Tuesday, May 13, 2008

mobile tv (video streaming) on demand

รวม Solution Mobile TV แบบ streamming นะ= http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=1430
มี ASX ที่เรางงๆกัน

ASX is a Microsoft Windows Media file format (that points to the actual Windows Media Audio or Windows Media Video file/stream): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Stream_Redirector
So, it hasn't anything particular to do with "online tv", except, e.g., through some broadcast operator having chosen to use Microsoft formats to stream video over the Internet.
If that's what you're after, then what you need is: - Software that supports Windows Media Video streaming for the P990. - Or a PC that can capture and re-encode the video stream to something else.
I don't believe there are any Windows Media Video file or streaming capable applications available for the P990.
You could also ask if the "online tv" provider (whomever it is, you didn't say) could offere the video in some other non-Microsoft format that your phone can handle.

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I was reading about British Telecom developing a streaming technology with Vemotion. Don't we have other technologies out there for this? What about Windows Media, RealOne Player and Oplayo, all already available for mobile devices? Is this Vemotion technology better? So, using a GPRS connection (Vodafone New Zealand), I tried some of these products.


How to find content?
Good question. I know of a few sites with links to live streaming content. If using a Symbian smartphone you'll need a HTML browser to find content using the websites listed later - and not all of them are mobile friendly in terms of resources needed to load.Free content is available from the Media Centers. Both most used formats (RealOne and Windows Media) offer this facility, but it's mostly a showcase, with short clips.Mobile carriers in Europe and Australia offer video content, but seems to be limited to short films (up to 15 minutes) and latest news or sport actions (just the goals, thanks).Perhaps one of the most complete listings for live content is on Radios.com.br. It's in Portuguese, but there's a menu on the left side with live International TVs and radio stations. Content is split between RealOne Player format and Windows Media Player format.Another site is a publisher, PPCVidz. Subscribers can watch to full length movies, and there are plenty of free options there. Not all of them optimised for mobile networks, but some will work quite well. The site contents are in Windows Media Player format.Oplayo's website lists a showcase with some interesting links. MobileMediaClub offers content, around £1.0 per stream for six hours access.And a new listing is Foneflix with sport and entertainment videos. USers in UK just have to send an SMS to a special number to subscribe to the service and download the player for Java based mobile phones. The platform is also based on Oplayo player.

Conclusion
3G will have to do better than what we have now with 2.5G to convince me to leave the couch potato days behind. And currently, although some content is available, the bandwidth available on 2.5G is not good enough for some of these codecs. RealOne and Windows Media are really heavy formats for the current networks. And the cost structure is prohibitive. Users will not watch a full length movie having to pay per MB (unless you're on some all you can eat GPRS plan like T-Mobile).By the way, you can order a free DVD (S&H US$7.75) with the complete BMW Films series from their website. I've got it and it's really cool.

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