3/6 (Sunday) ECAC playoffs

[jtwcornell91]

So I presume we'll all be found on #lynah tonight following the Union-Clarkson and Dartmouth-Yale rubber games.

Clarkson Audio: http://streamingmedia.clarkson.edu/ http://streamingmedia.clarkson.edu:8000/

Dartmouth Video: http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Emhockey/webcast/ http://quicktime.dartmouth.edu/hockey_stream.mov
Dartmouth Audio: http://nick8.surfernetwork.com/Media/Dartmouth-WFRD.asx mms://nick9.surfernetwork.com/Dartmouth-WFRD

[Will]

I take it Dartmouth's video stream is free?

[judy]

Yes, Dartmouth video is free.

[DeltaOne81]

Don't get too happy. Unless you have a monster connection the video sucks. I'm under the impression that it streams around 3 to 4 MEGAbits per second. Maxing out my 1.5 Mbps DSL connection game me less than a frame per second.

[andyw2100]

[Q]DeltaOne81 Wrote:

 Don't get too happy. Unless you have a monster connection the video sucks. [/q]

I agree that the video sucks. But for me it worked as a nice supplement to the audio that I was getting at the same time when I watched them play Harvard, while simultaneously listening to us come from behind to beat Saint Lawrence. I am not as familiar with the names of the 40 players that play for Dartmouth and whoever they are playing. I expect others here may be in a similar boat. So, even at one frame per second, or less, having that visual image helped me have more of a clue than I would have if I had to only listen to the audio.
                               Andy W.

[Will]

Hmm, audio it is, then.

[RichH]

[Q]DeltaOne81 Wrote:

 Don't get too happy. Unless you have a monster connection the video sucks. I'm under the impression that it streams around 3 to 4 MEGAbits per second. Maxing out my 1.5 Mbps DSL connection game me less than a frame per second.[/q]

For the Harvard @ Dartmouth game last weekend, it was poor...typically about 2-3 frames/sec.  This weekend, the video has been superb, probably on the order of 10-20 fps.  Of course, with our Ivy hopes on the line, many more people were probably watching the H-D game than the Y-D games of this weekend, and therefore choking the bandwidth.  

So yes...you should all give up on the video tonight and use audio.  :-D

[Trotsky]

OTOH, there might be differences amng us in rooting interest tonight.  Hard to believe it would be bad for Cornell for Yale to win, but in the other series, there are pro-Cornell arguments for either antagonist.

My rooting interest: Yale and Clarkson
My prediction: Dartmouth 6-1, Clarkson 2-1 (ot)

[Steve M]

I think we're better off facing Union than Clarkson.  While it would be great to complete our revenge for last year, I worry than Clarkson might goon it up, and we'll lose a player either to injury or DQ.  Also, I think they have a better chance of pulling off an upset than Union, who would be playing in the QFs for the first time if I'm not mistaken.

I agree with your predictions.

[Josh '99]

[Q]Steve M Wrote:
While it would be great to complete our revenge for last year, I worry than Clarkson might goon it up, and we'll lose a player either to injury or DQ. [/q]Over/under on how long until RichS has something to say about this?

[ben03]

now that you said something ... he'll likely not but then again, now that i just said that ... you never know.

6:45pm, any takers? ::rolleyes::

[Will]

Does the Dartmouth video have sound, or am I going to have to have the two feeds going at once?

[Ben Rocky '04]

I'm less worried by Clarkson this year because the syphilis-carrying baby- eater can't come to Lynah regardless of tonight's outcome.  That said, GO UNION.

Anyone else want to drive all- out with me from I-town to Schenectady right now and chant 'end of season' at Clarkson should they loose?

[Josh '99]

The Dartmouth video feed also has the Dartmouth audio feed included.

[DeltaOne81]

[Q]Will Wrote:

 Does the Dartmouth video have sound, or am I going to have to have the two feeds going at once?[/q]
Yup, it had sound.

And my problem wasn't the other server being overloaded. My connection routinely benchmarks at pretty much exactly 1.5 mbps, and the Quicktime stream said the data was actively streaming at 1400 to 1500 kbps. So it was my connection that was the limit - even though its over 4 times fast enough to handle XMI, MTB.TV, etc . I may try again today, but I don't expect any difference.