Better question is how well the cell systems are holding up in DC today??? But, that is slightly OT.
-Mike On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Fred Heutte <aoxomo...@sunlightdata.com>wrote: > Normally I wouldn't do this but given that it's of-the-moment... > > fh > > ------------------------- > > > http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/01/20/a_quick_review_of_obamas_inauguration_streams/ > > Tuesday, January 20, 2009 08:02 PST > A Quick Review of Obama's Inauguration Streams > By Chris Albrecht > > You may have heard, but Barack Obama gets to ditch the "-elect" part of his > title today as he will be sworn in (shortly) as > our new President. We've already provided an comprehensive list of where to > watch the inauguration online, but here's > a quick review of what to expect from some of them, so far. > > C-Span's coverage is not very impressive. The video window was small, and > choppy. Avoid. > > CBS is offering 7 HD streams of the event, and they look awesome. > Definitely the best of the lot — worth watching. > > MSNBC, FOX (which is providing Hulu's feed) and ABC News's video is solid, > nothing too flashy. They all work just fine > (and I love that MSNBC allows embeds). > > Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy > > I had problems with CNN. It was the only network that asked me to install > an update to Flash as well as another plug-in. > I skipped the second plug-in and it worked fine. The video's in widescreen, > which is nice, and the Facebook > integration gives you a running commentary. > > The Presidential Inauguration Committee's stream is pretty dull, offering > just imagery and no commentary. > > If our internal stats are any indication, this is going to be a huge day > for live-streaming, and it looks like for the most part, > every network involved is holding up and the Internet won't crash (of > course, we still have an hour to go). > > >
