[mythtv-users] Re: IP TV support on the agenda?

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Wed Jul 20 10:53:28 EDT 2005


Also in the Netherlands (but apparently with proprietary encryption).

BB

Dean Collins <Dean at collins.net.pr> uttered the following thing:
> Yep, it's going to be another bubble, so far I know of 6 being launched
> in Australia in the next 6 months alone.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dean
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> > bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Micael Beronius
> > Sent: Wednesday, 20 July 2005 8:41 AM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] IP TV support on the agenda?
> > 
> > 
> > On Wednesday 20 July 2005 13.11, Marius Schrecker wrote:
> > > Is this something that the individual ISP's are providing or are the
> > > streaming services freely available? I've not yet been able to track
> > down
> > > much IPTV of interest.
> > 
> > Basically, they are trying to be your complete supplier of broadband,
> tv
> > and
> > telephone using their infrastructure.
> > 
> > Normally you pay for a bunch of channels, you get a box (similar to a
> > cable/DVB box) and then get access to them. The channels are not
> > encrypted,
> > but they will only work on the IP addresses the ISP has allocated for
> you
> > on
> > their local net.
> > 
> > With something like VLC etc, you can watch the multicast streams on
> the
> > computer, so it is standard protocols.
> > 
> > 
> >  - Micael
> 
> 

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