[148323] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Monday Night Footbal -- on Google?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Painter)
Thu Jan 12 00:15:48 2012
From: "Michael Painter" <tvhawaii@shaka.com>
To: "NANOG" <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:14:52 -1000
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Jay Ashworth wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Michael Painter" <tvhawaii@shaka.com>
>
>> Not sure where/what you're talking about, but here in the U.S.A, Dish
>> Network and DirecTV seem to put a max of 7 MPEG 4 HD
>> channels on a *transponder*.
>> http://www.satelliteguys.us/thelist/index.php?page=sub
>
> Yup; at varying bit rates; I worked for a program provider to both, and I
> know just how fast the price goes up if you need enough signal to handle
> even *slow* motion. :-)
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
Cool. Is information about who buys what, closely guarded?
If you have seen the effects of 'starving' content with fast motion, I'd be interested in hearing what that looked like.
I'm familiar with resolution vs. screen size vs. viewing distance factors, btw.
Thanks,
--Michael