“I liked they 1992 coverage when they had PPV channels. It was possible to actually watch an entire event rather than being jerked around from one venue to another so they could show you the American about to win a medal. “
You must be the other guy who bought the Tripelcast. It was wonderful. I had three VCRs set up when I wasn’t home. Even diving and Greco-Roman wrestling were interesting when you could watch the entire event.
The Olympic coverage, and all sports coverage, has become female oriented. NBC knows that they have the men. They are trying to get women to watch. So...
Lots of “up close and personal” sob stories. Lots of drama building. Lots of interviews with parents and friends. Lots of commercials. Very little sports.
I hate it. I’ll record the sports and watch it on high speed playback, skipping the crap. I can usually watch an 8 hour broadcast in under an hour.
I forgot to mention:
Lots of gymnastics and ice skating.
NBC is going to have extensive live and VOD coverage on the net. They are supposed to have complete events available live and on demand. If the video quality is the same as MLB.TV, it should work quite well.
There is also a download service, although it only works with Vista and has incredible levels of DRM.