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Old 20-02-2007, 12:56   #18
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Re: Virgin Media takes on Sky

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Originally Posted by themelon View Post
IIf it has to download from a server to the box first it IS NOT VOD pure and simple what ever Sky may claim as you would have to wait until it downloads.....
that's debateable as it's classed as VOD here:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_Video_on_Demand

"...VOD systems either "stream" content, allowing viewing while the video is being downloaded, or "download" it in which the program is brought in its entirety to a set-top box before viewing starts..."

---------- Post added at 11:56 ---------- Previous post was at 11:53 ----------

for the customer the technical aspect of whether it's streamed or predownloaded is irrelevant. how it functions when they access the program guide/VOD library is the only concern.
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