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That's completely inaccurate. You can stream the olympics from nbcsports.com and from their app. I can count on one hand the number of people I know that both

by tw04 10y ago

That's completely inaccurate. You can stream the olympics from nbcsports.com and from their app. I can count on one hand the number of people I know that both don't have internet, don't have a smartphone, and don't have TV.

bsder 10y ago
But the difference is PASSIVE vs ACTIVE. No one is going to throw their smartphone on in the background. And NBC sure doesn't make it easy for me throw their website on in the background in high-def and just let it play. So that, when something happens, I can scrub it back a minute or two and watch actively. NBC is guilty of not understanding that, with the internet, people don't need to tolerate being bored.
throwawy82016 10y ago
It's not inaccurate; you can't stream the Olympics from NBC online without having a cable subscription. Of my friend cohort (late 20s), we are all interested in the Olympics, but none of us have cable, so we can't watch it except at bars or the occasional after-work group. I'd love to follow the events, but I can't open a stream as easily as I can a YouTube stream—what's with that?! NBC has been given access to the public airwaves in the US and that should come with a responsibility to show content openly, but they're not. I looked to buy a USB TV turner, but there don't appear to be any that receive US broadcasts that work on OSX (at least for under $100, which was my arbitrarily-chosen budget for watching the Olympics).
TYPE_FASTER 10y ago
> You can stream the olympics from nbcsports.com If you have cable TV, which I don't. I tried a Sling.tv free trial. Ok, so it starts at $20/mo. But that didn't include NBC Sports. Ok, so upgrade. Ads. A lot of ads. And a little bit of Olympics. Wow, this is...awful, and I completely remember why I stopped paying for cable TV.
InclinedPlane 10y ago
Oh? Show me a link where I can go that has legal streaming video from the olympics for all events (live or not) without requiring a cable subscription.
megablast 10y ago
Who the hell has cable these days? Sheesh, what a waste of money.

by tw04 10y ago

bsder 10y ago

But the difference is PASSIVE vs ACTIVE. No one is going to throw their smartphone on in the background. And NBC sure doesn't make it easy for me throw their website on in the background in high-def and just let it play. So that, when something happens, I can scrub it back a minute or two and watch actively. NBC is guilty of not understanding that, with the internet, people don't need to tolerate being bored.

throwawy82016 10y ago

It's not inaccurate; you can't stream the Olympics from NBC online without having a cable subscription. Of my friend cohort (late 20s), we are all interested in the Olympics, but none of us have cable, so we can't watch it except at bars or the occasional after-work group. I'd love to follow the events, but I can't open a stream as easily as I can a YouTube stream—what's with that?! NBC has been given access to the public airwaves in the US and that should come with a responsibility to show content openly, but they're not. I looked to buy a USB TV turner, but there don't appear to be any that receive US broadcasts that work on OSX (at least for under $100, which was my arbitrarily-chosen budget for watching the Olympics).

TYPE_FASTER 10y ago

> You can stream the olympics from nbcsports.com If you have cable TV, which I don't. I tried a Sling.tv free trial. Ok, so it starts at $20/mo. But that didn't include NBC Sports. Ok, so upgrade. Ads. A lot of ads. And a little bit of Olympics. Wow, this is...awful, and I completely remember why I stopped paying for cable TV.

InclinedPlane 10y ago

Oh? Show me a link where I can go that has legal streaming video from the olympics for all events (live or not) without requiring a cable subscription.

megablast 10y ago

Who the hell has cable these days? Sheesh, what a waste of money.