Re: FTTH Active vs Passive
4k video feeds (the new High Def): compressed: 1Gb/s uncompressed: 9Gb/s On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 12:39 PM, JC Dill wrote: > Mikael Abrahamsson wrote: >> >> You don't need to supply more than a gig per household, > > "640K ought to be enough for anybody. " (oft mis-attributed to Bill Gates) > http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bill_Gates > > If, 10 years ago (1999) when most internet-connected homes still used > dialup, you had suggested that ISPs would be putting in gigabit services to > homes, people would have laughed. Yet today, here we are talking about gig > feeds. I wonder how much bandwidth homes will be using 10 years from now... > > jc > > -- Byron L. Hicks University of Texas System 512-377-9857 AIM: byronhicks
Re: FTTH Active vs Passive
These were the numbers presented at an Internet2 meeting about the 4k testing happening between UCSD and UW. I'm not sure what compression algorithm they were using for the test. On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Chris Adams wrote: > Once upon a time, Byron Hicks said: >> 4k video feeds (the new High Def): >> >> compressed: 1Gb/s > > ?? > > Current over-the-air HD (at a max of 1080i) is up to 19 megabits per > second (and most don't run it that high). Most cable systems compress > it more. 4k video is roughly 8 times the pixels than 1080i, but is > typically going to be compressed with better algorithms (MPEG4 is > roughly half the size of MPEG2), which would mean 4k video (at TV > quality) would be around 100 megabits per second. > > -- > Chris Adams > Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services > I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble. > > -- Byron L. Hicks University of Texas System 512-377-9857 AIM: byronhicks
Re: austin eats
For good food/beer/atmosphere, I recommend Fado Irish Pub on 214 W. 4th. -- Byron L. Hicks University of Texas System 512-377-9857 AIM: byronhicks On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Adam Kujawski wrote: > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Will Clayton wrote: >> Now that you mention it, Might Fine burgers are some of the best I've had in >> town too. > > I can't believe nobody has mentioned the burgers at Hut's or Casino El > Camino yet. Casino is a bar that's walking distance from the hotel. > The buffalo burger (as in wing sauce, not bison) is hot and tasty. > > For cheap but decent sushi, check out Kyoto on Congress -- the happy > hour pricing has strict rules though -- arrive early, and no seating > of incomplete parties. Then head downstairs for some live jazz at the > Elephant Room. > http://www.kyotodowntown.com/5585168_47375.htm > > -Adam > >
