# Sony + NBC = The suck of Olympic proportions?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-nbc-the-suck-of-olympic-proportions/529169
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 16, 2010, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-nbc-the-suck-of-olympic-proportions/529169 "2010-02-16T04:43:32Z")
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### Author:  [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2010, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-nbc-the-suck-of-olympic-proportions/529169/1 "2010-02-16T04:43:32Z")
We have been watching coverage of the Olympics on [nbcolympics.com](http://nbcolympics.com), and wanted to see what the resolution was like watching them with the ps3 browser. I installed some Silverlight software a few weeks ago and had successfully watched some online videos, but on a different site. Trying to watch any of the Olympic video pages, I’m prompted if i want to use the plugin, and I say yes. But I get no love. I get dumped off on a “Related videos” screen with thumbnails full of related videos that I can’t watch.
I have not been prompted to update Silverlight, and I have not tried to do so manually, but endeavor to do so. This is a preemptive bitching and moaning that I presume will indeed ensue in full force once I try everything and still can’t get the videos to work on our TV.
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### Author:  [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-nbc-the-suck-of-olympic-proportions/529169/2 "2010-02-16T05:47:29Z")
Ok I’m also half-pitting MS’s xbox live olympics offerings. We just spent 160 MS points (whatever that is in $) for 27 minutes of footage titled “Ski Jumping: Qualifying Runs” of which no more than 7 minutes was anything to do with the qualifying runs of ski jumping. The other 20 minutes was short interviews with athletes and those tear-squirting musical montages.
It is 2010 people. More options for ad-funded internet-based delivery of your content would be nice. I don’t mind enduring your commercials, just make it available.
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### Author:  [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sony-nbc-the-suck-of-olympic-proportions/529169/3 "2010-02-16T18:28:16Z")
Microsoft doesn’t just want your money, it wants your ass. You view their content how they tell you to.