[mythtv] IPTV project - 'officially' starting

[Nathan Allen Stratton]

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005, Robert Johnston wrote:

> IPTV is a system for service providers to provide television services
> over high-speed internet connections (Cable Modem or ADSL2, for
> example).
>
> An example would be the UK "HomeChoice" system, where "HomeChoice"
> provide a DSL line and a STB that connects to it. They then have a
> smart client on the STB that requests programming from "HomeChoice"'s
> content servers, which is unicast/multicasted to the STB using TCP/IP
> over the DSL link. This also enables the STB to make use of the
> content server's large capacity, by requesting a specific program from
> a specific time to be streamed, rather than just "Live TV".
>
> At least, I hope that's what version of IPTV this thread is about,
> otherwise I have inserted my foot very firmly into my mouth on this
> one. :)

How can I get more information the the IPTV project, I have been looking
at a lot of commercially available IPTV systems and frankly they all have
some major holes. I am sure there are several companies that would be
happy to help fund this work if something basic could be developed in a
quick timeframe.


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Nathan Stratton
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