While IT equipment might be usable, I don't know about the equipment or the infrastructure being a commodity yet. Even "just" HD-SDI often requires solid state storage and >Gbit connectivity. Also, when you've got really big files, it is not uncommon for Fedex or UPS to be able to deliver a drive overnight (with LOTS of sneakers) faster than the file can be transferred (also usually overnight) over typical, "commodity" data networks. Ken Hunold -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Craig Birkmaier Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 8:41 AM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: What place does videotape have in newsrooms? At 11:23 AM -0400 7/20/12, Mark Schubin wrote: >Don't forget RDX, now up to 1TB and 180 MB/s. > >TTFN, >Mark Thanks Mark! This is a good example of how one can leverage commodity IT infrastructure. Looks like HDD will dominate until solid state memory wins the day... Regards Craig P.S. Given the fact that millions of people now upload SD and HD content to You Tube... Perhaps Mark has an insight into where traditional broadcasters stand with Metropolitan and Wide Area Network transfers of video files. One would think that many content producers and stations would have big enough pipes to handle file interchanges without the need for sneakers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.