[dag0620]

When I first heard about this, I got really excited that we might finally see a solution to the FIRST webcast issues we've been facing.

However looking at some of the specs right now, I don't think we've found the ultimate solution. I think Ustream will still leading the pack for the next couple seasons, even with all of it's flaws. Also keep in mind the stream qualities would often not improve on YouTube as typically the limiting factor on these streams is the bandwidth of internet at the event venue, not Ustream's servers.

Needless to say, it will be interesting to see whether my predictions are right, and where competition webcasts go. I feel we're definitely on the verge of seeing some major changes in this area soon, it's just a question of what those changes will be, and what the FIRST community comes up with.