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cypherstream
Looking forward to the future of things.
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reply to mixmasta
Re: H.264

I can only imagine it would be really creative variable bit rate statistical multiplexing.

They can put the real expensive high end loop encoder systems in the headend that do all the heavy lifting, while the stb's out in the field act as the dumb client.

It can't be too complicated to decode because the horsepower in the Motorola STB's are practically zilch. Have you ever used one of those DVR's? Try scrolling or changing channels too fast, the dang thing freezes up for 20 seconds and then it plays catch up with itself.


mixmasta

join:2002-03-19
Ann Arbor, MI
Yes, I have a DVR, and it freezes all the time... I don't know if its terrible programming or like you say a very limited hardware set.
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