| MPEG4-AVC would make this possible If they are using MPEG4-AVC(h.264) and not MPEG2 I don't see why this would be so impossible. Combine that with only transmitting the stations you tune to and it would probably work just fine at broadcast quality. |
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DMS1
join:2005-04-06
Carrollton, TX | said by cyberbeing:If they are using MPEG4-AVC(h.264) and not MPEG2 I don't see why this would be so impossible. Combine that with only transmitting the stations you tune to and it would probably work just fine at broadcast quality. It might be just possible using MPEG4 if the HD resolution is 720p. However, this is hardly a future-proof solution. |
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 PolarBear03The bear formerly known as aaron8301Premium
join:2005-01-03 | reply to cyberbeing
Sure, you could probably get the video stream down to 5mbps, but remember, that's just the video portion of the signal. What about the internet and phone?
Like someone posted above, someone would be trying to watch tv and it would cut out because someone else in the house was downloading music/movies/porn/whatever on the internet.
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 LilYodaFeline with squirel personality disorderPremium
join:2004-09-02
Mountains | reply to cyberbeing
I think that's what IPTV providers do in Europe...
Requires you to have their set top box, or a specific PC player, but they can stream more than 1HD stream,+VoIP+normal internet
The box does the interleaving, QoS, prioritization, etc... And the speeds are between 15 and 20 Mbps (with 1Mbps upload, iirc)
Not that it concerns me, I have 64dB loss on the copper, so I'm stuck at 640/160Kbps 
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