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Posted by Haddatten Huttendrut on 07/13/06 05:08
In article <44b4ee7c.68105578@news-server.houston.rr.com>, spam@uce.gov (Bob)
wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 19:48:34 -0400, Derek Janssen
> <ejanss@nospam.comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >Or else there really ARE that many people who want to rent "New Doctor
> >Who: Season 1" at the same time...
>
> That's the reason. NF has a load balancing problem, which was
> exacerbated when WalMart dumped its subcribers on NF.
>
> We need to go streaming.
No, "we" don't. Sounds like you do. If bittorrent piracy is so great, why do
you bother with Netflix at all?
> The typical cable Internet connection is 1-5 Mbits per second.
Depends. I think some yahoos like you started torrenting videos in my
neighborhood a few months ago; now the pipe is full, and at times I can't even
load websites. Gonna have to go DSL, I guess.
> A
> 42-min. AVI can be compressed to 350 MB with XviD and retain
> acceptable resolution for smaller TV sets. That's a stream rate of
> around 1 Mbit/sec, if I did the arithmetic correctly, which is within
> our current technology.
Unacceptable. I don't want lossy, compressed video that you think is
"acceptable" on smaller screens - superior picture and sound is one of the best
things about DVD. The next best thing is the extras, which you either won't get
with bitstream, or will pay extra for.
> Pay the ISP $1 per each DVD equivalent download, which is what it
> costs for NF typically. The ISP would make money and you would have
> what you want immediately.
I don't think you'll see prices like that for new releases any time soon, and
the compression you find acceptable, others won't.
I can see your desire to promote something that you think will best meet your
needs in a cost-effective and timely way. I don't get why you think bitching
about Netflix, and promotion of gaming them with cancellation and
re-subscription will get you closer to your goal. But then, I also don't get
the whole see-who-can-collect-the-most-ripped-movies biz. Someday, it'll seem
unimportant, and you're gonna wonder why you wasted all that time and energy.
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