Telkom and Netflix in talks: source

Problem with this is what content will you actually get. As i would presume most of the content rights are snapped up by DSTV. Also I doubt very much it would be still $8 a month. More like R200 a month and alot of local content that I won't watch anyway.
 
MickeyD said:
It will make it worthwhile to cancel dstv and upgrade to 10Mbps line....
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I don't think that there will be as big a spat as we anticipate. What portion of the population has access to a 10Mbps line? Whereas, due to it's nature, pretty much everyone can gain access to DSTV without moving house...
 
HapticSimian said:
I suspect you're mistaken. Streaming is the next step; downloading sections of the Internet loses its appeal once you can stream a far wider selection than you'd ever contemplate downloading.
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You'll need a pretty fierce internet connection to match it on quality though...
 
Chevron said:
Doesn't let you change Netflix regions and is slow. Check the FAQ. Not even they recommend leaving it on all the time.
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You've said this before and I've also commented on it before that I honestly don't know how you figure it's slow.

It's DNS not a local cache server, you are still streaming from the same place.

I have it on all the time directly from my Router and compared to my ISP, Google DNS and OpenDNS it is identical.


But you are right about changing regions, fortunately it's a feature I don't need and certainly won't be paying for.


Besides i only mention it because people can test for 30 days entirely for free.
 
HapticSimian said:
Sure, if you're one of those strange people who has to have everything in 1080p. It's a fixation I personally don't get though.
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If you have a 1080p TV then you want everything at a native resolution. It's pretty simple really.
 
SauRoNZA said:
You've said this before and I've also commented on it before that I honestly don't know how you figure it's slow.

It's DNS not a local cache server, you are still streaming from the same place.

I have it on all the time directly from my Router and compared to my ISP, Google DNS and OpenDNS it is identical.


But you are right about changing regions, fortunately it's a feature I don't need and certainly won't be paying for.


Besides i only mention it because people can test for 30 days entirely for free.
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He is actually correct. Because it is a free service they place artificial latency on each request to balance the load. This doesn't effect streaming as it only needs to resolve once, but will effect the time it takes you to load pretty much anything.

Stop being cheap :P
 
SauRoNZA said:
If you have a 1080p TV then you want everything at a native resolution. It's pretty simple really.
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I'm far more impressed with variety and ease of use than I am with being able to see a hair growing out of Walter White's mole. All the more so when taking into account that much content is scaled to your native resolution somewhere along the line anyway. What a vapid statement.
 
HapticSimian said:
I'm far more impressed with variety and ease of use than I am with being able to see a hair growing out of Walter White's mole. All the more so when taking into account that much content is scaled to your native resolution somewhere along the line anyway. What a vapid statement.
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You clearly have not got a nice TV then, or you don't understand the concept of someone liking something different to you.
You also sound like the type of person that finds a pirated cam movie acceptable to watch. Am I right?

EDIT: And why can't you have both variety and quality? These two things are completely different to each other.

EDIT2: Sorry, the more I read your comment the more I get confused. With regards to scaling, ofcourse the source is scaled to your resolution when it gets to your TV, but you make it sound like a crappy stream when upscaled to 1080p will look good. It won't. It will still look crap. It will be hi-def crap.
 
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roguemat said:
You clearly have not got a nice TV then, or you don't understand the concept of someone liking something different to you.
You also sound like the type of person that finds a pirated cam movie acceptable to watch. Am I right?
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What are you on about? I've qualified my statements as pertaining to my own preferences; I'm quite happy with decent video as long as I can have it accompanied by good sound and ease of access, and I consider anything equal to or better than DVD quality decent enough.

roguemat said:
EDIT: And why can't you have both variety and quality? These two things are completely different to each other.
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Given the constrained penetration of usable high-speed internet in SA there necessarily has to be a compromise between quality and variety. However, it goes beyond that in that decent streaming services present you with viewing options you might not ever have considered.

roguemat said:
EDIT2: Sorry, the more I read your comment the more I get confused. With regards to scaling, ofcourse the source is scaled to your resolution when it gets to your TV, but you make it sound like a crappy stream when upscaled to 1080p will look good. It won't. It will still look crap. It will be hi-def crap.
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Is that clear enough for you? You seem to confuse easily...
 
lol. If you cared about quality you would be watching Bluray or 4K discs, not downloading or streaming stuff.
 
HapticSimian said:
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What are you on about? I've qualified my statements as pertaining to my own preferences; I'm quite happy with decent video as long as I can have it accompanied by good sound and ease of access, and I consider anything equal to or better than DVD quality decent enough.


Given the constrained penetration of usable high-speed internet in SA there necessarily has to be a compromise between quality and variety. However, it goes beyond that in that decent streaming services present you with viewing options you might not ever have considered.


Is that clear enough for you? You seem to confuse easily...
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No, sorry, internet speed has nothing to do with how much variety of content we have.
And no, you cleared nothing up. Lol, you didn't even address the question?
 
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