Thread: How Video On Demand Works (long and technical!)
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Old 12-01-2005, 20:15   #28
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Re: How Video On Demand Works (long and technical!)
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Originally Posted by bob_builder
Ah! I have not seen those myself, but I guess the technology is the same as the PVR just using a memory buffer rather than a hard drive. However, you would need a lot of memory to store 30 minutes of video so I guess it would be a smaller buffer period.
The Fusion FRT101 has a 30 seconds channel buffer for rewinding live TV.

Thanks for the post Tristan, I had always wondered where all this bandwidth was coming from, obviously localistation is the key. Cunning
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