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[texarc]

It's a shame they aren't going to bother with the PARALYMPICS, which follows the Olympics a few weeks later, using many of the same venues. Americans compete there, including a lot of Iraqi vets....Apparently Americans with physical inconveniences are not worthy of their attention. boo, hiss....

[hoffmantnt]

Most published on the web says that the Silverlight powered Olympic coverage from NBC will be able to display full screen, but I don't see any way to switch to full screen mode. Have they given up this ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY feature? Or did I miss how to make it use full screen?

[jarthur31]

What OS's are supported? I read somewhere that only Windows Vista machines will be allowed but this article doesn't even mention that and I'm hoping that is not the case.

[mphenterprises]

Hi Jarthur and welcome to the PCWorld Communities. :D





You are correct. NBC is going to stream the Olympics live; however, only Windows Vista is supported. Here are the details of this and many other restrictions:

http://www.redorbit....rts/1512890/nbctostreamolympicscoverage_online/index.html

http://www.pcworld.c...e/147273/manageyoursummerolympicsviewing_experience.html

http://www.sltrib.co...rts/ci_10106098

http://arstechnica.c...vista-only.html

[scunnerous]

You seem to have umm, missed something here. I'm asked by NBC's site to provide a ZIP Code and TV Service Provider, i.e. cable, satellite or other service like FiOS, which I subscribe to, to be able to watch live or on-demand replays of videos. This is all very misleading - I'm already sick to death of watching their ads every time I try to get SOME content and it fails & restarts.
Get the damned story right before you go foaming at the mouth.

[Moreta]

Actually I'm running XP and it's fine. The screen doesn't enlarge to full sized of your monitor but close..
When the event that you clicked brings up the framed silverlight. you need to click enhanced mode. It's been working fine for me.

[critterva]

I just tried to watch live Men's Basketball online and it said that I couldn't because I indicated that I have Broadcast Antenna TV. That's ridiculous!

[htnet]

while the article is interesting, in terms of an overview of what is out there, it misses a bigger point.
True "on-demand TV" will be available when the owners of the events will stream directly to the users. The network add Zero value to the equation: Who wants to have a stream full of advertising. That is ridiculous thinking.
Yes, Edward Albro, people will pay if there is value, one good example in sports is the direct video streaming done by the organizers of the Wimbledon tournament. $25.00 for 2 weeks and access to any game played on 8 courts. The US Open should take notice. No networks, no advertising, and direct money to the organizers. True "on-demand"