[mythtv-users] IPTV

Jasper Stolte jasperstolte at gmail.com
Tue Jan 20 10:59:30 UTC 2009


On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 8:20 AM, belcampo <belcampo at zonnet.nl> wrote:

>  Jos Hoekstra wrote:
>
>> belcampo schreef op 19-1-2009 17:51:
>>
>>> Jasper Stolte wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well, IPTV should be around 3-4 Mbit/s per channel, while DVB-T is about
>>>> that same bandwidth for 3-4 channels. So IPTV should be superior to DVB-T in
>>>> image quality.
>>>>
>>> First take a look as adviced, before you invest any time/money. I'm
>>> almost 100% sure you'll be very disaappointed by the quality.
>>>  Satellite and cable should be still better than
>>>
>>>> that. I dont really want to have a satellite dish on my balcony though,
>>>> and unfortunately UPC screws up the cable option for me..
>>>>
>>>> Greetz,
>>>> Jasper
>>>>
>>>>  On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 12:14 AM, belcampo <belcampo at zonnet.nl<mailto:
>>>> belcampo at zonnet.nl>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>    Jasper Stolte wrote:
>>>>
>>>>        Hi guys,
>>>>
>>>>        I'd like to build a HTPC with digital TV through MythTV.
>>>>        Unfortunately my cable provider (UPC in the Netherlands) makes
>>>>        this impossible for me by using Nagravision 2 encryption. Now
>>>>        I'm thinking of switching to ADSL based IPTV. I can't really
>>>>        find any good documentation on whether this will work for me.
>>>>        I've got access to KPN or Tele2 ADSL+IPTV. Any pointers on where
>>>>        to look on how to get one of those working, or of course to
>>>>        information why it will not work?
>>>>
>>>>    Maybe first take a look at the quality KPN delivers in one of their
>>>>    shops. It's terrible low-quality mpeg2 format. Don't know for Tele2,
>>>>    but reading some forums a lot of people also complain about
>>>>    delivered quality. DVB-T eventually with a small outdoor antenna is
>>>>    of reasonable quality. And satellite DVB-S of course
>>>>
>>>>
>> KPN delivers 2Mbit streams for Digitenne and 4 Mbit for IPTV, Tele2
>> probably offers something with about same specs. IPTV looks quite a bit
>> better than digitenne(because of better source and better scaler, the
>> VIP1960 is connected with HDMI and digitenne with scart).
>> As far as I know nobody has been able to get the signal decoded on a box
>> other that the standard STB with IPTV from KPN, dunno bout Tele2.
>>
> Other then specs, seeing is believing, I do have a 19' TV with build-in
> DVB-T tuner and it looks A LOT BETTER then what I've seen in their Shop from
> IPTV, it was horrible.


There can be many reasons why you had this experience. It seems to me that
they probably messed up their IPTV setup in the store somehow. Either way,
IPTV does not use inferior technology to Digitenne so with double the
bandwidth IPTV should provide superior image quality.

>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jos
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