[opendtv] Re: Execs see challenges bringing Net video to TV
- From: "John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "OpenDTV" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:04:10 -0400
Kon,
I think you're missing the point. Bert supposed:
"If the networks make all of their shows available online, say 30 minutes
after the show was aired, and if the ISPs' core nets can handle the
demand without too many glitches, pretty soon it makes one wonder why
the networks need to depend on broadcasters and MVPDs. All they need is
ISPs.
"Proper HDTV this way is already possible for those with Verizon FiOS,
and cable companies (acting as ISPs primarily) will no doubt catch up,
as they deploy fiber closer and closer to homes.
"The networks would then have the option of delivering TV programs free
or for PPV, real time stream or VOD, or download. Looks to me like the
ISPs have the most difficult job in all of this, to ramp up their
networks to support really massive, simultaneous demand."
There were 97.5 million viewers of last year's Super Bowl in the US. Let's
be generous and say there were ten people watching per television. Now,
Kon, can your company's infrastructure serve 10 million streams of even 4.5
Mbps AVC 720p video simultaneously? If not, then it will never be a
substitute for mass broadcasting. Which was my counterpoint.
Yes, some day the infrastructure will catch up and be able to do this. But
by that time UHTV, perhaps in 3D or smell-o-vision, will be the gold
standard in entertainment, and require 100 Mbps per program.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kon Wilms" <konfoo@xxxxxxxxx>
Well, you're missing the point. It's almost like there is this
mentality on this thread that you either have postage size Youtube
cr*p, or you have 18Mbit HD, and nothing in between. Therefore,
internet video will never be viable. That is complete nonsense.
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