Thread: 4K UHD on Virgin Media
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Old 26-06-2018, 21:12   #792
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Re: UHD on Virgin Media

That's the thing though, it's not a trial as such like we might think.

The issues inherent in going outside a closed controlled system aren't going away and the reason they capped the connections is because they were concerned the UK network structure couldn't cope otherwise.

The thing is, I think 4k take up is going to be a lot faster than UK broadband speed increase, and even then you're still going to have issues with local congestion on the last mile and potential issues in the home.

Now I get that is a good cover for the BBC as it's platform neutral, but this surely can't be the intention for the BBC to only use the iPlayer for 4k?

Edit: picture was good but has several buffers and stops so went back to HD
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