> The Beeb's HD multicast feed is about 23Mbit/s to the host, and we received > it at quite decent (subjective) quality here on a JANET-connected university > site.
This is full broadcast HD, exactly the same as we have on satellite. We don't consider it generally usable, it's part of IPTV services not general Internet distribution. I expect we'll make a 1.5Mbit/s stream, not really HD just what people flog as Internet HD, some time. > The interesting aspect of the HD stream was seeing how various systems coped > with the CPU load. It was good to have some HD content available that > encouraged people to install vlc, find out a little about multicast, and > system issues in receiving it. That's why I leave it there but unpublicised as users would try getting it down their adsl and annoy their ISP. > Thanks again Beeb :) /me doffs cap brandon
