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[IP] "unused" portion of their DSL lines to broadcast video signals.



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From: "Damien V. Del Porto" <damien@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: June 11, 2005 7:07:41 AM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] more on The Digital TV Fiasco


This is slightly off-topic but relevant I think.
For the last few months, Spain's former telephone monopoly has been using the "unused" portion of their DSL lines to broadcast video signals. There are some 40 channels (there are only 5-7 channels available over the air and w/o satellite). The DSL line charges, which are between 30 and 40 €, subsidize this service, which is 12 € per month. I mention this because, while we dont have HDTV here, the quality is quite good. The service also includes an on-demand videoclub (with a horrible selection of movies...unless you're into adult-themed movies) and PPV soccer games. From what I understand, the service is using 4 Mbits or so of the total 6-8 available. The base subscriber package is 512/128 (which will be doubled for free next month to 1M/320), and can scale up to 2.
Is anyone in the US trying this approach? Does anyone know whether an HDTV signal could fit into the DSL bandwidth? -d 

Link: http://www.telefonicaonline.es/imagenio/

David Farber wrote:





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From: Chris Beck <cbeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: June 10, 2005 6:55:13 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx, Tim Onosko <onosko@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] more on The Digital TV Fiasco
Rumour has it Tim Onosko, on or about 10/06/2005 2:32:51 PM EDT, whispered:
Brad Templeton is absolutely right on this, but he doesn't mention the 
very real reason why digital TV must move from MPEG2 to MPEG4
(specifically the new H.264 or "AVC" codec): Picture quality.
Anyone who has watched digital cable or satellite signals can tell you 
that the quality is TERRIBLE.
As someone who suffers under the iron heel of Videotron cable in Montreal, Quebec I can second that argument. They are shoving internet, digital TV and regular cable and compressing the heck out of my digital channels. This is especially visible for some reason in ocean documentaries, the banding in the water is atrocious. I have not even bothered investing in an HDTV because of a complete lack of confidence in their ability to actually deliver any watchable 
high def content.

Cheers,
Chris

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