Comments on: Sling Media helps power DirecTV’s Supercast http://www.gizmolovers.com/2007/09/21/sling-media-powers-directvs-supercast/ TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: megazonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2007/09/21/sling-media-powers-directvs-supercast/comment-page-1/#comment-13661 megazone Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:53:27 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2007/09/21/sling-media-powers-directvs-supercast/#comment-13661 Superfan is a package offered to DirecTV subscribers. Superfan is a package offered to DirecTV subscribers.

]]> By: HDTiVohttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2007/09/21/sling-media-powers-directvs-supercast/comment-page-1/#comment-13600 HDTiVo Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:41:42 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2007/09/21/sling-media-powers-directvs-supercast/#comment-13600 What is a Superfan subscriber? What is a Superfan subscriber?

]]> By: megazonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2007/09/21/sling-media-powers-directvs-supercast/comment-page-1/#comment-13271 megazone Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:05:25 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2007/09/21/sling-media-powers-directvs-supercast/#comment-13271 Yeah, I'm known as not being a big MS fan in general, though I'm not fanatical about it - I'm typing this on my WinXP laptop. But I've looked at Silverlight and I admit I think it is pretty good. MS is doing the right thing by making it cross-browser and cross-platform, like Flash. They kind of have to, to compete with Flash, of course. Another nice thing about it is that it fires up the competition - Adobe is improving Flash in response, adding MPEG-4/H.264 support. I think it will be a good thing if the net moves to using standard video platforms like H.264 and VC-1 (the SMPTE standardized version of WMV9). Ideally it'd be nice to see Silverlight and Flash both support both codecs.I know SlingStream is based around WMV9/VC-1, so Silverlight seems like the natural platform for a 'thin-client' SlingPlayer. And if Sling Media did it now, or at least soon, it wouldn't be surprising for Microsoft to help boost it as an example of what Silverlight can do. Companies that introduce a new platform are always looking for good case studies and examples early on to tout. Yeah, I’m known as not being a big MS fan in general, though I’m not fanatical about it – I’m typing this on my WinXP laptop. But I’ve looked at Silverlight and I admit I think it is pretty good. MS is doing the right thing by making it cross-browser and cross-platform, like Flash. They kind of have to, to compete with Flash, of course. Another nice thing about it is that it fires up the competition – Adobe is improving Flash in response, adding MPEG-4/H.264 support. I think it will be a good thing if the net moves to using standard video platforms like H.264 and VC-1 (the SMPTE standardized version of WMV9). Ideally it’d be nice to see Silverlight and Flash both support both codecs.

I know SlingStream is based around WMV9/VC-1, so Silverlight seems like the natural platform for a ‘thin-client’ SlingPlayer. And if Sling Media did it now, or at least soon, it wouldn’t be surprising for Microsoft to help boost it as an example of what Silverlight can do. Companies that introduce a new platform are always looking for good case studies and examples early on to tout.

]]> By: Dave Zatzhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2007/09/21/sling-media-powers-directvs-supercast/comment-page-1/#comment-13094 Dave Zatz Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:02:48 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2007/09/21/sling-media-powers-directvs-supercast/#comment-13094 Speaking as myself, not a Sling rep, it seems to me that Silverlight offers a ton of potential. It supports the same WMV that most online streaming uses, but is cross-brower and cross-platform. Since it just launched, it could be many months or more before we start to see some widespread applications - but this could be the future.Now, speaking as a Sling rep, Supercast is slick. Any football fan on the road is going to love it and football fans at home can bring up a different channel (like Red Zone)or watch select highlight clips and monitor scores while the TV is also on. (How I wish my apartment had a balcony so I could get DirecTV with Sunday Ticket.) Speaking as myself, not a Sling rep, it seems to me that Silverlight offers a ton of potential. It supports the same WMV that most online streaming uses, but is cross-brower and cross-platform. Since it just launched, it could be many months or more before we start to see some widespread applications – but this could be the future.

Now, speaking as a Sling rep, Supercast is slick. Any football fan on the road is going to love it and football fans at home can bring up a different channel (like Red Zone)or watch select highlight clips and monitor scores while the TV is also on. (How I wish my apartment had a balcony so I could get DirecTV with Sunday Ticket.)

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