Why is the broadband data rate only 200kb?
This data rate is the most effective for people who have the minimum connection speed necessary for broadband (256kb/s). In addition, 200kb provides the best balance between the quality of video and audio without unreasonably impacting on viewers’ download limits or caps. Some ISPs allow ABC Broadband content to be viewed without counting against download limits – check with your ISP. Technical ABC Broadband uses the following codecs in its presentations: – Flash content uses the On2 VP6 codec for both video streams. – Windows Media content uses the version 9 video codec and the version 9 audio codec. How do I get better performance from streaming video? You can adjust settings in your video player software to reduce the impact of network congestion. This works by increasing the amount of video your player buffers before beginning to play. This may increase the time you have to wait before the video starts, but should mean playback is interrupted less often. In Windows Media Player ver
