--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Streeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > basically the same as what you get from digital cable--same old > channels, same old content etc. I don't think that consumer media >or > micro media or video blogs are even on their radar.
you are correct sir.. ;) In cincinnati, the bell here is laying fiber to promote an "alternative" to Time Warner, etc, but they are just looking at TV....but I did here they are looking at ways to download content, but I am sure that is just regular stuff as well.....vlogs, web video, whatever you want to call it, is not on their radar Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com > > Bill Streeter > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > www.lofistl.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jan / The Faux Press" > <jannie.jan@> wrote: > > > > Yeah, Bill - a bit off-topic - but the Verizon installation tech > must have > > said, "They're rolling out FIOS TV next month, so we're all > jumping around > > like crazy, learning..." at least half a dozen times. Verizon sent > me a > > FedEx announcement of the fiber optic rollout. They're creaming in > their > > jeans over fiber optic delivery systems because that means TV for > the > > computer masses who've drifted away from the boob tube. Do you > think > > watching television on a computer will solve the masses' problem > with > > television? > > > > Jan > > > > P.S. On topic, I'm just a bit bored with having to keep up with > the latest, > > greatest everything everywhere in order to be taken seriously. > > > > > > On 12/16/06, Bill Streeter <bill@> wrote: > > > > > > I tend to agree with much of what Robert says here. Even if > you don't > > > post video online > > > now in HD it is great to have the HD masters you can always go > back to. > > > I'm a little > > > dubious about internet distro of HD content in the short term. > Even with > > > broadband > > > penetration as broad as it is now, it's still not fast enough to > handle HD > > > (for average > > > consumer demand.) All the phone companies are working on rolling > out fiber > > > to at least > > > within a mile of everyones front door, but at least 70% of that > new > > > capacity will be used up > > > to provide their own proprietary television services that will > compete > > > with cable tv, leaving > > > the other 30% (or less) of the capacity for other data service. > And that > > > can be stifled by > > > content type if it appears that it threatens their other business > > > (subscription television). > > > Thus the big brew ha-ha over net neutrality last year. > > > > > > Bill Streeter > > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > > www.lofistl.com > > > > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging% > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > "Robert Scoble" <robertscoble@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm only using HD camcorders. Why? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For one, the image I get is much higher quality overall. My > $4,000 Sony > > > can > > > > shoot in low light, has better image stableization than the > $700 > > > Panasonic > > > > cameras I used at Microsoft, and I like the widescreen format > better. > > > The > > > > images are also better sharpness before compression and I find > they > > > compress > > > > better too. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But, that's not really the reason I'm using them. I expect > that sometime > > > in > > > > the next 18 months that old-school TV distribution networks > are gonna > > > need > > > > HD content and need it bad. I'll have it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, look at new school distribution networks that are > popping up like > > > > Tivo, Xbox, Playstation. All are looking for HD content. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Plus, if you ever want to show your videos off in HD, say, in a > > > conference > > > > setting, or at a future Vloggies, or something like that, > having HD > > > > originals will make you shine in those places and if you are > shooting > > > some > > > > video for home use, some for videoblogging, and some for > friends and/or > > > > company, you'll want HD, especially if you have an HD screen. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My video on my Sony 60-inch is stunning. Makes me look like the > > > Discovery > > > > Channel. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Robert > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging% > 40yahoogroups.com>[mailto: > > > videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>] > > > > On Behalf Of [chrisbrogan.com] > > > > Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 5:34 PM > > > > To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > Subject: [videoblogging] Are You Recommending HD Cameras Yet? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I haven't been. I keep telling folks that, even if we've > started to > > > > presume (most) everyone has broadband, it's still going to be > a while > > > > before HD content on the Net is encoded and presented that way. > > > > > > > > Am I wrong? And what are you telling people, now that HD > cameras are > > > > out there in numbers, and within range? > > > > > > > > --Chris... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > The Faux Press - better than real > > http://fauxpress.blogspot.com > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >
