Posts by john.w
19 posts • joined Thursday 13th March 2008 18:05 GMT
This is, as usual, all about how well it is implemented, in the example the posters looked good but 3D objects jarred a bit as they look fake. If they use it in the same way US TV programs have animated ads for the following program, just as the current program reaches its climax/conclusion, will be very distracting. It will be interesting when this tech is combined with the face creation as featured in the Nvidia article.
Posted in WTF is... Miracast?
Re: DLNA equivalent?
Miracast is based on a Wi-Fi Direct connection (it can be TDLA but no one is using it) so provide your Wi-Fi device supports concurrent mode Wi-Fi Direct you can simultaniously connect to your Access Point. The throughput might be an issue and if the video is using 5GHz and the AP is 2.4GHz yet another gotta is introduced.
Re: Prosperity
In the quote form the committee it states a request to turn off Terrestrial broadcasts, Freesat is safe and we can all 'enjoy' the current 24 HD channels of Olympics in the future. I rarely watch broadcast media live, recording things to watch at my convenience on all those lovely Freesat channels. Moving the recorded media into the cloud means I would only stream when I need too watch something, the concept behind the rather late to the party, YouView. Anyone remember DVB-H, doomed from the start as watching anything broadcast whilst mobile is going to be interrupted by lots of inconvenient distractions, streaming video that you can pause and stop is always a better option.
Posted in WTF is... WiGig
Wireless is about mobility not connectivity
When ever wireless technology tries to replace a wire it will fail. If however it is there to make connecting up easier when we move about it will be successful. How many desktop machines have Wi-Fi? Not a lot, you can pay $3500 and get the number if you like from iSuppli. It has taken over 12 years for the 5GHz band to start to be used, it is called 80211a after all and now we are now discussing 802.11ad. Don't hold your breath waiting to buy a Wi-Gig dongle pair for less than $200.
Posted in Nokia details 808 Pureview release
Re: Oooer
Don't worry, I hear the RBS off-shored their software support to India without any problems.
Don't you mean "former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel"
Must be just the Telegraph that still thinks its the 1970s
Posted in Aliens Blu-ray disc set
Freesat the forgotten bigger brother of Freeview
Or wait until it is on Freesat HD and get 5.1 digital audio
Posted in Mobile gaming: battle of the gadgets
Does a gaming phone with wireless connnection to the TV make any sense?
CES saw lots of demos where a mobile device (phone or Tablet) was connected via Wi-Fi or WiGig to a TV. One reason, provided the latency can be issues can be fixed, is for gaming. Gets over the screen size problem (when the TV is available) but does it make any sens to a hard core or casual gamer? Answers on a post card. Oops just let slip that I am well past the typical gamer's age.
Posted in Met launches net café spy operation
The Lives of Others
An excellent German film (sub titles but I am sure reading is not beyond this audience) showing the best and worst of the surveillance state.
Posted in Sony backs away from OLED TV future
You think!
It took until I was 46 but the glasses arrived in the end.
Wi-Fi Direct
There will be no need for another Wi-Fi radio, the spec requires that a device can maintain a link an Access Point whilst also running as the group owner or member of a Wi-Fi Direct link.
Occam's Razor
Always a good way to make a judgement. In this case it would have been easier to land on the Moon than fake it in such a way that it would never ever be found out.
Glad I live in Wales
Only by half a mile but its enough
Posted in HP bails on massive Wi-Fi patent claim
What is a Patent worth
The idea that the value of a patent is related to the income generated from its use in a particular product is perverse. Wi-Fi is a great success not because it uses OFDM modulation but because a lot of different companies agreed to promote and provide interoperability to a complete wireless solution. What did CSIRO contribute to the success of Wi-Fi, not a lot, so make any reward 'not a lot'.
Posted in Samsung punts popcorn flicks for pounds
£11 for a 27 year old film!!!!
No wonder Bit torrents are so popular
TV Licence Required
You need a license if you operate equipment capable of receiving broadcast so a Freeview or Virgin STB need a license. There was an issue for owners of black and white TVs who required a colour licence if they had a Sky box.
You will be very unlucky to get caught twice let alone three times
If the BPI are simply picking an IP address at random, it can't be methodical because there are millions sharing, then the chances of finding the same user sharing again are tinny, dynamic IP address anyone?
MPEG2 stream available with no DRM?
It's called Freeview and any number of DVR's will record this high quality MPEG2 steam. It is then just a matter of transferring the file (e.g. Twinrip) and off to the P2P bypass all the BBC's copyright 'issues'. DRM is just there to make the average users life more difficult it has and will never protect the content from unauthorized distribution (its not illegal!).
