[LINK] NBN retail cost and 12 year technology bell curve

[Richard Chirgwin]

On 9/04/11 5:45 PM, Kim Holburn wrote:
> On 2011/Apr/09, at 2:31 PM, Richard Chirgwin wrote:
>> I will ignore the "Compare Broadband" survey on the basis of its poor
>> methodology.
>>
>> Regarding the 2009 ACMA figures, they have been quite superseded by
>> December 2010 ABS data, which shows continuing growth in DSL alongside
>> wireless:
>> http://abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/8153.0Main+Features1Dec%202009?OpenDocument
> Interesting.  I notice their definition of broadband is effectively "not dial-up"  or 256k or more.  Not my definition.  Also 24Mb????  Huh?  where do you get that?
>
>
256 Kbps is an international definition that we comply with. Note that 
256-512 is dying even faster than dial-up.

As for 24 Mbps, isn't that a standard definition of ADSL2+ max speed?

Regarding TVs: LCDs "about a quarter of the power" of the CRT?

I just flipped the 32" Sony to look at the back. Nominal power, 78W. The 
LCDs on the Cnet comparison table range from 71W to 143W - from "about 
the same for same screen" to double the power.

"About the same" is considerably better than the last time I checked LCD 
TV power consumption, about two years ago, which means the next purchase 
might be an LCD. But I don't feel like turning a TV to landfill for no 
particularly good reason.

RC