DMS1
join:2005-04-06
Carrollton, TX
| reply to NOCMan
Re: Hoax
said by NOCMan  :Unless the UK has one channel there is no way this box can deliver on this promise. Even if they figured out a way to record the actual signal being broadcast and demuxing it off the hard drive you are still talking more storage than some datacenters. There's no way this is possible. Better would be a company with the hard drive space and a few hundred tivo's to record this stuff for the consumers and the consumer access it over a broadband connection through a set top box. Indeed.
If you wish to digitize the entire incoming signal (which is not inconceivable from an A-to-D conversion standpoint) then you will need to digitize up to about 600MHz (minimum - maybe more like 800) with at least eight bits resolution. Sampling at 2x the bandwidth (the minimum you need) gives 1200MB per second, or 4320GB per hour! |
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Overdrive
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join:2001-05-31
Waterbury, CT
| This is why it should be at a hosting facility and you pay per episode you watch.
Really, I am supprised that no-one has done this. Think of the marketing. The advertising. You watch only what you want to watch and once the tv companies see what people like they will adapt and show us more of that. Voice your opinion with your money.
If I like a show and I want to see more of it I'll buy the season pass. If I dislike a show I'll never buy it.
I am certain though that there will be issues with QVC and Public Access stations that no-one will really pay for.
Shows like ESPN... you buy the season pass for sportscenter..
Just some thoughts.
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DMS1
join:2005-04-06
Carrollton, TX
| said by Overdrive :Really, I am supprised that no-one has done this. Think of the marketing. The advertising. You watch only what you want to watch and once the tv companies see what people like they will adapt and show us more of that. Voice your opinion with your money. When IPTV becomes the norm (about five years I guess) then there are no technical reasons that everything can't be 'on-demand'. For example, you could watch anything for up to a week after its last broadcast, or if you want to keep it, just transfer it to your server-side DVR. This has big advantages for the providers, not least because they don't need to put expensive and potentially unreliable DVRs in everyone's house. It would also allow TV companies and advertisers to get 100% accurate information on viewing numbers. |
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