Comments on: NBC Direct: Don’t Bother http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:45:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Third Time’s the Charm for NBC Direct? « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-254160 Third Time’s the Charm for NBC Direct? « NewTeeVee Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:53:06 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-254160 <p>[...] the Charm for NBC Direct? NBC’s NBC Direct download video service has gone through two maligned iterations, and now, as a tipster has pointed out to us, the peacock has quietly launched [...]</p> [...] the Charm for NBC Direct? NBC’s NBC Direct download video service has gone through two maligned iterations, and now, as a tipster has pointed out to us, the peacock has quietly launched [...]

]]> By: Bill http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-250864 Bill Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:31:58 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-250864 <p>It's still a pile of junk with the same problems.</p> It’s still a pile of junk with the same problems.

]]> By: NBC Direct, Take Two, Out for Testing « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-237746 NBC Direct, Take Two, Out for Testing « NewTeeVee Thu, 15 May 2008 06:01:44 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-237746 <p>[...] first version of NBC Direct, which came out way back in November, was a bear to install and ended up using obnoxious proportions of PC resources. Our advice then and now is to try Hulu [...]</p> [...] first version of NBC Direct, which came out way back in November, was a bear to install and ended up using obnoxious proportions of PC resources. Our advice then and now is to try Hulu [...]

]]> By: Bandwidth Crisis » Blog Archive » Viva La HD Revolution! http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-232723 Bandwidth Crisis » Blog Archive » Viva La HD Revolution! Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:32:42 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-232723 <p>[...] is reporting that the much-maligned NBC Direct service will incorporate Pando’s P2P technology to enable delivery of HD [...]</p> [...] is reporting that the much-maligned NBC Direct service will incorporate Pando’s P2P technology to enable delivery of HD [...]

]]> By: Bill Gates » Aruba Launches Counter-Offensive To Patent Suit http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-196615 Bill Gates » Aruba Launches Counter-Offensive To Patent Suit Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:44:00 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-196615 <p>[...] has launched its NBC Direct video download offering that is noteworthy only for the amount of scorn being heaped upon it from almost every reviewer out there. It appears to have made every single [...]</p> [...] has launched its NBC Direct video download offering that is noteworthy only for the amount of scorn being heaped upon it from almost every reviewer out there. It appears to have made every single [...]

]]> By: Viva La HD Revolution! « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-193948 Viva La HD Revolution! « NewTeeVee Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:56:10 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-193948 <p>[...] is reporting that the much-maligned NBC Direct service will incorporate Pando’s P2P technology to enable delivery of HD [...]</p> [...] is reporting that the much-maligned NBC Direct service will incorporate Pando’s P2P technology to enable delivery of HD [...]

]]> By: Netflix to Show NBC Shows Online « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-179035 Netflix to Show NBC Shows Online « NewTeeVee Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:25:52 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-179035 <p>[...] at home, you can now watch NBC content online at NBC.com, Hulu.com, Netflix, and if you’re glutton for punishment, through NBC [...]</p> [...] at home, you can now watch NBC content online at NBC.com, Hulu.com, Netflix, and if you’re glutton for punishment, through NBC [...]

]]> By: NBC Direct Sucked…Your PC Resources « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-165279 NBC Direct Sucked…Your PC Resources « NewTeeVee Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:00:13 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-165279 <p>[...] sharp-eyed NTV reader tipped us off today about (yet another) problem with the NBC Direct download service. “Joe” wrote in [...]</p> [...] sharp-eyed NTV reader tipped us off today about (yet another) problem with the NBC Direct download service. “Joe” wrote in [...]

]]> By: Joe http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-163599 Joe Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:56:09 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-163599 <p>This piece of garbage also installs a process that runs on your PC even when not using NBC Direct. Its called MediaAgent and when I looked at it for awhile in the taskmanager it was using 60 megs of ram and would somtimes even eat CPU cycles without even being used.</p> <p>Needless to say I deleted this garbage software right away</p> This piece of garbage also installs a process that runs on your PC even when not using NBC Direct. Its called MediaAgent and when I looked at it for awhile in the taskmanager it was using 60 megs of ram and would somtimes even eat CPU cycles without even being used.

Needless to say I deleted this garbage software right away

]]> By: Trying to Be like Bill Gates » Nokia to launch touch-screen version of S60 software (Reuters) http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-156411 Trying to Be like Bill Gates » Nokia to launch touch-screen version of S60 software (Reuters) Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:24:15 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-156411 <p>[...] has launched its NBC Direct video download offering that is noteworthy only for the amount of scorn being heaped upon it from almost every reviewer out there. It appears to have made every single [...]</p> [...] has launched its NBC Direct video download offering that is noteworthy only for the amount of scorn being heaped upon it from almost every reviewer out there. It appears to have made every single [...]

]]> By: November 15, 2007 | next media update http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-154584 November 15, 2007 | next media update Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:17:35 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-154584 <p>[...] Source> [...]</p> [...] Source> [...]

]]> By: NTV Live Launchpad: MediaMelon Puts High-Res in the Browser « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-152668 NTV Live Launchpad: MediaMelon Puts High-Res in the Browser « NewTeeVee Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:11:55 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-152668 <p>[...] NTV Live Launchpad: MediaMelon Puts High-Res in the Browser NEWTEEVEE LIVE, SAN FRANCISCO — MediaMelon today announced the launch of a P2P video delivery network that allows viewers to watch high-res video within the browser — no downloadable client needed (are you listening, NBC?). [...]</p> [...] NTV Live Launchpad: MediaMelon Puts High-Res in the Browser NEWTEEVEE LIVE, SAN FRANCISCO — MediaMelon today announced the launch of a P2P video delivery network that allows viewers to watch high-res video within the browser — no downloadable client needed (are you listening, NBC?). [...]

]]> By: NBC Direct: Why Designing Consumer Entertainment Services By Committee Is A Dumb Idea | www.theirway.net http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-151199 NBC Direct: Why Designing Consumer Entertainment Services By Committee Is A Dumb Idea | www.theirway.net Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:05:02 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-151199 <p>[...] has launched its NBC Direct video download offering that is noteworthy only for the amount of scorn being heaped upon it from almost every reviewer out there. It appears to have made every single [...]</p> [...] has launched its NBC Direct video download offering that is noteworthy only for the amount of scorn being heaped upon it from almost every reviewer out there. It appears to have made every single [...]

]]> By: N3TV NetTV: le news del 14.11.07 | N3TV http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-151057 N3TV NetTV: le news del 14.11.07 | N3TV Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:14:50 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-151057 <p>[...] NBC DIRECT E’ UN DISASTRO [...]</p> [...] NBC DIRECT E’ UN DISASTRO [...]

]]> By: NBC Direct disappoints, adheres to network TV schedules | last100 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-148528 NBC Direct disappoints, adheres to network TV schedules | last100 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:19:26 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-148528 <p>[...] I mostly agree with NewTeeVee, which wrote today “NBC Direct: Don’t Bother”, I didn’t find the pre-roll ads at the start [...]</p> [...] I mostly agree with NewTeeVee, which wrote today “NBC Direct: Don’t Bother”, I didn’t find the pre-roll ads at the start [...]

]]> By: The Danger of Incrementalism : Venture Chronicles http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-147784 The Danger of Incrementalism : Venture Chronicles Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:25:41 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/11/11/nbc-direct-dont-bother/#comment-147784 <p>[...] Let’s take NBC Direct, the recently released video download service from NBC. The consensus appears to be that the service is constrained by technology requirements, limited in functionality, and imposes use rights that are so constrained as to make the service of little value to users. [...]</p> [...] Let’s take NBC Direct, the recently released video download service from NBC. The consensus appears to be that the service is constrained by technology requirements, limited in functionality, and imposes use rights that are so constrained as to make the service of little value to users. [...]

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