"Hantro's video solution can be configured to use slow processor cycles
without compromising the quality and frame rate of the video image. "
This is a oxymoron, it is easy to talk about streaming to wireless products
and about how great your codec is but it is another thing entirely to
actually do it. Also note that MPEG4 is more than just a CODEC with huge
royalties attached to it.
I suggest that we all keep a open mind to streaming media for mobile since
the market is huge and there are great applications for different
technologies. Java, MPEG4 etc.
There has been enough hype, I personally am tired of websites and marketing
materials that promise the world and then deliver nothing.
Jamie
-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Markkanen [mailto:sam.markkanen@menire.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 11:48 PM
To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
Subject: (keitai-l) Re: i-motion Mpeg3
CHECK OUT http://www.hantro.com/mpeg4-iexplore.html . HANTRO is a Finland
based "MPEG4" company who claim that their MPEG4 codec solution works with
processor speeds of 10Mhz upwards. I definately have to disagree to the
statement "mobile phones won't be able to display MPEG4 for a long time".
-sam-
----- Original Message -----
From: <portals@onebox.com>
To: <keitai-l@appelsiini.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 5:33 AM
Subject: (keitai-l) Re: i-motion Mpeg3
> The standard for streaming may be MPEG4, but for wireless it won't work
for a
> long time.
> First of, MPEG4 needs a sweetspot of 375k bandwidth, and such wireless
Networks
> won't be around for a while.
> And when they finally arrive in spotty service areas, then you still would
not
> be guaranteed a clear signal, because you would be mobile and bouncing in
and
> out of 64k to 375k areas all the time.
> -
> Second, MPEG4 needs a huge processor to render the Video back from the
pipe and
> only PDA's have such a powerful processor. (over 100 to 200 Mhz.)
> So mobile phones (20 to 40Mhz.) won't be able to display MPEG4 for a long
time.
> -
> And who wants to run around with a big, clunky PDA and talk into it?
> -
> Only Samsung especially makes a Phone with a accelerator chip, that is
able to
> "help" the Phone CPU and display some MPEG4 Video.
> -
> But how many people are going to buy only Samsung Phones because of this
functionality?
> -
> So, MPEG4 is a unreasonable bet for wireless.
> -
> The winners in mobile Video are today:
> PV for Video in PDA's
> Emblaze for Video in Samsung Phones
> Hellonetwork for Video in Java powered devices.
> -
> A mix of all these solutions will ultimately be successful for consumers.
> The requirements are too diverse for just -one- company to solve and
deliver.
> Smart companies, such as KDDI, DoCoMo and J-Phone work with all these
providers
> and will build a solution that makes sense.
> -
>
> Christian Morgenstern
> Chief Scientist
> WAP Forum.co.uk
>
>
> ---- Jay <wirelessjava@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > The standard for streaming especially wireless
> > streaming will be Mpeg4. I know some companies that
> > are currently using or trying to use Mpeg4 for
> > streaming to the wireless devices.
> >
> > KDDI works with qualcomm that works with Brew which
> > works with PV
> >
> >
> > ---Jay
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Daniel Isenberg <d_isenberg@triangletech.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Andrea and others:
> > >
> > > 1. Following up on one of Marc's questions (about
> > > English **tech specs** for
> > > FOMA 's streaming service) I could not see any tech
> > > specs on the FOMA site
> > > link you sent, just general descriptions. Do such
> > > exist? (Japanese is also
> > > okay).
> > >
> > > 2. Does anyone know about or have a link to the
> > > actual streaming protocols
> > > and formats for the 3G handsets as defined by
> > > DoCoMo, J-Phone, KDDI??
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Dan Isenberg, Triangle Technologies
> > >
> > >
> > > [ Did you check the archives?
> > > http://www.appelsiini.net/keitai-l/ ]
> > >
> >
> >
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Received on Wed Jul 18 20:08:20 2001