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Windows Media Centre Offers 'Olympics on the Go'
Posted by Sean Fallon at 7:39 AM on August 9, 2008
If you and your DVR are having trouble keeping up with all of the Olympics coverage, Microsoft is offering Media Centre users the opportunity to catch up with on-demand content. All you need to do is launch Windows Media Centre on a PC or laptop running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate and scroll down to Online Media. There you will find a link to activate "NBC Olympics On The Go." (Can also be activated via the NBC site). The content is said to be "up-to-HD quality," whatever that means, so you should get a decent look at your favourite events.
AU: Needless, to say, this won't be working for Australians.[Olympics on the Go]
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stopitnow54
Posted 8:08 AM 9/8/08
Vista only?? Damnit!
stopitnow54
master_of_fm
Posted 7:55 AM 9/8/08
@Cordfucious v 2.0.1: you're SOL, and anyone running vista x64. I actually reloaded my media center with x86 for the wife so she could take advantage of the plugin.
master_of_fm
Cordfucious v 2.0.1
Posted 7:51 AM 9/8/08
What about those of us with XP Media Center?
Cordfucious v 2.0.1
crafty
Posted 8:54 AM 9/8/08
Been using this to catch up on some soccer games. VQ is actually real good.
crafty
Daz_Genetic
Posted 9:19 AM 9/8/08
When I click on the icon, it gets to the "Install Now" page and then locks up my media center. No idea what's going on.
Daz_Genetic
BoinK
Posted 9:38 AM 9/8/08
"There was an activation error. This is the error message:
Activation failed.(50001:Regional restrictions bar you from activating this service)"
Awesome
BoinK
pokebud
Posted 10:19 AM 9/8/08
oh I almost forgot this thing downloads a shitload of ads and I think it's using a bittorent client similar to the blizzard downloader to do it
pokebud
pokebud
Posted 10:17 AM 9/8/08
work fine for me I had a really smooth install on vista 64 ultimate but man is it pixely like ungodly pixely like youtube is HD compared to this pixely
pokebud
jonnypage
Posted 10:40 AM 9/8/08
Sorry, there is no Internet TV content available in Canada.
Awesome. I get 3 NBC stations on my HDTV, but can't watch their online stream..
jonnypage
kratos76
Posted 10:26 AM 9/8/08
Works Great on my laptop with Vista Ultimate!! And to the x64 people, there is x64 version here:
[www.tvtonic.com]
kratos76
Kareem King
Posted 10:55 AM 9/8/08
@jonnypage: Don't think you can watch any US Media online as it's not controlled by the CRTC.
Kareem King
master_of_fm
Posted 11:43 AM 9/8/08
@kratos76:
as of the 8/5 AndreSala from from Wavexpress/TVTonic seemed to be hinting that an x64 version wasnt going to be available in time for the olympics in a post over at thegreenbutton.com
master_of_fm
thomusvoo
Posted 12:06 PM 9/8/08
vista FTW
thomusvoo
GeekyNerdGuy
Posted 1:24 PM 9/8/08
I do love the Vista Media Center. I will REALLY love it if it gets Blu-Ray support!
GeekyNerdGuy
Ephemera
Posted 3:51 PM 9/8/08
I'm trying it out right now, So far its downloading horridly slow at blazing 31.8 KB/s! I sure hope this goes faster...
Ephemera
drg40
Posted 6:33 PM 9/8/08
Big, big note.
Software and programmes available to US CITIZENS ONLY.
The rest get stuffed, we can't think of a way of milking you dry, so we can't be bothered.
drg40
GeekyNerdGuy
Posted 10:45 PM 9/8/08
@drg40: Maybe if people in your country didn't insist on spelling "programs" all funny like that, we might share.
GeekyNerdGuy
bnydam
Posted 12:15 AM 10/8/08
Another big boo, it doesn't work on non-intel macs.
bnydam
ReynaldoRiv
Posted 3:30 AM 10/8/08
@bnydam: I'm using it on an Intel Mac.. The quality is pathetic, I'm de-installing this shit the SECOND I don't need it (after the olympics). Like another poster said, This makes Youtube look like HD.
And I can't stand how MS forces it down your throat w/o any real gains in quality. Just more Half-assed Bullshit coming out of Redmond.
Can't they at least TRY to capture my imagination once in a while.
ReynaldoRiv
Ron-Mexico
Posted 6:24 AM 10/8/08
Saw this last night on my HTPC, but didn't mess with it. Might have to check it out after hearing about how amazing the opening ceremony was.
Ron-Mexico
UofITom
Posted 8:21 AM 10/8/08
Vista Media Center x64 freezes when I click the button. "Install Now" screen is displayed, but can't do anything...not even close VMC. Have to end the process.
UofITom
UofITom
Posted 8:29 AM 10/8/08
Installing directly from the tvtonic site worked.
UofITom
quikboy
Posted 12:46 PM 10/8/08
@ReynaldoRiv: I don't see how Microsoft "forces it down your throat". It's your choice to install the thing, you know. I get fine image. No actual HD, but nothing that bad.
quikboy
michaelleung
Posted 12:46 PM 11/8/08
The bullshit thing about it is that you ned to have Vista.
michaelleung
tarrantm
Posted 11:07 PM 11/8/08
Tried it, too crappy. Can't believe I fired up VMC for this crap. I'm going back to my Meedio install on my HTPC.
tarrantm
GeekyNerdGuy
Posted 12:47 AM 12/8/08
Worked great and looked great on my machine and my Xbox 360 Media Center Extender. What I couldn't stand was Lenovo's damn goat boy singing "Sorry that we lost your files, here's some fruit to make you smile, hoo-ha" over and over and over.
Less commercials is nice, but if it's the same commercial everytime, you hit a limit of what you can stand.
GeekyNerdGuy
sleeper42
Posted 8:52 AM 9/8/08
Awesome! Now I can get my Ping Pong fix on my schedule!
sleeper42