[FilipH]

Originally Posted by allexx

By chance, is there any savvy French guy who knows how to access France TV olympic streaming from HK?
[url=http://sport.francetv.fr/jeux-olympiques-2008/]

http://valleywag.com/5034866/the-definitive-guide-to-watching-the-olympics-online

an extract ...

"International proxies: It is possible to watch live streams from other countries, such as BBC Sports from the UK or CBC Sports from Canada, by configuring your browser to run through an anonymous proxy. I recommend using Mozilla's Firefox browser with the FoxyProxy add-on installed. Xroxy has a handy list of proxies which you can sort by country to find proxies in the UK or Canada — which must be anonymous, and preferrably running the SOCKS protocol. Your best bet is to get a geeky British or Canadian friend to install a proxy on their machine for you and your Yankee friends. The latency can be frustrating, but once you get a stream started it will work fine.
Pros: Quality streams from legitimate providers, and if you're accustomed to jingoistic U.S. coverage, the charming accents from the Beeb's announcers and the humble mien of the Canadians can be quite refreshing.
Cons: Takes some technical know-how to set up, and proxies come and go. You might miss an event because you're too busy fiddling with your settings or a proxy fails when too many people sign on."

[Jon.E.Kong]

Originally Posted by hullexile

Shit you're touchy! The commentators friends of yours? "Be happy it's even on tv here" - well we are in the host country. OK the commentary is wonderful, best in the world. Am I allowed to stay now?

Ha, I didn't say I don't agree. The announcers ARE morons, so listen to it online. Also, we are in the host country, which happens to be CHINA. The Games are on 3 free channels in Chinese. Funny how in some posts, everyone jumps on those people who don't like Chinese food or culture, but it's ok to bitch and whine about the Chinese tv coverage.

I haven't found a French feed yet, but Hotspot works really well for watching NBC.

[Trebor]

anyone know where i can watch the opening ceremony again?

[MovingIn07]

Originally Posted by Trebor

anyone know where i can watch the opening ceremony again?

I read in the newspaper today that they are selling DVD's of it - no idea the price but it may be easier than some of the technological solutions posted!

[KnowItAll]

Trebor : its on some of the torrent sites. Try mininova.org or eztv.it