The solution, as I mentioned previously, is to DOWNLOAD the video to your local computer THEN watch it. With screen cast videos where you are trying to read the small text on screen, this usually renders the text unreadable. With 'live video' like a movie or tv show, this usually means the video is pixelated but still acceptable. enough video data is sent to render the video as best as possible to avoid gaps or pauses in playback. Based on your bandwidth, computer processor, etc. Long story: After recording the videos, Channel 9 encodes the videos for streaming using Silverlight Smooth Streaming. 1) Visual Studio Express Editions do not allow users to use extensions (aka. Here is a quote from that MSDN blog: There are two main differences between Visual Studio Community Edition and the Express Editions. The videos were recorded in High Def resolution, 1280 x 720 (so, 720p). Differences between Visual Studio Community Edition and Express Editions. If, when in full screen mode the text is garbled, then you must DOWNLOAD the video to your computer first (see downloads to the right of the video player) to watch it using Windows Media Player (or other media player). Short story: If you are streaming the videos you can try using the expand icon in the video player to view the video full screen.
