Nickelodeon already has a strong online presence. TurboNick, is designed to leave any competition breathless.
Is it all hype? Nope. Nick now streams web clips and entire shows from six different categories: Nick Now; Nicktoons; Teenick; Ha! Ha! Nick; Nick Rewind and Nickclusives. From toddler to adult, there’s a Nick show just for you. Why adult? Because TurboNick even streams CatDog and The Ren & Stimpy Show!
TurboNick streams in Macromedia Flash 7, good for folks with older machines. The player and image quality are stable and great respectively. Also, lacking an auto-play feature, TurboNick won’t force programming on your child. So what’s wrong with TurboNick?
Well, TurboNick states that the optimum bandwidth should be 1000kbs to stream its content. Yikes! The average broadbander streams at 300kbs-700kbs. Also, TurboNick will only operate on a Windows PC using Windows 2000 or better, surfing with Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher. Sorry Mozilla and Mac fans. You’ll have to sit this one out.
