iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
 ·Comcast
| Woudln't the following be ideal: If you're a cable customer:
1. Go to TVAnywhere.com (or whatever)
2. Put in your cable email address and password
3. Get a program guide based on the channels you're signed up for on your regular cable package
4. Click on any program to stream it in flash, either 360p, 480p or 720p. Some programs may not be available except while they're being aired.
5. On the program page there can be an option to download in SD and HD in a protected format. Due to Apple's iTunes-centric DRM this will probably be windows only.
6. Make sites for smartphones.
I'd think that the above would be a nice way to do TV Everywhere. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Or if the content owners/distributors really want to lean forward:
2. Subscribe to "TVAnywhere.com" and channels or tier of channels you're interested in.
5. Establish an open standard for DRM that all content providers can subscribe to and all media players are capable of playing. Allow subscribers to download content in SD or HD based on the channels or tiers that they've subscribed to. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Comcast
| I'd absolutely love that, but there's no "you must have cable TV" requirement so it's not gonna hapen from the CATV providers.
Would be nice though if someone came out with a full-fledged IPTV box that just required, say, a 5 Mbps internet connection to run on. Sorta like SkyAngel but with more channels and HD support. That'd be progress... |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | said by iansltx:I'd absolutely love that, but there's no "you must have cable TV" requirement so it's not gonna hapen from the CATV providers. I understand that, but a "no CATV service required" option allows cable TV providers to expand their market share and step outside of their current regulated and confined space (of course, that's also a good reason why they don't want it). Additionally, it could help the likes of Comcast sidestep that pesky "30%" rule.said by iansltx:Would be nice though if someone came out with a full-fledged IPTV box that just required, say, a 5 Mbps internet connection to run on. Sorta like SkyAngel but with more channels and HD support. That'd be progress... It wouldn't do much good without the content owners/distributors being on board. |
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Recent technology has enabled truly high-quality HD On 6 Mbps connections. I'm thinking with overhead and the obvious inability to reach peak bandwidth, you'd want a minimum connection of 8-10 Mbps. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Comcast
| I reach peak bandwidth on my 8 Mbps connection all the time. You only don't reach peak bandwidth if you're on a provider who doesn't give you what they advertise (for example provisioning DSL at rated speed but using ATM).
Anyhow, depending on how much quality you want, you can get HD streams pretty compactly. |
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to iansltx
said by iansltx:If you're a cable customer: 1. Go to TVAnywhere.com (or whatever) 2. Put in your cable email address and password 3. Get a program guide based on the channels you're signed up for on your regular cable package 4. Click on any program to stream it in flash, either 360p, 480p or 720p. Some programs may not be available except while they're being aired. 5. On the program page there can be an option to download in SD and HD in a protected format. Due to Apple's iTunes-centric DRM this will probably be windows only. 6. Make sites for smartphones. I'd think that the above would be a nice way to do TV Everywhere. DRM: no!
DRM usually means a proprietary viewer or IE only. NO!
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Comcast
| 1. I hate IE more than you do. I promise. Especially since I can't run it 80% of the time (yay OS X).
2. Content providers are scared stiff about letting video out onto the intertubes. They aren't going to see a single bit of content go out to consumers as a downloadable non-DRMed file.
3. Streaming on the other hand is fine, apparently. Though you *can* usually grab the stream as an FLV or H.264 file and have the download completed.
4. Unlike (apparently) most people on DSLR, I understand that some companies aren't comfortable just laying their content "out there" without DRM. Done right, DRM doesn't get in anyone's way. As long as I don't "own" the content, I as the consumer don't care whether it's DRMed or not.
5. Access to TV Everywhere is predicated on being a CATV subscriber. Guess what decides whether you can play a video or not based n that? Yup, DRM.
6. The only IE-only things I've seen recently are tired old office-related apps that frankly anyone in their right mind shouldn't be using. Media folks have realized that media-savvy consumers are using browsers other than IE and OSes other than Windows. Hence the availability of Hulu Desktop for Mac and Windows, and hence nearly every video site being based on Flash rather than Silverlight.
7. In case I didn't make it clear before, if I *own* a piece of content I don't want it DRMed and will do everything in my power to skirt around any DRM placed on it. OTOH if I receive said content as a subscription, ad-supported or value-added service, DRM away.
8. If you don't like DRM on video in 2009, I may have a few private tracker invites left. Seriously... |
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