Re: Nothing to fear

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nukscull @rr.com	reply to NOCMan Re: Nothing to fear said by NOCMan: Networked DVR's require extensive resources and network buildout if this ever became popular. It would be cheaper to buy all the customers Tivo's rather than build out the network to support streaming all that TV down to customers. Cable companies stream everything to customers already. What build outs would they need? They already have the QAMs to put the channels on. The Network DVR would just operate the same as VOD does now. A group of centralized servers with all of the recorded video, video is streamed to GQAMs and the video is put on a digital channel and sent over RF down to the customer's cable box. The only changes they'll need to make are already being made with SDV. SDV frees up channels, and they'll need more channels so more people can watch their DVR'd shows at the same time.
nukscull @rr.com	to forum · permalink · 2008-08-28 17:48:19 ·
JRW2 R.I.P. Mom, Brian, Ziggy, Max and Zen. Premium join:2004-12-20 La La Land kudos:5 Reviews: ·Optimum Online	said by nukscull : The only changes they'll need to make are already being made with SDV. SDV frees up channels, and they'll need more channels so more people can watch their DVR'd shows at the same time. Yeah, right.. Until 10000+ people are trying to watch "24", some pausing it to take a leak, some hitting rewind, some fast forwarding... Do you really think they can properly handle 10000 simultaneous streams??? They can't effectively show the hundreds of channels they offer now without SDV, how is this going to improve with the advent of a network DVR??? -- RIAA/MPAA... Bite me!!!! In constant search for intelligent life on Earth!
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TiVo Downplays Threat of Networked DVR > Nothing to fear