But you don't make popcorn in the bathroom...

Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
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Troy, OH 45373
On Dec 11, 2014 9:29 AM, "Ken Hohhof via Af" <[email protected]> wrote:

>   Chuck probably has one of those 96 inch 8K televisions.  I saw a report
> on the LG 8K TV at some show saying it was still old technology because it
> was LCD not OLED.
>
> The real story will probably be that if 4K TVs are now affordable, 1080p
> TVs are probably VERY affordable.  Hence the people putting them in every
> room of the house, streaming Netflix.  Even the bathroom.  So you can watch
> while making popcorn.
>
>
>  *From:* Chuck McCown via Af <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 11, 2014 8:23 AM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Well there goes all our bandwidth.
> Amazonstreaming4Know.
>
>   You boys are probably still slapping the side of the TV to get the
> picture to straighten up, right?
>
>  *From:* CBB - Jay Fuller via Af <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 11, 2014 2:45 AM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Well there goes all our bandwidth.
> Amazonstreaming4Know.
>
>
> i assume you no one here in alabama (except us techies) knows what 4ktv
> is.  i honestly don't even...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Ryan Ghering via Af <[email protected]>
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 10, 2014 9:36 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Well there goes all our bandwidth. Amazon
> streaming4Know.
>
> It's especially worrisome with Newegg and Tiger selling cheap off brand
> 4K's under 500 bucks. And Roku is starting a big sale this week.
> I've already had calls this morning if customers current bandwidth will
> stream 4k. NOPE sorry.. Then I tell them what package we do offer that will
> support it and they freek out. Like I'm gona give bandwidth away for free.
> GEEZ
>
> On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 8:30 AM, That One Guy via Af <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> This is going to make for an ugly christmas season.
>> If we had customer service who was firm it wouldnt be an issue "we dont
>> offer that speed currently"
>> but instead, the customers on 900 will be the ones who get the tv, and
>> the subscription and call in, and CS will keep saying, well isnt there
>> anything we can do for this guy in the middle of the forrest with the 300
>> foot cable run? and Ill have to go home and punch one of my children,
>> probably the boy, Im kind of afraid of the girl.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 10:51 PM, Ken Hohhof via Af <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>   A quick Google search comes up with Audials and Playlater.  It does
>>> not appear to be rocket science.
>>>
>>>  *From:* Jason McKemie via Af <[email protected]>
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 09, 2014 10:18 PM
>>>  *To:* [email protected]
>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Well there goes all our bandwidth. Amazon
>>> streaming 4Know.
>>>
>>>   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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>  All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that
>> the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you
>> can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not
>> use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Ryan Ghering
> Network Operations - Plains.Net
> Office: 970-848-0475 - Cell: 970-630-1879
>
>

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