I'd think if someone could figure out a way to get the movies from RAM, they could also figure out a way to capture them from a stream.
On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Travis Johnson via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > Because then people could "save" the movies in RAM, and someone would > figure out a way to be able to download them and put them on the Internet > for free. > > It's a licensing issue... that's why "streaming" is OK. > > Travis > > On 12/9/2014 7:00 PM, Bill Prince via Af wrote: > > That 187MB translates to only about 11.25 GB per hour. Why not stick in a > 32GB memory and be done? That would be almost 3 hours of buffer. > > -- > bp > <part {dash} 15 {at} SkylineBroadbandService {dot} com> > > > On 12/9/2014 4:50 PM, Travis Johnson via Af wrote: > > It's really too bad that the devices that support all these streaming > services can't have a larger buffer. I'm sure it's part of their licensing > deals, but if they could buffer 60 seconds of stream (at any quality), they > would have much fewer support calls for streaming issues, etc. > > Using Netflix's 25Mbps for 4k, that works out to 187.5MB of storage space. > At current RAM prices, you can buy a 256MB module for $15 full retail... so > places like Samsung can probably buy them in quantity for less than $2. > Seems like it would be worth it to pay an extra $10 for a TV/DVD/PS4/Wii-U > device that could handle 60 seconds of video. > > Travis > > On 12/9/2014 5:34 PM, Sterling Jacobson via Af wrote: > > That’s pretty cool. > > > > You can do 4k direct from Youtube. > > > > Several of the ones I’ve tested are sustained around 20-30Mbps. > > > > But on my network it tends to burst to 90Mbps then sit around for a while, > then burst back to 90Mbps. > > > > I think the 4k will require a lot of optimizations before it works on the > built in TV’s. > > > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Jerry Richardson via Af > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 09, 2014 5:12 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Well there goes all our bandwidth. Amazon > streaming 4K now. > > > > Lovely > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Ryan Ghering via Af > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 09, 2014 3:38 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Well there goes all our bandwidth. Amazon streaming 4K > now. > > > > http://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-starts-4k-uhd-streams/ > > > > -- > > Ryan Ghering > Network Operations - Plains.Net > Office: 970-848-0475 - Cell: 970-630-1879 > > > > >
