[sumo] Poor quality videos

[Robert Brown]

For years, Dale's small Realmedia clips were the way I
could actually see any of the bouts in a timely
manner.  I certainly appreciate his efforts regardless
of the "low quality."

Kodaiyama

--- Sumobaba <sumobab at attglobal.net> wrote:

>  Dale wrote, in part, 
> 
> <<* Somebody posted this to the ML today-
> 
> "People who love sumo shouldn't have to depend on
> clips like terrible
> 240x160 pixel Realmedia clips that only show the
> match from the tachiai to
> the end."
> 
> As the only person to have posted such clips, until
> changing formats long
> ago, I guess this was directed at me. Thanks for the
> warm and fuzzy end of
> basho feeling...
> 
> I think I should mention that if you want sumo DVDs
> that you can actually
> watch on your TV, and at a very reasonable price, as
> far as I know the only
> source is-
> 
>
<http://www.sumonow.net/video.htm>http://www.sumonow.net/video.htm
> 
> Scroll down to the end for the 15 disk set. For
> people who love sumo... :)>>
> 
> 
> 
> I would like to say that for many years and, I know,
> at great expense to
> himself both in funds and personal time, Dale's
> "terrible 240x160 pixel
> Realmedia clips' were the only source that a huge
> number of the ML
> membership had to actually see ANY video, whether
> for not having access to
> TVJapan, or a decent streaming video connection...or
> whatever. I, for one,
> thank him deeply for the service he provided to me,
> at least, during those
> dark days with no other source of the previous days'
> action. Times have
> changed since Dale put up his first video capture
> oh-so-long ago, but I can
> never forget his contribution to the otherwise
> disconnected sumo community. 
> 
> I've gone to both Barbara's and Sumo Now's site to
> purchase high quality
> DVDs (and videos previously at Sumo Now) and welcome
> the opportunity to have
> these treasures in my collection. But Dale's service
> was invaluable as are
> his postings this basho of the Lower Division
> Results. .
> 
> Here's to you, good buddy and great ML-er. 
> 
> Sumobaba
> 
> 
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