Lazlow
join:2006-08-07
Saint Louis, MO | reply to espaeth
Re: And why should they lose money so video providers get rich ? Utube
2006: " In July 2006, YouTube served nearly 3 billion video streams worldwide, "
2008: "# 91 million viewers watched 5 billion videos on YouTube.com (54.8 videos per viewer)."
Not quite doubled in two years, and that is just utube. Was Hulu, etc around in 2006?
I guess I use MythTV, a usb remote, and HDMI(1920×1080) output from the PC(no overscan). I put together a very small PC with a 45wattX2 and gigE. My dvd player makes more noise starting up than the PC. Cost me less than $400 and I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. All storage is done on my house server in the basement. I run Linux so the video card copyright thing is not an issue. You do have a point that I do not currently know of a service that you can get a seasons worth of content in a one click solution. Blueray is just beyond my budget at this point, so I do not have a player. Take a look at the compression rate of your DVR(yes it does compress too) and compare it to the 5gig/episode available(again I have no idea how these two compare). Personally I have a hard time justifying watching House in Blueray(or even 720p, 1.2gig) vs Xvid(350meg/episode). Now Jeremiah Johnson (or something similar) I could see the point. |
