Not sure how many people noticed this yet:
http://www.xmievents.com/events/cornell/index.html
XMI is bumping the price up to $9.95 per game for the ECAC quarterfinals. :-(
Aren't these the games that Cornell broadcasted for free last year?
Granted, I'll pay it, but I'm not too stoked to pay twice as much for the same marginal product.
What about season passes, do they still apply?
What XMI is doing is crap.
They are not offering a better product and charging more!
Use the link below for information on where to send a note. I've already sent mine.
http://www.xmievents.com/contact/index.html
Its fair to be pissed, but its not about the product being better - its about the demand being higher.
Not more people maybe, but more interest per person. Extortion? Maybe? Capitalism? Yup. Often they're one in the same. Feel free to complain, of course.
you do realize that Cornell is paying them several hundred a game to broadcast the games... and dont kid yourself into thinking the demand went up. 2 people bought the season pass and a couple dozen on a per game basis..
funny thing is Cornell could produce the games free for people for less than they pay to have it done for them..
[Q]upperdeck Wrote:
you do realize that Cornell is paying them several hundred a game to broadcast the games... and dont kid yourself into thinking the demand went up. 2 people bought the season pass and a couple dozen on a per game basis.. [/q]
Where do you get your information from? I bought the season pass and I feel it was well worth it (even if the previous product was much more desirable becuase it included achived games). Are you saying that only one other person in the whole world bought the season pass? I find that hard to believe.
It's fine to complain if you must, but realize that XMI isn't in the black on this whether Cornell underwrites it or not. At least they aren't in the black in the way that it's taught in B School.
How many here on the forum hope to open a college sports webcasting business?
I agree that it would be better to do this with either volunteer talent or for the school to do it, but....my point in posting is that the people who bitch at XMI in a polite manner will likely get a polite response.
Hey, I'm the other subscriber:-)
[Q]icethepuck Wrote:
Hey, I'm the other subscriber [/q]
So am I. :-D
[Q]French Rage Wrote:
What about season passes, do they still apply?[/q]
I'm guessing not, since when I follow the link to look for a test video and log in with the username and password that has the subscription, I go to a page that says "You will be charged $9.95 to Stream Cornell One Game - Friday for 20 Hours"
:-(
[Q]jtwcornell91 Wrote:
[Q2]icethepuck Wrote:
Hey, I'm the other subscriber [/Q]
So am I.[/q]
I, too.
But I'm planning to skip this weekend's webcast. Don't care about the ten bucks per game. Care about the continued shafting of the Faithful by the dopes in Athletics.
::pissed::
The Colgate game Friday is on Time Warner #26.
On a related note, just saw a banner floating across the TV screen saying Empire Sports is folding its tent at midnight tonight.
[Q]Al DeFlorio Wrote:On a related note, just saw a banner floating across the TV screen saying Empire Sports is folding its tent at midnight tonight.[/q]Yes, it's true. Once TW dropped them and the problems at Aldelphia, they were doomed.
and me (well for the last 3 game deal ;))
I got my information from the technical staff at XMi and the Assist AD at cornell who was trouble shooting some issues that I noted to them about the service.. Whether they made it up I dont know. I was told that 2 people signed up for the year long service before the season started that was supposed to include archived games.. I'm not sure how XMI coudnt be making money on the service.. they already have the infrastuture in place for several years. there is really only a few costs.. 1) the cost of sending people to do the game and 2) the cost of pushing the data out over the net. the equipment and software is cheap. if nothing else i would think the $2-300 a game would cover the bodies they send on sight. the feed from cornell back to their site is covered by cornell. if they come up with 20-30 people a game at $5 thats another couple hundred.. the connection costs to the internet is the only variable.. BUT CU could do it cheaper themselves without a doubt.. they already have excess capacity to the internet and they could probably get people to film for free..
[Q]Jim Hyla Wrote:
[Q2]Al DeFlorio Wrote:On a related note, just saw a banner floating across the TV screen saying Empire Sports is folding its tent at midnight tonight.[/Q]
Yes, it's true. Once TW dropped them and the problems at Aldelphia, they were doomed.[/q]
The lack of Sabres games to broadcast didn't help either. :`(
[Q]upperdeck Wrote:
...and they could probably get people to film for free.. [/q]
Now lets see, it kinda negates the free aspect, but if say they'd fly me to ithaca from florida every home weekend and let me into the games for free... i'd do it without a second thought ;). Never have taped a hockey game before, but i have done a fair number of basketball games (every home basketball game (boys & girls) + playoffs all 4 years of high school). Last two years not only did i tape, i also did hte play by play.B-]
now if only cornell would cough up a few plane tickets.
I bit the bullet and paid for the first playoff game at $5.
I tried the test link provided throuh registering as suggested and just got an unavilable server error. Not very reassuring. Did anyone get anything different? Got URL?
Sweet, only $5, I'm in now.
[Q]upperdeck Wrote:
BUT CU could do it cheaper themselves without a doubt.. they already have excess capacity to the internet and they could probably get people to film for free.. [/q]
If only somebody here on eLynah had the equipment, software and skills to do it for free, or better yet, athletics could *hire* on an hourly basis to do it... alas, what are the chances of that.
[Q]Roy 82 Wrote:
I bit the bullet and paid for the first playoff game at $5.
I tried the test link provided throuh registering as suggested and just got an unavilable server error. Not very reassuring. Did anyone get anything different? Got URL?
[/q]
I couldn't get the test file to load, either.
Not too worried. I've watched a couple games from here (West Coast over a cable connection) and the times when they actually got around to streaming a game, I haven't had any major issues.
[Q]Roy 82 Wrote:
I bit the bullet and paid for the first playoff game at $5.
I tried the test link provided throuh registering as suggested and just got an unavilable server error. Not very reassuring. Did anyone get anything different? Got URL?[/q]Their website is down this morning. Hopefully it will return before gametime.... ::worry::
EDIT -- I can get to the website again.
Anyone else getting the SLU broadcast right now? Or did I do something wrong and got into the archives somehow by mistake?
[Q]Robb Wrote:
Anyone else getting the SLU broadcast right now? Or did I do something wrong and got into the archives somehow by mistake?[/q]
I'm getting SLU as well. Thought it might be because that was the last regular-season game I was able to watch. Nice to watch the Moulson goal, though. Can't believe he threaded that needle.
i think they are using the slu broadcast as a test feed. the real feed will probably kick on at 6:30.
OK - just a little paranoid...
Thanks!
In case anyone else wants to see the goal, it's about 2 hrs 18 minutes into the broadcast. I can't believe how open they left Moulson - not like he's exactly an unknown threat!
the goal is at 2:18:13
Hey folks,
I'm a total newbie about this internet audio stuff. I purchased a gamepass from RealNetworks so I can listen to the game, but when I click on the link for "Listen" from the CBR homepage I get the following:
[Q]"Want to enjoy College Sports Pass content?
The RealPlayer version we have detected on your computer is too old to use with College Sports Pass. You can download the newest version of the RealPlayer for FREE by clicking the button below.
Upgrade now to to play your exclusive content* "[/Q]
However, I've already got the newest version. Have any of you run into this problem?
Cheers,
Mike
It's working now!
A minute ago I was switched from relatively high-quality archive feed of the SLU game to ridiculously low quality (56Kbps) live video. I paid $5 to watch a postage-stamp-sized view of blurry crap?!
Beeeej
People are still getting the SLU feed instead of the Cornell one, right? Unless Marsh has replaced Roll as Clarkson's coach... ::uhoh::
[Q]Molly Wrote:
People are still getting the SLU feed instead of the Cornell one, right? Unless Marsh has replaced Roll as Clarkson's coach... [/q]
I'm still getting the SLU feed. Think I'd even prefer the low-quality, blurry webcast of tonight's game. ;-)
I'm getting the Clarkson-Cornell feed, but only at 56 Kbps.
...and no audio. ::rolleyes::
Beeeej
I'm getting the Clarkson video, but no audio - assume they're in commercial?
Now I'm seeing depressingly ugly green-and-yellow uniforms. Must be the right game.
Robb,
No, the audio cut out a minute or two ago (at least for me), and hasn't come back..there was some weird static when it cut out that makes me think it's some sort of physical connection issue, maybe at lynah?
Doh - thanks!
I got the XMI feed up with the Real Audio on in the background through RealPLayer....George Roll interview at the moment...
since I couldn't figure out if I had to pay more on top of the season pass
I opened up media player, went to File -> Open URL...
found my xmi link...
and I see video :-)
...and don't log into xmi
audio is up
Audio is back:-D
Audio back up now! :-) LGR!
I like hearing the band play on top of the commercials...if only XMI could lower the volume of the commercials
Chris at XMI said close out WMP and restart the feed, it should look better... nope, didn't work. Still a pathetically bad image, 56Kbps feed. ::help::
Beeeej
Anyone know what those flyers in the seats say? :-D
[Q]Mike Hedrick 01 Wrote:
Anyone know what those flyers in the seats say? [/q]
"Cluck Farkson"? *shrug*
[Q]Beeeej Wrote:
Chris at XMI said close out WMP and restart the feed, it should look better... nope, didn't work. Still a pathetically bad image, 56Kbps feed.
Beeeej[/q]
Strange. My player says 323kbs.
[Q]Al DeFlorio Wrote:
[Q2]Beeeej Wrote:
Chris at XMI said close out WMP and restart the feed, it should look better... nope, didn't work. Still a pathetically bad image, 56Kbps feed.
Beeeej[/Q]
Strange. My player says 323kbs.[/q]
I'm at 323kbs as well.
Same here. 323
OK, someone start the game thread.
Still at 56 here, even after rebooting the computer as Chris advised. Maybe I'll try Jessica's computer.
Beeeej
try clearing out and restarting the thread.....worked for me...
Please explain (if that wasn't a joke). I am stuck at 56.
I'm also stuck at 56
I opened the feed halfway through the 1st period, and it started right up at 323Kbps ... so the problem isn't a lack of bandwidth on XMI's side. I'll bet they're doing something else wrong, though, if so many people are having a problem.
My feed self corrected and is now quite good at 369.
::popcorn::
My audio is now slow but my video is still fine. The audio sounds like a sleepy giant...
Audio shot. anyone else?
[Q]atb9 Wrote:
My audio is now slow but my video is still fine. The audio sounds like a sleepy giant...[/q]
Audio and video still really slow :-( Anyone else still having the problem? I guess XMI decided that everyone should get a chance at having a crappy feed... :-( :-P
my audio feed sounds like it's been possessed by boba fett. quite amusing. :-O
same...feed is at 179k :-(