 Chris 313Come get somePremium
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Re: The Future said by Jmartz:said by Matt:said by Chris 313:technologies like DOCSIS 3.0 and Switched Digital Video will help. That is assuming companies like Cablevision can actually get Switched Digital Video working correctly. Cablevision has still yet to release the infamous tuning adapter for Tivo users. I personally think Cable Companies are going to have to change their compression to MPEG4. It's going to require them to swap out lots and lots of equipment, and cost them lots of money, but they can't keep compressing these channels so they look like crap. At least FIOS has all the same channels as cable/dish, but they don't have the compression yet. Yes, I'm aware of the SDV problems Cable is having with things like Tivo, lucky for me, I don't have that problem as I've neither a Tivo, nor SDV rolled out in my area. I'm using a Motorola DVR supplied by Comcast. (I'm having strange problems with this box, so I see now why everyone is hating on them.)
I would say that they would have to change out a good bit of equipment, but that'd be natural progression since the boxes in use in areas are at least 4-5 years old. Makers would've had to come out with something newer or better that supports new things like MPEG4 or added feature goodies.
Take this for instance: »www.motorola.com/business/US-EN/···b00aRCRD
Though it does only support MPEG 2 in the specs.
As for FiOS, If I remember right, they're running on a cable system themselves. 870Mhz if memory serves. They also use boxes like this: »www.motorola.com/business/US-EN/···b00aRCRD
Still, these boxes only do MPEG 2 as well. |
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| The newest QIP7216 boxes do MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. |
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| said by ravensfan55:The newest QIP7216 boxes do MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. Oh? Got specs, I'd love to see it. |
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Glen Allen, VA | said by Chris 313:said by ravensfan55:The newest QIP7216 boxes do MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. Oh? Got specs, I'd love to see it. Here you go.
»www.motorola.com/Business/US-EN/···16_US-EN |
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| Thanks! I'd love for Comcast to have something like this. Sounds like it'd work a lot better then my current box does. |
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Ashburn, VA | The problem is that unless every customer has an MPEG-4 capable set-top-box, both an MPEG-2 AND MPEG-4 signal would have to be sent out. That is certainly not going to happen any time soon. |
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kudos:12 | said by jmn1207:The problem is that unless every customer has an MPEG-4 capable set-top-box, both an MPEG-2 AND MPEG-4 signal would have to be sent out. That is certainly not going to happen any time soon. Wouldn't switched digital video take care of that problem since signals are only sent "on-demand" so to speak? |
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Ashburn, VA | Sure, but at this time that option would would still require expensive equipment upgrades. I don't think a firmware update to our current set-top-boxes would be enough. I remember there being some confusion about FiOS being a mini switched video system at the customers ONT when it first came out, but those rumors have been put to rest as FiOS went with a more traditional cable TV delivery solution so as to make use of relatively inexpensive and widely available equipment.
This is just stuff that I have read about here and there. I am no expert on this topic. Don't take any of this as gospel.  |
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