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| Live streaming Hi everybodyIs anybody out there that can tell me when it comes to live streaming which way to go. Built a dedicated server OR Using existing streaming provider like,USTREAM or LIVESTREAM or some other providers. Thank you very much |
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| I would say it really depends on how much time you're willing to dedicate to upkeep of a dedicated DIY streaming computer. Short of spending the thousands of dollars on a streaming appliance, like a Touchstream (or the one Microboards recently came out with), you're looking at building and maintaining yourself, or using a solution like UStream. The other, VERY important component to realize is that while you can provide a stream out to the Internet, you will NOT be able to support more than 2-5 people off your connection (unless you have some huge bandwidth). You'll need a streaming host that can support lots of viewers because you never know how many people will latch onto your stream on a given day and the last thing you want to have happen is your server gets overloaded and the stream crashes. Invest some time and research into content delivery networks. A church I know of here in the area is using a place called hiwinds (sp.?) and there are other places out there, too. If you buy lots of Gigabytes of transfer at a time, you can literally pay pennies for each GB you purchase. You won't necessarily get the glitz and glamor of Ustream, but you also won't be shelling out $300+ every month for it, either. |