[opendtv] Re: Qualcom OFDM networks with MediaFlo
- From: Mark Aitken <maitken@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:25:43 -0500
The video is more than "barely watchable", and I am certain that
everyone who has seen it would state the same. Here are their testimonials:
"WOW!"
"Holy cow!"
"I want one!"
"Where can I get one?"
"Now that is what I call portable!"
"Is that HD?"
(actually, I made that one up ;-)
I needed a consumer friendly solution that my son could manage without
supervision...this works. And the picture quality is surprisingly good
(based on your remarks/expectations, even more so!).
Kon Wilms wrote:
>Right, so I was correct, and you were just waving your hands.
>
>WMV8 @ 386Kbits in 640x480@30fps is something you would not want to
>watch, even on a 3.7" screen. The same bitrate video at 320x240 is
>barely watchable.
>
>MY defined video needs are that the video is at least watchable, and I
>can sort of make out the shapes of people's faces -- not watch bouncing
>macroblocks. I think that is a fairly realistic expectation.
>
>Why pay for some pocket dvd wizard that just encapsulates windows media
>encoder when you can get virtualdub-mpeg2 and wme for free?
>
>Cheers
>Kon
>
>
>
>>You can believe me. But you have now put forward an expectation that was
>>not revealed earlier, so I can understand your disbelief. 1:32 length,
>>WMAudio 9.1 (48kbps, 32kHz, stereo), WMV V8, 386Kbps. You did not state
>>specific requirements for the VGA video, you have now applied specific
>>requirements for YOUR defined video needs that were not shared in the
>>earlier statements on the subject.
>>Go to: http://www.pocket-dvd-wizard.com/ for more details...
>>
>>In the end, it is all about what is acceptable for a given set of needs,
>>isn't it?
>>
>>Kon Wilms wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>2 hours of WMV at 640x480/30fps in 256Mb with a decent bitrate (>500)
>>>and >64kbit audio? I'll believe that when I see it. In fact, I flat out
>>>do not believe you.
>>>
>>>My statement is based on a 400Mhz ARM having troubles decoding 320x240
>>>WMV video at anything over a few hundred kbits. Even a 600Mhz celeron
>>>falls over and skips frames on 640x480 wmv.
>>>
>>>Travel LCDs are usually never bigger than 7 inches diagonally (the
>>>limitation here is the headrest or flipdown panel and those are not
>>>going to change anytime soon -- well unless the next Navigator or Land
>>>Barge makes it to market). Given that we watch 720x480 on up to 35" tv
>>>sets, why would we need 640x480 on a 7 inch headrest monitor anywhere
>>>
>>>
>>>from 3 to up to 8 ft away.
>>
>>
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Mark A. Aitken Director, Advanced Technology
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