Help
for Choosing your Connection Speed to View Streaming Audio and Video Files
UWTV provides programs as streaming media files which immediately begin
playing, without the need of a download. You should choose video speeds
that match your Internet connection in order to achieve the best quality
viewing. Stalls in the video play may be caused by selecting a speed
which exceeds that of your Internet or bandwidth connection
Use the bandwidth descriptions below to select the best match for you:
To view modem (Dial-Up) speed videos:
Internet connection of 56 Kbps or higher is required
Video is presented at a rate of 15 fps (frames per second), with mono audio
at 8Kbps
Microsoft
Windows Media Player is required
To view DSL speed videos:
Internet connection of 256 Kbps or higher is required, such as DSL, cable
or ISDN
Video is presented at a rate of 30 fps (frames per second), with stereo
audio at 32Kbps
Microsoft
Windows Media Player or
QuickTime is required
To view cable modem speed videos:
Internet connection of up to 1300 Kbps is required, such as a LAN, xDSL,
cable modem or full T-1
Video is presented at a rate of 30 fps (frames per second), with stereo
audio at 128Kbps
Microsoft
Windows Media Player or
QuickTime is required
To view MPEG-2 speed videos:
Currently available for select programs only
Internet2 (or other high speed) connection through an Ethernet of up to
5.6 Mbps is required
Microsoft DirectX is required
MPEG-2 Decoder is required
If you are using a software MPEG-2 decoder, such as the
Elecard codec, the minimum hardware
requirements are:
800 Mhz Pentium III or faster
256 MB RAM
Windows ME/2000/XP
If you are using an alternate MPEG-2 decoder, such as Netstream 2000
or XCard, by Sigma Designs, then follow the hardware requirements for
the card.
IBM's
VideoCharger Player handles streaming the MPEG-2 content over the network
to the client
(download here) For further reference, please also review the
MPEG-2 FAQ page.
UWTV streaming media files are not currently compatible with the Linux
Operating System.
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