Comments on: Ditching NewTeeVee for an OldTeeVee Inauguration

By: Where Did You Watch Obama Become President?

Where Did You Watch Obama Become President? — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:14:30 +0000

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By: Yahoo Using Conviva for Live Streams | Viral Video Maker

Yahoo Using Conviva for Live Streams | Viral Video Maker — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:31:41 +0000

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By: Find Obama’s Inauguration On-Demand | Viral Video Maker

Find Obama’s Inauguration On-Demand | Viral Video Maker — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:52:05 +0000

[...] you enjoyed President Barack Obama’s inauguration on newteevee or oldteevee, it was an historic moment for our country. But just because the moment has passed doesn’t [...]

By: Facebook + CNN Is Future of TV | Viral Video Maker

Facebook + CNN Is Future of TV | Viral Video Maker — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:52:44 +0000

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By: Andy Gimblett

Andy Gimblett — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:18:07 +0000

I watched it on wsj.com (Wall Street Journal) and wasn't disappointed. I have a TV but ignored it, partially because the WSJ coverage didn't have journalists commentating all over it, unlike the BBC's (for example).

By: How social networks coped with Change | socialmediainfluence.com

How social networks coped with Change | socialmediainfluence.com — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:04:24 +0000

[...] The public did not disappoint, and thankfully, neither did the technology (though not for some, as Stacey Higginbotham writes at NewTeeVee [...]

By: Eric Susch

Eric Susch — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:49:58 +0000

Let's face it. Television is better at broadcasting a live event to many. The internet is better at asynchronous two way communication. Choose your technology based on what it's good at and what you want to do.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:23:52 +0000

Old TeeVee. Are you kidding? Unless you are at the office and don't have access to a tv, why would you ever watch this event streaming?

By: austinandrew

austinandrew — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:36:44 +0000

I couldn't watch it online...bandwidth at the office was too slow.

By: Building an Information Superhighway Without a Plan

Building an Information Superhighway Without a Plan — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:45:32 +0000

[...] Higginbotham | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 | 5:45 PM PT | 0 comments After giving up on watching President Barack Obama’s inauguration online, I started thinking about how spoiled I am to be able to choose between watching the speech online [...]

By: eideard

eideard — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:08:43 +0000

DirecTV rules. I watched most everything - and recorded 9 hours of Hi-Def coverage. My beloved wife arrived home just over an hour ago - and after we finish supper and get a few chores out of the way - we'll sit down in front of the flat-screen in the living room and jump from waypoint to waypoint so she gets to see as much as she wishes to.

If we need to rewind [digitally], we can. Watch a segment or two a couple of times. It's easy as pressing a button on the remote.

By: Andy Brown

Andy Brown — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:31:27 +0000

We tried quite a few sites at my office today. The streaming quality on abc.com was horrible right through the Aretha Franklin performance. Through all the issues others tried cnn.com (put in a holding queue) and msnbc.com (equally as bad as abc.com) at which point we opted to head to the bar across the street to watch it on oldteevee which had no issues.

For such a historic event this goes beyond oldteevee 1 newteevee 0. It makes you want to insure that you have access to oldteevee for an major milestone event b/c newteevee is not yet up for the challenge. Maybe Obama can fix that too.

By: Josh Catone

Josh Catone — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:35:28 +0000

I generally choose "oldteevee" whenever I have the chance. The reason is simple, really. My television is a 32" LCD. My computer is a 13" Apple laptop.

I often "augment" my live TV watching by searching for related things on the computer. I was reading live blog and Twitter commentary on the laptop while watching the inaugural ceremonies on my TV, for example. Or, often I'll look up player and team stats on my computer while I view a sporting event on TV.

By: Find Obama’s Inauguration On-Demand « NewTeeVee

Find Obama’s Inauguration On-Demand « NewTeeVee — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:26:07 +0000

[...] Whether you enjoyed President Barack Obama’s inauguration on newteevee or oldteevee, it was an historic moment for our country. But just because the moment has passed doesn’t [...]

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:48:44 +0000

MY experience was just the opposite, I tuned in to CNN.com early in the day and I had no stutters, stops or anything else until after all the main events were over. I was at work and people who tuned in later were thrown into a waiting room... I know because their video/audio feeds lagged behind mine. I believe CNN had some sort of priority throttling in play.

By: Beth H.

Beth H. — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:38:46 +0000

I watched on CNN with Facebook. I was bitterly disappointed at the quality. I missed much of the oath, completely missed the VP oath and missed most of the speech. I feel very gipped out of an American experience. I had a better time watching the Clinton inauguration on a Sony Watchman.