Comments on: I Want My, I Want My HD Stream… http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Austin Bandwidth Hog Claims Time Warner Cut Him Off | tech.shaundunne.com http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/#comment-259734 Austin Bandwidth Hog Claims Time Warner Cut Him Off | tech.shaundunne.com Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:20:25 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4800#comment-259734 <p>[...] recently though MLB.com, which streams HD versions of the games to subscribers. Such video streams can add up quickly under GB caps.  When asked how he plans to cut his usage, Howard said, “I guess I’ll stick to [...]</p> [...] recently though MLB.com, which streams HD versions of the games to subscribers. Such video streams can add up quickly under GB caps.  When asked how he plans to cut his usage, Howard said, “I guess I’ll stick to [...]

]]> By: Austin Bandwidth Hog Claims Time Warner Cable Cut Him Off | tech.shaundunne.com http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/#comment-259697 Austin Bandwidth Hog Claims Time Warner Cable Cut Him Off | tech.shaundunne.com Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:15:38 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4800#comment-259697 <p>[...] recently though MLB.com, which streams HD versions of the games to subscribers. Such video streams can add up quickly under GB caps.  When asked how he plans to cut his usage, Howard said, “I guess I’ll stick to [...]</p> [...] recently though MLB.com, which streams HD versions of the games to subscribers. Such video streams can add up quickly under GB caps.  When asked how he plans to cut his usage, Howard said, “I guess I’ll stick to [...]

]]> By: Austin Bandwidth Hog Claims Time Warner Cable Cut Him Off http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/#comment-259693 Austin Bandwidth Hog Claims Time Warner Cable Cut Him Off Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:36:30 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4800#comment-259693 <p>[...] recently though MLB.com, which streams HD versions of the games to subscribers. Such video streams can add up quickly under GB caps.  When asked how he plans to cut his usage, Howard said, “I guess I’ll stick to [...]</p> [...] recently though MLB.com, which streams HD versions of the games to subscribers. Such video streams can add up quickly under GB caps.  When asked how he plans to cut his usage, Howard said, “I guess I’ll stick to [...]

]]> By: Cloud Storage Could Mean Fat Pipes For All http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/#comment-258280 Cloud Storage Could Mean Fat Pipes For All Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:01:22 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4800#comment-258280 <p>[...] Higginbotham | Thursday, April 2, 2009 | 9:00 PM PT | 0 comments Streaming HD video may be clogging up the last mile in homes, but in an enterprise setting, it’s not Vin Diesel flicks that are the problem — [...]</p> [...] Higginbotham | Thursday, April 2, 2009 | 9:00 PM PT | 0 comments Streaming HD video may be clogging up the last mile in homes, but in an enterprise setting, it’s not Vin Diesel flicks that are the problem — [...]

]]> By: Big Stores Offer Blow Out Blu-ray Prices « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/#comment-247790 Big Stores Offer Blow Out Blu-ray Prices « NewTeeVee Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:15:52 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4800#comment-247790 <p>[...] may not have any physical baggage, Blu-ray has them beat when it comes to true HD. The U.S. just doesn’t have the broadband pipes to support full online HD delivery yet. Netflix appears to be hedging its bets as it offers Blu-ray [...]</p> [...] may not have any physical baggage, Blu-ray has them beat when it comes to true HD. The U.S. just doesn’t have the broadband pipes to support full online HD delivery yet. Netflix appears to be hedging its bets as it offers Blu-ray [...]

]]> By: Dale Boyce http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/#comment-247749 Dale Boyce Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:40:27 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4800#comment-247749 <p>I hope that Ben is wrong about when HD streaming becomes commonplace. My hope is that the transmission model moves away from blasting out 500 channels that are unwatchable to using that bandwidth to stream a single program. It drives me crazy that only 9 - 12 mbs are allocated for an HD channel. You can only watch one at a time. How about a 100 mb pipe for watching HD content over the web and lose all the channels we aren't watching.</p> I hope that Ben is wrong about when HD streaming becomes commonplace. My hope is that the transmission model moves away from blasting out 500 channels that are unwatchable to using that bandwidth to stream a single program. It drives me crazy that only 9 – 12 mbs are allocated for an HD channel. You can only watch one at a time. How about a 100 mb pipe for watching HD content over the web and lose all the channels we aren’t watching.

]]> By: Streaming Internet TV http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/#comment-244376 Streaming Internet TV Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:08:22 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4800#comment-244376 <p>The UK is only just getting HDTV via satellite! let alone over the net in the form of VOD.</p> The UK is only just getting HDTV via satellite! let alone over the net in the form of VOD.

]]> By: Video Sucks up Bandwidth, but Could Save Lives, Too « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/#comment-243499 Video Sucks up Bandwidth, but Could Save Lives, Too « NewTeeVee Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:24:32 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4800#comment-243499 <p>[...] but Could Save Lives, Too Unless you’re actively seeding torrent files or dream of one day having HD content streamed from the web to your TV, the debate over managing networks can seem hopelessly abstract. To help the rest of us understand [...]</p> [...] but Could Save Lives, Too Unless you’re actively seeding torrent files or dream of one day having HD content streamed from the web to your TV, the debate over managing networks can seem hopelessly abstract. To help the rest of us understand [...]

]]> By: Why We Need Fat Pipes: The Top 5 Bandwidth-Hungry Apps - GigaOM http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/#comment-243498 Why We Need Fat Pipes: The Top 5 Bandwidth-Hungry Apps - GigaOM Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:20:52 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4800#comment-243498 <p>[...] 2008 at 3:20 PM PT Comments (0) Unless you’re actively seeding torrent files or dream of one day having HD content streamed from the web to your TV, the debate over managing networks can seem hopelessly abstract. To help the rest of us understand [...]</p> [...] 2008 at 3:20 PM PT Comments (0) Unless you’re actively seeding torrent files or dream of one day having HD content streamed from the web to your TV, the debate over managing networks can seem hopelessly abstract. To help the rest of us understand [...]

]]> By: Matt Brown http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/#comment-241492 Matt Brown Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:04:53 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4800#comment-241492 <p>ABC in HD? I don't think so. Sorry for the shameless promo but we deliver 1080p over the top to 2.5mbps connection (no peer-to-peer).</p> ABC in HD? I don’t think so. Sorry for the shameless promo but we deliver 1080p over the top to 2.5mbps connection (no peer-to-peer).

]]> By: rob friedman http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/#comment-241470 rob friedman Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:02:32 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4800#comment-241470 <p>The basic tech to stream live high bandwidth content at scale is here. <em>cough</em> Multicast <em>cough</em> Also known as the MCAST-NET 224.0.0.0/4 with about 226 million addresses or channels in this case, you can ask for.</p> <p>Whether or not the content makers choose to take advantage of this is their prerogative. I doubt they will use it unless they can wrap it up with DRM.</p> The basic tech to stream live high bandwidth content at scale is here.
cough Multicast cough Also known as the MCAST-NET 224.0.0.0/4 with about 226 million addresses or channels in this case, you can ask for.

Whether or not the content makers choose to take advantage of this is their prerogative. I doubt they will use it unless they can wrap it up with DRM.

]]> By: Benjamin http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/#comment-241380 Benjamin Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:36:07 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4800#comment-241380 <p>Streaming live HD TV is not going to be an option for a number of years to come. The bandwidth required to send as well as receive is not cost effective. Assuming that you take 6mbps as a minimum for HD, Most servers will be overwhelmed at around 50 users. It's not cost effective to try and stream HD (real HD, not that stuff ABC, CBS, and others pass off as HD on their websites).</p> <p>Cable and Sattellite (and OTA) will remain the dominant form of video transmission for at least 10 more years, but over that time downloadable , not streaming, content will start to replace peoples regular shows. This is already happening with shows like The Guild and Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible Sing Along Blog (really is there a better name for a show). These initial forays into downloadable content will lead to a system in which people will download shows like Lost or The Big Bang Theory.</p> <p>The issue will be how do content providers overcome the demand for shows at release times. Hundreds of thousands of people all trying to download a show simultaniously will take down any server centric distribution model, so that means they will have to go P2P. That also means that they will probably have to distribute the shows ahead of the official release time and lock it down to prevent it from being played back before its suppose to be.</p> <p>Overall, there are a lot of problems that need to be addressed. Maybe we should just stick with VoD from our cable companies :-).</p> <p>Ben</p> Streaming live HD TV is not going to be an option for a number of years to come. The bandwidth required to send as well as receive is not cost effective. Assuming that you take 6mbps as a minimum for HD, Most servers will be overwhelmed at around 50 users. It’s not cost effective to try and stream HD (real HD, not that stuff ABC, CBS, and others pass off as HD on their websites).

Cable and Sattellite (and OTA) will remain the dominant form of video transmission for at least 10 more years, but over that time downloadable , not streaming, content will start to replace peoples regular shows. This is already happening with shows like The Guild and Joss Whedon’s Dr. Horrible Sing Along Blog (really is there a better name for a show). These initial forays into downloadable content will lead to a system in which people will download shows like Lost or The Big Bang Theory.

The issue will be how do content providers overcome the demand for shows at release times. Hundreds of thousands of people all trying to download a show simultaniously will take down any server centric distribution model, so that means they will have to go P2P. That also means that they will probably have to distribute the shows ahead of the official release time and lock it down to prevent it from being played back before its suppose to be.

Overall, there are a lot of problems that need to be addressed. Maybe we should just stick with VoD from our cable companies :-).

Ben

]]> By: Dan Rayburn http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/#comment-241370 Dan Rayburn Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:03:50 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4800#comment-241370 <p>Amazon and Netflix are delivering the content via Limelight Networks. http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2008/07/amazon-not-buil.html</p> <p>Limelight Networks To Stream Netflix Movies For New XBOX Service http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2008/07/limelight-net-1.html</p> Amazon and Netflix are delivering the content via Limelight Networks.
http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2008/07/amazon-not-buil.html

Limelight Networks To Stream Netflix Movies For New XBOX Service
http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2008/07/limelight-net-1.html

]]> By: Rick Mandler http://newteevee.com/2008/07/18/i-want-my-i-want-my-hd-stream/#comment-241365 Rick Mandler Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:14:33 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=4800#comment-241365 <p>ABC has been offering HD streaming of primetime TV shows for nearly a year now.</p> ABC has been offering HD streaming of primetime TV shows for nearly a year now.

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