* Posts by tobo

3 publicly visible posts • joined 10 Jul 2013

TV transport tech, part 1: From server to sofa at the touch of a button

tobo
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Source Material Quality

It sounds like the majority of virgin medias content is re-broadcast sky satellite streams, with the exceptions being the direct HDSDI streams form the BBC and probably some other larger broadcast groups (QVC perhaps? Sky.. Unlikely.) There is absolutely no way for one already compressed stream to be decoded, re-encoded, re-encrypted and redistributed in better quality than its source, the very best audio and picture quality they can hope to achieve is "subjectively looks and sounds the same" So I read this as people who care about the picture and audio quality of their TV shouldn't get virgin media.

Help a hack: What's in your ultimate Windows XP migration toolkit?

tobo

Re: MDT

The Microsoft documentation makes it look really really complicated... In real life basic imaging with the deployment toolkit is easy. Its when you want to customise, script and automate bits and bobs where it gets complicated.

Sky asks Ofcom to unlock BT cabinets

tobo

Satellites?

Surely Sky of all companies could develop/offer a satellite based broadband product? Rural areas would rejoice!