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Microsoft Silverlight Enhanced Video Player

Silverlight Brings You the Gold

Fast. Safe. Free. It's the new way to watch the Summer Games.

To experience the free NBCOlympics.com Enhanced Player, GET SILVERLIGHT

  • Silverlight brings you the best and brightest Web video experienceSilverlight brings you the best and brightest Web video experience
     Amazing, clear, crisp video no matter what your bandwidth. Silverlight makes the most of your connection without making you wait for what you want.
  • Silverlight delivers 4 events simultaneouslySilverlight delivers 4 events simultaneously
     View 4 events at the same time with picture-in-picture controls. Customize the player to capture your favorite events.
  • Silverlight gives you all the extras while you watchSilverlight gives you all the extras - while you watch
     Get expert commentary, dynamic statistics, play-by-play captioning and athlete profiles...all at your fingertips.
  • Silverlight lets you watch what you want, when you want itSilverlight lets you watch what you want, when you want it
     Choose from 3000 hours of live and background footage, and watch whenever it's convenient for you with the Silverlight Player.

GET SILVERLIGHT

Ready to experience the Summer Games
with video and interactive statistics like never before?

About Microsoft Silverlight and the NBCOlympics.com Enhanced Player

The button you should press to unlock the great features that Silverlight makes possible Click the Enhanced Player button to unlock the great features that Silverlight makes possible.

How do I access the Enhanced Player?

After Silverlight has installed, go to http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/index.html. Click on your desired video. After a brief advertisement has completed, an "Enhanced Player" button will appear in the lower left of the video. Click this button to unlock the great features that Silverlight makes possible.

What is Microsoft Silverlight?

Microsoft Silverlight is the powerful, interactive video technology that's being used by NBCOlympics.com to bring you the 2008 Summer Games. To learn more about Silverlight, click here.

What are the system requirements for the Enhanced Player?

Compatible Operating Systems and Browsers for Silverlight
Operating SystemInternet
Explorer 7		Internet
Explorer 6		Firefox
1.5, 2.0, 3.0		Safari
2 & 3
Windows VistaYESNOYESNO
Windows XP SP2YESYESYESNO
Mac OS X (10.4.8+, 10.5, Intel Only)NONOYESYES

**Note: Internet Explorer 8 is currently in Beta and will be able to access the NBCOlypmics.com site. We expect IE8 Beta will work, however, given the nature of Beta software we cannot guarantee full support.

What configurations offer the best experience with the video player?

Standard Mode2.4 GHz Pentium 4 with 512 MB RAM or Intel-based Macintosh, 512k broadband connection
Enhanced Player3.2GHz Pentium 4 with 1GB RAM or Intel-based Macintosh, 768k broadband connection
Live Video Control Room3.2GHz Pentium 4 with 1GB RAM or Intel-based Macintosh, 768k broadband connection

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