"Bob Campbell" wrote in message
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In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

That's the first piece of clear logic I have seen in this whole thread...
my
own posts included. It's about the challenge.

But that's also the problem. People today aren't expecting a
"challenge" when they turn on the TV/radio/ipod/whatever. They expect
crystal clear digital video/audio.

Internet streaming gives them that, not noise, static and fading.

Internet streaming gives them buffer delays, choppy delivery, audio bit rate
reduction, small, pixelated images, audio/video sync slippage. If millions
tried to watch the same live internet video "broadcast" even at NTSC quality
(forget HD), the system would collapse.

Internet streaming is equivalent to radio broadcasting in the 1930s or
television in the 1950s in terms of quality and reliability. Perhaps given
another 10 or 20 years, Internet technology may arrive at the level of
reliability and ease of use that traditional radio and television
broadcasting has today. It will probably be wireless, too.