> From: "J.B. Nicholson" <[email protected]> > On [email protected] Tobias Platen wrote : > > Bluray has the same problem, therefore LibRay (http://lib-ray.org/) has > > been created as a replacement. > > Thanks for the pointer, but I'm unclear about what problem LibRay aims to > solve. I've read http://lib-ray.org/reasons.html but I'm still left > wondering whom will LibRay help? And how LibRay will help more than > delivering a Matroska file using free software-compatible (if not free > software-favorable) codecs? > > Is LibRay solving a non-problem by pursuing a physical means of conveying > movie data when the trend seems (to my mind) to be moving toward > network-based delivery?
I would point out that not everyone has access to high speed internet connections at prices that make sense to use it for consumption of high definition video. Many rural places in the US, for example, still have only a single ADSL carrier offering limted broadband of perhaps 5Mbps on contended lines (amounting to perhaps a max download speed of 2Mbps or less during peak times). In addition, many Internet services charge per megabyte for downloads at quite hefty prices beyond a modest amount. As we move towards 4K,, 8K and HDR 4k/8k video standards, the bandwidth demands may well outstrip many people's modest connection speeds/costs. Those wishing to distribute video material may wish to avail themselves of multiple channels of distribution, including streaming, download and physical delivery of content. Postal delivery of a Blu-Ray technology disk may in fact be a time- and/or cost-effective way to provide that content. -- Professor Andrew A Adams [email protected] Professor at Graduate School of Business Administration, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Business Information Ethics Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan http://www.a-cubed.info/
