Guest cpac Report post Posted January 25, 2004 I am thinking about buying the ppv from wwe.com on my computer. I am just curious as to how good the quality of the picture and audio is on the computer. I am also interested in how long is the delay? Is the quality of everything as good as watching it on tv? Thanks for the info. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted January 25, 2004 My computer is shit, but I have DSL connection. That being said, I watched Armageddon on my computer, full screen, and it was fantastic. It was like, not as good as DVD quality, but I would say DIVX quality for sure. I didn't have any delay the whole night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest HHH123007 Report post Posted January 25, 2004 I use sucky dial-up and found that the webcast looked a lot better than I thought it would....I don't know if it's much different with something high-speed or not. As you would expect, TV > webcast......but the webcast is fine too IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2004 I caught the end of a stolen feed for a show last year...and it looked and sounded real good. If you've got a cable modem or DSL...you should be good to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2004 Yeah, if you have high speed it's just like watching any other video on your computer - not DVD quality by a long shot, but not bad at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2004 BTW...that was on my old piece of crap laptop that was overloaded with memory and liked to run everything slow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevermortal 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2004 There is a delay....I believe the actual TV broadcast is like a few seconds ahead of the webcast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ghost of bps21 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2004 That makes sense...but once it's going you won't know the difference. It doesn't pause or slow down or anything like that. At least it didn't in my experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted January 25, 2004 There is a delay....I believe the actual TV broadcast is like a few seconds ahead of the webcast. Yup. Someone told me a match result from Bad Blood before the match ended on the Webcast. I was behind by s good 20-30 seconds I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Downhome 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2004 There is a delay....I believe the actual TV broadcast is like a few seconds ahead of the webcast. That's right, but those seconds count when you are posting on here. I've learned that you can't watch the PPV and refresh say, the OAO thread here, as you will see the guys who have it on TV is predicting the future. Like it's at the end of a match, and you refresh, you can see someone go "OMG I can't believe he won!" and then you'll see it happen a few seconds later. I remember watching the Rumble last year on the webcast, and I kept refreshing the OAO page, and I kept seeing people shouting out who is next into the Rumble, and then I'd see it happen. That's the only downside, I learned to only refresh every once in a while, so I don't get spoiled. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BifEverchad 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2004 There is a delay....I believe the actual TV broadcast is like a few seconds ahead of the webcast. That's right, but those seconds count when you are posting on here. I've learned that you can't watch the PPV and refresh say, the OAO thread here, as you will see the guys who have it on TV is predicting the future. Like it's at the end of a match, and you refresh, you can see someone go "OMG I can't believe he won!" and then you'll see it happen a few seconds later. I remember watching the Rumble last year on the webcast, and I kept refreshing the OAO page, and I kept seeing people shouting out who is next into the Rumble, and then I'd see it happen. That's the only downside, I learned to only refresh every once in a while, so I don't get spoiled. Ladies and Gentlemen.... Downhome, the King of the Webcast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eiker_ir 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2004 how many MB's does it take to watch the PPV? i mean, how much is downloaded if i watch the whole show? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandman9000 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2004 With a streaming webcast, nothing is downloaded to your computer. Hence, no space, unless you've got some kind of program that downloads streaming webcasts to your computer. At that point, it would depend on the file quality, and I couldn't begin to put a ballpark number on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Justwitty Report post Posted January 25, 2004 I've never ordered a webcast before so I'm wondering, if order the live showing, do I get to have it for future watching the rest of the night? (I'm gonna be gone during the live showing and since I'm at college, this is my only way to watch it.) I'd really like to watch it tonight so I need a non-live way of doing this. Thanks for the help in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Krazy Karter Report post Posted January 25, 2004 I've never ordered a webcast before so I'm wondering, if order the live showing, do I get to have it for future watching the rest of the night? (I'm gonna be gone during the live showing and since I'm at college, this is my only way to watch it.) I'd really like to watch it tonight so I need a non-live way of doing this. Thanks for the help in advance. no, a screen that says "thanks for ordering" pops up after the live show, then the link goes dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Justwitty Report post Posted January 25, 2004 Aw shoot. Well, thanks for the help. I'll just wait for the Video On-Demand version to come out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest drdrainoscott Report post Posted January 26, 2004 Are you sure about that? When I bought WMXIX online, I could watch the show for a week. I hope I'm right, cause I won't be able to watch it live tonight either, and I've already bought it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted January 26, 2004 That was a special type deal... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest drdrainoscott Report post Posted January 26, 2004 Straight from the shopzone website... Can I view the Video-On-Demand broadcast after the Live Event with the same purchase? Buying the event allows you to not only see the Live Event but also allows you to access the Video-On-Demand event for one week after the event (the following Sunday). This feature is a value-added benefit for online viewers, as we do not want our fans to miss a single moment of exciting WWE action! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
