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Satellite download times

  • 01-11-2002 11:48AM
    #1
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,346 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi Guys, if anyone is using satellite to download large files like movies etc can you tell me what download speeds you are obtaining or typically a ball park figure on how long it takes to download a feature length movie. Do these files usually use DIVX (MPEG 4 format) or an earlier format. I fitted a dish for someone (sorry cant remember who) who got really good quality video using this method.

    Thanks Tony

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  • #2
    Gaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Gaz


    The movies are typically 2 mpeg files of 600meg each for *ahem* newer movies , DVD rips are divx and about 700mb.

    Euorpeonlines skybooster service was great untill they moved everthing onto one transponder, i was getting speeds of 122k/sec so it would take on average 3 to 4 hours to download both disks but now the spped is more like 20-40k/sec so it can take 5 hours per disk

    Netsystem is also fairly slow , rarely goes above 30k

    Hope that helped


  • #3
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,346 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    Very helpful thanks, can I email you about this off the boards?
    Dont want to bore everyone:D

    Tony

    https://satellite.ie/



  • #4
    Gaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Gaz


    Fire away !


  • #5
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,346 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    Thanks, your email is hidden on the boards , I understand you might not want to publish it here so perhaps you could send a blank mail to tony@satellite.ie

    Thanks

    https://satellite.ie/



  • #6
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,451 ✭✭✭✭watty


    The Casablanca (really free research project) is 1874k bit/s usually. But "they" decide what is being downloaded to the Casablanc cache. You decide if you want to view it.
    They usually download about 45 newsgroups, Columbia TriStar trailers, 35 or so websites and a bunch of applications "Top Downloads" category.

    If soemone with ADSL puts huge file in the Satonce newsgroup then when the send the newsgroups it is on your PC.

    I wish they had a Schedule so as I knew the best time to "tune in" for Scientific American, CNN, DVD reviews and Newsgroups...


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  • #7
    Gaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Gaz


    Send you a mail , failing that you can PM me


  • #8
    bkehoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭bkehoe


    The speeds depend on the service in question and the source of the files. E.g. if you've got a 1MBit connection (e.g. my Aramiska one), and the source has little traffic, or plenty of spare capacity, then you will get around 100KB/sec. Get a 2MBit connection, and you can get over 200KB/sec, and so on. :) Some films may be VCDS/SVCD, or DIVX. (S)VCDS are popular as people can view them on most normal dvd players.

    Brendan


  • #9
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,346 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    Thanks for that so I guess a DIVX is only suitable for watching on a Pc?

    darth thanks for mail reply on its way.

    Thanks for the help guys

    https://satellite.ie/



  • #10
    captainpat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 244 ✭✭captainpat


    Tony,
    Divx is coming in the next set of players. See link:
    http://www.kiss-technology.com/news/content.asp?id=46

    You can convert a Divx .avi file to VCD fairly easily with free software. The result will usually be two CDs, and the quality is not quite up to what divx can give. But you can view them on current DVD players.


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