[sumo] Streaming Video Techie Question

[JZ8D-SMMN at asahi-net.or.jp]

I'm no techie, but I've seen the two people at work in a little cubby-hole under the 
seats, and it is a very simple set-up. Naturally for the out-of-town basho the Kyokai uses 
a small temporary installation which I assume is rented locally. In Tokyo it is different, 
as they own the Kokugikan and can have a much bigger installation.

Doreen

>Does anybody have a connection with the Kyokai's Streamng Video technicians?
>I have noticed that when I am watching the streaming video, the 
>highest bit rate I usually see is 72K. But today, while I was 
>watching NASA video of the space station, the bit rate was 151K.
>Does anyone know what the bit rate is when the video is transmitted 
>from the Kyokai? The difference in the bit rate is a significant 
>difference in the quality of the picture. When I am watching sumo, I 
>try to enlarge the picture frame enough that I can see what's going 
>on but not so big that the picture turns into big square pixels.
>I suppose whatever bit rate the Kyokai transmits is based on how much 
>they want to invest in the electricity and equipment they use, but it 
>would be nice if they could put out a higher resolution video image.
>Since I can get 151K bit rate from one source, I can guess that the 
>difference is not from having Comcast as my ISP.

Doreen Simmons
jz8d-smmn at asahi-net.or.jp