[opendtv] Re: Parenthetically
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:10:42 -0500
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> ... , yet another lunch ruined by a fitful streaming media feed from the BBC.
> If only I had my portable HD Radio receiver with me, I'd tune to WAMU-3
> instead.
>
> For all the silly talk about how difficult ATSC is, my wife and I agree that
> getting radio and TV over the Internet is far more temperamental.
>
> And by the way, unlike digital radio or TV, the problems with online
> streaming are not as easily fixed on a permanent basis. Why? Because the
> sources are forever messing around with their feeds, changing their servers,
> changing their players, changing their compression algorithms. And if that
> isn't bad enough, virus software and firewalls at the ISPs also conspire to
> screw things up, on an ongoing basis. You think you've fixed the problem
> today? Wait for tomorrow.
>
> Bert
>
Yes! It is said that Internet time moves more rapidly than time in some
other dimensions. That of course means things can change faster and
it can use technology from only a few months ago instead of from a
previous decade or two.
But busted stuff can also be fixed faster since it is mostly in software
at both ends.
And no CECB's are needed. ;-)
- Tom
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