[opendtv] Re: 20060216 Wolfsson's (almost) Wednesday Words (Mark's Monday Memo)
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:13:48 -0500
Mark Schubin wrote:
> - PSIP receiver-freezing problem - It is reportedly now fixed:
<http://www.freelists.org/archives/opendtv/02-2006/msg00088.html>
It was. It broke again, last time I checked, and I wrote the station a
couple of days ago. No reply yet, and I haven't tried again. This PSIP
channel freeze only affects Accurians, though, and last night I saw
again that the Digital Stream 3150 Plus was fine in this regard.
> - IPTV -
> - Here's a pundit who says it offers infinite channels:
<http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/iptv_update/20060214/#unive
rse>
What he says seems fair to me, although he does eventually confuse
"IPTV" with "television programs over the Internet." Two different
concepts. IPTV is the package sold by telcos to allow them to compete
with cable. It isn't merely any old streaming video, or non-real-time
video downloads, over the Internet.
Here's the quote:
"Tony Kern: I think right now most IPTV systems are set up to emulate
tree and branch cable TV systems for lot of reasons. The way programming
deals are structured, there's now not flexibility around a la carte
delivery and honestly, the companies working on IPTV don't have a lot of
experience in this area, and they are trying to advance video as fast as
they can.
"The really intriguing idea of IPTV is the possibility of an infinite
number of channels to an infinite universe of users. Under this
scenario, we may be seeing a Procter & Gamble Channel with all Procter &
Gamble products. IPTV is headed toward becoming a multiple independent
universe of product and program offerings."
The second paragraph quoted above not "IPTV" but streaming video over
the Internet, which of course has been available for years already. Even
if not of "TV quality." I expect that to get better as the Internet
becomes faster and codecs more efficient.
Bert
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