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High def movie downloads in 15 mins
High def movie downloads in 15 mins
Techradar - March 20, 2008
Submitted by felipedmoreira (378) at 10:26AM PST on March 20, 2008
Xbox Live high definition movie downloads should take between 15 minutes and half an hour to download by the end of the year on some broadband services, according to Virgin Media and Microsoft today.
A Virgin Media spokesperson informed us that the company's 50MB broadband service will be made available to over nine millions homes by the end of 2008
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1sagexsdx posted on Industry News at 5:32AM PST on March 22, 2008. RE: High def movie downloads in 15 minsbids
1apujanata posted on Industry News at 8:36PM PST on March 21, 2008. RE: High def movie downloads in 15 mins@sagexsdx,
How much is the monthly fee for FiOS in your area ?[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
2lstormy10 posted on Industry News at 6:23AM PST on March 21, 2008. RE: High def movie downloads in 15 mins@apujanata,
Actually, in some areas, they are bringing 20 mbps and 50 mbps connections to consumers already in some areas that have FiOS. On average though, I would say that a large number of people have something around the 4 to 8 mbps range because of cable and DSL being the most popular internet connections. I personally have a 6 mbps connection and the highest in my area available for consumers is 8 mbps - though I am able to stream HD video perfectly and my home infrastructure is ready for faster internet speeds (I have wireless-n and gigabit ethernet). Super-fast internet connections in the U.S. are in the minority and FiOS services are the current fastest ISPs (these are mainly on the east and west coasts due to the highest concentration of people to recoup costs of setting the FiOS lines). Internet speeds in the U.S. tend to be lower than other areas such as Japan and the U.K. because of the fact that more infrastructure is needed because of the larger area to cover.[ Oracle ] [ Level 20 ] [ Rank: 294 ]bids
1sagexsdx posted on Industry News at 5:25AM PST on March 21, 2008. RE: High def movie downloads in 15 mins@apujanata,
the fastest connection they offer in my area is FiOS and that's 15mbps. AFAIK there aren't 50mbps connections available to regular customers in USA.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 148 ]bids
1apujanata posted on Industry News at 9:19PM PST on March 20, 2008. RE: High def movie downloads in 15 minsIt is my experience that all PR statement always consider / assume best case scenario. They usually use :
- maximum speed, not "sustained" or "average" speed.
- zero / minimum interference from negative issue, such as "peak hour", "concurrent / multi thread jobs", "internet congestion" etc.
- best configuration : fastest CPU availabe (if that affect download speed), fastest connection (Gigabit instead of 100MB ethernet, SATA instead of IDE, 10K RPM HD (or even faster) instead of 7200 or 5400 RPM, 4 GB Memory instead of 1 GB.
How much is the cheapest 50 MB broadband service cost in US ? I am asking this since I didn't live in US.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
1lstormy10 posted on Industry News at 5:44PM PST on March 20, 2008. RE: High def movie downloads in 15 mins@Bobuido,
You could view it that way, but Microsoft is just doing the best move for its business (as does almost every business).
It could also be viewed by other people as allowing for another option for digital downloads instead of a dedicated box. Microsoft seems intent on bringing more movies and TV shows to Xbox Live Marketplace and that is the way (for now) that Microsoft will provide user experience - remember that the 360 is first and foremost a gaming device and secondly a media device.
Remember that a good number of people believed that Microsoft supported HD-DVD to make sure the format war continued on for a bit to allow for them to make progress in the digital download arena.[ Oracle ] [ Level 20 ] [ Rank: 294 ]bids
0Bobuido posted on Industry News at 5:39PM PST on March 20, 2008. RE: High def movie downloads in 15 minsbids
1Laoldar posted on Industry News at 4:02PM PST on March 20, 2008. RE: High def movie downloads in 15 mins@Bobuido,
Given that they already support SD cards (which could add a few gigs of space) which can be accessed in game already, I don't see why Nintendo is stubborn on the space thing. That being said, I think they're worried about piracy of VC games.
Ms won't support Blu Ray...and why would they? Yes it won the "format war" but it's still such a fringe product that it might never catch up to DVD, so why would they want to help Sony? They already chose digital downloads (where they control the revenue much more).[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 182 ]bids
1lstormy10 posted on Industry News at 1:43PM PST on March 20, 2008. RE: High def movie downloads in 15 mins@Bobuido,
I will tell you one reason why Microsoft wouldn't want you to buy more stuff and use less bandwidth through the release of a Blu-Ray drive (though an external Blu-Ray drive is most likely coming) - they get the revenues if people buy via Xbox Live Marketplace, but with Blu-Ray, Microsoft would not see those revenues.[ Oracle ] [ Level 20 ] [ Rank: 294 ]bids
0Bobuido posted on Industry News at 1:26PM PST on March 20, 2008. RE: High def movie downloads in 15 minsThe "re-download" is what Nintendo do with the VC service and presumably WiiWare. The trouble with this approach is you eliminate the decision for how the user wants it's media. Which is bad news. Nintendo aren't even providing external hard drives. It's delete and re-download or nothing. While it may be sensible to preserve user resources and use this system, we're just not quite ready. DRM is a similar beast in a way. You don't get the choice, you get restrictions. Lift the restrictions.
Nintendo - External HD
MS - External Blu-Ray
Why wouldn't you want us to buy more stuff and use less bandwidth!?! Options and choices please. I'm paying remember?[ Contributor ] [ Level 19 ] [ Rank: 467 ]bids
1sagexsdx posted on Industry News at 11:39AM PST on March 20, 2008. RE: High def movie downloads in 15 mins@Bobuido,
Video Marketplace is available to both Silver (non-pay) and Gold (pay) members.
Movies are rentals. TV Shows are download to own.
If users have issues with storage space, they can always delete any content, even bought content. Any content downloaded is tied to the gamertag so content can be downloaded again without being charged again for the content.
I can't speak for all of USA but my connection is pretty stable. From servers that are reliable and consistent (which Live is with the exception of this past holiday's more-than-expected traffic [which actually didn't even affect me much]), i get a reliable and consistent download speed.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 148 ]bids
1Bobuido posted on Industry News at 11:26AM PST on March 20, 2008. RE: High def movie downloads in 15 minsNow how much will that 50MB connection cost you? How stable will it be? What percentage do you receive?
According to broadbandwatchdog.co.uk
50MB is £47 / month!
20MB is £37 / month
I take it you don't have to pay for a Live subscription too!?
You also have to factor in contention, distance from the exchange and line quality. I pay for 8 and just about get 5. A tenth of what they describe in this article. I imagine these times (15mins) are calculated from the maximum obtainable speed (50Mb). Not the average.
While streaming is fine if you have a dedicated, reliable connection. It's a joke to buffer a HD film without one. My broadband isn't even staying connected ATM. Don't get me started on peak time traffic shaping. Unless they sort out the shocking broadband services in this country (UK). HD downloads are just not yet practical for most people here.
Renting of course doesn't have a storage problem, if you have to delete the content. Is Live only renting films or selling them too? If they are the additional hard drives necessary for any movies / episodes you decide to keep and you've got one stupid platform.
What's the situation in the US now and in the near future? Pretty sure everyone gets a better deal than us Brits.[ Contributor ] [ Level 19 ] [ Rank: 467 ]bids
3sagexsdx posted on Industry News at 10:40AM PST on March 20, 2008. RE: High def movie downloads in 15 mins@felipedmoreira,
i've actually never rented an HD movie off video marketplace. However I have rented a few SD movies and on my FiOS 15mbit connection, it only took like 15-20 to buffer and i could play the movie from then on.
one of the common misunderstandings of the video marketplace is that you have to download the WHOLE thing before you can watch it. In fact, all you have to do is buffer enough so that, assuming a relatively constant connection speed, you can watch the whole movie uninterrupted while it downloads in the background.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 148 ]bids
27felipedmoreira posted on Industry News at 10:26AM PST on March 20, 2008. Article: High def movie downloads in 15 minsXbox Live high definition movie downloads should take between 15 minutes and half an hour to download by the end of the year on some broadband services, according to Virgin Media and Microsoft today. A Virgin Media spokesperson informed us that the company's 50MB broadband service will be made available to over nine millions homes by the end of 2008[ Oracle ] [ Level 20 ] [ Rank: 378 ]
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I think the 50 MB by Virgin could cost significantly higher than FiOS's $50/month (could it reach $100/month ?).
Personally I would rather just spent money on Blu-Ray media movie, than doing high speed high def movie downloads, with their expensive monthly $. :).