seanm
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Post by seanm on May 31, 2018 9:09:16 GMT
The BBC has announced that there will be access to world cup matches in 4k/HDR via iPlayer www.whathifi.com/news/bbc-confirms-iplayer-4k-hdr-trials-2018-world-cupThe interest for me was the estimate that a 40Mbit/s broadband connection is required to get the full fat feed.... Back in the UK, I had had FttC for a number of years and was able to get 38Mbit/s. (I was a few hundred metres from the street cabinet at the point where each extra metre starts to have a real affect on your bandwidth). Minsters are fond of describing our country as having "World class broadband" and we see often see broadband definitions starting at 2Mbit/s for those in tricky rural areas. My 38Mbit/s in the UK, was always plenty for a family of 4, but now I guess one can argue that 40Mbit/s is the new base level requirement looking forward. Cheers Sean
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Post by MikeMusic on May 31, 2018 9:13:38 GMT
Wow.
Where are we heading on broadband speeds ?
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Post by MartinT on May 31, 2018 10:08:13 GMT
That makes my 21Mbps FTTC seem inadequate, but then I intend to watch the F1 4k broadcasts over Sky satellite.
It seems interesting to read of iPlayer requiring 40Mbps for 4k since that source seems to compress the hell out of streams more than other sources. I only use iPlayer for catch-up of things I have missed, so I'm not going to cry too much if I have to keep to lowly HD, which iPlayer often makes look like SD.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 31, 2018 10:42:01 GMT
Will caching or similar sort it os you can watch with a slight delay ?
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Post by Slinger on May 31, 2018 11:40:08 GMT
I can hit 40Mbit/s on a fine day, with a following wind, so thanks for the tip-off. I'll certainly give it a try...if I remember.
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Post by MartinT on May 31, 2018 11:41:16 GMT
Will caching or similar sort it os you can watch with a slight delay ? Not for live streaming.
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