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CNET.co.uk has 6 stories on bandwidth
How to stream MP3s wirelessly
Digital Living Most DARs still use 802.11b, because that provides sufficient bandwidth for streaming audio applications. These generally use wired Ethernet or 802.11g connections, which are necessary to provide the bandwidth for video applications.
9 May 2005, 14:48
Top five ways MP3 has changed the world
Digital Living Aside from rich page design, broadband upgrades also enabled other high-bandwidth applications, such as the Internet phone services that use VoIP, flash animation, streaming video, online gaming and so on.
17 August 2005, 14:30
Choose the right gear for high definition
Digital Living The minimum native resolution of the display is 720 physical lines in a widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio• The display device accepts high-definition input via component video and DVI or HDMI• These HD-capable inputs must accept 720p (1,280x720-pixel...
4 June 2007, 14:46
Do I need a TV with 1080i or 1080p?
Digital Living This technique is well suited to broadcasting because it saves bandwidth, and CRTs handle the signal so well you can barely tell it's even happening. I want to buy a new TV and I've heard a lot about 1080i and 1080p -- which sort of screen should I...
6 June 2007, 11:14
How can I connect more devices to the back of my TV?
Digital Living One further complication is that many HDTV services are copy protected and will only work with an HDMI or DVI port that supports HDCP (high-bandwidth digital content protection). With the arrival of HDTV, Blu-ray, HD DVD, the XBox 360, the PS3 and...
16 August 2006, 11:54
What is Dolby TrueHD?
Digital Living In order to pass Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio over HDMI, you need to have a player and an AV receiver that can cope with HDMI 1.3, because only this latest HDMI standard has the necessary bandwidth to send uncompressed audio and high...
11 July 2007, 14:15


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