Comments on: Next-Gen IPTV Boxes Will Be Cheaper http://gigaom.com/2008/04/14/next-gen-iptv-boxes-will-be-cheaper/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:31:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jose Miguel Cansado http://gigaom.com/2008/04/14/next-gen-iptv-boxes-will-be-cheaper/#comment-198938 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:49:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12140#comment-198938 Good news that STB for Mediaroom will be lower cost.
HD and multi-room is one of the things that might require fiber. The moment you want to receive 3 HD streams to 3 different STBs at home, you will need fiber.

Looking a the next 8-10 years, Samsung is working on Ultra-High Definition at 4096 x 2160 resolution. It will require 300 Mbps of bandwidth.

http://tech-talk.biz/2008/02/27/how-will-telcos-fill-the-pipes/

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2008/04/14/next-gen-iptv-boxes-will-be-cheaper/#comment-198937 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:34:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12140#comment-198937 Geraldz, would extra services, such as interactive TV or easy media streaming throughout the home, make the cost easier to swallow? For many people fiber is a pricey solution to a problem they don’t yet have, so I’m curious what might drive more people to adopt it.

]]> By: geraldz http://gigaom.com/2008/04/14/next-gen-iptv-boxes-will-be-cheaper/#comment-198936 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:34:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12140#comment-198936 Something’s got to bring down the cost of IPTV. Verizon ran fiber right next to my back yard but there’s no way I’m pay that kind of money for FIOS – I don’t care how fast it is!

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