Maarvin
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join:2005-04-11
Denver, CO | reply to dadkins
Re: That a lot of bandwidth
When things start turning THAT ugly, it's time to turn your back on it and hope it will go away. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
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| reply to cooperaaaron
Plasmas are flying off the shelves, similar to how LCD monitors have replaced CRTs on PCs over the last few years.
People may not necessarily upgrade for HDTV (a cable or satellite set top box will still work with older TVs), but decent sized LCD TVs will probably be pretty cheap soon, and everyone will want them. Especially for the smaller rooms, because that's where space is at a premium. Since the TVs will do HD it'll be somewhat of a no-brainer to want to put an HD signal there. Eventually it'll be easy with cable and CableCard.
All that said, "convergence" PCs like Windows Media Center are gaining momentum too. If backbone banwidth can become inexpensive enough, an internet based on-demand movie rental service could become popular if they can get enough bandwidth going to do HD.
Japan's had these 50+mbps connections for a long time now, what do they do with them?
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA | reply to NOCMan
What is all the crying about bandwidth then? Who cares what speed the internet pipe is(sure, more is better), as long as 2? 3? 5? ??? HDTV feeds are capable?
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NOCMan
Verizon Fios User
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join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX
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And your tv over FIOS and telephone service also do not compete with the other seperate services. Tv sits on a seperate wavelength than the internet and phone services.
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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This is where people get lost. My Comcast connection is not affected by the TV service(or my Digital Phone). 
I lean towards that CV is the same way... TV is separate from internet. HDTV has nothing to do with what your computer gets, unless you have a HD tuner connected to it but it will still be separate.
Sure, I don't have 20-50mbps internet, but three HDTV feeds are completely doable.
There is a s#!+load of bandwidth already coming into my(our) houses over that little coax.
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cooperaaaron
join:2004-04-10
Joliet, IL
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| reply to ke4pym
If I get 4 HD tv's to replace the 4 that are being watched at this moment, what type of serivce will keep up with me ? Does anyone think with the countdown to full digital that people will replace or upgrade ALL of the tv's in the home ? What about my tv in the garage, come to think of it ! Forgot about that one ! Well, I guess I would have to have SD delivered to about 2 or 3 to keep a signal flowing....;) |
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ke4pym
join:2004-07-24
Charlotte, NC
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| reply to GlenQuagmire
said by GlenQuagmire  :How is someone going to use 50 Mbps of bandwidth. 3 HD channels will consume a little more than that. It's pretty conceivable, even today that a household would want to watch 3 seperate HD channels. |
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