[mythtv-users] IPTV
belcampo
belcampo at zonnet.nl
Tue Jan 20 11:25:34 UTC 2009
Jasper Stolte wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 8:20 AM, belcampo <belcampo at zonnet.nl
> <mailto: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>
> <mailto: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.
Have you actually seen the quality of IPTV ?
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Jos
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