i2sports is having problems

[bigredtrumpet]

never mind - i got it

[CUlater 89]

You got in regularly, or some other way?  

[Brian Deerr '04]

Here's the email response Chris Fyall of i2sports sent me after last week's problems:

Unfortunately, the process is a little confusing, but it is easily fixed.
The key is that you must make an "instant" (read: credit card) payment in
order to get instant access.

There are two ways to make instant payments when purchasing webcasts. The
easiest way is to connect a credit card directly to your PayPal account.
Here is how to do that:

1. Log into your PayPal account at PayPal.com
2. Click "Profile" near the top right of the page.
3. In the middle column, click "Credit Cards"
4. Enter all appropriate information.
5. At this point, the credit card is connected.

When logging into i2sports's webcast, signin as a new user, click the "Buy
Now" button, and then login to your PayPal account. You should have two
payment options, the eCheck, and your credit card.

If you do not wish to connect a credit card to your PayPal account, or if
that process somehow fails, there is another way to pay instantly. Once
you clicked the "Buy Now" button, instead of logging into your PayPal
account, click the button near "If you do not currently have a PayPal
account." From this button, click the "No shipping required", and enter
the rest of your information.

**************

I tried paying with a credit card and not going through Paypal, and when that didn't work I tried using the $5 balance I had from last week's refund.  No luck yet, but at least he's emailing back and forth with me to try to get it up and running for tonight.

Brian

[kaelistus]

I logged on regularly but the colors are all messed up...

[CUlater 89]

And bigredtrumpet or krose?

[kaelistus]

I should mention here.. I figured out the color problem, and i'm impressed with how quick i2sports got back to me.

[Jordan 04]

I must say, I did the i2sports feed for the first time and it went off without a hitch.  After watching the first period on a laptop screen, my roommates and I realized we had an S-video cord, so we fed the video and audio through the TV and surround sound.

It was pretty damn neat, all things considered.  I think i2 just clinched $50 more of my money, although the technical problems discussed here give me some pause.

All in all, a great way to stay connected to Cornell hockey, and a great game!

Let's Go Red!!

[ben03]

ditto ... although we hooked it up to our projector and watched it on the wall :-D

[Jordan 04]

Nice.

What was even sweeter was that the quality was sharper on the TV than on the computer.  Not sure of the techy/resolution reason for that, but I ain't complaining

[Chris 02]

[Q]Jordan 04 Wrote:

 Nice.

What was even sweeter was that the quality was sharper on the TV than on the computer.  Not sure of the techy/resolution reason for that, but I ain't complaining [/q]

Yeah that's cause the feed resolution is probably 200x200 or something.  Your TV has a resolution of anywhere from 240, 425,500 scan lines.  Whereas your computer probably has 800 or 1024 scan lines.  Thus when you put the low resolution hockey feed on the tv, it occupies more of the lines and doesn't look so spotty.