear. I just finished running in my Nike running shorts and shirt actually. They also make swimwear, goggles, you name it and if it's sports related, they make it.
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