IMO, and this is nothing against the IFBB or anything, being able to put the O on the tv, so I can watch while I post or work, is way better than online. You don't have to worry about losing the feed, you can tape it, you don't have to glue up your computer for 2 hours (ever tried a huge graphic project while watching a webcast? Both suck.
I know the $ is not there and the webcast beats nothing at all.
There have been some feeds from our national TV that looked real good.
The concern about watching the Olympia while working at the same time...
I know what you're saying, the possibilities of multitasking becomes limited - but if you pay a PPV, aren't you gonna sit down for 2 hours to watch it?
I sure would.
And I also believe they should allow for d/l's of the webcast.
I also share onlyme's concern regarding the slow computers.
A way around this would be to sell a limited PPV, for those with limited bandwidth or limited hardware, ie lesser video quality to a lower price.
Clearly, they need to address that situation.
The way the production comes across this first year is crucial IMO.
YIP
Zack