will we get to view all the games?

Yes, but Youtube is the best for on demand replay, once the events are archived.
For those that work for much of the day, and want to come home and watch some archived events, it works perfectly. The events start around 4:00 or 5:00 am each day anyways. No way I'm watching much live stuff, I'll be sleeping and then getting up to head to work. Much stuff will be waiting as archived replay in the evening (America time). Youtube is terrific for replay, because you can watch in 1080p (or youtube's version of 1080p), which is still much better than NBC's silverlight video quality.

 

Several youtube style porn sites have better video and audio quality than youtube. I'm more concerned about watching events live though.

 

BTW - If you don't pay for a basic cable package you are screwed and won't be able to watch on NBC's website or the apps like Live Xtra.

I can't believe in this day and age where more ppl are cutting the cord overpriced cable packages that NBC thought it was wise to restrict the viewing of the Olympics to ppl who only subscribed to the old model.
My guess is that this will be the last time it happens because more and more people watching streaming video on their portable devices or computers than on their tv.

 

Your guess would likely be wrong. Especially after the debut of espn3, the model has been to force internet and cable providers to pay for their customers to have access to that. The channels require customers to be subscribers to the cable channel to watch online for channels like Disney, HBO, TNT, etc.. NBC paid a lot for the distribution and they want to make some of it back. Likewise, NBC is showing most of the Olympics on cable channels (NBCSN, MSNBC). People are paying to watch those channels. It actually make perfect economic sense. Somebody has to pay for it.

 

Sorry, but you are incorrect.
Advertisers pay for it, in exchange for the prominent display of their branding/commercials, etc...
You might want to double check your facts because ESPN3 does not require you to be a cable tv subscriber to view it it either on the web or via the Xbox 360 app. Only via the IPad app.
I know this first hand as I am not a cable tv subscriber, but I do have cable internet and I watch ESPN live and delayed content on my Xbox 360 everyday.

 

You may have misread my post or maybe I didn't make it clear. Internet providers pay espn to carry to espn3. Likewise, cable channels charge for subscribers to access their content online in addition to the fees to carry the channel. I believe live streaming of ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU are available on watch espn to the few cable providers who have pay for the carriage.

 

I think NBC could (should) have easily charged a (small) fee for online viewing access for people who do not subscribe to cable/dish/etc. CBS used that model for the NCAA men's tournament. NBA has league pass for online viewing of games.

 

I'm not arguing against that. NBC has experience with subscriptions with Universal Sports and Tour de France as well.

 

Which is why it is a bit surprising to me that they didn't try it w/ the Olys this time around. ::shrug::

 

cable tv is dying. more and more ppl are cutting the chord.
NBC's subscriber requirement reeks of desperation, hanging onto the old model, for one last Olympics.
the IOC is very progressive when it comes to media, they want as many people to see the games on every platform as possible. my guess is that this will be the last games that are restricted like this.

 

This is often said a lot, but I don't think it's nearly as significant as some believe. There's actually quite a bit of changing between providers that compensates for much of the "loss."

 

Not according to Neilsen last February.

"

According to a new report from Nielsen, the number of U.S. homes that have broadband Internet, but only free, broadcast TV, is on the rise. Although representing less than 5% of TV households, the number has grown 22.8% over the past year.​

In addition, the behaviors within these homes are unique. These broadband/broadcast-only households stream video twice as much as the general population, says Nielsen, and they watch half as much TV."​

http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/09/nielsen-cord-cutting-and-internet-tv-viewing-on-the-rise/

 

Irecall that study. Even in the article you link to:

//some mystery url tags initially messed up my post

 

I forgot which thread this was before making my last comment. I also wanted to mention youtube streaming has been horrible when there are a lot of viewers. It was impossible to watch the 400IM final live (which is already a minute or two behind television). The variable bitrates of the Live Extra app doesn't seem to have much of a middle ground. There's a good quality, a slightly less good quality and a shitty quality. Shitty is unwatchable. I've needed a solid 4G connection to maintain good quality streaming.