On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Herbert Graf wrote: > On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 01:15 -0400, M. Adam Davis wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:46 PM, Herbert Graf wrote: >> > I'm ignoring the fact that while 24Mbps is nice for cell cam photos and >> > low bitrate MP3s, it's really behind the times when it comes to high >> > quality photos, lossless audio formats, and never mind good quality >> > video. >> >> 24Mbps is the maximum bitrate for AVCHD 1080p video, which is quite >> good HD video quality, and it wouldn't surprise me if that's one of >> the reasons they chose that rate as the maximum (since it doesn't map >> to the 11, 54, 108, etc of normal 802.11 maximums)... > > Actually that is an interesting note, but in this case I don't see why > that would be a "good" thing, since assuming you get 24Mbps, that means > you are transferring the video in real time! YUCK! A 1 hour video takes > one hour to transfer? Unless they are thinking of using this Bluetooth > link to link devices for video playback (something that I haven't seen > mentioned anywhere) this doesn't sound at all appealing vs. just using a > USB cable. Bluetooth, while it supports data transfer, is really tending more towards real time usage scenarios. The headset doean't need to go faster than voice communication requires, for instance. I'm pretty sure what they're targetting with this is being able to play video on your HDTV from your camcorder without wires - when you want to transfer files for use you'll still have to connect it to a computer for faster transfer. I know I want it so I can use a handheld camera at geek group meetings and have it go directly to my computer for live internet streaming. Right now the best I can get is bad SD video transmitters with a firewire or USB video input on the laptop going to the internet... > That's all assuming the tech works between devices, given the history of > Bluetooth inter-device compatibility I have my doubts. Yes, it's a mess. We got a DECT phone system that connects both to the home phone and to a bluetooth cell phone, so when I'm in the house I can make cell phone calls using the home system while the cell phone is plugged in and charging (among other reasons - long distance free calls to friends and family, etc) - unfortunately it causes problems with the cell phone we've linked to it - sometimes it fails to ring when it should, and she started missing calls. Now it's just a plain home line cordless phone system. -Adam -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist