Erik Reuter wrote:
>
> On Sun, Oct 27, 2002 at 04:05:09PM -0600, Reggie Bautista wrote:
>
> > Here in KC, TimeWarner Cable now has Movies On-Demand, about 50 or
> > 60 different movies available whenever you want to watch them. In
> > addition, they have Comedy Central On-Demand (8 30-minute episodes
> > of various shows and several 2-3 minute long clips from South Park,
> > etc.), Showtime On-Demand, Cinemax On-Demand, HBO On-Demand, Food
> > Network On-Demand, Cartoon Network On-Demand, and many others, in
> > addition to 150 or more regular channels and 20 or 30 music channels.
> > And they offer cable modem access through AOL Highspeed, RoadRunner,
> > and I believe one other service. How does this fit in with the
> > scenario above?
>
> I'm not sure what you are asking. But unless they have fiber to the
> home, the maximum bandwidth of the coaxial cable must be about 1000MHz
> (at best). Each program typically requires around 6MHz, although from
> your description it must be a digital system so they could compress that
> somewhat. What exactly does "on-demand" mean? When you select a program
> does it start instantaneously or is there a delay? How much do they
> charge for this service?
I was going to comment on a similar service available from Time Warner
in Austin for HBO, called HBO On Demand, where you get to view a bunch
of things offered by HBO when you want to see them (no more worrying
about VCR setup to see The Sopranos, which is the only use of it I've
heard about from my friends). You need to be subscribed to HBO already,
which is a premium channel, and the On Demand feature is an additional
$6.95 a month.
When you select a program, there is very little, if any, delay in seeing
it. At least, this is my understanding from friends.
(Being stuck with Cox, which isn't advertising this sort of service, I
can't speak from first-hand experience. But at least the connection
between here and a certain set of servers in California is good, which
is the most important thing as far as our cable service goes, as DSL is
not offered where we are now. I miss DSL....)
Julia
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