Re: plus one thing in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20968566 en Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:23:14 EDT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:23:14 EDT Re: maybe speedos http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20974427 Matt :
said by avd706 See Profile :

said by BabyBear See Profile :

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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said by BabyBear See Profile :

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??]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20973966 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:14:06 EDT NBC Broadcasts Olympics via Cisco Video Backbone http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20972362 masterdave23 : »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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20972362 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:41:37 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20972097 jeffster1970 :
said by DJMASACRE See Profile :

said by ninjatutle See Profile :

Yeah, olympist can never be household names... :uhh:

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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said by ninjatutle See Profile :

Yeah, olympist can never be household names... :uhh:

Mary Lou Retton
Scott Hamilton
Dan Jansen
Nada Comaneci
Tonya Harding
Nancy Kerrigan
Kristi Yamaguchi
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Apolo Ohno
you forgot donovan bailey :) ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20971955 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:14:20 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20970379 Madtown :
said by AlexNYC See Profile :

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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20970379 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:02:46 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20969528 Matt :
said by ElJay See Profile :

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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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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20968529 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:36:44 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20968566 Matt :
said by AlexNYC See Profile :

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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»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." ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20968349 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:59:04 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20968341 dadkins :
said by ElJay See Profile :

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! :p
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Pretty close to full screen, had to shrink it a little for the capture.
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said by ninjatutle See Profile :

Yeah, olympist can never be household names... :uhh:

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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20968322 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:52:43 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20968137 Paulg : 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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20968137 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:16:23 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20968015 ninjatutle : Yeah, olympist can never be household names... :uhh:

Mary Lou Retton
Scott Hamilton
Dan Jansen
Nada Comaneci
Tonya Harding
Nancy Kerrigan
Kristi Yamaguchi
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Apolo Ohno]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20968015 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:54:53 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967959 ninjatutle : Yeah not everyone sits in front of the pc all day playing WOW. I’ve been soaking up as much as I can. It is the best thing on tv right now. I never watch sports and I’m watching hours each night. People whom are bashing it probably have a huge prejudice against China to start with. Granted I don’t care for the country much, but I will give them credit for putting on a great show and venue. It’s going to be tough for London to match in 4 years or any country for that matter.

Women’s beach volleyball, I hope they show more of this on tv after the Olympics :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967959 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:46:14 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967886 elios :
said by Tzale See Profile :

said by Mike See Profile :

A big load of interwebs users, the americans, barely give a crap about the Olympics enough to watch it on TV.... yet alone on the internet.
Well you're certainly wrong with me... Probably the best thing on network television right now.... All those "shows" on TV suck. I have no interest really in watching it on the internet though. Don't make assumptions. Okay?

-Tzale
i have been pretty much ONLY watching on the net
why?
the TV coverage SUCKS
weres the good evnets like Rowing Sailing and Archery?
even baseball isnt covered very well ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967886 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:30:44 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967882 Matt :
said by ElJay See Profile :

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.
I'm not sure what you mean? The fact you can't make the online videos full screen? Why would you want to do that? The online video is meant to supplement, not replace, the TV coverage. It would have looked terrible full screen anyway.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967882 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:30:23 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967850 Matt :
said by tiger72 See Profile :

The Olympics are pulling in more viewers than any olympics since '92. 30 million viewers a day, and a 30 share...

In other words, Americans do give a crap this year.
I have to agree with this. Maybe it's an age thing, but all my friends and I are really excited about the Olympics this year. We've all been tuned in via the TV and online.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967850 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:24:28 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967786 anon : Your "assumption" is better than his? (No statistics = neither is right, neither is wrong... both are just generalizations based on personal preferences)

Personally, I think nothing on commercial TV is worth watching. The fallacy of ads is that those who place them think they're noticed by more than a very small percentage of viewers; they're being paid for, however, by ALL viewers in higher prices for everything they buy. You couldn't pay me to watch this stuff.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967786 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:11:34 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967754 tiger72 : The Olympics are pulling in more viewers than any olympics since '92. 30 million viewers a day, and a 30 share...

In other words, Americans do give a crap this year.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967754 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:02:37 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967742 BabyBear :
said by Matt See Profile :

How many times before the Olympics did you see or hear about Michael Phelps? Swimming doesn't have 1/100th the national exposure as golf, so I'd give it 6 months and Michael Phelps will fade in (relative) obscurity.
The same number of times I heard of any Olympic athlete outside of basketball(and tennis), 0. But that doesn't mean there can't be a year or so of "Phelpsmania".

At least for a little while Phelps is bigger than Hockey(excluding Canada). :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967742 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:00:34 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967714 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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967714 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:54:43 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967702 Matt :
said by BabyBear See Profile :

If he does sell his soul to the corporate devil, we can have a contest on who has the more Nike Swooshtikas on his person, Phelps or Tiger Woods. :p
How many times before the Olympics did you see or hear about Michael Phelps? Swimming doesn't have 1/100th the national exposure as golf, so I'd give it 6 months and Michael Phelps will fade in (relative) obscurity.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967702 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:53:18 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967695 Matt :
said by SLD See Profile :

Yeah, I stopped watching just before Coca Cola purchased the Olympics a few games ago.
Coke had a few commercials, but nothing like the Atlanta games. The Atlanta games were so bad because that is where Coke started and where their current headquarters are.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967695 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:51:42 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967672 BabyBear : If he does sell his soul to the corporate devil, we can have a contest on who has the more Nike Swooshtikas on his person, Phelps or Tiger Woods. :p]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967672 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:46:04 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967662 SLD : LOL!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967662 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:44:56 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967653 Tarheels Fan : You prefer Pepsi? :p]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967653 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:43:39 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967646 Tarheels Fan : Yes, b/c you or anyone else would turn down a multi-million dollar contract from Nike. Get Real, I hope he makes as much money as he can from his efforts. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967646 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:41:17 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967640 Tzale :
said by Mike See Profile :

A big load of interwebs users, the americans, barely give a crap about the Olympics enough to watch it on TV.... yet alone on the internet.
Well you're certainly wrong with me... Probably the best thing on network television right now.... All those "shows" on TV suck. I have no interest really in watching it on the internet though. Don't make assumptions. Okay?

-Tzale
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cw]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967598 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:31:28 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967564 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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967564 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:25:13 EDT Re: plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967540 Madtown :
said by Mike See Profile :

A big load of interwebs users, the americans, barely give a crap about the Olympics enough to watch it on TV.... yet alone on the internet.
I don't think I watched much of it anyways. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967540 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:16:52 EDT plus one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967519 Mike : A big load of interwebs users, the americans, barely give a crap about the Olympics enough to watch it on TV.... yet alone on the internet.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20967519 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:11:17 EDT