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Is IPTV technology really all it's cracked up to be, is it here to stay or here today and gone tomorrow? Below are 10 important facts and advantages about IPTV. Hopefully this information will help you decide whether or not you are ready to embrace IPTV. 1. Internet protocol television or IPTV, is an increasingly popular technology for the transportation of data information and Audio and Video (AV), across an IP based digital network. This could include Ethernet, WAN, LAN or internet. Add a set top box (STB) to the equation and AV sources can be streamed across existing networks to PCs or TVs. IPTV can be one to one (Unicast) or one to many (Multicast). 2. According to recent research findings, at present 15.5 million people subscribe to IPTV services, 8.4 million of these subscribers are based in Europe. 3. AV sources can be streamed across existing networks to PCs or TVs with the addition of set top boxes (STB). 4. Every program can be retrieved later from the IPTV network due to its storage facility. 5. All free-view channels are delivered without Terrestrial or SAT receivers. 6. Local content, films and sport can be added for additional revenue in hotels, or offered free to a student campus. 7. Interestingly, it has been predicted that in comparison to the present 3.3 million subscribers in the US now, there will be around 12.7 million IPTV users by 2012. 8. Crucially these IPTV systems avoid interruption of critical networks by utilising a separate video LAN. 9. IPTV based networks are practically immune to noise, ghosting, harmonics, reflections, cross modulation etc - problems that are all common in analogue systems. Digital transmission across the coaxial networks mean that some of these problems have been resolved, however, these still suffer from some of the above. 10. Due to the high bandwidth requirements of digital video IPTV requires broadband Internet connectivity. Theoretically, connecting to this high speed Internet would permit IPTV users far greater control over their television programming and the excellent ability to customize it to their individual preferences. A Clever Use of IPTV Technology An excellent example of how IPTV technology is being used in an increasingly ingenious number of ways, is with a luxurious, IP enabled bathroom television. These televisions are at the cutting edge of bathroom luxury, allowing viewers to safely watch TV whilst relaxing in a bath full of bubbles, or even taking a shower. These products offer an efficient and simple solution to the increasing number of hotels worldwide who are embracing the installation of digital IPTV networks across their properties. No longer will they have to hide an STB in the void behind the bathroom or shower wall and run a separate IR receiver, but instead simply feed an Ethernet cable into the back of the screen to deliver TV, Radio, VOD and other services which the hotel wishes to offer. All sounds good to me!
The author is based in the UK and works in the newmedia industry. He highly recommends visiting the Tvoverlan.com website for further information on IPTV Rental and Videotree.com for more on those amazing Bathroom TVs.
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