It sounds to be more of a problem with processor power. If you're on a Windows machine, open task manager ("How To Start Task Manager" : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323527), look under the performance tab to find the CPU performance graph, and then open Vimeo and play a HD video. You will probably see your processor be pegged at 100%. Given your internet connection speeds posted, speed should not be an issue. Low amounts of RAM could be a problem (if you're paging very heavily), but I'd guess processor.
Your Internet Connection is too fast for your Mac or your Mac is too fast for your Internet Connection. Or, you can pause the entire video until the entire thing is done downloading, then start it. What about older HD video codecs? You also may have to download a new sound card.
Exactly i would rather watch it on Hulu and watch the ads than streaming or downloading it, but if they take that away im left with no choice but to do that.
Cable companies would rather destroy new mediums and providers than improve their services to stay relevant. The sure sign of a dying industry.
You trying to tell people about the approriate time to post smileys is like Rick James trying to educate people on judicious cocaine use.
You have obviously forgotten the great rolleyes debate of 2003. Back in the day we had posters arguing the rolleyes smiley was never appropriate and were actually lobbying for Clutch to remove it from the board.
It could be two things: Comcast makes money by selling commercials during these shows (some of the commercials are already there sold by the network but there are spots for local commercials as well). The price of those commercials is determined by viewership and if people watch the shows on-line vs. Comcast then they can't charge as much. Second, I think Comcast pays to have channels on its system. Why should they pay for content (that they re-sell to you via your cable bill) when the same people who sell the content are giving it away for free on-line. So, broadcast TV is "free" for the end user but not for Comcast.
Comcast is also apparently the bad guy in this contract dispute with DirecTV over Versus. At least that seems to be popular opinion. Comcast made an argument that DirecTV wanted to add Versus to a premium sports package but it sounds like the real problem is simply that Comcast is demanding too much money from DirecTV for a channel that isn't very popular. I happen to watch the station because it has exclusive rights to certain NHL games. The underlying factor here may be Comcast's jealousy over NFL Sunday Ticket. It seems like they are trying to take advantage of DirecTV by using Versus as leverage. Unfortunately, Versus is irrelevant to most people and Comcast really doesn't have much bargaining power. DirecTV will not be affected much by the loss.
He does make a good point tho. If you had put a rolleyes at the end of that sentence, I would have immediately known you were being sarcastic. First person to make a smiley that clearly says "Im being sarcastic" would win at the internetz.
