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#1
This will be cool to finally see all of the events live.  Let's just hope that it's decent bandwidth for decent resolution and limited artifacting.

http://www.dailytech.com/NBC+to+Stream+London+2012+Summer+Olympics+Live+Online/article24492.htm

QuoteNBC announced that all sports in the London 2012 Summer Olympics would be streamed live on the internet in addition to the prime-time broadcast.

NBC said it plans to stream all 32 sports live on nbcolympics.com when the London 2012 Summer Olympics arrive this July. Rick Cordella, vice president and general manager of NBC Sports Digital Media, said the idea to stream on the Internet came from popular demand.

"The hot topic is always, 'Why don't you show all your sports live?'" said Cordella. "We wanted to take care of that."

The move may seem odd for the American commercial broadcasting television network, which usually depends on the primetime broadcast on television to draw in viewers. However, NBC has found a way to make sure the network and viewers are happy.

While all 32 sports will stream live on nbcolympics.com, the major events will not be archived until after the prime-time television broadcast. For instance, major events in swimming, diving, track and field, beach volleyball and gymnastics are important to NBC's prime-time coverage, so the live streaming version of these events will not be archived until after the TV broadcast. All others, however, will be archived immediately.

According to Cordella, the way viewers watch videos has changed over the years and it's important for NBC to change too. In addition, he said live streaming could increase viewership of an event shown later.

"We're not scared of cannibalization," said Cordella. "Anytime you have a great event that happens before it shows on the air, it increases ratings and generates buzz.

"Whatever is on schedule that day, if cameras are on it, we'll stream it."

The London 2012 Summer Olympics is expected to be the hot spot for technology this summer as Visa and Samsung prepare to launch an Olympics and Paralympics Games mobile handset with NFC technology, and Wi-Fi is expected to be provided to everyone with mobile devices where no 3G or 4G is required.
#2
You probably know this already but I'll throw it out there anyway...

10.1 is broadcast on VHF channel 8, low frequency compared to 36.1 which is broadcast on UHF channel 35.  If you have a UHF only antenna, then your reception of 10.1 will be really bad.  If your antenna is old and you have bent/missing VHF elements, then 10.1 will also suffer.

For instance, I had a Winegard PR-6032 set up at my parents house in New Berlin.  I was getting obscene amounts of signal.

http://www.starkelectronic.com/wpr7032.htm

That antenna was total overkill but I was attempting to pick up Madison.

BP
#3
WOW.  If you don't like the freedoms that the USA provides, feel free to leave.  Both of the borders are WIDE open.


I should just have the moderator delete this thread right now.  I's just going to turn into a leftie nutjob flamewar.
#4
Like I said in my original post...

"Does anyone know if any of the local channels will be carrying the last space shuttle in HD?"


BTW, it looks like it's going to be another week...

MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011
Work to replace and retest an electrical distribution box in the shuttle Endeavour's engine compartment will push the crew's next launch attempt to at least May 10, agency managers said Monday. An official launch date is expected Friday, after repairs are complete.
#5
Yep...

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/status.html

1701 GMT (1:01 p.m. EDT)
NASA now estimates Endeavour won't launch before Monday at 2:33 p.m. EDT.

1659 GMT (12:59 p.m. EDT)
Launch director Mike Leinbach says the team believes there's an electrical short in one of the shuttle's load control assemblies (LCA) or one of the lines going to that box. The LCA routes power to the two heaters that exhibited problems on Auxiliary Power Unit No. 1, forcing today's scrub.
#6
Does anyone know if any of the local channels will be carrying the last space shuttle in HD?  It's today at 2:47pm.

http://www.space.com/11517-nasa-space-shuttle-endeavour-launch-preview.html

Thanks,
           Ben
#7
WOW.  TWC must be smoking crack.  I'm paying less plus I get a dual tuner DVR and another single tuner box.   My Dish bill is $64 and change.

I guess I'm sticking with Dish for now.

Thanks for the info.

Ben
#8
I'll have to give TWC another call and be more patient.  I'm looking for all channels from 2-99, not just 2-26.

I could return my 2nd box, but that would only save $7 a month.  That would also make things pretty inconvenient.

I've actually noticed that some apartments are now offering free cable and internet.   It might be worth it if I could find a place that's cheaper and closer to work.

Or I could pay may parents to get a second DVR from TWC and just slingbox it over my internet connection from their house to my apt.  Hmmm...
#9
How much are you paying a month?  I'm talking about analog channels 2-99 with a cable straight out of your wall to your TV.  No boxes, no DVRs, no remotes.  

I'm trying to tighten my belt and get my budget under control.  Right now I'm paying Dish $65 a month for the Dish200 package with two boxes, one which is a dual tuner DVR.  I want to cut my TV expenses in half.

I made a quick call to TWC and the morons kept trying to sell me packages.  I DON'T WANT THAT!!!  I don't want a box, I don't want a cable modem, I don't want digital phone.

Thanks for your time and for any input.


Ben
#10
Milwaukee HDTV Programming / Olympic Bandwidth Request
Monday Feb 15, 2010, 12:48:32 AM
That really stinks.  TWC is horrible IMHO.  They keep raising rates and dropping quality just because the casual viewer doesn't notice.  The last straw for me was when they changed to that horrible program guide.

BP
#11
Milwaukee HDTV Programming / Olympic Bandwidth Request
Friday Feb 12, 2010, 09:40:45 AM
So how about dropping 4.2  down to the absolute lowest bandwidth that your encoder can go?  480i, 1fps, and just re-map the olympics audio?  Then drop 4.3 all together for two weeks?

C'mon engineers!  I'll even send a box of Crispy Kremes over!

I remember how good OTA HD looked when the subchannels didn't exist.  Give us that back for two weeks.  Pretty please!

Is our feed to TWC/AT&T/Dish full bandwidth?  In other words, are the feeds to them send as 3 separate full bandwidth channels?  I'm guessing not but I figured that I'd ask.

BTW, any engineering positions available?  ;)

Thanks,
            Ben
#12
Great!  Thanks!
#13
Hi,
   I'm thinking of changing from Dish to U-verse.  I've heard that if you are using the HDMI output, that it disables the other video outputs.  Does it also disable the analog audio and optical audio outputs?

I'm wondering because I'm planning on using HD Fury HDMI to VGA converters.  I have a weird setup with a Sony GDM-FW900 24" widescreen CRT monitor in my bedroom and a RCA MM36100 EDTV 36" CRT in my den.  Both only have VGA inputs with analog audio inputs.

Thanks,
           Ben
#14
Milwaukee HDTV Programming / Local HD PBS vs. Everyone
Tuesday Jul 29, 2008, 09:16:18 PM
IIRC, didn't MPTV also sign a contract with TWC so that they wouldn't compress or alter their signal in any way?  (Besides re-modulating it in QAM that is.)

You also have to look at how many subchannels that 36.1 has...  NONE.

Compressing 1.5Gbps down to 19.4Mbps is an incredible feat done with extremely powerful and expensive compressors.  When the local news stations go and take a great looking network feed, decompress and recompress it with cheap hardware, AND strip off data only to insert their crappy weather channel...  Thats why everyone but PBS looks like crap.

I really wish that the locals would broadcast just the primary feed during primetime.

Just my $0.02

Later,
         BP
#15
Milwaukee HDTV Technical Issues / TWC 504 Breakups
Friday Mar 17, 2006, 12:04:21 AM
This really worries me.  My fear was that 4-2 was going to fubar 4-1.  It is coming true.   :bang:

I watched Earl, Office, some of ER, and now Conan.  ALL of them had/have annoying dropouts.  WTF!?!  I keep checking my signal strength and it never drops below 93%, so it's not snow related.  (My antenna is in the attic.)

This is very, very bad.