Now we're cooking with butter :) I sent off a contact request to them - a bit late for a Friday afternoon but hopefully I'll hear back from them sometime next week...
I did take a look at the K-Flex products - ATSC in/ASI and/or GigE out... But at a cost of about 3k per device (which means I would need 10 of them)... On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Israel Lopez-LISTS < ilopezli...@sandboxitsolutions.com> wrote: > Well, > > This looks promising, I did a google search for ATSC to IP. > http://www.computermodules.com/broadcast-systems/8VSB-ATSC-to-IP.html > > -Israel > > AJ wrote: > > 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! 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