Viewers registered to participate in rating performances of GOP speakers. Servers continually crash. Many users will have to download new video or audio software before they can get pictures and sound. In some cases, users must enter their e-mail addresses to interact online. That raises privacy concerns, particularly since both political parties are seeking to build their e-mail databases.
Live video is blurry at best and prone to freezing.
The picture is usually about the size of a thumbprint and is best seen by those with high-speed broadband access. Live audio is a bit better. Chat rooms and message boards occasionally stick to the subject. Texts of speeches and even the entire Republican platform are available almost upon release. Archived news reports and interviews are easier to see and better late than never.