Xander ,'Beneath You'
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I wonder how a single source download will compare in terms of speed and reliability.
There is at least one comparable service I can think of. MLB.com has broadcasts of classic and recent baseball games available on their website for $3.95 a pop. They download reasonably quickly, under an hour for a 500 MB file over a cable connection, which generally faster than I can get something of similar size using BT.
I'm not sure what you mean here, but people in the UK who have a TV have to have a TV license or they get shot, as do their family and their dogs.
What if they just have a computer monitor?
but people in the UK who have a TV have to have a TV license or they get shot, as do their family and their dogs.
Right. But now people who don't have a TV can still watch the show. I'm guessing then, they're not enough to put a dent in the market.
MLB.com has broadcasts of classic and recent baseball games available on their website for $3.95 a pop
Video or audio? I wonder if the NBA has anything like that?
What if they just have a computer monitor?
Right. But now people who don't have a TV can still watch the show. I'm guessing then, they're not enough to put a dent in the market.
I'm not sure about that. I think the idea is that the programmes will be available for download once they've been shown.
Video, in .WMV format. I downloaded Game 1 of the '88 World Series. The only problem is that the resolution isn't great. Looks fine when viewed in a small window (320x240), but it's pixellated at full screen (and my full screen is lower res than you usually use).
Speaking from a somewhat insider perspective, I will just say that the chances of the BBC ever actually following through with this are minimal at best. They'll make a valiant start, but this is the sort of thing that they're very good at planning, and very bad at actually executing.
question. when i came back from my sick leave, my computer's sound no longer worked. what could have caused this? is it something i can fix without waiting on our worthless IT guys to bring me a new sound card?
Okay, this is interesting. The family of a Marine killed in Iraq wants to read all his email. Yahoo said no.
I feel for the family, but in the absence of any indication otherwise by the deceased, I tend to agree with Yahoo.
when i came back from my sick leave, my computer's sound no longer worked. what could have caused this? is it something i can fix without waiting on our worthless IT guys to bring me a new sound card?
You infected it! hee.
What version of Windows is it, and do you have any access to things like the sound controls and device manager?