[opendtv] Re: Mobile DTV test

Yes, but how much sense will it make to have a home server that cannot 
  talk to home computers?  And yet this seems a possibility given the 
way things are going.  The CE guys may compromise with Hollywood to 
mostly shut out the PC guys like me.   And then of course I'd have to 
do something different.

- Tom



Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> At 8:34 PM -0400 4/14/04, Tom Barry wrote:
> 
>>I'm not sure how much sense it makes to share OTA tuners but maybe.
>>However it makes a lot of sense to share hard drive servers, so if
>>multiple tuners are in a server PVR then I like the idea a lot better.
>>
>>However while may make lots of technical sense it will probably
>>attract armies of lawyers, so it may not be economically practical
>>after satisfying "robustness requirements" and the associated
>>filibustering delay.
>>
> 
> 
> You are describing a typical gateway device. I am hoping to see some 
> innovation in this area at NAB, but it may still be a bit early.
> 
> It makes good sense to integrate tuners, storage, NICs and firewalls 
> into a gateway device. If you do this right, all you need is an 
> "Intranet" in the home and any device with a NIC, decoders and 
> display can share content.
> 
> Regards
> Craig
>  
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