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They can. http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

• spooneybarger 16y ago
  Whenever I try, it barely works and usually crashes. Right now, barely works would be a kind description. The stations I get via cable/sat tv etc don't have scaling problems of this sort. They might have crap coverage and you could argue that is a scaling issue of some sort but.. at least I can manage to watch.
  • Luc 16y ago
    They use Brightcove. It's rock solid for me (in Belgium), and better video quality than the BBC feed.
    • knowledgesale 16y ago
      are you saying you can watch bbc online?
      • JonnieCache 16y ago
        only if you're in the uk :( get yourself a UK hosted vps an set up a tunnel.
  • BigZaphod 16y ago
    Works great for me in the US. I've been watching it off and on the last couple days from different locations and different ISPs.
  • ComputerGuru 16y ago
    There's an alternate feed available from livestation in both SD and HD editions. http://www.livestation.com/channels/3-al_jazeera_english http://www.livestation.com/channels/3-al_jazeera_english And a RealPlayer live stream, which (as much as RealPlayer sucks) may be a better choice than Flash. But it's pretty low-def: http://europe.real.com/smil/aljazeera_us_lo.ram http://europe.real.com/smil/aljazeera_us_lo.ram
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    • w1ntermute 16y ago
      > as much as RealPlayer sucks No need for RealPlayer. Just get Media Player Classic Home Cinema (http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/ http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/) and Real Alternative (http://www.filehippo.com/download_real_alternative/ http://www.filehippo.com/download_real_alternative/). With that combination, RealMedia streams have become one of my favorites. You can do the same with QuickTime, by getting QuickTime Lite (http://www.filehippo.com/download_quicktime_alternative/ http://www.filehippo.com/download_quicktime_alternative/).
      • ComputerGuru 16y ago
        I don't think they do live streams. I'm on Mac, and usually use VLC to watch RealPlayer files, but I couldn't get to the RealPlay live media (.ram files).
        • w1ntermute 16y ago
          MPC-HC + RealAlternative can play RealMedia files that VLC (and MPlayer) can't. But this is the best option (IMHO): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2156494 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2156494
    • spooneybarger 16y ago
      When I went to that earlier today, they had up the 'site overloaded' message. Now I get 10-15 seconds of video followed by a couple minutes of what I assume is buffering and repeat.
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  • warmfuzzykitten 16y ago
    Seems to work fine for me. Have you checked the speed of your network connection?
  • jdp23 16y ago
    I was really surprised to see the parent downvoted. There's useful personal experience here, as well as a valid observation about an advantage broadcast and cable have only internet-only access.
• InclinedPlane 16y ago
  Indeed, this is the 21st century, where 2/3 of adult Americans have a broadband internet connection at home.
• spot 16y ago
  You are reading the title too literally. They just left off "on TV" because it's obvious from context.
  • silentbicycle 16y ago
    I didn't think it was obvious from context, either (though I've been watching the English Al Jazeera stream).
    • coin 16y ago
      It's obvious after reading the article.
  • araneae 16y ago
    You are reading the comment too literally. It was more of an "FYI" than a rebuttal.
• knowledgesale 16y ago
  Also, to watch things on demand, there is a youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/AlJazeeraEnglish http://www.youtube.com/user/AlJazeeraEnglish