On Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 03:57:29PM -0500, Alex Rubenstein said:
Transmitters and TV sets require that everyone watch what is being transmitted. People (myself included) don't like, or don't want this method anymore. I want to watch what I want, when I want to.
This is the new age of media. Out with the old.
want? You going to pay for it? then go ahead! So what's the cost then - if people paid for their bandwidth instead of freeloading off the asymetric usage patterns? ie when that 0.3% becomes 80%. Anyone analysed this out yet? I think the cost metrics will indicate that any network with video is going to have to setup their own distribution and caching POP mesh (ie a CDN!) to do it anywhere near economically. Additionally, while you may think you want to watch what you want to watch and that's it, it seems likely there'll be a limited amount of material available or the caching metrics go out the window, ie if everyone is watching something different at any one time. /kc -- Ken Chase - ken@heavycomputing.ca - +1 416 897 6284 - Toronto CANADA Heavy Computing - Clued bandwidth, colocation and managed linux VPS @151 Front St. W.