HDTV: Not Ready For Internet Primetime?
During my speech last month to JPL Productions in Harrisburg, PA, several people asked me if High-Definition TV would become popular on the Internet. I noted that Internet TV provider Akimbo recently added the high-def network HDNet to its lineup, but Akimbo (pictured) is for the television. PC systems are not quite ready for primetime, I said, because they can't handle the large files which are necessary to transmit high-def programming online.
Well, CNET's News.com today has published an excellent feature that expands on the point, noting the lack of (PC-based) online HDTV could hurt overall interest in watching video on laptops and desktops.
To read the article, click: Here
1 Comments:
As far as I know, Akimbo delivers its video to the TV over the web, which is like delivery of video to the PC from a quality point of view. I am not sure that Akimbo is ready for HD.
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