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Paul Weaver wrote: > On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 10:35:19AM +0100, Tom Potts wrote: > >> Paul Weaver wrote: >> >>> The BBC is trialing "Vodcasting", downloadable crap-quality video that's >>> supposed to be in an open format. >>> >>> >> Rats! - the subject sounded quite promising! >> Tom te tom te tom >> > > The limit on the quality is all to do with bandwidth. While TPTB want to > reinvent the BBC at the forefron of the internet, in reality we don't > have the required bandwidth for decent quality video. Aparently. > > Still, as they're designed for handheld devices quality isn't too > important (and it's not much worse than the average freeview channel > anyway). > > I was thinking the subject implied weboptiks or other on-line chemical synthesis which would be welcome - I remember my disappointment with the first computer pims. As for video I've always thought radio gave the best pictures anyway. Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html