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Why no generic IPTV?
Quackers
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BT Vision requires BT Broadband, other services have tie's to other brands or devices, why is there nobody selling a box with a network port/wireless, that works no matter who your ISP is.
If i had the money thats what i would be doing right now, creating a company offering that service. IPTV is great, just nobody has done a decent job of it yet!
Years ago you could get a KISS box for £100 that would stream via your internal network, so the device would not cost much to manufacture, charge X amount a month for unlimited access.
Am i thinking way to simple here? Why have non of the big media players done it yet?
If i had the money thats what i would be doing right now, creating a company offering that service. IPTV is great, just nobody has done a decent job of it yet!
Years ago you could get a KISS box for £100 that would stream via your internal network, so the device would not cost much to manufacture, charge X amount a month for unlimited access.
Am i thinking way to simple here? Why have non of the big media players done it yet?
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Will give you the chance to buy a "Canvas" enabled box, connect it to your broadband then watch content.
See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Canvas
Under "Main Conditions for provisional approval" - references that Canvas will not restrict access to 1 or 2 ISPs but give access to all.
ISP's are happy to offer VOD services because they charge you for it (so they make money back) and the network traffic is kept within their own network.
Even services like BBC iPlayer - if I try and use it on my iphone I need to be connected wirelessly rather than over the 3G network because although the 3G network will stream it fine, Orange have asked the BBC to block it because they don't want the extra network data.
I have the 8000 model which has BBC iPlayer built in and can stream from my PC and NAS. SKY player and a few other services will be available on it soon http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419-first-look-sky-player-on-fetch-tv-boxes/ and a Freeview HD model goes on sale in the next few months http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/03/24/fetch-tv-smartbox-arrives/