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Re: Is MonRoi getting a bad rap?
I had peaceful, even constructive coexistence with the Mon Roi team at the 2007 Canadian Open. Having the games broadcast by Mon Roi was a stated priority for at least one of the major tournament sponsors.
There were issues involving the usage agreement that were troubling for me as a chess journalist. I have noticed troublesome clauses from other Canadian internet-based companies. May I blame Canadian lawyers? Anyway, OT.
MonRoi is a service, not a piece of hardware. So to compare in price a MonRoi device to a Nintendo may bring rancour, but pointlessly. Because a Nintendo can "do more", it would not be allowed in a tournament hall because of the potential for cheating. "Less is more", a thought that really should be second nature for a CFC spokesperson this millenium.
In 2007, I asked whether it was possible to institute a time delay for broadcast of the games. I was told, only by unplugging the ethernet cable, obviously an unworkable start. One test of whether maintenance has been done on the software, would be whether it is possible in 2011 to program a 15- or 20- minute delay.
Steve Karpik explained to us why compatibility mode was necessary for IE 8 or IE 9 users. How quickly this problem is fixed would be another measure of software maintenance. Did you all notice the vestigial Haessel v Panjwani game in the Round 6 "Live Games" listing? I'd have to assume that the inability to remove this earlier round game from the list is an ancient issue of software maintenance.
I worked at the 2002 and 2003 US Championships, not MonRoi. The sensory boards and broadcast of games over 28 boards worked very well, but it required expertise and painstaking installing, checking, reinstalling of the wiring. I'm not talking bid-a-bee bid-a-bang, but man-days. So whatever you do, it's not simple. I think that the quality of the MonRoi service is competitive with the others.
The ChessBomb site is very nice, but it is rebroadcasting. It takes existing feeds and tarts them up. Apples and orangutans with original broadcasting, such as the MonRoi Canadian Closed site.
I had peaceful, even constructive coexistence with the Mon Roi team at the 2007 Canadian Open. Having the games broadcast by Mon Roi was a stated priority for at least one of the major tournament sponsors.
There were issues involving the usage agreement that were troubling for me as a chess journalist. I have noticed troublesome clauses from other Canadian internet-based companies. May I blame Canadian lawyers? Anyway, OT.
MonRoi is a service, not a piece of hardware. So to compare in price a MonRoi device to a Nintendo may bring rancour, but pointlessly. Because a Nintendo can "do more", it would not be allowed in a tournament hall because of the potential for cheating. "Less is more", a thought that really should be second nature for a CFC spokesperson this millenium.
In 2007, I asked whether it was possible to institute a time delay for broadcast of the games. I was told, only by unplugging the ethernet cable, obviously an unworkable start. One test of whether maintenance has been done on the software, would be whether it is possible in 2011 to program a 15- or 20- minute delay.
Steve Karpik explained to us why compatibility mode was necessary for IE 8 or IE 9 users. How quickly this problem is fixed would be another measure of software maintenance. Did you all notice the vestigial Haessel v Panjwani game in the Round 6 "Live Games" listing? I'd have to assume that the inability to remove this earlier round game from the list is an ancient issue of software maintenance.
I worked at the 2002 and 2003 US Championships, not MonRoi. The sensory boards and broadcast of games over 28 boards worked very well, but it required expertise and painstaking installing, checking, reinstalling of the wiring. I'm not talking bid-a-bee bid-a-bang, but man-days. So whatever you do, it's not simple. I think that the quality of the MonRoi service is competitive with the others.
The ChessBomb site is very nice, but it is rebroadcasting. It takes existing feeds and tarts them up. Apples and orangutans with original broadcasting, such as the MonRoi Canadian Closed site.
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