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Re: Who wastes $22 million on this stuff? Or the system is non-linear and can take days to transmit an hour of programming. Or weeks. I don't see real-time TV over the internet as ever being viable because of the constraints of which you're thinking. However, stretch out the time for delivery and there's more possibilities.
I wouldn't mind having a Tivo-like box that catches my selected programs off the internet. It's more efficient to broadcast to me what I want as opposed to broadcasting what I want and what I'll never watch.
As Mr. TK has said, there's still the issue of broadband ISPs needing to add significant capacity to support everyone using even a non-linear system. But as someone who is tired of supporting cable channels that I'll never watch, this sounds like it might be a compromise method of finally getting ala-carte programming. |
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA | The problem with a non-linear system like that you describe is time-sensitive programming, like news and sports games. |
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