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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Verdana><SPAN class=781594722-09092009>They
say 'Another first for New Zealand Internet'. It's not true, TVNZ on Demand does
much the same and has been around for some time.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=781594722-09092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Verdana><SPAN class=781594722-09092009>I
checked out Ziln:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Verdana><SPAN class=781594722-09092009>-
full screen high quality (768kbps) on 24" 1080 LCD monitor is rather poor,
well below SD quality on 46" LCD HDTV.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=781594722-09092009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Verdana>-
traffic is not zero rated on my broadband plan (TelstraClear cable) and
and <SPAN class=421091223-09092009>overage cost is </SPAN>about $1 per hour
(~ 300 MB/hour). </FONT>
<DIV><SPAN class=781594722-09092009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Verdana></FONT></SPAN> </DIV></SPAN><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Verdana><SPAN class=781594722-09092009>I also checked out TVNZ on
Demand:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Verdana><SPAN class=781594722-09092009>-
full screen high quality (700kbps) on 24" 1080 LCD monitor is rather poor,
well below SD quality on 46" LCD HDTV.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=781594722-09092009></SPAN><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Verdana><SPAN class=781594722-09092009><SPAN class=781594722-09092009>-
traffic is not zero rated on my broadband plan (TelstraClear cable) and
and <SPAN class=421091223-09092009>overage cost is about </SPAN>$1 per hour
(~ 300 MB/hour).</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Verdana><SPAN class=781594722-09092009>-
traffic is zero rated on Orcon.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=781594722-09092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Verdana><SPAN
class=781594722-09092009>Given the per hour cost, I have little interest in
either of these services as a replacement for terrestrial or satellite
TV.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Verdana><SPAN
class=781594722-09092009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=781594722-09092009><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Verdana><SPAN class=421091223-09092009>Both of these services use Adobe
Flash Player.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=781594722-09092009><FONT face=Verdana><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=781594722-09092009><FONT face=Verdana><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2>Alick<SPAN class=421091223-09092009>
Wilson</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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