[opendtv] Re: Competition
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 08:14:36 -0400
On Aug 11, 2015, at 9:10 PM, Manfredi, Albert E
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
ust because you have affection for some old service does not mean you are
tied to the old technology. In this case, just because you might harbor
nostalgia for by-appointment TV, does not mean that your by-appointment
streams must be *broadcast*, over MPEG-2 TS or other link layer.
Correct. The Internet is perfectly capable of delivering bundles of linear TV
programming.
The issue we are arguing about is not the technology used to deliver the bits,
but the entire concept of filling up linear TV program schedules. You think
this is archaic and everything should be accessed on demand; but millions of
people still spend more of their TV viewing time watching the linear networks
than OTT services. I believe there will always be linear TV networks because
there will always be an audience that advertisers are willing to pay for.
You love your engineering standards. Have you ever heard of
SMS and MMS?
Explain to me how they use Morse code, Craig.
Drop the BS Bert. The underlying technology is not the issue, although at one
time I could send/receive more than. 20 words per minute using Morse Code,
which was a requirement for an FCC radio/telegraph Class 3 license.
The point is that fundamental concepts have a way of surviving.
Broadcast/linear TV is such a concept.
The math says: WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
Where is "the math"? I've explained this many times. Do some legwork, then
come back and explain "the math."
Talk to Kilroy.
What happened to the 20 Mbps needed for an HD stream in your
tirade above? Do you think you are getting HD?
Over 1.6 Mb/s? Why do you even need to ask? Are you totally lost in this
discussion, Craig?
No. You are totally lost in your BS. You claim HDTV is a fait accomplished, yet
you do not care to pay enough to access HDTV via your beloved OTT services...
They are sticking their toes in the water and experimenting. You
misinterpret and exaggerate what they say.
And yet, HBO Now exists, ESPN over Sling TV exists, CBS All Access exists.
Yup.
Small experiments...
Regards
Craig
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