DStv without a decoder - 2020 expected release date

[genetic]

I'm talking about DSTV NOW the streaming Service when watching live sports. it says HD1080p on my TV. It mighe be upscaled though

It's a de-interlaced 1080i stream.

 

[whatwhat]

DSTV now is 1080p. very decent quality

Live channels, not items from the catalog.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

You've no option when watching live sport though. Mobdro sometimes works, sometimes not.

Vola Sports, has international sport usually, and works fairly well. Live Net TV, is worth a shot, as is Red Box, or Live Lounge - if you really need to watch. Quality is usually fair to good. But can be a pain, if you don't know what channel stuff is being shown on.

You just loose out on local stuff ...

 

[Excalibur]

How is quality for live tv these days, is it still potato?

DSTNow quality is good but it's like a minute or two behind on live sport which sucks.

 

[Geoff.D]

DSTNow quality is good but it's like a minute or two behind on live sport which sucks.

There is no such thing as live sport. The only live sport is when you are in the stadium. Everything else is delayed sport depending on how much it is processed before it is delivered to you and how long the routing is.

 

[Adenoid Hynkel]

DSTNow quality is good but it's like a minute or two behind on live sport which sucks.

Any sport streamed is delayed, not just DStv.

 

[Excalibur]

Any sport streamed is delayed, not just DStv.

I mean the one on the App is behind what you would see via decoder.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

I mean the one on the App is behind what you would see via decoder.

You can run 3-4, or however many streaming boxes as you want, next to each other, and you will experience lag between them on the same stream. As much as 3 second or so.

 

[genetic]

I mean the one on the App is behind what you would see via decoder.

Of course it would be, as there's extra processing needed to take a live TV signal, process it and buffer it onto servers for IP distribution.

 

[genetic]

You can run 3-4, or however many streaming boxes as you want, next to each other, and you will experience lag between them on the same stream. As much as 3 second or so.

That's because the stream is buffered - your browser or app fetches data, so it's technically not "live". That's just the nature of IPTV networks. You're technically not receiving a live stream of data as you would from a satellite. You're pulling cached media off a server, which has received its data from a live stream.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

That's because the stream is buffered - your browser or app fetches data, so it's technically not "live". That's just the nature of IPTV networks. You're technically not receiving a live stream of data as you would from a satellite. You're pulling cached media off a server, which has received its data from a live stream.

Not to mention the lag, introduced, by the various intervening networks.

 

[genetic]

Not to mention the lag, introduced, by the various intervening networks.

Indeed. Internet TV is never technically "live" - nor are live podcasts for a matter of fact.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Indeed. Internet TV is never technically "live" - nor are live podcasts for a matter of fact.

Something that many Folks do not realize, and thus have unrealistic expectations.

 

[whatwhat]

Of course it would be, as there's extra processing needed to take a live TV signal, process it and buffer it onto servers for IP distribution.

How do you think a satellite signal works?

 

[genetic]

How do you think a satellite signal works?

I probably know more than you. I work in broadcast. What's your point?

 

[whatwhat]

I probably know more than you. I work in broadcast. What's your point?

Because it is very obvious you don’t know what you are talking about.

Let’s just leave it at that.

 

[genetic]

Because it is very obvious you don’t know what you are talking about.
Let’s just leave it at that.

Still don't know what you are talking about...Please explain exactly where I went wrong, and why it's wrong? I'm happy to eat humble pie if I'm incorrect.

If you can't then shut the **** up.

 

[whatwhat]

Still don't know what you are talking about...Please explain exactly where I went wrong, and why it's wrong? I'm happy to eat humble pie if I'm incorrect.

If you can't then shut the **** up.

My question was pretty clear. You don’t understand the latency or delivery differences between satellite and an internet based delivery for the same stream.

Except maybe from what you have read on page 4 on the search results from Google. That means not relevant and out of date, since you don’t seem to grasp basic comprehension.

 

[Polymathic]

That's because the stream is buffered - your browser or app fetches data, so it's technically not "live". That's just the nature of IPTV networks. You're technically not receiving a live stream of data as you would from a satellite. You're pulling cached media off a server, which has received its data from a live stream.

If you used one of those AWS service trucks at the location you might be able to stream live. It would be interesting to see how Amazon is streaming the EPL matches they are broadcasting

 

[Geoff.D]

My question was pretty clear. You don’t understand the latency or delivery differences between satellite and an internet based delivery for the same stream.

Except maybe from what you have read on page 4 on the search results from Google. That means not relevant and out of date, since you don’t seem to grasp basic comprehension.

You are out of line if you refuse to explain what point you are trying to make.
Lay out your point properly. And seeing you are starting with a satellite feed as your reference at least state what the delay would be between "live" and what you would see if you were viewing the exact same match on a monitor displaying the satellite distributed signal .
If you don't want to do that, I suggest that it is you that does not have a clue about what you are talking about.