At this point, there are a total of (6) ATSC carriers we're trying to pull down in 1080i. Once they're over on the other side of the lake, we can use narrowcast transmitters back from our old headend site back to the new headend where it can be distributed across fiber to the nodes then coax back in to the community.
Know of any off the shelf options for ATSC or even just native HDMI/DVI HD video in to IP out? Windows Box *might* work but the concern would be failure in the winter where it would be located - either helo or snow cat to access October-May... On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Israel Lopez-LISTS < ilopezli...@sandboxitsolutions.com> wrote: > How many HD Channels? 720p, 1080i? > > Is there coax running through the community? Just as a thought > exercise, I may get a few HD ATSC Hardware Cards, some hefty boxes, and > use VLC to convert the video into a multicast stream, bridge it across > the lake/valley, and reconstitute it into something useful on the other > end. Depending on how much bandwidth you can get (More the better + > future growth), probably looking at at 100MPS link. (If you decide to > compress the channels to lets say 15mbps). > > I heard for awhile that my local cable company was using Winboxes + VLC > and Video Capture cards to encode and distribute the analog video for > their digital STB for awhile. (Unknown source) > > -Israel > > AJ wrote: > > Any suggestions for carrying HD Video (ATSC over-the-air) across IP > > wireless? > > > > We're trying to bridge coverage in to a community that literally sits at > the > > base of a ridge line, blocking direct OTA reception. We already pull down > > the standard definition content by satellite; the local broadcasters > however > > are not carried in HD. I do have a site that has line of sight to both > OTA > > broadcasters (about 50 miles away) and the valley where the headend is > > (about 2 miles across a lake). > > > > > > Anyone encounter a need to stream video like this? > > > > We've looked at ASI transport across fiber but our "lowest" bid was > almost > > 28k... Not quite in the scope of the budget for the project. > > > > Suggestions? > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
