How many HD Channels? 720p, 1080i? Is there coax running through the community? Just as a thought exercise, I may get a few HD ATSC Hardware Cards, some hefty boxes, and use VLC to convert the video into a multicast stream, bridge it across the lake/valley, and reconstitute it into something useful on the other end. Depending on how much bandwidth you can get (More the better + future growth), probably looking at at 100MPS link. (If you decide to compress the channels to lets say 15mbps).
I heard for awhile that my local cable company was using Winboxes + VLC and Video Capture cards to encode and distribute the analog video for their digital STB for awhile. (Unknown source) -Israel AJ wrote: > Any suggestions for carrying HD Video (ATSC over-the-air) across IP > wireless? > > We're trying to bridge coverage in to a community that literally sits at the > base of a ridge line, blocking direct OTA reception. We already pull down > the standard definition content by satellite; the local broadcasters however > are not carried in HD. I do have a site that has line of sight to both OTA > broadcasters (about 50 miles away) and the valley where the headend is > (about 2 miles across a lake). > > > Anyone encounter a need to stream video like this? > > We've looked at ASI transport across fiber but our "lowest" bid was almost > 28k... Not quite in the scope of the budget for the project. > > Suggestions? > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
