> > >At best, >with enough bandwidth available, a given show might >have multiple starting times, each stream belonging to >a different multicast group. > >Even DTT could provide this, if they wanted to. Just >transmit the main program, perhaps in HD, in subchannel >1. Transmit delayed versions of the same stream in >other subchannels, as SD multicasts. > And even analog TV can do it. With improved compression, datacasting on NTSC stations should be able to handle two or three sub-channels. Disney's Movie Beam, after all, is currently being delivered by ANALOG PBS stations. TTFN, Mark ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.