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tony.wild23 · 03-02-2009, 12:12 PM

Hi everyone, Last weekend I stayed in a hotel in london, they had the new iMacs in the rooms which i thought was very cool, but which i though was every better was that you could get TV on them(am guessing it was freeview)..

question is how? does anyone know what app they used, I had a look at the back of it and all that was plugged in was the keyboard and ethenet!! so would they be getting it though the web?

Thanks up front for any help.

MacTrooper · 03-02-2009, 12:16 PM

Well, I've watched streaming Netflix and streaming network TV on my iMac. That must be some pipe that brings in that much bandwidth for a hotel to have streaming video in their rooms though.

tony.wild23 · 03-02-2009, 12:20 PM

thats what I was thinking, there must have been over 500 rooms.

Lycoming · 03-02-2009, 01:21 PM

If it's in London they may have access to fibre optic cable technology, hence the bandwidth availability. There is also a chain in Paris providing the same services.
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