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1. ZXTT95

   
   Posted on: August 10, 2008 at 1:09PM  

   I'm a little bemused by some of the comments left here.  Brandon tells us about something that works with WMC, and suddenly MS is being blamed because this stuff is slow with the 64-bit support, blamed because it can't tell someone's IP address is in the US.

   Seriously now, this is 3rd party software.  I see nothing on TVTonic's web page indicating any kind of relationship with MS.  TVTonic is responsible for support - why would you expect support on this blog?  Go to TVTonic and stop trying to turn every problem you have on your computer into an MS rant.
2. gargross

   
   Posted on: August 10, 2008 at 3:31PM  

   So, I've got this thing installed.. I'm on 32-bit so not dealing with the issue many of you are seeing around 64 bit.. My problem is that there's no content.  The only thing that seems to be updating is of course the Lenovo ads.. My 10 other channels haven't posted anything new and the olympics have been going on.. To be fair there was a women's basketball game and the opening ceremony posted, but that's pretty much it.. Anyone else getting what was promised? "Content becomes available as soon as NBC completes its primetime on-air coverage on the West Coast (i.e., beginning at 3 am EDT)"
3. Ceinach

   
   Posted on: August 11, 2008 at 3:11PM  

   RandyB, the new version of 64-bit support is out. The install went okay on my test machine running Vista-64 w/ sp1. The new 64-bit update seems to work fine for installing the plug-in, so that's definately fixed now. The opening ceremonies were really cool to watch and the detail was great. It's a bit sluggish at times - even with 2 GB of ram on a Dual-core Q6600 there was a little bit of stuttering, so I'd recommend having 4 GB and it would probably be smooth as glass.

   There is not a lot of content though at this time, but I'm assuming it will eventually be posted. What is there (ie. the opening ceremonies) is amazing. The amount of money that was spent on this must be truely staggering in the Billions of dollars.

   Who cares about Vista or Microsoft...this is the olympics and they are just downright cool. If you can't watch them on your computer, then just turn on your TV and use common sense to deal with the problem - just don't miss it.

   :)
4. Bryan

   
   Posted on: August 16, 2008 at 12:40PM  

   TV TONIC FILLED UP MY HARD DRIVE!

   I downloaded the 64-bit version when it became available AFTER the Olympics had already started, and bookmarked my favorite sports. Then I noticed a new icon in my system tray for the TVTonic Control Panel. I opened it and discovered that TVTonic was downloading huge video clips to my computer, some that were larger than 3.5GB! I should have uninstalled it then, but I let it sit for a couple of days and now my 1TB hard drive is FULL! Why is TVTonic downloading clips instead of streaming them on demand? I know HD video has high bandwidth requirements, but this is not a practical alternative.

   Seriously, guys- nbcolympics.com is supposed to be the breakout showcase for Silverlight, right? Then surely the Silverlight team and Media Center team can figure out a way to get the Olympics content into Media Center without filling the user's hard drive. Power users will be able to resolve this, but I can't imagine the stress this will cause to novices.

   ***DO NOT DOWNLOAD*** this application unless you can dedicate unlimited storage to video clips.

   Sorry guys, I'm not normally one to rant. I think Vista extraordinary, but this poorly-implemented 3rd party solution that you are promoting is not helping Vista's struggling reputation.