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Movie Theater Streams 2K Resolution Film Using BitTorrent

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The MPAA has previously been critical of the negative effect it says BitTorrent has on the movie industry, but a recent experiment in a Norwegian movie theater shows that it might actually be of use to them. Researchers from The Far North Living Lab managed to stream a full 2K resolution film at 19mbit/s - with BitTorrent of course.

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See MPAA, all new technology isn't all bad.

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Reply#1 - Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:07 PM EDT
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The Far North Living Lab’s experiment shows that it’s even possible to stream movies if the connection is good enough, but Dr. Njål Borch, a senior researcher involved in the project added that downloading the film beforehand is probably a better option

Yeah, nothing would piss off an audience more that stuttering and freezing during the climactic action scene! A digital equivalent of a flim breaking.

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Reply#2 - Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:12 PM EDT
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