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Alex
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      11-29-2004, 07:26 PM
http://www.channel4.com/broadband/

It's ~£5pm.

o Are the programs interupted with adverts (as on TV?)
o What sort of quality is the stream?

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      11-29-2004, 08:06 PM
"Alex" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote ...
> http://www.channel4.com/broadband/
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> It's ~£5pm.
>
> o Are the programs interupted with adverts (as on TV?)
> o What sort of quality is the stream?


Interesting. I've searched through Google and found no technical details
whatsoever except of course it's hosted and maintained by Real Networks.


 
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      11-29-2004, 08:07 PM
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:26:29 +0000, Alex <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>http://www.channel4.com/broadband/
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>It's ~£5pm.
>
> o Are the programs interupted with adverts (as on TV?)
> o What sort of quality is the stream?


you can try it with the 14 day trial realplayer superpass or whatever
its called. I will if I can get it to work !

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      11-29-2004, 08:20 PM
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:06:44 -0000, "Use.Netuser.de"
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>Interesting. I've searched through Google and found no technical details
>whatsoever except of course it's hosted and maintained by Real Networks.


300 kbps video, watching a bit of news now (the judges opting out of
tax on pensions).

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      11-29-2004, 09:22 PM
Phil Thompson wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:26:29 +0000, Alex <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>http://www.channel4.com/broadband/
>>
>>It's ~£5pm.
>>
>> o Are the programs interupted with adverts (as on TV?)
>> o What sort of quality is the stream?

>
>
> you can try it with the 14 day trial realplayer superpass or whatever
> its called. I will if I can get it to work !
>
> Phil


I went for it :-)

The news is good: 300kbps, fast, no ads, and skip free. Dunno about the
other stuff.

alex
 
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      11-30-2004, 12:33 PM
"Alex" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Phil Thompson wrote:
> > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:26:29 +0000, Alex <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>http://www.channel4.com/broadband/
> >>
> >>It's ~£5pm.
> >>
> >> o Are the programs interupted with adverts (as on TV?)
> >> o What sort of quality is the stream?

> >
> >
> > you can try it with the 14 day trial realplayer superpass or whatever
> > its called. I will if I can get it to work !
> >
> > Phil

>
> I went for it :-)
>
> The news is good: 300kbps, fast, no ads, and skip free. Dunno about the
> other stuff.
>
> alex



Hmmmm, If it was "filmfour", they may have a deal


 
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      12-05-2004, 08:17 AM
meltey-chamon! wrote:

> Hmmmm, If it was "filmfour", they may have a deal


Would you REALLY want to watch an hour and a half film at 300kbps? I
wouldn't.
 
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