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By: مركز التحميل

مركز التحميل — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:49:46 +0000

Has anyone tried using a web cam (or digital camera capable of recording video) as a source for a constant video stream to go through orb?
I am assuming this would work but have not tried it yet

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By: lu

lu — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:53:00 +0000

Has anyone tried using a web cam (or digital camera capable of recording video) as a source for a constant video stream to go through orb?
I am assuming this would work but have not tried it yet.

By: Tech Industry » Free Orb TV allows user to stream TV from home to 36,000 ft

Tech Industry » Free Orb TV allows user to stream TV from home to 36,000 ft — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 03:57:23 +0000

[...] Given my failures with Slingbox, I’m a little skeptical, but I’d still like to take this for a test drive…especially since it’s free.read more | digg story [...]

By: FH-Blog » Blog Archiv » Switch your TV on! ….In the Internet.

FH-Blog » Blog Archiv » Switch your TV on! ….In the Internet. — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:44:59 +0000

[...] VDC basically takes the cable model and moves it to the internet (and combines it with the worst logo ever). The sound and picture quality are pretty good and it’s easy-to-use. But at 11.95/month, the channel lineup isn’t there yet. Its 20 or so channels are mostly a mix of news and shopping, although they did recently add TLC, Discover, and Animal Planet (all for mobile only right now). They make note of their interest in improving the lineup on the site, so I’m sure more is in the works. While that will increase their chance of success, I believe the bigger issue with VDC is in the model of porting cable to the web. I’ll ask you: Is there any real advantage to a second cable TV subscription, when there are options like Slingbox and Orb that can give you your home cable lineup on your computer or mobile phone? I’d love cheaper cable and I don’t mind getting it over the web, but without an equivalent lineup to my TV, I’m not adding or switching. [...]

By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » テレビ番組は何処へ向うか?

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » テレビ番組は何処へ向うか? — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:29:08 +0000

[...] VDCは基本的にケーブルTVのモデル（と過去最悪のロゴデザイン）をインターネットに持ち込んだ。音声も画像も高品質でUIも使いやすい。しかし毎月11.95ドルの料金のわりにチャンネルの数はまだ十分ではない。現在視聴可能な20かそこらのチャンネルの大半はニュースやショッピング関連で、最近TLC、DiscoverそれにAnimal Planetが加わった(ただし当面モバイルのみ。）ラインアップの拡充を行う予定としているので、現在準備がされているものと思う。それは成功の確率を高めるではあろうが、VDCの抱えるより大きな問題はケーブルテレビをWEBに持ってくるというビジネスモデルにあると思う。ちょっと伺うが、あなたはケーブルテレビをもう１本契約したいだろうか？２つ目のケーブルＴＶにどういう実質的利点があるのだろう。Slingbox やOrbのようなサービスを使えば家庭のケーブルテレビをコンピュータや携帯で見ることができるようになる。ケーブルTVが安くなりWEBで見られるようになるのはよいが、私は従来のテレビと同等レベルのラインアップが提供されるのでなければ、そういうサービスに乗り換えたり追加したりしないだろう。 [...]

By: TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Whither Television Programming?

TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Whither Television Programming? — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:17:02 +0000

By: passerby mcgee

passerby mcgee — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:46:51 +0000

JBMarc wrote:
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I have a different application: I need to place a video surveillance system with top image quality at 30 fps into chronically illchildren’s homes unable to afford hospitalization. I need the quality for potential diagnostic purposes.
My experience is that pretty much everybody in this business blabbers about how good their quality is, leaving it for me mto find out that nothing is true, we see pixelation, frame drops, posterization, yu name it.
Mpst annoying, we don’t even talke about live stremaing. We talk much of the time about video that is buffered to as much as 10 seconds or more.
HERE IS MY QUESTION: Has anybody any experience as to quality, frame drops, stutter video, when used in connection with a webcam?
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JBMarc, What you are looking for does not exist. Not for what you need it for anyway. There are only a few businesses that can offer you the specs that you are describing and the costs are enormous. If you could afford it then you could afford to hospitalize these patients.

Devices like Slingbox or Orb are for people who want to listen to music at a good quality or watch video at a reasonably decent quality.

Until internet speeds and reliability increase dramatically then you should not expect non-buffered, uninterrupted, non-posterized, non-pixelated no frame drop, high quality webcam streams. It simply does not exist for those of us who are not millionaires. And even if you are a millionaire then you too should lower your expectations.

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Thu, 08 Jun 2006 04:56:30 +0000

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By: videoBlogs

videoBlogs — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 15:46:42 +0000

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By: TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Download Your TV - The Current Options

TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Download Your TV - The Current Options — Mon, 22 May 2006 14:58:37 +0000

[...] There is a market for third party service providers, too. Services like Meevee are starting to bridge the gap between providing online television listing information and allowing people to actually view the content on their computers. Cozmo.tv and Brightcove are allowing people to control their Tivo’s through their browser. And how long will it be before MobiTV, which currently streams television to mobile devices, is able contractually to simply flip a switch and offer streaming television direct to a PC? They are already making moves in that direction, and Orb offers a similar, free service. Note: This article was written with my friend Neil Kjeldsen, a new blogger but longtime writer, and someone who knows the television and film space well. Look for more posts by Neil here on TechCrunch. Brightcove, Cozmo.tv, iTunes, Meevee, MobiTV, Orb, Tivo [...]

By: JBMarc

JBMarc — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:57:30 +0000

I have a different application: I need to place a video surveillance system with top image quality at 30 fps into chronically illchildren’s homes unable to afford hospitalization. I need the quality for potential diagnostic purposes.
My experience is that pretty much everybody in this business blabbers about how good their quality is, leaving it for me mto find out that nothing is true, we see pixelation, frame drops, posterization, yu name it.
Mpst annoying, we don’t even talke about live stremaing. We talk much of the time about video that is buffered to as much as 10 seconds or more.
HERE IS MY QUESTION: Has anybody any experience as to quality, frame drops, stutter video, when used in connection with a webcam?

By: dk

dk — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 22:57:19 +0000

iTech…who were you going after with that post?

You bashed on drwho, then immediately made an analogy which supported his case.

The simple fact is that, whichever type of DIY TV time-shifting or location-shifting you choose, you’re going to need a computer, along with a TV tuner card (and yes this includes tivo. what do you think a tivo box has in it?).

If Orb is providing the interface between two points for free, don’t go bitching about it just because you choose to run a different operating system than they designed for.

If you’re not equipped to take advantage of their service, then ignore it, move on, and keep on living your life like you did yesterday.

By: pigonthewing

pigonthewing — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 22:47:50 +0000

“Since I don’t *have* a Windows XP computer (with a TV tuner), that’s not exactly what I’d call “free”.”

drwho got it right. are you going to complain about getting a lifetime of free gasoline? because you’re going to need a car, oil changes, new tires every once in a while..

By: iTech

iTech — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:13:00 +0000

To drwho:

“Gawd shut up”

Please do. Only because you need a TV tuner and WinXP doesn’t mean it is free.

Thats like saying that public television is not free only because you do not have a TV in your house.

“Dawg shut up”

iTech @ http://itech.webwarp.net

By: drwho

drwho — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:13:28 +0000

“Since I don’t *have* a Windows XP computer (with a TV tuner), that’s not exactly what I’d call “free”.”

You also need a PC and a TV Signal.

Gawd shut up.

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r00tware » Free Orb TV allows user to stream TV from home to 36,000 ft — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:41:04 +0000

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By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 04:41:09 +0000

Orb shares what is on your PC. Ideal if you have a media center(which I do). Watch anywhere w/broadband, and works fine on my 8125 as well. Slingbox is more for the Tivo/cable box crowd, but gives you the same options. Plenty of room for both in the market.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:48:31 +0000

To be able to watch any live TV show, any recorded show, any Tivo recording, any compatible PC media file (music, video, photo), setup recording times for Tivo and Media Center, and all via my Verizon PDA phone from almost anywhere?

Awesome!

By: Bill Minton

Bill Minton — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:43:01 +0000

I’d have to hack a DTivo since it doesn’t have HMO. I don’t know if I’d want to do that or not. I’ve put a larger HD in it, but that’s different than mucking around in the software, etc.

By: DaFrench

DaFrench — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:21:18 +0000

To Bill Minton:
- You can actually get your TiVo content from Orb — Look for DVRAnywhere on their site
- I also use Orb in my car, plugged in the DVD system, using my laptop with a Verizon EVDO card. I can watch live TV, recorded shows, and everything else I’m doing with Orb.

Orb is GREAT!

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:47:17 +0000

Unfortunately, it probably cost him $250 to stream Underworld Revolution to his phone on an airplane.

Seems kind of stupid when you have a ton of other portable media devices available that wouldn’t cost an arm and a leg for bandwidth.