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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Interesting. Would a cloud based system mean us accessing our own recordings that were recorded on a server?
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It doesn't require any technology that doesn't already exist. But current copyright law may prevent it.
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
If not, I guess it would in effect be VOD, but every programme would have to be recorded and kept available for a reasonable amount of time.
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The difference between network PVR and VOD is vague. It's just a matter of whether you or someone else decides what gets recorded.
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Originally Posted by oliver1948uk
Am I reading this correctly? By 2020 it is predicted EVERYBODY will be accessing ALL programmes via the internet? Unless there are some phenomenal improvements to broadband in the next 6 years, surely that will lead to disaster? The amount of traffic will be terrifically increased.
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I don't
think they are saying that. But anyway, as long as most people are watching broadcasts rather than on demand content, most of the bandwidth can be shared.