MS Silverlight To Stream Obama Inauguration Events

Ilgaz writes in to let us know that we will have to install MS Silverlight 2 to watch the US President's inauguration online. Everyone running Mac PPC, Linux, and FreeBSD has been left out, as there are no working Silverlight 2-capable alternatives on these systems. Here is Microsoft's press release announcing the selection of Silverlight yesterday. Streaming of various events around the inauguration begins today at the Presidential Inaugural Committee site, which touts its "inclusive and accessible" coverage.

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Re:Or alternatively

[Waffle Iron]

There's another alternative, too. It turns out that streaming coverage will also be available using a wireless, thin client protocol.

I've set up my wireless client gear, and it's pretty sweet. For only a few hundred bucks, I got a 34-inch diagonal screen, WXGA resolution, and stereo sound. It streams video over a new protocol called "ATSC" in the ~500MHz band. And it all works for free without needing a subscription!

This event in particular will be delivered by multiple, simultaneous video streams that they call "channels". I encourage anyone who's not familiar with this technology to check it out.

Re:So much for a tech savvy Whitehouse.

[Dolphinzilla]

you know if Bill Gates had a penny for every bug in a Microsoft product he'd be a Billionaire...

Re:So much for a tech savvy Whitehouse.

[pur1ty]

yep. that's why I like MICROS~1 spelling better.